Joshua Niles
Security & Tactical
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Rank: Lieutenant
Position: Tactical Officer
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Post by Joshua Niles on Sept 11, 2021 2:29:21 GMT
[ Mrs Gisele Niles - The Archive Seafood Restaurant, Lower Manhattan ]"His greatest failing has always been that he decided to turn his back on his family and get it into his fool head to go so damn far beneath his station," she fairly snarled. "Just like you have."There was genuine vitriol in Gisele's voice. As much as she might love all her children, including wayward Joshua, she simply could never accept the slap in the face that his joining Starfleet had been, let alone that he clung to it regardless of what it might cost him in the long run. Tenacity and determination were all good, but not if they were aimed in such a misguided direction!
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Judith Eastman
Civilian
Grandma
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Rank: Civilian/other
Position: Civil Servant
Species: Human
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Post by Judith Eastman on Sept 11, 2021 4:10:31 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - The Archive]Judy couldn't help it now. The poker face could only go so far. However, it wasn't rage that came out, but laughter. Much louder and higher-pitched than her speaking voice - almost shrill, in fact - and not really intended in meanness, the laughter rolled out. "I'm sorry, that's supposed to be a devastating insult, I'm sure," she said, barely suppressing more laughter. "I've just moved past the 19th century, in terms of my values."The notion of something being "beneath her station" simply because of her family was so incongruous with Judy's values, that it couldn't be classed as an insult.
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Joshua Niles
Security & Tactical
[TI22]
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Rank: Lieutenant
Position: Tactical Officer
Species: Human
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Post by Joshua Niles on Sept 11, 2021 4:34:13 GMT
[ Mrs Gisele Niles - The Archive Seafood Restaurant, Lower Manhattan ]That Eastman's laughter was like a slap in Gisele's face. A slap with a hand well-smeared with feces, for that matter. That woman, with all her claims of having evolved past what she deemed was an archaic past was clearly a hypocrite; like hell she wouldn't trade on her name and connections if she found it convenient, or make use of her birth if it suited her. "Never have I ever been insulted like this!"That was very much another snarl, as Gisele violently rose from her seat and actually knocked her chair down. "No wonder you've been sent out there, you're clearly unfit to be anywhere near civilized space, and you're going to take everyone around you down with you!""Enjoy your meal, Captain," she finally hissed, words that should be a good wish spoken with a voice that dripped venom, and that last word being particularly virulent, before she stalked out of the restaurant altogether.
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Judith Eastman
Civilian
Grandma
Posts: 2,593 Likes: 84
Rank: Civilian/other
Position: Civil Servant
Species: Human
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Post by Judith Eastman on Sept 11, 2021 19:19:52 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - The Archive]
Once again, Judy couldn't help the laughter, though it was a bit more muted this time. Many people had dismissed her before as being past her expiration date, but few retained that opinion for long.
She waved over Desmond the waiter.
"I'm so sorry about that commotion. Could you pack the food to go and get me the bill?"
This was, perhaps, the difference between the two in a nutshell. Judy, though she had her faults, was respectful towards those around her.
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