Ok, so there's this drabble challenge community on Facebook run by BonesBird, and we are given a daily quote as a prompt. Alpha Flyer then convinced me to post them here.
Abby 'ER - The Human Shield' - That's what's important, isn't it. He was wrong and you were right, and while you were arguing about it the little girl died.
She ran a hand through her hair and sighed heavily. It was times like these that she hated being in charge, and it made her feel even worse that she was about to discipline the hard way.
The pair were squabbling in front of her, their usually level voices rising with each barb they threw at each other, the insults progressively becoming less socially acceptable.
'That's enough!' she stepped in between then, hands on her hips, her glare effectively silencing them.
She looked at her two former Borg, Icheb on one side, Seven of Nine on the other, and took a deep breath.
These two had the strongest convictions on the ship, and it fell to her to chip them a little.
'It doesn't matter who did what, or who started this,' she waved her hands in the air, 'argument. What matters right now is that you're in the MESS HALL and you're arguing like children.'
'But…'
'Captain…'
'I. Don't. Care.'
Both Seven and Icheb looked appropriately chastised.
'Face it; bad away missions happen. Things go wrong. Sometimes, it's our doing, and other times it's not.'
'But Captain, if only…'
She glared at Seven, and the woman stopped talking.
'That's what's important, isn't it. He was wrong and you were right, and while you were arguing about it the little girl died.'
At least the pair of them chose to stay quiet and shift their glances to the floor.
'What you two need to do now is make up, stop arguing, and reflect. Look back at what happened, learn from your mistakes, and never let something like this happen again. Am I understood?'
'Yes Captain.'
'Good. Dismissed.'
It was times like these she really disliked being in charge.