Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Nov 29, 2021 4:15:19 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Captain Eastman's Office]It was closing time at Captain Eastman's office. The large, wooden desk was gone, as were the bookcases and ergonomic chairs, all replaced with generic Starfleet furniture. There weren't even pastries. Everything that had distinguished the space from any other office was no longer present. With only 15 minutes left in her final day as an officer, Judy had but one task left before she could walk out that door and become a civilian. It was a task that carried with it some closure, and one that truly mattered for her to oversee herself. =A= "Eastman to Harmon. Can you come up to my office?" =A=
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Matthew Harmon
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Post by Matthew Harmon on Dec 21, 2021 8:37:50 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Captain Eastman's Office]It was closing time at Captain Eastman's office. The large, wooden desk was gone, as were the bookcases and ergonomic chairs, all replaced with generic Starfleet furniture. There weren't even pastries. Everything that had distinguished the space from any other office was no longer present. With only 15 minutes left in her final day as an officer, Judy had but one task left before she could walk out that door and become a civilian. It was a task that carried with it some closure, and one that truly mattered for her to oversee herself. =A= "Eastman to Harmon. Can you come up to my office?" =A=
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Judith Eastman
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Grandma
Posts: 2,593 Likes: 84
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Post by Judith Eastman on Dec 21, 2021 18:17:36 GMT
[Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Captain Eastman's Office]As Matthew entered the empty office, Judy pulled him into a tight hug, overlooking his disappointment at the absence of pastries. It was so wonderful to see him, looking so much like his former self. "No snacks," she confirmed, letting him go. "Mabel took the last plate of cookies to her office."Stepping down had helped Judy realize how much many of her babies subordinates had grown up, like Mabel - and Matthew.
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Matthew Harmon
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Post by Matthew Harmon on Dec 23, 2021 9:10:53 GMT
[Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Captain Eastman's Office]As Matthew entered the empty office, Judy pulled him into a tight hug, overlooking his disappointment at the absence of pastries. It was so wonderful to see him, looking so much like his former self. "No snacks," she confirmed, letting him go. "Mabel took the last plate of cookies to her office."Stepping down had helped Judy realize how much many of her babies subordinates had grown up, like Mabel - and Matthew.
He hadn't expected a hug, especially not so soon, or tight, from the Old Lady. But he was glad for it, and hugged her back. He wasn't good at expressing his emotions, so this was good. Not that he'd admit it. "A pity," he said ostensibly about the snacks but really more about her retirement. "I'll have to chase her then," he said. "You know you've really left an impression on her. She's picked up a lot of your bad habits," he grinned. It was easier to talk about how she'd effected others and than openly discussing how he felt she'd impacted his own life.
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Dec 24, 2021 15:09:44 GMT
[Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Captain Eastman's Office]With the benefit of hindsight, it was a surprise that Matthew had not reacted more awkwardly to the hug, but, well, Judy just had great instincts. "When you spend enough time working with someone, you corrupt and are corrupted by them," she remarked. "That includes you - you've got a lot to teach those around you, Matthew."Judy was using the word "corrupt" in a joking manner - young Mr. Harmon had much more good than bad to him, and so much to contribute in a career that could run for decades longer. "That's why, before I get that other foot out the door, I'd like to reinstate you, with your permission."All the paperwork was all ready to go, to be submitted so long as Judy's credentials were good.
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Matthew Harmon
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Post by Matthew Harmon on Dec 25, 2021 10:58:50 GMT
[Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Captain Eastman's Office]With the benefit of hindsight, it was a surprise that Matthew had not reacted more awkwardly to the hug, but, well, Judy just had great instincts. "When you spend enough time working with someone, you corrupt and are corrupted by them," she remarked. "That includes you - you've got a lot to teach those around you, Matthew."Judy was using the word "corrupt" in a joking manner - young Mr. Harmon had much more good than bad to him, and so much to contribute in a career that could run for decades longer. "That's why, before I get that other foot out the door, I'd like to reinstate you, with your permission."All the paperwork was all ready to go, to be submitted so long as Judy's credentials were good.
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Dec 25, 2021 16:49:43 GMT
[Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Captain Eastman's Office]Judy gently took off her glasses, fidgeting to distract herself from Caldonia. It was a topic that caused her much pain, and one she knew better than to relitigate. "They signed off on this move. You also have many skills and many advantages that people don't give you credit for."Having distrusted Matthew for the first month or two, Judy had come to appreciate him greatly very fast. That had made the incident on Caldonia even more painful. "There's only one person that should lose their job over Caldonia, and it's Antoinette Ellis," she found herself saying, almost involuntarily. "I'd thought of resigning at the time, but that's the conclusion I've come to. As long as you're willing to serve, and as long as you can do good in this organization - flawed as it is, you should."
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Matthew Harmon
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Post by Matthew Harmon on Dec 26, 2021 8:08:31 GMT
[Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Captain Eastman's Office]Judy gently took off her glasses, fidgeting to distract herself from Caldonia. It was a topic that caused her much pain, and one she knew better than to relitigate. "They signed off on this move. You also have many skills and many advantages that people don't give you credit for."Having distrusted Matthew for the first month or two, Judy had come to appreciate him greatly very fast. That had made the incident on Caldonia even more painful. "There's only one person that should lose their job over Caldonia, and it's Antoinette Ellis," she found herself saying, almost involuntarily. "I'd thought of resigning at the time, but that's the conclusion I've come to. As long as you're willing to serve, and as long as you can do good in this organization - flawed as it is, you should."
Matt could tell that Caldonia was not an easy topic for her. It wasn't an easy one for him either, but difficult conversations were sometimes necessary. This wasn't the time or place for a deep dive into what happened, however. "You know she visited me when I returned," he said, though he was fairly confident the news Antoinette was meeting with those who were on Caldonia had filtered its way to the Captain somehow. "Anyway," he sighed after she took the opportunity to impart some advice, "It's not like I've got anywhere else to go," he joked about his prospects outside Starfleet.
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Dec 26, 2021 8:23:36 GMT
[Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Captain Eastman's Office]Judy sighed. She knew that the Admiral had gone and harassed the survivors of Caldonia, and of course she was powerless to do much about that after the fact. "You have plenty of places to go," she responded to Matthew, sitting down on one of the sad, standard-issue chairs that were now in her office. "I'd hire you."It wasn't a proper job offer, but... she would. "Besides, your mom's in government now, isn't she? You can get a cushy do-nothhing director job at a Ferengi import-export bank."It was hard to be corrupt in the Federation now, but all you had to do was go to Ferenginar.
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Matthew Harmon
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Post by Matthew Harmon on Jan 2, 2022 11:08:48 GMT
[Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Captain Eastman's Office]Judy sighed. She knew that the Admiral had gone and harassed the survivors of Caldonia, and of course she was powerless to do much about that after the fact. "You have plenty of places to go," she responded to Matthew, sitting down on one of the sad, standard-issue chairs that were now in her office. "I'd hire you."It wasn't a proper job offer, but... she would. "Besides, your mom's in government now, isn't she? You can get a cushy do-nothhing director job at a Ferengi import-export bank."It was hard to be corrupt in the Federation now, but all you had to do was go to Ferenginar.
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Matt laughed at the idea of him having a bullshit job in a bank, worse a Ferengi bank. "Foreign Minister, aye, but not sure she'd go to such efforts for me," Matt didn't have a great relationship with his parents. "Can you imagine me working for the Ferengis? Working at a bank? I'd go mad with boredom!"
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Jan 2, 2022 13:31:36 GMT
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