Kovan slammed his hands down on the hard console shell, “I’ve had enough!” He snapped, speaking to no one in particular. Several engineers around him startled, and sent queer looks his way. “That. Insufferable. Noise!” Kovan ground out. “Who keeps playing that blasted noise!” The (mostly) human crew looked around in confusion. None of them heard any strange noises. Of course they wouldn’t. The sound was beyond human hearing, but well within his. Hands clenched into fists, Kovan pushed away from his station and stomped towards the source of that noise across the room.

The NE standing in his way scampered off. A few followed after him (at a distance) to see what the fuss was about. There was only one console at the source of the noise, but that couldn’t be it. Kovan got down on his knees and looked at the underside. There, a small emiter was stuck on. Kovan yanked it off and flipped the black box around several times. When no off switch was apparent he stood and smashed it against the nearest surface. The device made one last strangled noise before shutting down for good. Kovan left the mangled device where it was and took his leave from the whole deck.

His shift officially ended half an hour ago, but Kovan remained in engineering to finish more reports. He did that a lot, put more time in engineering or on comms to limit his free time. Too much free time would get him into trouble. He can’t be getting into trouble. Kovan moved across decks with no apparent direction or purpose. He simple kept going until he got his temper in check. It was when he was finally calming down that he crossed paths with Yeoman Rand.

Ensign ch’Sirhc (COMMO, ENGR)