> time is a companion [ enterprise-e crew ]

[hunthiswhale]

[ it was difficult to keep jean-luc picard in sickbay for too long, no matter what the ailment, even if you were beverly crusher, whom he was much more inclined to listen to. but, as it were, after being escorted to sickbay and administered something for his headache, jean-luc had left and, thanks to amaryllis, was better able to ignore the faint

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[10_forward]

[His head still hurt like nothing else ever had, but he had to at least try and get something done. He couldn't afford to sit around and do nothing- despite what was going on. In fact, it was probably because of what was happening that the sense of having to get off this station had intensified. It was almost an obssession now.

Ops was really the only place he could think of where he wouldn't be distracted. Not too many people went up there, he thought, so it would be perfect. Last time he had tried the observation deck the distractions had come by in droves.

He was entirely surprised, therefore, to find anyone in the room let alone the captain. Echoes of the last conversation- he hadn't exactly been subordinate- they had had ran through his mind for a moment and he wondered briefly whether or not he should turn and leave, but he had already interuppted, so he took a deep breath, screwed up his courage, and stepped into the room.]

Captain.

[hunthiswhale]

[ picard looked up at the sound of footsteps accompanied with a voice he was certain wasn't his imagination. ]

Ah, Lieutenant Lanford. Mind giving me a hand? I'm running a station-wide diagnostic. Might as well get some work done while the rest of the crews are otherwise incapacitated and occupied.

[10_forward]

[That certainly wasn't the scolding he was expecting. A surprised look flashed across his face, before he stepped all the way in.]

Y-yes, sir.

[hunthiswhale]

[ if the lieutenant expected the captain to be cross with him over what had occurred previously, he was wrong. in fact, jean-luc was rather grateful someone stepped up and pulled him out of his delusions. the vast majority of the crew who weren't part of his senior staff or one ten forward bartender would have happily allowed him to believe there were borg plaguing the station than inform him of otherwise. to say the least, jean-luc was quite impressed with landford. ]

I never did commend you for thinking to use the plasma coolant tanks to our advantage with the Borg. That was a very brilliant, clever deduction.

[10_forward]

[He blinked a few times, again caught off guard.]

Thank you, sir. Are you feeling any better?

[hunthiswhale]

Oh, yes, much. I apologize for being...short with you the other day. The Borg have a way of making me agitated in ways I would otherwise not be.