Because the security officer, Miss Alora, occupied the holographic projection entertainment room arrogantly and unreasonably, and almost everyone on the ship was talking to each other, Annie, who had been left out for a day and not able to play games for an afternoon, became decisively angry.
In the following days, she did not speak to certain people for several days, and did not care what those people were doing. She did not even go to the bridge for several days, until the Orville went to a certain place and docked.
After arriving at the port of a certain space station and holding a party with many delicious snacks to send off a certain crew member that day, she had a big meal and drank, and then she barely recovered and interacted with some of the crew members on the ship.
The relationship between annoying guys.
However, after the banquet, as the Orville set sail again, Anne discovered that someone seemed to have caused trouble before her, and then, she was dragged into the office by the fierce first mate, Auntie Kelly, for a lecture?
"..."
|?˙?˙)
Feeling a little curious, a little amused, and a little gloating at the same time, Annie followed meowingly as a matter of course, and leaned close to the outside of the closed hatch to listen carefully.
"Please!"
"Gordon, and John..."
"Have you two ever thought that that kind of thing is stupid and has serious consequences?"
"How could you take a piece of Yafeite's body and put it into the food at the banquet, and then let the second mate, Petrus, eat it?"
"okay!"
"Don't even think about making excuses!"
"Clair has already complained to me. She detected Yafeite's body fragments in Petrus's body. Petrus also said that it was the two of you who did a good thing!"
"It was only after he ate the food you handed him that he discovered indigestion and had to go to the infirmary!"
In the first mate's office, Kelly was scolding the two helmsman Gordon and navigator John who were sitting opposite her, who didn't know the seriousness of the matter and dared to make any jokes.
"Have you ever thought about how much harm that would cause to Yafeit?"
"He is not an insignificant animal or pet. He is also an important member of our Orville, and he is very important to the main control room!"
"And Petrus too, he is your second officer!"
"The chief officer of our main control room has just been transferred. Is it possible that you still want to make the other two crew members happy if something happens to them?"
First mate Kelly inside didn't know that anyone outside the door dared to eavesdrop on the conversation. She just continued to yell at the initiator of the prank about something of a vile nature.
"Well..."
"Well……"
"sorry, we do not have that!"
“We really didn’t expect that!”
"real!"
Unfortunately, Gordon and John had no intention of repenting or feeling ashamed. They just looked at each other and saw a trace of smile in each other's eyes. Then they looked at Kelly, the first mate, pretending to be innocent and ashamed.
They answered in unison.
"ha?"
"very good!"
Nodding, looking at the expressions of the two people in front of her, Kelly couldn't help but start to get a little angry, but she still managed to hold back some impulse after taking a deep breath and shook her head with some disappointment:
"Since you have this attitude, I have nothing to say."
"but!"
"I must make two points!"
"First, Yafeite is angry!"
"Secondly, Petrus is also angry!"
"In addition to making a profound written review to me, you must also apologize to Yafeit and Petrus!"
"Unless you can obtain their forgiveness, otherwise..."
"According to certain regulations in our Star Alliance's Crew Rules, as the first officer, I must issue a formal penalty notice for your pranks and record it in your file log!"
"You should understand what the consequences will be, right?"
After saying that, first mate Kelly folded her arms and sat back in her chair, and signaled to Gordon and John, who were both tired, that they could speak.
"my God!"
"Mate Kelly, are you serious?"
"don't want!"
"Please do not!"
"I beg you!"
After hearing what Kelly said and making a decision, Gordon and John, who originally thought that they would just be lectured and pretended to be repentant and self-reflective, were a little panicked and started to look at Kelly with pleading eyes.
He looked and begged with his expression.
As crew members, of course they know better than anyone else that once the disgraceful content of 'hurting colleagues' is recorded in their file logs, it will have a huge impact on their future careers and personal annual assessments.
!
"Don't you think it's fun?"
"Now you can go and continue!"
"I hope you guys can have a little fun?"
"certainly!"
"I wouldn't be surprised at all if Yafei or Petrus insist on formally prosecuting you!"
"Especially Petrus, you all know his character."
Although they did see a little bit of fear on their faces, Kelly, who felt that this was not enough, continued to add insult to injury with sarcastic and sinister threats, and even directly stated what might happen.
The most serious and cruel consequences.
"Sue prosecution?!"
"No way?"
"First Mate Kelly..."
"We were just joking, they can't be so serious, right?"
"yes!"
"We were really just kidding!"
This time it was even more serious. After hearing that they might not only be punished and recorded in prison, but could even be sued for it, Gordon and John finally panicked for the first time.
"joke?"
"But this joke is not funny at all!"
