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Mess Hall
5:30 PM
Sulu contentedly finished off his salad. After dropping off the supplies at Ornel two days ago the Enterprise
had then headed toward the Damphi sector. They had arrived this morning, dropped out of warp and were
now traveling at impulse, charting the stars of a previously unexplored area of space.
And he had flown her out here.
There were times, like now, when he liked to simply sit back and appreciate the sheer magnitude of it…
he, Hikaru Sulu, was Chief Helmsman of the Enterprise. The greatest ship in the Federation.
"You were always meant to fly starships, Hikaru," his younger sister Yuki had once told him. And she was right.
He had known since he was a boy that he was meant to fly and from the moment he had seen plans for
the Enterprise he had dreamed of flying with her.
It hadn't really been a surprise when he was notified of his posting. His scores, after all, had been among
the highest ever recorded by the Academy.
But even though he hadn't been surprised he had been overjoyed.
And then to not only serve aboard but to be appointed Chief Helmsman.
Yes it was the fulfillment of a dream. And a step toward his greatest dream of all. Someday commanding
a ship of his own.
He got to his feet and left the Mess. It had been a busy day and he was looking forward to relaxing. First he
would replant a couple of plants down in the botanic bay, something which shouldn't take long. After that he
would head to his quarters, a guy from Astrophysics had recommended an interesting Girly site on the extranet.
As he headed down the Hallway he noticed the Captain approach.
Oh, great.
Even though he had been shot down by Spock a few days ago the Captain still apparently wanted to talk about
the wild shore leave he'd had. Sulu had managed to avoid him so far but it looked like he had finally been tracked
down.
"Sulu," the Captain said quietly. "About that night..."
"Sorry, sir," Sulu interrupted; "but there's this experiment we have running at the botany labs…"
Let's face it Captain, he thought as he hurried off; If I wanted to hear about sex I'd just browse the extranet.