intensely_human, 11 months ago [alarms screaming, red lights pulsing all over the bridge] “Thirty seconds to impact!” “Captain, if we don’t begin laundry now we won’t have time to fold. We could lose the entire load” “Acknowledged, Lieutenant Worf” “Shall I order Engineering to begin loading the machines?” “Twenty seconds to impact!” “Negative. Data are you still hailing them?” “No response, sir” “Worf. Detergent” “Yes, sir” [his hands fly across the controls] “Pod is loaded” “Commence laundry on my mark” “Ten seconds to impact!” “Awaiting your order sir” “Hold, Lieutenant” “Sir …” “…” “Five seconds!” “now”
[alarms screaming, red lights pulsing all over the bridge]
“Thirty seconds to impact!”
“Captain, if we don’t begin laundry now we won’t have time to fold. We could lose the entire load”
“Acknowledged, Lieutenant Worf”
“Shall I order Engineering to begin loading the machines?”
“Twenty seconds to impact!”
“Negative. Data are you still hailing them?”
“No response, sir”
“Worf. Detergent”
“Yes, sir” [his hands fly across the controls] “Pod is loaded”
“Commence laundry on my mark”
“Ten seconds to impact!”
“Awaiting your order sir”
“Hold, Lieutenant”
“Sir …”
“…”
“Five seconds!”
“now”