After Captain Archer had informed the crew about their upcoming visit to Andoria, Sub-Commander T'Pol called all science personnel to meet with her. Even though she refused to go down to the planet, it was her duty as head science officer to arrange the research away teams.
Jennifer had come straight to the meeting after breakfast, still in disbelief about her memories of the previous night. He didn't really ask me to dinner. There's no way he did. I just imagined his invitation. His kiss. She smiled, thinking about it. Real or dream, what a kiss!
"Lieutenant, are you listening?" T'Pol looked at her, unimpressed with the actions of this particular female.
"I'm sorry, Sub-Commander. This padd doesn't seem to be working right. I was trying to figure out what's wrong with it, and only caught the end of what you said." Jennifer hoped her excuse was believable.
"Many people are experiencing problems with their padds. Commander Tucker will have them worked on if someone takes them down to him in engineering. I asked if you would take them down." Her condescending attitude showed up in her look, also seeping into her tone of voice. "It may prove to be helpful in the future to listen when talked to."
"I thought I could figure out what was wrong with my padd on my own. But you're right. I should pay more attention. After all, I'm a zoologist, not an engineer. Why would I be able to fix it?" Jennifer knew her tone was dripping with sarcasm, but didn't care about the possible repercussions of her attitude. I hope the ice queen chokes on her cynicism one of these days. If she wants to play this game, to be a bitch, I'll be one right back.
"Lieutenant Watson, here are the padds to be worked on. Take them to engineering. Think about your attitude. It will determine whether or not you will be visiting the surface when we reach Andoria." T'Pol handed Jennifer the stack of padds, showing no sign of emotion other than a slightly raised eyebrow.
"Yes, ma'am." Jennifer took the stack and headed off to engineering. Shit. I got the damn eyebrow. I really blew it this time.