Turns out, being known as the person who asks obvious questions is the best way of avoiding getting put on an away team. Unless Mariner's involved, but if Mariner's involved, there's a good chance they won't have to go through…whatever it is that made Shaxs nearly catatonic when he asked. There were a lot of good reasons to stay an Ensign in Engineering, Rutherford concluded.
Star Trek: Lower Decks, Rutherford