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PART 2:
Trip sat at his desk in engineering. He was busy looking over the latest scans of the warp engine. A younger, dark haired engineer walked up to him.
"You wanted to see me, Commander?" he asked.
Trip looked up from what he was doing. "Have a seat, Ensign Driscoll."
"Is there a problem?" he asked taking the seat next to the desk.
"You could say that," Trip said, leaning back in his chair. "I just finished going over your evaluation with the Captain."
"And?"
"And it wasn't a very favorable evaluation."
"What did you say?"
"Exactly what needed to be said," Trip answered. "You're always late for your shift, you..."
"That's not true," Ensign Driscoll interrupted him. "I'm always on time, you just don't see me until later so you think I'm late." He stood up ready to leave.
"Are you through interrupting me, Ensign? Trip asked.
"Am I being transferred sir?"
"No. So sit down."
Driscoll sat back down. He couldn't believe what he just heard. "What?"
"Captain Archer wanted to transfer you after hearing this evaluation," Trip explained. "But I told him not to."
"Why?"
"Because I believe with your skills, you'll make a fine engineer," Trip said. "You just need to straighten out your act."
"So I'm not getting transferred?"
"Not yet. You have a month to straighten out. If you don't then you'll be transferred."
"I don't understand what changed the captains mind?" Driscoll asked.
"I changed his mind," Trip said. "I told him I believed in you and that you'll make a great engineer and someday Chief Engineer."
Ensign Driscoll smiled.
"But I'm telling ya now," Trip explained. "One screw-up and you'll be doing kitchen duty."
"What about my evaluation?" he asked.
"It stands as is," Trip said. "If things change in a month I'll do a new one."
Running his hand through his hair. "But that's going to be in my permit record."
"Well ya should've thought about that," Trip said. "When you decided to start doing things your own way."
Ensign Driscoll was fuming. How could he do this to me, he thought. He couldn't have a bad evaluation on his record.
"Is there anything else you want?" Trip asked.
"No sir," Driscoll responded trying to keep his angry under control. "I'll show you I can do this sir."
"That's what I want to hear Ensign," Trip said. "You're dismissed." He went back to the work in front of him.
Ensign Driscoll got up and walked away
"And I'll show you I can do your job, Commander," he commented.
END OF PART 2
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PART 2:
Trip sat at his desk in engineering. He was busy looking over the latest scans of the warp engine. A younger, dark haired engineer walked up to him.
"You wanted to see me, Commander?" he asked.
Trip looked up from what he was doing. "Have a seat, Ensign Driscoll."
"Is there a problem?" he asked taking the seat next to the desk.
"You could say that," Trip said, leaning back in his chair. "I just finished going over your evaluation with the Captain."
"And?"
"And it wasn't a very favorable evaluation."
"What did you say?"
"Exactly what needed to be said," Trip answered. "You're always late for your shift, you..."
"That's not true," Ensign Driscoll interrupted him. "I'm always on time, you just don't see me until later so you think I'm late." He stood up ready to leave.
"Are you through interrupting me, Ensign? Trip asked.
"Am I being transferred sir?"
"No. So sit down."
Driscoll sat back down. He couldn't believe what he just heard. "What?"
"Captain Archer wanted to transfer you after hearing this evaluation," Trip explained. "But I told him not to."
"Why?"
"Because I believe with your skills, you'll make a fine engineer," Trip said. "You just need to straighten out your act."
"So I'm not getting transferred?"
"Not yet. You have a month to straighten out. If you don't then you'll be transferred."
"I don't understand what changed the captains mind?" Driscoll asked.
"I changed his mind," Trip said. "I told him I believed in you and that you'll make a great engineer and someday Chief Engineer."
Ensign Driscoll smiled.
"But I'm telling ya now," Trip explained. "One screw-up and you'll be doing kitchen duty."
"What about my evaluation?" he asked.
"It stands as is," Trip said. "If things change in a month I'll do a new one."
Running his hand through his hair. "But that's going to be in my permit record."
"Well ya should've thought about that," Trip said. "When you decided to start doing things your own way."
Ensign Driscoll was fuming. How could he do this to me, he thought. He couldn't have a bad evaluation on his record.
"Is there anything else you want?" Trip asked.
"No sir," Driscoll responded trying to keep his angry under control. "I'll show you I can do this sir."
"That's what I want to hear Ensign," Trip said. "You're dismissed." He went back to the work in front of him.
Ensign Driscoll got up and walked away
"And I'll show you I can do your job, Commander," he commented.
END OF PART 2