<div class="floatleft">(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WdT2PCz-fdQ/Ux0r7YN2kuI/AAAAAAAABcA/eF2DAS43BWwt2tvx4Sja3XqgHCYwxQaSgCKgB/s1600/Tigran.png)</div><strong>Character Name:</strong>Lt Commander Rim Tibbetts<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Deck 1, Officers Briefing Room<br/><strong>Tagging/Mentioning:</strong>Various Command staff<br/><strong>NSFW Warning:</strong><br/><br/>Tibbetts nose was significantly more sensitive than that of the average human or even the exceptional human for that matter.  Even with the distractions of the Orion counselor's lush hair and the first officer's delicate ears, he was able to to detect the smell of Jade's coffee.  There were fumes coming from the chief of security's mug, indicating that there was something in it other than the usual inclusions.  Tibbetts himself couldn't stand the flavour of coffee although he did enjoy the smell of it and Jade's coffee just smelled wrong.  He was well aware that some people added alcohol to their coffee to make it more palatable,  creating an odd mix of stimulant and depressant.  There was a time and a place for that and the morning briefing wasn't the right time or the right place.<br/><br/>"There are also a number of small issues that need to be addressed, ones that should have been found during the shakedown cruise," he said.  "Sensor station software issues, for example, creating sensor ghosts.  I've submitted my report and recommendations to engineering so they can begin scanning other systems.  There would also seem to be an issue with the replicators, because there is something wrong with your coffee."  He tapped his nose before raising his tricorder.  "It seems that your replicator is adding a small amount of a toxic organic compound to your beverage.  I'd have thought your taste buds would have been selective enough to detect it but then again individual sensitivity may vary.  If I were you, I'd avoid finishing that cup unless you want to end up in sick bay.  It's a little early for that."<br/><br/><em>It's a little early for that.  </em>A simple statement that could be taken so many ways.<br/><br/>He knew he was straddling a fine line there.  She was on duty and to be intoxicating herself was ludicrous.   Perhaps the alcohol had affected her judgement and that was why she was acting so belligerently.  In any case, he wasn't going to sit there and announce that she was drinking alcohol on duty in a meeting of the senior officers but he wasn't going to just let it pass.  If they didn't pick up on it on their own, he'd need to have a word with the doctor, the counselor and the captain.  It certainly wouldn't do to have a drunken chief of security.  She would, no doubt claim to be able to handle her alcohol.  Most addicts would.  He wasn't going to blow the whistle on her right away but he would, in time.  She had a job to do and she couldn't do it to the best of her ability if<br/>