“Do you have an assistant?” Admiral Janeway asked gravely.
“Icheb is my First Officer, of course — and I’m glad he’ll be there, although I still think he should take that promotion and a ship of his own — but he says I don’t get a say, and that I need his moderating influence,” Naomi finished with a grin.
“Never underestimate the value of an even-tempered, long-suffering XO,” advised Janeway, “but I was talking about a different post — or have you forgotten your time as Captain’s Assistant?” and she had the satisfaction of seeing the newly minted Captain Wildman blush like an ensign.
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“Icheb is my First Officer, of course — and I’m glad he’ll be there, although I still think he should take that promotion and a ship of his own — but he says I don’t get a say, and that I need his moderating influence,” Naomi finished with a grin.
“Never underestimate the value of an even-tempered, long-suffering XO,” advised Janeway, “but I was talking about a different post — or have you forgotten your time as Captain’s Assistant?” and she had the satisfaction of seeing the newly minted Captain Wildman blush like an ensign.