Toby paced up and down his quarters, his antennae twirling vigorously as he did so. They often did that when he was agitated. Things had been going remarkably smoothly, his interactions with the Captain were brief but professional and he had been able to stay out of the way. That was, until the XO had died on their previous mission. Toby had been left with little choice but to take on the role, being the most senior officer on board. He had reluctantly agreed and had filed a report back to his bosses at Intelligence, his mission still stood but he was to also perform the XO duties. Toby had tried to protest but his hands had been tied so he was stuck onboard a training ship. Brilliant He had thought sarcastically at the time just bloody brilliant. During the previous mission it had been okay, they had been kept busy and he had been able to get a couple of Cadets on side and he had picked out a couple for Intelligence roles on graduation and report back on the performance of the command staff and senior officers. Predictable and basic. Except… There had been a death on board, one of the cadets had been so keen to prove her worth that she had accidentally ejected herself from an airlock. The pacing increased. The Captain had been informed and there had been an investigation, Foley now wanted to see him. Just bloody, brilliant. He sighed in frustration and anger at the Cadet, how had she been so..... stupid.... so..... careless. His temper rising he stormed out of his quarters and headed to the Captain’s ready room ignoring the Cadets in his path on the way.

It wasn’t long until he made it to the Bridge, his blood boiling and heart pounding. He jammed the chime and waited to be called in. The bridge crew did their best to not look and pretend to be busy.

Commander Atob “Toby” Th’kylret (XO)