[SCENE:  The bridge of the Pegasus.  The doors open with a swoosh  and in staggers Chief Engineer Merlin, leaning heavily on Executive Officer Korrioth for support.  Despite that, Merlin nearly manages to collapse to the deck a couple of times before coming to a stop at Lord Spatula’s command chair and straightening himself.  He struggles to enunciate coherently for His Rudeness™.]
MERLIN:  Re…repa…repairs on the main computer complete, m’Lord. (cough)
LSIK&T:  About damned time too, I’d say…wait.  Where’d you get all those bumps on your noggin?
MERLIN:  K…Korrioth… (wheeze)
KORRIOTH:  He needed…encouragement.
LSIK&T:  (shakes head) Korrioth, how many times have I told you to thump him with your thumb only  when you did that???
KORRIOTH:  I did.
LSIK&T:  How many times…?
KORRIOTH:  (grunt)
LSIK&T:  That’s what I thought.  Station, please, Commander.
KORRIOTH:  Hmf. (trudges off)
LSIK&T:  Merlin, it’s probably time you promoted McCool and took that vacation you keep telling me about.  Go pick your best cadet from the academy and have Ozy start training him, mkay?
MERLIN:  Th…th…thank you eternally, m’Lord.  Shall I inform him?
LSIK&T:  That won’t be necessary, my friend. (opens intercom)  Mr. McCool, will you report to the bridge, please?
OZY MCCOOL:  (gulps audibly over speaker) Uh…aye, sir?
LSIK&T:  Yer not in trouble this  time, Ozy.  Just get a move-on and get up here.
OZY MCCOOL:  Aye sir, right away…
(To be continued…)