The diplomat paced her quarters like a caged lion. Some silly malfunction had triggered cell lock on her entire floor, coupled with coincidental timing of communications being off line due to some diagnostics rubbish only frustrated matters.<br/><br/>Luckily the replicators were working ... however synthahol was only so good.  Still, she had to be thankful she was a diplomat and warranted a suite equipped with a replicator.  Most of the crew's quarters didn't have them.<br/><br/>"Hmm I must talk to someone about this. How old do we have to be to be adults around here ?" Andrea murmured to herself through pursed lips after taking a sip of what should have been powerful vodka "Surely such restraints for for people who need to keep their wits about them always, why me too ?"<br/><br/>A decent drink that actually got one tipsy would be very much welcome right about now. Only three hours had past but it was three hours too long for Andrea. Most thought diplomats were meant to be patient, but Andrea relied on empathic skills from her betaziod heritage more than superb timing.<br/><br/>Without really expecting anything to come of it Andrea tried her comm badge, a new bit of technology that was recently introduced aboard ship.  Not everyone had them yet, but she was among the lucky ones.<br/><br/>"Diplomat Light here can anyone else hear me ? "<br/><br/>To the betazoid's surprise there came an answer in the form of a very sexy female voice.  "Affirmative.  I assume this is Ms. Light?  This is Lt. Uhura. I'm reading your location and I apologize for the inconvenience but there was a strange energy surge throughout the ship while we were running a few system diagnostics.  Please stand by."<br/><br/><br/>************************************************************<br/><br/>Meanwhile, in her quarters nearby, Operations Officer Ayaname was reading a system specifications manual, as there was nothing else to really do while she was stuck in her private room.  It was hard to focus on the details appearing on the screen with the events of the past several months still fresh in her mind, but she tried her best.  Images of Captain Janeway, Seven of Nine, Deanna Troi, Jadzia Dax, Hoshi Sato, and several others she'd briefly met rushed unbidden to her mind.  The Marpessa was no ordinary ship, having traveled before through time and dimension due to some sort of strange phenomena associated with a powerful alien race and acquired several new crew members in the process, including the Captain herself.<br/><br/>Hitomi looked around the room, feeling her thick member slowly starting to enlarge at the very sexual thoughts coming unbidden to her mind.  It became more and more difficult to concentrate on the screen she was viewing.  She found herself thinking of absolutely obscene things regarding the crew and officers of the ship.  She had always been a sexual woman, with an open and enlightened view on relationships, but this seemed to be much more intense.  It was like a battle to stay focused on the information on the screen.<br/><br/>Suddenly, almost as a relief, there came a hailing signal on the communicator console on the wall and the soft raspy voice of the captain came through.  "Lt. Ayaname, this is Captain Janeway.  I'm sorry about your situation, Lieutenant, but it couldn't be helped.  We received reports of some sort of energy spike all through the ship and it was strong enough to knock out a number of systems, including the relays and backups.  We should have the problem fixed soon and all systems up and running normally.  I'll need you and Ms. Light to both report to the medical bay at your earliest convenience, for a routine examination.  Your deck was hardest hit by the surge and I want to be sure everyone there is alright.  Janeway out."<br/><br/>***************************************************************<br/><br/>Not long after both Andrea and Hitomi received their respective messages the doorways of their quarters opened abruptly, unlocking, and then closed normally.  Apparently the problem had been fixed and both were free to leave their rooms.<br/><br/>Star Trek Sound Effects - Enterprise Doors Open Into Corridor (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAt6yEwshQA&feature=related#)