It wasn’t her fault, really. She had been on the way to do ‘just this’ when building a bomb had caused her detour. That had landed her in an upside down cavern in a bug filled planet that blew up and… well, she was now standing outside the XO’s door and wondering if this seemed redundant. But something told her, regardless, it was necessary.

She raised a hand and tapped the chime. Her hands absently tugged at her tunic and a hand rose to brush a hair back behind her ear. The XO was someone she was wanting to see, but dreading at the same time. Something in her had clicked when he had been close to her in the hanger. She was surely imagining it, which is why she was gritting her teeth and sucked in a steadying breath. The dread came when she thought he would see her looking at him and think she was some pining child. That wasn’t it, not at all. Men weren’t something she had a good track record with. The more handsome, the more sadistic. That had been her upbringing. That had been the reason for joining the Fleet… escape. She would do what she could, to the best of her ability, and that was all. The fact the XO was handsome, made no move towards her, and probably was taken by someone ‘way’ above her paygrade… made no difference.

It was just a job.

She tugged the tunic once more and awaited entrance. The whole thought process had run thru her in a matter of seconds. Now her mind was on the interview and the hope that her lack of proactive activity in the stone cave wasn’t her undoing.

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