Posted by Lieutenant Commander Bethany Kovra Gadi (Chief of Security) in side - sim: My Own Worst Enemy (TAG Martel)
Ryley’s revelations hit Bethany a lot harder than she wanted to admit to. Things she had escaped years ago were not back to create chaos in her life. And Ryley’s little cocktail was only a stop-gap. It wasn’t going to fix the problem. But she had the mission to work on and she couldn’t be distracted by it. The idea that Ryley’s stop-gap may not be enough was disturbing because that meant she was a liability because of something beyond her control.

She paced around the ship for a while before stopping at her office for some equipment and making her way down to deck 6 and the main computer core. Bethany loved computers and she loved working with the one on Asimov, but given their mission, the AI needed some tweaks. They didn’t need the AI’s ethics program getting in the way or ruining their cover. She sat down in front of the main access point. PaDD in hand with a stylus and she began to play with the program.

Gadi, CoS

“Bosslady,” NE Hammer spoke up as he stood near one of the primary control panels for the ship. “Do we have anyone in junction thirty-one c on deck six?”

Miranda frowned as she turned to look at NE Hammer. “Not that I’m aware of, why?”

“Uh, somebody just opened the computer core up. They have clearance but the panel warning still went off.” There wasn’t much of a way around that, not unless someone came at it backward and there just wasn’t room. But if they were quick enough it might go unnoticed. Pull the panel off, and put down some contact circuitry to reconnect the seal circuit. Took only a second or two. If they were sneaking around. She pulled up the log. Gadi’s access codes. “Alright. I’ll look into it. It’s probably nothing. Hold down the fort.”

Moving quickly she headed for the back of engineering and slipped into one of the Jeffrey’s tubes and began making her way down to deck six, moving over and across, before poking her head down from above, laying on the decking of the tube. She was quiet, even for her size. for the moment she simply watched Bethany from above, then scooted forward, head hanging down. “Hey, pretty lady, what’re you doin’ to my ship and computer?” The question was meant to be a mixture of hum or and curiosity. And like any good engineer, she considered the Asimov Rabid Pelican hers. But she also knew others had their own skills and talents. and if Bethany was down here there was a damn good reason for it.

Hooking her hands onto the edge of the decking, she rolled forward into the small computer room, and let herself down slow and easy so she didn’t hit Gadi. A moment later she was perched next to the security chief and her friend. There was no suspicion there either, but Miranda doubted that if Gadi was up to no good, she’d be able to stop her in this confined space. Not.. that she ever wanted to fight her friend for real. Sparring and training though? All day long. That idea made her grin for just a moment.

Randi