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    “If it’s any comfort, there are also a bunch of guys saying you slept with Garrett for a promotion.”

    Nelaa raised her eyebrows a bit as she took a drink, something between a facial shrug and an eye-roll.
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    Bette’s eyes widened and then narrowed as she looked back over the men in the room. “What the fuck - really? I never even met the Captain before he promoted me.”

    She paused, thinking over what she’d just said, and then sighed.

    ”This place sucks. It sucks and blows. I’d never been to the lounge before, but it’s not impressing me.” Bette slumped back in the booth, resigned to a mediocre evening.

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    "Men can't handle being outdone by a woman. You're going to hear a lot worse on the way to the top."

    She looked around the room. Even in the lounge, no one seemed too relaxed or joyful. There were a few conversations with some laughter, but if things got too upbeat they would quickly tone themselves down. Everyone knew that there was no true off duty time on one of these ships.

    "i think this is why everyone's so uptight around here, no good place to unwind. Can't even relax without wearing a uniform. If you want, I think I could talk Garrett into letting us get out of here for a bit."

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    “Really?” Bette leaned forward a bit. “I haven’t had shore leave since ... since the Academy.”

    Something was tickling her brain, and she added, “Do you mind if I ask you why​ you tested me like you did?”

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    Nelaa started to speak then stopped and gave Bette a measured look.

    "I'll tell you, but I must warn you, this isn't information most people react well too."

    Bette offered no objection as she leaned in, listening intently. Nelaa gave her a curt nod.

    "Okay, originally the plan was just to see how you handled complete failure. I had an agent on the ship with the prisoner the entire time. He was going to fly away as we reached the roof, and we were going to tell you the prisoner escaped. From that point, we would just observe how you handled things. Would you cast blame? Would you try to hide any mistakes you made?"

    She paused for a moment, her face showing a bit of unease.

    "Silus had a wire on the entire time though. At one point after an argument, you told him that you were going to finish the mission, and that it would look great on your record. The way you said it kind of threw up some red flags, so we altered the plan. I told Silus to make you the offer that he made to see what you would do."

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    “Wow.”

    Bette sat back a little. “Red flags, huh? One of the first women in the Navy trying to not get a red DNC on her mission log and that’s a red flag?” She raised an eyebrow, but gestured for for Kyris to continue.

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    "It could have been interpreted that way, or that you were more concerned about advancement than the actual mission. I know that seems like we're being overly critical but we had to be sure."

    She started to reach for her drink, then thought better of it. She was only using it as a stalling tactic at this point, and that was a touch too far on the cowardly side for her. She looked Bette square in the eye.

    "That was my decision. It's only fair that you know that. I'll also say that I was not surprised that you passed."

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    Bette raised an eyebrow. “Was it your idea to assault me as well? And leave me hanging here for three days after I completed the mission?”

    She looked regretfully at her empty glass. “I was scared shitless, to be honest.”

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    "I was trying to find your knife. Silus went off script giving it back to you. If it makes you feel any better you nearly broke my nose."

    Bette replied with a smirk. "Actually, yeah it does...".

    Nelaa started to declare them even, but didn't figure the mood matched the comment.

    "As far as leaving you hanging for three days, that was Garrett's idea. He wanted to see if you'd reach out to your dad for help. I personally felt like that was a bit much, but he's been at this a lot longer than I have."

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    Bette fell quiet at that bit of information.

    After a few moments, she shifted in her seat and met Kyris’ eyes. “I’m here on my own two feet. I hope that’s clear now.”

    She shook her head, picking up her glass. “I’m going for another round. Want one?”

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    "Uh, sure"

    Bette was taking the information better than Nelaa had expected her to, but the tension between them was still almost palpable. As Bette walked away with their glasses, Nelaa fished her communicator out of her pocket and began silently tapping out a message while she waited for Bette to return.

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    Up at the ‘bar’, if that was what one would call it, Bette set down the glasses for refills. The man on duty behind the counter eyed her, but poured out two more drinks from a generic looking bottle.

    Taking them up, Bette turned to walk back to the booth but was cut off by a man she didn’t recognize. He leered at her and she met his eyes, steely expressioned as she walked around him.

    Or tried to. He took her arm and Bette was forced to stop or else spill her drink.

    ”Where’ya heading off to?”

    ”Going back to my friend,” she said, pulling against his grip to see how far he was going to take this. He didn’t release her, his hand tightening on her arm just above her elbow.

