[Discovery] -- [Kirk's Office] -- [Open for Official Business]

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It was so heavily backlogged. Messages, paperwork, reports, news - all of it was backlogged. Kirk had holed himself up in his office, trying to get through it all. Okay, the paperwork was at least not seriously backlogged and he saw Spock's hand in that. Spock was good at that sort of thing, even if Kirk wasn't entirely surprised to see some things

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[dctr_mccoy]

Deep down, Bones was a just gossipy old woman. Maybe it was the heat that brewed something extra meddling curious in Southerners, that they loved to be the purveyors of information.

So when Bones finished his   lunch with Nyota, the  first place he headed was Jim's office.

Bones practically bounced into the familiar room and flopped down into a chair.

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Shit. Bones sat back down, slow. "I read the report, Jim. Was waiting to see what you wanted to do before I said something to her."

Medical staff taking weapons off of patients when Security stood nearby. He'd almost stormed down there himself until he caught himself.

[kirktastic]

"Talked to her," Jim shook his head, "Nero tried to kill himself. With a fucking knife. How did he still have a knife?!" He slammed a hand down on his desk, "Someone's going to pay for this. She gave me a name... Hsrris. I'm going to talk to him, and find out what happened to the orders I gave. I told Security to keep that field up, to make sure the Romulans were taken care of and fed, and that they didn't have any weapons on them as I beamed them directly into the ship under my code!"

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"Fucking hope so," Bones retorted. He'd been livid reading how she'd been called down, alone, to work on perhaps the most dangerous person in their galaxy, and let her walk into it. Alone. No officers called. Chief of Security nowhere.

What the fuck.

"What did she say?" he wondered. "You didn't get after her, did you?"

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"No. I didn't at all," He glared just a little at Bones suggesting it, "She did what she had to. Harris should have at least gone in there with her like a man with some balls." He was pissed about the situation.

[dctr_mccoy]

"Harris or whoever should have had a fucking squadron of redshirts down there with phasers aimed on Nero's ass. If he had hurt her? Fuck, could you imagine?"

Bones could, easily. Having seen first-hand what Nero had done to Jim and George, he put nothing past the Romulan, female-form or not. "Damned straight she did what she was supposed to do. But she shouldn't have been called like that, is my point. Top-secret prisoners in the brig and some security grunt decides to just comm Sickbay and see who answers? Regulations just go flying out the fucking window?"

[kirktastic]

"Ever since Alex decided to turn into a drunkard and desert his post..." Jim's fingers clenched. "I need a new chief of security. I even have someone in mind but... fuck if he'll even agree to it. Damn, even if Harris had just stunned Nero before she went in I would be less pissed."

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"Gonna replace Security chief?" Bones nodded, frowning. Had to be done, but carefully. Didn't want to fuck with morale, people didn't like drama and stress within their departments - but fuck, they've been having Security issues from the beginning, when the mirror people arrived and messed with one of his Ensigns.

Speaking of... "We've got a couple months to think about it, but I gotta start planning for a new Head Nurse when I lose Chapel." Bones hated the idea of losing Tina, but rules, regulations, all that bullshit. "I was thinking about asking the other Chapel if she's step in, until they figure out a way to get home."

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"What choice do I have? I need someone competant in that role, someone I can trust to do their job." It was that simple, no matter the cost it could have in other ways.

"What if they've found a way by then?" Jim pointed out, sighing. "I don't want to lose Tina either... she's a damn good second for you."

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"So, who you got in mind?" Bones wondered. "You said you didn't think they'd agree?" That was strange - if there was one thing that united most people on board a starship like this, it was ambition.

Bones sighed. What was the point in arguing? "Then I'll look for someone else," he growled, pushing that problem aside. Fuck. "Point is, Chapel's been a Head Nurse, there isn't a learning curve I have to worry about, other then the technology and layout, and she's got that down already. My biggest worry is she won't want to leave researching. She's been trying to get some of her own shit done when we haven't been overrun with problems, like doctors turning into children."

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Jim waved a hand, "Sorry, I didn't mean it like you shouldn't pick her. She'd be perfect for the job.. I mean, hell, she is Chapel." Hopefully Bones knew what he meant. "I know you'll pick the right person."

He rubbed a hand over his eyes as he spoke, "I was thinking about John to be head of security."

[dctr_mccoy]

"John Grimm?"

Bones sighed, watching Jim carefully. "Jim, how much do you know 'bout John?"

Not that John wouldn't be a great head of security - but it wasn't like Starfleet was going to let him just move into the roll without wanting to know more about him, and Bones wasn't sure even he could manufacture that much fake information.

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"...Enough," His gaze was serious. "I know enough. I can hack into the files if I have to to make sure he's set up."

[dctr_mccoy]

So, John Grimm trusted Jim with this knowledge. Bones was torn between being jealous and proud. "Planning on making him Starfleet, or is this some sort of commando operation of yours."

It would probably take both of them, at least, to come up with all the needed sort of documentation to create a believable digital identify.

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"This... I think this'll be off the record, a little." Jim coughed, looking a little embarrassed.

[dctr_mccoy]

"Gotcha," Bones told him. "Good choice, if a little unconventional. "You know, Bones told him, "that if something happens while he's on duty, and he's injured, its not going to be easy to keep his little secret."