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Star date: 073003 1200 hours Adams' Office
*Adams and Accel are still talking; Adams is not getting the testimony she
wants out of Accel. Accel is trying desperately to justify his reasons for
disobeying orders*
Adams: Commander, explain to me again why you did not follow orders.
Accel: Well, Fleet captain, I wasn't exactly the Captain's favorite Lieutenant Commander and I wanted to get in his good graces with the Gravicannon. But he would not permit me to continue testing and said that it was an unauthorized experiment and I should destroy it. Also that Starfleet isn't ready for it. But I thought that it would be one of the best weapons for Starfleet if I could get it right. It can pinpoint certain. . .
Adams: I don't need another explanation of what the Gravicannon can do Commander. I need the reason you didn't follow the Captain's orders.
Accel: Well, I thought that I could prove him wrong and then he would agree with me. . .
Adams: Commander, do you think the jury is going to buy into the defense that you just wanted to make the Captain happy? The prosecution will argue that you should have gone to the Captain first and had the experiment authorized.
Accel: BUT NOBODY WANTED TO AUTHORIZE IT! THE CAPTAIN WOULDN'T! I EVEN ASKED! And it was a good idea, I HAD to test it. Good God! It was for Starfleet!
Adams: There, now I have a defense fit for a jury. Well, a jury that is not comprised of mostly Vulcans. Vulcans would not buy into this; I believe the word is, hokiness. And, I remind you again, call me ma'm.
Accel: Yes ma'm. . .WAIT! How is it we have a defense now!?
Adams: I can argue that you made this experiment for Starfleet and that you tested it because no one else would. Then I can have witnesses to support why it would be useful. Why didn't you tell me that you had asked the Captain? That changes everything. And, Commander, angry outbursts such as yours do not become an intelligent life form, especially one in danger of being court-martialed by a Starfleet JAG lawyer.
Accel: Yes ma'm.
Adams: Now, there is the matter of your scarred service record and servitude on the USS Madison. You've been direspectful to authority and have taken experiments too far in the past. How can I defend against the character witnesses who'll say you don't belong in Starfleet? You told me that Lt. Coolidge would stick up for you, but that is certainly not enough.
Accel: (almost unwillingly) Well, there were things that happened on the USS Tyler that got me transferred. . .
Adams: Yes, Captain Taft said you were direspectful to authority and have taken experiments too far.
Accel: Well . . . I'd rather not recount them because. . .
Adams: Do you want to stay in Starfleet Commander? You said you did, but you are being uncooperative. I remind you of Attorney/Client privilege, anything you say to me I can't tell anyone else if you don't want me to.
Accel: Fine. My disrespectfulness wasn't the reason I was transferred, it was because Captain Helen Taft was. . .
Adams: What?
Accel:*sigh* She was in love with me. . .
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To be continued. . .
Adams: Commander, explain to me again why you did not follow orders.
Accel: Well, Fleet captain, I wasn't exactly the Captain's favorite Lieutenant Commander and I wanted to get in his good graces with the Gravicannon. But he would not permit me to continue testing and said that it was an unauthorized experiment and I should destroy it. Also that Starfleet isn't ready for it. But I thought that it would be one of the best weapons for Starfleet if I could get it right. It can pinpoint certain. . .
Adams: I don't need another explanation of what the Gravicannon can do Commander. I need the reason you didn't follow the Captain's orders.
Accel: Well, I thought that I could prove him wrong and then he would agree with me. . .
Adams: Commander, do you think the jury is going to buy into the defense that you just wanted to make the Captain happy? The prosecution will argue that you should have gone to the Captain first and had the experiment authorized.
Accel: BUT NOBODY WANTED TO AUTHORIZE IT! THE CAPTAIN WOULDN'T! I EVEN ASKED! And it was a good idea, I HAD to test it. Good God! It was for Starfleet!
Adams: There, now I have a defense fit for a jury. Well, a jury that is not comprised of mostly Vulcans. Vulcans would not buy into this; I believe the word is, hokiness. And, I remind you again, call me ma'm.
Accel: Yes ma'm. . .WAIT! How is it we have a defense now!?
Adams: I can argue that you made this experiment for Starfleet and that you tested it because no one else would. Then I can have witnesses to support why it would be useful. Why didn't you tell me that you had asked the Captain? That changes everything. And, Commander, angry outbursts such as yours do not become an intelligent life form, especially one in danger of being court-martialed by a Starfleet JAG lawyer.
Accel: Yes ma'm.
Adams: Now, there is the matter of your scarred service record and servitude on the USS Madison. You've been direspectful to authority and have taken experiments too far in the past. How can I defend against the character witnesses who'll say you don't belong in Starfleet? You told me that Lt. Coolidge would stick up for you, but that is certainly not enough.
Accel: (almost unwillingly) Well, there were things that happened on the USS Tyler that got me transferred. . .
Adams: Yes, Captain Taft said you were direspectful to authority and have taken experiments too far.
Accel: Well . . . I'd rather not recount them because. . .
Adams: Do you want to stay in Starfleet Commander? You said you did, but you are being uncooperative. I remind you of Attorney/Client privilege, anything you say to me I can't tell anyone else if you don't want me to.
Accel: Fine. My disrespectfulness wasn't the reason I was transferred, it was because Captain Helen Taft was. . .
Adams: What?
Accel:*sigh* She was in love with me. . .
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To be continued. . .