Paint and Powder
A Star Trek anthology by Andrew Joshua Talon
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Written by Dramatic Spoon.
Rutherford stared at The scene in front of him; the Cerritos, huddled around a collection of PADDs, as well as photos pinned up to the wall and surrounded by pins and strings.
The light of the PADDs cast an eerie glow on the ship's Avatar, as she stared back at him dumbstruck.
"I'll…I'll come back at a different time."
Before Rutherford could spin around, the door locked behind him.
"You're not going anywhere." The Cerritos rose to her feet.
"What…what is this place?"
"This is classified information ensign. What I'm about to tell you cannot be revealed to anyone."
"…ok?"
"This is my Secret Shipping Storage room, where I put my plans into motion."
"Shipping? Like…mail?"
"No, like Romance. Look here."
She pointed to one PADD: an image of T'Ana and Shaxs took up the screen.
"Finally success. Seriously, the sexual tension between the two was so thick you could coat me in it."
"Why?"
"I'm bored out of my fucking processor, that's why. Every ship does it."
"What's this one?"
"Boimler, Sh'Reyan and Mariner. Going to be a pain for that one."
"Wait, Why Boimler and Sh'Reyan?"
"Not with each other. They get to dominate Mariner."
"This one?"
"Manhaver and and Barnes."
"What about Ransom?"
"Kimolu."
"Wait, seriously?"
"you do not want to know."
Rutherford took a moment to look over the other PADDs.
"Why isn't there any with Tendi or I?"
The Cerritos stared back at him, dumbfounded.
"Are…are you serious?"
Because plenty of ships would... Ship... Their crews together. Matchmaking is a fun activity for bored AIs!