The bridge of the
USS Murgatroid was quiet. The Defiant-class ship was moored against
Starbase 668, undergoing repairs, so the bridge had but a skeleton crew (Lieutenant Heavens and a single
Mib Khan clone) with nothing to do but monitor for problems. Suddenly, the turbolift doors opened and Counsellor
Lothar staggered out.
Heavens and Khan stared at the counsellor, who stood swaying in a
pink evening dress ensemble with almost-matching makeup. "There's a
little girl inside me," Lothar explained, before spinning and lurching back into the turbolift.
"There's something you don't see everyday," Heavens gasped as the turbolift doors closed, taking the bizarre visitor away.
"He must have finally started reading his Dummies' Guide To Starship Counselling," Khan replied. "The first chapter is on 'Getting In Touch With Your Inner Child.'"