Getting off the Nightshift

[Lt Jade Mandelo]

"Well you have bigger guns to protect you. Us, we only get a hand phasers and have to relly on you to save our ass if people get unfriendly. Besides....killing isn't my style anyway."

[Lt. Hikari Makoto]

"Maybe, but I'm sure my skills will be needed in some form or fashion." she said to Jade before turning to the Major, "I noticed that, you did pretty good defending the bridge. I had my moment there as well." she said.

[John]

"Hey APP's are good weapons, and they have a stun setting..." Shepard says in mock offence. "Besides, its not the size of the weapon its how you use it. Not that i have problems in either department." He says with a wink at the two.

[Lt Jade Mandelo]

Jade groaned at the comment and ate and drank as she listened to Hikari speak and then spoke up herself.
"I'm guessing you weren't just talking about your gun then" she said drly and turned to Hikari "What was one of your 'moments'?"

[Lt. Hikari Makoto]

"I'm sure you don't." she said with a smirk before turning to Jade, "Oh I had gone to the bridge to report to the Captain, and before I could return to my post, the Remans assaulted the bridge. I took cover pretty quick, but an idea came to mind and I shouted out one of the more vulgar words in the Romulan tongue, which Remans understand in addition to their own, and one of them got so mad as a result that he stood up and was going to come after me, but all that became of that was him getting shot by the Marines. Then as the bridge was being over-run, I made my escape, but not before kicking one Reman who got too close to me back into three of his friends." she said, taking another sip of her coffee.

[Lt Jade Mandelo]

"Quite the action hero" she smiled at Hikari "you might want to transfer to the Major's squad."

[Lt. Hikari Makoto]

"Oh I'm not qualified enough to do that, but I know enough to stay alive...in style." she said with a grin.

[Lt Jade Mandelo]

"Hmmm I suppose its your heritage" she replied.

[Lt. Hikari Makoto]

"Probably so." she nodded, "But also as a result of training."

[John]

"Indeed. I saw what you did on the bridge, very nice." he says to Hikari.

[Lt. Hikari Makoto]

"Thank you." she replied to the Major before putting her right leg up over her left knee, and taking another sip of her coffee.

[John]

"You two should drop by the marine training Holodecks and join in from time to time. I'm sure alittle extra combat training could help, and my holodeck sessions offten involve alittle physical training aswell, drop by either any time." he says after he takes another bite of his food.

[Lt Jade Mandelo]

"Hmmm" she nodded "and they always tell us at the academy its a last resort. Speaking of which Major. I seem to recall you taking on the Reman force that invaded the bridge with two men and eventually yourself. Forgive me if the logs are wrong but you had to ordred off the bridge. Are you always so.....heroic."

[Lt. Hikari Makoto]

"I'll definitely consider it." she said with a smile, before listening to Jade's question and nodding, interested in the answer as well.

[John]

"I don't think its heroic to do whats expected, or what should be expected. I'm a marine, my duty is to keep the rest of you alive, if that means taking on an army of remans, borg, or whatever else tries to kill us, so be it." He shurgs again "You're here to explore, and you're here to report back to command and give us intell, i'm here to make sure you both live long enough to do that. If it means dieing, well i died doing my duty, all anyone can ever really hope for."