    ”Come sit with me,” he said, his breath heavy with the smell of alcohol. “She don’t have what you need anyway...”

    Bette tensed, trying to decide what to do.

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    “She don’t have what you need anyway..."

    "The only thing she needs is for you to let go of her arm, Lieutenant."

    Her tone was firm, but there was no challenge in it. She even made sure to toss his rank at him, just as a little reminder than he was still at his job. He glanced back and forth between the two women before settling his glare on Nelaa. He pulled Bette a little closer to him.

    "She don't wanna be hangin around with no spook, fuck off."

    Nelaa narrowed her eyes and took a step closer.

    "Last warning..."

    She poured as much malice into her voice as she could. The man held firm for a moment. Nelaa could literally see the muscles in his chest and shoulders tightening. Then all at once, his posture relaxed as he let go of Bette's arm.

    "Don't nobody want none of you dykes anyways..."

    Before Bette could turn to walk away, the man reached down and tried to smack her on the ass. Before his hand could make contact, his right knee buckled underneath him. Nelaa used the momentum of her kick to his knee to move herself to the side. Her left hand grabbed a handful of his uniform and pulled him forward while her left knee connected just below his sternum. He hit the ground puking.

    As Nelee stepped around and over the man, she walked over and took one of the glasses from Bette's hand. She knocked the drink back in one shot and handed the empty glass back to Bette before putting her hands on her head.

    "I think our night might be ending early..."

    She gave Bette a wink as two stormtroopers came jogging up.
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    “Oh, uh...” Bette watched a little wide-eyed as Kyris intercepted the officer’s hand and dispatched him with ease. She stared down at the gagging man, and then back at Kyris.

    The stormtroopers came up, and Bette tried to think of what to say in Kyris’ defense. “Uh is this really necessary, troopers? This man assaulted me!”

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    "It's ok, the worst they can do is send me home. The liquor is terrible here anyways."

    One of the stormtroopers started to talk and she cut him off.

    "Yeah whatever, I'm going. Just take me to Admiral Garrett."

    As they escorted her off, she glanced back at Bette over her shoulder and mouthed the words "Call me" and winked.

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    After a few moments Bette realized she was standing alone in the NCO lounge holding a drink in her hand. She downed it and set the glass on someone else’s table, stalking out of the room and to her quarters.

    Maybe the admiral would want to speak to her as a witness of the altercation. She started working up the story of what went down, repeating it in her head as she walked through the corridors of the ISD.

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    About an hour later, Bette found herself sitting across from Vice Admiral Garrett. He was seated behind his desk as if it were a fort, leaning back in his chair so that only his face was visible.

    "So I've been told that you and Agent Kyris were involved in an alteration in the NCO lounge earlier. She's told me her side of the story. I haven't heard from Lieutenant Durn yet because he's still vomiting in the medbay."

    He leaned forward, bringing himself fully into Bette's view. His beard did little to cover the scar running down his face, giving him a sinister appearance, even if he normally was far from that.

    "That just leaves you, Lieutenant Davis. I want to hear your version of events."

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    Bette took a breath and let it out slowly before answering. “Lieutenant Durn made crude remarks and then attempted to assault me in the lounge, sir. Agent Kyris was simply coming to my aid.”

    She paused, considering that the NCO lounge was almost certainly equipped with security cams. “I’m not sure what else to add, Admiral. She surrendered peacefully to the troopers.”

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    He nodded, seemingly satisfied.


    "I understand, and I want you to understand as well. Lieutenant Durn is finished on this ship. I absolutely will not tolerate that sort of behavior on the Relentless. With that being said, Agent Kyris could have easily subdued him without putting him in the medbay. He deserved what he got, but punishment on this ship should come from me, not her. As for you, you're going to take this as punishment, but it's not. You'll be on shuttle duty until I get Lieutenant Durn off this ship. I don't want you two anywhere near each other, and I think you'd prefer this to being locked in your quarters."

    He leaned back in his chair again.

    "If you have nothing to add, you are dismissed."

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    "No sir, thank you sir."

    Bette escaped the office as quickly as she could, the massive injustice of it all weighing heavily on her. Apparently even when one didn't defend themselves they would still get punished for the bad behavior of men.

    She clenched her fists as she walked down the passage, picking up the pace into a quick jog to burn off her aggravation.

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