Beginning Suspicions

Posted on 30 Jan 2026 @ 5:43pm by Lieutenant JG Ryan Collingway
Edited on on 30 Jan 2026 @ 5:45pm

294 words; about a 1 minute read

//Engineering///

There were certain words that had survived throughout the years without any alterations or upgrades. 'Friendzone' was one of them.

Ryan was working on the hovercart-technically before his shift started, so he wouldn't get in trouble-while thinking about that. The frame work was done. Now came the electrical. Ryan questioned if he even wanted to do it, given the disappointment he was trying to deny himself after his conversation with Alura. He didn't blame her. What other answer could she possible give? But it didn't help the biting feeling either. A very dark part of him wondered if she was attracted more to the mystery of who he was rather than himself personally.

He sighed and shoved that thought away. Either way, a promise was a promise. And besides that, there was a more simplier reason he wanted to do it-he liked to tinker.

He continued the electrical layout with the use of a small scanner, calculating where everything needed to go for the most efficiency. As he worked, all his worries and thoughts-Alura, Commander Harlan, the past-thankfully disappeared.

He was just finishing up when he overheard Commander Sorvak's irritated call. "Why are we transferring power to tactical?" he couldn't help but ask.

"Dunno," Boris, one of the engineers said. "Some new engineer went and saw the Commander. This order came soon after."

Ryan frowned. "New engineer?"

"Lieutenant junior grade Nathan Caldwell. Met him?"

Ryan shrugged. "Nope." He put the cart in storage. "If some new officer wants to waste time impressing the Commander, I say let him. It'll keep them both occupied." But he couldn't help but frown.

First the minor schedule changes...now this.

Something was going on, and he didn't like it.

Lt (JG) Ryan Collingway
Engineering Officer
USS Arawyn

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