NOTE: You may encounter some Japanese words in this story. Arigato/Thanks, Baka/Idiot, Sempai/Senior, Hai/Yes, Kancho/Captain. Also, I have no idea where I'm going in this story, so for now it remains like this, not very good, not very clear. The thing is, Keruri is boring. She's an interesting character and she's mysterious, but she doesn't actully DO anything. So, until I figure out an actull PLOT for my character, this is what we have.
"Arigato, sempai."
"No problem Ruri, keep an eye on it okay? Call me if anything is not right."
"Hai, sempai."
Ruri went back to work, and Minato watched as the strange girl left the bridge.
"Ruri-ruri, did you just call that girl sempai?" Minato asked.
"Correct, she is my senior." Ruri answered, not looking up from the control panel.
"Ruri-ruri, aren't you the head of Nadesico's computer section?"
"I am in charge of operating the computer system, Keruri-sempai takes care of the computer administration and programming errors. But since Omoikane is so advanced, she is rarely needed."
"I see." Minato said thoughtfully.
"But Ruri-chan," piped up Megumi, who had been listening from her post, "Couldn't you have fixed a small problem like that?"
"In theory yes, although I have no training in systems analysis, I would be capable of doing it. Keruri-sempai was hired to take care of those problems, assuming I would be busy with other duties."
"Assuming is right," yawned Meg as she went back to reading her magazine.
"But I still don't see how you can have a senior," Minato persisted.
"Lieutenant Denki is second in charge of Nergal's programming section. She is senior to everyone on this ship except for the Captain and the Admiral. Nadesico's third highest ranking officer."
"That girl? Really?" Meg asked surprised, looking up from her magazine again.
"Hai, Lietenant Denki Keruri was one of Nergals best programmers."
"Was?" asked Minato. But before Ruri could reply, the Caption burst in.
"Oh! What are we going to do!" she ran down the front and grabbed Ruri by the shoulders, "Ruri we have to get the computer back online, without it we're doomed!"
"But Kancho-"
"I sent for the maintenance department 10 minutes ago and they're still not here, where could they be?" she buried her face in her hands, "Without our computer, the Nadesico is practically useless. Our tech department is really terrible, in a situation like this they should be here already."
"Kancho-"
"This problem is estimated to take 3 hours to repair and we have to get on to it right away, I don't know what would happen if the Admiral were to find out about this," she looked towards the ceiling of the bridge, "Akito, I promise I'll get everything in order, so you can do your best!"
"Captain Yurika" the Admiral's face appeared on a screen in the air in front of her. Yurika jumped back in shock. "Well done on getting the computer problem sorted out, things are all back on track."
"Ah, hai…." Said Yurika, dumbfounded. The Admiral's face disappeared.
"Kacho," said Ruri, for the third time, "the computer system is back online, no data errors remain."
Yurika's face took a surprised expression, she looked at Ruri, to the computer, to the screens in front of her, then back to Ruri, then started to laugh.
"Baka."
"Arigato, sempai."
"No problem Ruri, keep an eye on it okay? Call me if anything is not right."
"Hai, sempai."
Ruri went back to work, and Minato watched as the strange girl left the bridge.
"Ruri-ruri, did you just call that girl sempai?" Minato asked.
"Correct, she is my senior." Ruri answered, not looking up from the control panel.
"Ruri-ruri, aren't you the head of Nadesico's computer section?"
"I am in charge of operating the computer system, Keruri-sempai takes care of the computer administration and programming errors. But since Omoikane is so advanced, she is rarely needed."
"I see." Minato said thoughtfully.
"But Ruri-chan," piped up Megumi, who had been listening from her post, "Couldn't you have fixed a small problem like that?"
"In theory yes, although I have no training in systems analysis, I would be capable of doing it. Keruri-sempai was hired to take care of those problems, assuming I would be busy with other duties."
"Assuming is right," yawned Meg as she went back to reading her magazine.
"But I still don't see how you can have a senior," Minato persisted.
"Lieutenant Denki is second in charge of Nergal's programming section. She is senior to everyone on this ship except for the Captain and the Admiral. Nadesico's third highest ranking officer."
"That girl? Really?" Meg asked surprised, looking up from her magazine again.
"Hai, Lietenant Denki Keruri was one of Nergals best programmers."
"Was?" asked Minato. But before Ruri could reply, the Caption burst in.
"Oh! What are we going to do!" she ran down the front and grabbed Ruri by the shoulders, "Ruri we have to get the computer back online, without it we're doomed!"
"But Kancho-"
"I sent for the maintenance department 10 minutes ago and they're still not here, where could they be?" she buried her face in her hands, "Without our computer, the Nadesico is practically useless. Our tech department is really terrible, in a situation like this they should be here already."
"Kancho-"
"This problem is estimated to take 3 hours to repair and we have to get on to it right away, I don't know what would happen if the Admiral were to find out about this," she looked towards the ceiling of the bridge, "Akito, I promise I'll get everything in order, so you can do your best!"
"Captain Yurika" the Admiral's face appeared on a screen in the air in front of her. Yurika jumped back in shock. "Well done on getting the computer problem sorted out, things are all back on track."
"Ah, hai…." Said Yurika, dumbfounded. The Admiral's face disappeared.
"Kacho," said Ruri, for the third time, "the computer system is back online, no data errors remain."
Yurika's face took a surprised expression, she looked at Ruri, to the computer, to the screens in front of her, then back to Ruri, then started to laugh.
"Baka."