"Intentionally hurting the crew and superiors, you might get into big trouble this time!"
"The mildest case will leave a demerit in your files. If it's serious, I'm afraid you may be retired early or even be charged with intentional injury?"
At this point, Kelly couldn't help but shake her head and sigh. She didn't know what to say about the two living treasures in front of her. They were not good at what they did, and why did they choose to do that kind of thing that even a child might not be able to do?
Things to do?
"!
"
"Come on!"
"First Officer Kelly, we are pretty good here, but there are people who are more outrageous than us!"
Finally, after seeing First Officer Kelly acting businesslike and planning to magnify a small incident, Gordon became a little reluctant to suspect that the other party was in an irritable menstrual period or wanted to take the opportunity to retaliate against him.
Unable to hold on any longer, he actually slapped the table and stood up, refuting with a sneer:
"That's right!"
"I'm talking about that little guy Annie!"
"you forgot?"
"Not long ago, she blew Yafeit to pieces. It took the ship's doctor Claire several hours to put it back together. Isn't she okay?"
"besides!"
"She also carved Petrus's indecent privacy onto an asteroid. Didn't you punish her in any way?"
"Now we are just having a little joke, why are you so aggressive?"
Yes, from Gordon's point of view, it was just a small joke that they secretly cut a piece of Yafeite's body during the banquet and tricked Petrus, who claimed to be able to digest anything, into eating it. As long as they
If you recognize your mistake and apologize, it will probably be fine. There is no need to escalate to the outrageous level of recording a demerit or suing!
Therefore, Gordon also believed that the other party was probably because he had scolded her several times in person and through text messages about Ed, so he would take the opportunity to retaliate against him today and give him a blow?
"I agree!"
"First Mate Kelly..."
"That was really just a joke. Did you overreact?"
First, he quickly pulled the angry Gordon to sit down to avoid aggravating the situation, and then John on the side asked Kelly again with a shy smile and flattery and hope.
"joke?"
"It seems you still don't understand!"
She was furious and looked at the two people in front of her with a bit of laughter and tears. After a while, Kelly regained her face and replied seriously:
"That's right!"
"Annie did do a lot of naughty things, including all kinds of pranks and even worse ones!"
"but!"
"You have to understand, Annie is a child, so she can do that!"
"But you are adults and official members of the Orville, so you can't do that!"
"have you understood?"
Wrinkling her eyebrows, Kelly couldn't help but have a headache and blush as she had to explain such a boring question to the two adult men in front of her who were both older than herself.
However, she felt relieved when she thought that she was the first mate and the other two were her crew members.
After all, this is one of her jobs. Coordinating the relationships and conflicts among the crew members is a responsibility that she, the first mate, must perform, and she cannot shirk it.
"this!"
"Is it true that children can make mistakes and play pranks without restraint, but we can't make a small joke?"
"God damn it!"
"That's not fair!
"
After looking at each other dumbfounded again, Gordon and John wailed together, expressing that they were very, very dissatisfied with the unfair treatment and unjust treatment.
"The question of chess..."
"really!"
"You are really right."
Kelly nodded, not denying it.
"In fact, children can make mistakes and mischief as they please, and they can even commit crimes without having to pay any price!"
"And what's even more terrible is..."
"Even if Anne makes a big mistake, you can't find her guardian, let alone discipline her!"
"Who made you all so old now?"
At this point, Kelly put her arms around and gave the two of them a gloating smile.
So far, although Annie has indeed been mischievous, and even committed crimes to some extent, such as seizing a ship by force or blowing up Yafeit or something?
But fortunately, no particularly serious consequences occurred in the end, and some were even very beneficial to the Orville, so neither she nor Ed ever thought about pursuing the matter seriously.
even……
As far as she knew, even the headquarters of the Alliance of Planets had no intention of pursuing the case. Those high-level officials just acquiesced in allowing the other party to continue to stay in the still-undetermined capacity of the 'Head of the League of Legends of the Koprulu Sector'
The Orville remained aboard and continued to act recklessly and do as he pleased.
"this!"
"Well……"
Gordon and John looked at each other again.
Then, they had to admit that it seemed that what their first mate said was so reasonable that they racked their brains and couldn't think of a word to refute?
"Okay, you're right, I really have nothing to say."
"But Mate Kelly!"
"I suddenly felt..."
"Perhaps you could consider becoming Anne's guardian?"
Gordon, who was at a loss for words, thought for a while, and finally had no choice but to suggest this to Kelly in a frustrated and uneasy way.
"!
"
"good idea!"
John was startled, and then quickly agreed.
"No!"
"no way!"
