Grandma Issues

Posted on 28 Jan 2014 @ 2:47pm by Lieutenant Asahi Kita

633 words; about a 3 minute read

Stardate :: I don't know which one it is, I never know which one it is why does the thing always ask me this?

It's obvious that I've never really been one to deal with the whole journaling thing; and to be honest, I can't really think of a reason for doing it. But my mother always said to give it a shot, and here I am... at least trying. Maybe I can figure a way around the whole thing, use it for therapy of some sort. Not sure I actually need therapy, but I'm an engineer, what do I know?

There's a bar installation that's coming up soon, and somehow they managed to put me in charge of it. I think Lieutenant Fahad was supposed to be taking care of most of the organization, but, with his resignation, it fell to the highest officer who was about. I haven't met the new chief yet, but I bet she's going to recoup from all that Borg nonsense. I'd really like to meet her, but there'll be tons of time for that when everyone's back on the vessel again.

I've had a chance to meet one of the new engineer recruits, and I have to say I'm impressed by the knowledge he knows. K'os Beaumont is definitely an asset to the Galileo, and he's one that I can definitely work with. He seems a bit impressionable, but so was I when i was younger. Can't say I blame the kid for trying his best.

I'd have more work things to mention, but there aren't any. It's shore leave, I can't say I didn't see that coming. I've been helping Grandma Kita with her 'bio-organic alternative' to the deuterium power supplies of the power plant just outside of the city. Apparently it's been an ongoing argument between one of the workers and Grandma Kita that her 'alternative power' is interfering with some of the relays that are still connected to the house, which in turn shows that she is indeed still using power. The plant still sees it fit to prod her about her 'odd power usage,' while she sees absolutely nothing deuterium-gas powered on her end, and, in stubborn Kita family fashion, openly yells at them about being wrong. She's a nurse. I can't expect her to know what relay does what, let alone how to disconnect one, and since she refuses any help from the plant, I have to jump in.

Grandpa was always the one who managed to fix things like this. Having been an engineer himself, any malfunction or error within a system were a simple spanner turn away from working like new. Grandma doesn't have those capabilities; she's told me so plenty of times...

She needs someone to watch over her. I can't come back to Earth at a moment's notice to help her with another random repair. She won't call mechanics, and Mom and Dad aren't around enough to know what's wrong. I can't exactly push people to help her out, but maybe I can mention her to a few instructors or some old shipmates. She's had to have made some sort of friends. I don't want her alone, but I can't be with her while I'm off in the stars, and don't get her started if I mention the idea of me retiring early from Starfleet. She'll breathe down my threat so fast...

Ugh. I should get this sorted out before I run off to Rigel. I won't have time to when I get back. I barely have time to now. She keeps telling me she's capable of dealing with things on her own, but the number of mechanical issues and electronic hazards around the house suggest otherwise...

They make dating services for old people, right?

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