Locked to Riker - Rotation notation

[ro_laren]

Okay, so she didn't say something before her medical examination. She even gave it some time after, because it might take a while for the doctor to talk to the senior staff. But now... now she was just ticked off.

Which was why she was stalking to speak with Riker.

"Computer, where is commander Riker?" she asked crisply. She was certain the Captain would be more reasonable, but the point wasn't for this to be easier, the point was for no one to be able to complain about this, there was no one else who could argue her back into sick leave. And no on on the ship had more reason to try and keep her out of circulation than Riker.

"Commander Riker is in his quarters."

The last time she had come to his quarters had been when none of them remembered who they were. If he remembered that, she might have requested a meeting elsewhere, however, since only she did, it was safe enough. No one could claim she was banking on his discomfort. So she stalked to his quarters and rang the chime, fire in her eyes, ear piece dangling. She wasn't doing this by part measures, she was confronting everything all at once. And she was taking back her position. She refused to spend every day in her quarters, contemplating her situation. She was a Starfleet officer, not a child.

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[ro_laren]

"And how exactly do you propose I go about getting restored to my proper age, sir?" she asked, grimly. She crossed her arms. "I was told that Doctor Crusher is not seeing people, and even if she was, sir, the odds that she remembers me any better, let alone remembers the exact pattern for the buffer... I am not going to wait until I turn 18 again, sir. There is no point to my sitting in my room, for six years."

[ten_fwd_npcs]

"We have more medical personnel than Dr. Crusher. And, in this situation, more experience to draw on." Riker points out. "And the situation with yourself is the same with the other passengers Q has moved."

He puts the PADD back down, folding his arms.

"I'm sure you can think of something to do, ensign, but until you're back to normal, I'm not putting you on the duty roster."

[ro_laren]

"I saw at least one person who has been displaced from his time who is on the duty roster. So I do not see how my situation is the same. And unless someone is willing to get the patterns from where I am being kept in the brig, which wold involve letting more people, including my former self know about this, I do not see how any one else will be able to restore me. Please," she drawled, "feel free to inform me what I have missed."

[ten_fwd_npcs]

"Lieutenant Commander T'Karr isn't physically twelve years-old." And, in Riker's opinion, Ro is acting more her physical age right now.

"You are, for all intents and purposes, a child, ensign. Regardless of your mental capacity, you have the body and reactions of a pre-teen. This means that there's risks to putting a child on active duty on board a starship."

Yes, there's totally a "but you don't think about risks, do you?" tone to his voice.

"And," He raises a hand. "I'm not just talking about risks to yourself, but your fellow crewmates on duty with you."

[ro_laren]

"I wasn't talking about T'Karr." Whoever that was. "I was speaking about the very doctor who did my medical exam here. And frankly, sir, if I were in security, I might agree with you. Physical condition is far less of an issue on helm than it is in security. I do not see how being short and awkward puts anyone at risk," yes, her tone made it clear that she thought he was just looking for an excuse and grabbed blindly at a poor one.

[ten_fwd_npcs]

A smile twists at his lips for a moment, a brief moment, before he forces his expression neutral.

"You should know, ensign, that there's more to being on duty than just sitting at the helm." He rests his folded hands on his desk, leaning forward slightly. "And, frankly, judging by your current attitude, I'm not being convinced that you're any different from the Ro Laren currently in the stockade."

The same disregard for the people around her, the same insubordinate tone and talking back to a superior officer? She's not endearing herself to Riker.

"You have my answer, ensign. Arguing about it isn't going to change my mind."

[ro_laren]

"Everything more that there is, I can do," she said glaring. She wanted to pace, she wanted to scream. She held herself tight and rigid. What she wanted, really, was Guinan, and she hadn't been able to locate her yet.

"And you seem, sir, to not want to give me a chance to change your mind. If you will not let me prove myself, and I am not allowed to make a report, arguing is the tactic I have left to me."

[ten_fwd_npcs]

"Ensign, I will say this one more time. You're twelve. We wouldn't let anyone else assume duties when they're twelve, not even the captain. This is a medical situation, so if you'd like someone to change my mind about your capabilities, I suggest you go to sickbay."

Not that it would help much. He would submit the request to the captain, of course, under his plainly made opinion that Ro's attitude would not be condusive to duty; that some of the crew would refuse to work with her because of the incident on the Wellington.

Ultimately, a request like this would be up to the Captain.

"You have my answer. You have an avenue of progression. I suggest you follow it."

[ro_laren]

"Then I shall," she said, eyes narrowed. "Sir," she said by polite leave taking, then turned and marched out, heading for sickbay in a huff.

And no, she is not sulking.