Idle Gossip

Late at night, on the starship Voyager, Lovers converse in the privacy of their own beds. . .

"You can't be serious."

"I promise I am, I got this from the source herself!"

"No. . . You couldn't have. How did you do it?"

"Well, I kinda over heard them in the mess hall one day, talking about a steamy date they had, and after all the other things that I had heard, I kinda put two and two together, and figured it out."

"Do you think that anyone else knows about this? I mean, what will people think, this is the Captain that were are talking about here."

"You have got to be kidding me, of course other people know, lots of people know. This isn't the sort of thing that can be kept quiet for long. Honestly, I don't know why they bother to hide it."

"Really, Its not like we care about who she dates or something, just as long as it doesn't effect her command, ya know?"

"Yeah, but do you really think that Seven is right for her, I mean, let's face it, the girl has the personality of a spanner."

"I don't know her that well, She sees a lot of my daughter, but I really have nothing to do with her, so I can't really say."

"Well, I have been forced to work with her on occasion, and let me tell you, that's not an easy task."

"So I have heard. . . Now back to this steamy date you heard about. . ."

"Well, I didn't hear a lot of details, they were trying to keep it low key, but it involved the hydroponics bay, and lunch."

"Sounds interesting . . . Do you really think that we should be gossiping about them, when we are in the same situation ourselves?"

"It's not the same situation, it's just that no one knows yet."

"Uh-huh."

"Besides, I kinda wanna keep you all to myself for awhile."

"You know that you have to share me. I have a daughter."

"Well, I guess that's all right."

"Why don't you show me how all right that is."

"Not a problem."
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"That information is irrelevant."

"I was just trying to tell you a little about what I heard today. I don't like to participate in gossip, but I overheard it , and thought you might like to know."

"It is interesting."

"I thought that it would interest you, being Naomi's best friend and all."

"I am happy for Ensign Wildman, but I do believe that she could have picked a better partner."

"Now darling, you know that just because our chief engineer doesn't get along with you, doesn't mean that she wouldn't get along with Samantha."

"Right now, I am no longer interested in this. . . Idle gossip Kathryn."

"Just what are you interested in then?"

"This. . ."


The end.