"Stop your little thoughts!"
"I'm not stupid enough to want to be responsible for that little guy Annie!"
Knowing that the two guys in front of her wanted to drag her into trouble, Kelly didn't even think about it and just flatly refused with a straight face.
Now she was already having a headache just being responsible for Anne's daily affairs. If it weren't for the occasional help from Claire, who had experience in taking care of children, she would have been driven crazy. And if she was stupid enough to act as
As the official guardian of the other party, if the other party makes a mistake or plays a prank, she will be held responsible. She is not stupid for such a thankless thing, so how could she fall for it so easily?
"Aha!"
(?ω?)
"Hello everyone!"
?(￣??)???
"Did you just talk about someone else?"
??(′?｀?)???
Finally, after hearing people in the room mentioning herself many times, Anne, who had been eavesdropping outside for a while, couldn't help it anymore, so she opened the door and broke in.
"!
"
"?!"
Gordon and John, who were talking inside, were naturally startled when they saw Anne barging in without notice.
"my God!"
"Annie!"
"How did you break in?"
The first mate Kelly looked even more incredible.
Because she didn't receive any request to open the door just now, and she didn't agree to anyone coming in at all, but the hatch just opened automatically.
"They didn't break in..."
(⊙o⊙*)
"I just used Uncle Ed's permission password!"
(????-)
Anne didn't hide anything at all, openly telling the truth that she had secretly secretly memorized Captain Ed's access code, and then used it just now.
"..."
"..."
"Mate Kelly!"
"Do you have anything else to do?"
At this time, Gordon and John winked at each other, then looked at Kelly and asked before Annie could say anything else.
"Gone."
"That's all for today!"
Now that Annie has barged in, it is natural that certain things should not be said too much in front of children. After all, no matter how dissatisfied she is with Gordon and John, she still needs to save some face for them.
.
"You guys go out first!"
"Remember what I just said, and think about it carefully when you go back, what should you do to gain the forgiveness of Yafeite and Petrus?"
"Go for it!"
"I will deal with the demerits. All you have to do is apologize."
After everything was said, Kelly felt a little tired, so she waved her hand tiredly, indicating that the two of them could go out.
"..."
Then, she ignored little Annie who broke into her office without authorization using Captain Ed's authority and interrupted the conversation. She just started busy in her position and began to read John's files and prepare.
What she said before was to enter some kind of 'demerit' information on their files respectively.
"Aunt Kelly!"
?|?'-'?)
"Did you just say something funny?"
(?▽?)
Seeing the two people leaving and closing the cabin door, Annie didn't see anyone else. She stepped forward and lay on the table and squirmed slowly, like a small snake, slowly moving towards Kelly.
"Shouldn't you have overheard it?"
"Um?"
"Get down!"
"Don't just lie down on the table!"
"Annie, as a girl, you have to be at least a little more reserved?"
Shaking her head, Kelly, who was working, took the time to stretch out a hand, directly pressed Annie's forehead and pushed Annie down again, who was almost completely lying on the table.
"That……"
(′～`●)
"What are you doing now?"
(???c)
Annie wasn't annoyed. After thinking about it, she simply ran to the opposite side of Kelly and continued to lie on the table and ask questions.
"I'm working!"
"Annie, find a place to play by yourself and don't disturb me."
"Where can I stay cool?"
Kelly spoke without raising her head, and quickly called up Navigator John's personnel file and began to review it carefully to see if the other party had made other mistakes.
“It’s quite cool here!”
(?^▽^?)
“I just want to play here now!”
(゜▽＾*)
"That's up to you..."
"!
"
"this!"
"Are you kidding?!"
The next second, Kelly was just about to deal with Annie casually, but she saw something on John's profile that made her unbelievable, and then she couldn't help but widen her eyes and exclaimed.
"What's wrong?"
!(;?o?)o
"What's so fun?"
?(?)?
Seeing the other party's reaction, Annie didn't think much about it, and ran directly around the table to the other party's side, and together they stared at the holographic interface carefully.
"??"
(°ー°〃)
"Uncle John is the smartest man on the ship?"
!?(?''??)?
"Just him?"
=????(???*)
"He, the idiot who only knows how to dance the ugly dance, and was almost brainless twice by the crooked star people who were hundreds of years behind, can he be the smartest person on this ship?!"
=????(???????)!
"This must be fake!"
(?'?'?)??????
And after seeing some of the descriptions and contents on the file clearly, Anne, like the first mate Kelly, couldn't help but exclaimed, and at the same time, her pretty face with some baby fat was full of expressions.
It's an expression of disbelief.
(…)
(●￣?￣●)
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Chapter completed!