Captain’s quarters, NSS SugarPea
The captain’s room had a locked trunk at the foot of a queen sized bed and a small closet full of clothing. The door would slide open for Wazu, letting both Samantha and himself to enter. “Sorry about the mess.” He said, “You might have to end up running NNN.”
"My father is a majority shareholder" Samantha says "But... we will have to see who the shareholders vote in charge. I can manage things on a temporary level" She begins to strip in front of Wazu, as she heads for the closet, showing little care for her own modesty
“Oh, THAT wheelwright… either way I do not think there are many people left alive who worked at NNN. I am not sure how NNN is setup, or what backup plans they have in place for this kind of thing.” His eyes would watch her as she stripped, then walked over to the closet. The majority of the clothing were Nepleslian Navy uniforms, blue shirts, kaki pants, and blue hats. There were also a few civilian outfits including a nice dress, a grey tank top, and jeans. "Alex's nudity before was strictly clinical." Wazu said, "And running around topless like you were was strictly a product of necessity. The too tight white shirt and the strip tease though are different animals, they are strictly sexual."
"Most of the off planet reporters should be fine" Samantha says "Also most of the embeds. However that attack did take out most of our central technicians and about 65% of our editors and 90% of the management" she grabs a blue denim shirt, a pair of blue denim pants, and a similar hat, and puts them on. "So you find me sexually attractive?" she asks, with a smile "I'm glad."
“I do not get out a lot.” Wazu said, sitting down on the bed and leaning back slightly, propping himself up on his arms. “And when I do all I seem to meet are bimbos and women who can not hold a decent conversation… Or they are bad choices for any number of reasons. It is refreshing to have someone who can hold their own when it comes to technology.” As he watched Samantha strip and redress he added, “I have seen this part of the movie before, this is the point where the up and coming reporter seduces the soldier?”
Samantha laughs a warm peal. "If I was trying to seduce you, this is where I'd say 'I'm sorry boss, I haven’t seen that movie! Could you show me the highlights!" She shakes her head, sitting down and beginning to fiddle with her cybernetics. She was rapidly checking up on her storage places and their contents quickly. "Speaking of holding their own when it comes to technology... Haven't I heard something about you having an AI 'daughter'?"
“That would be Drei.” Wazu explained, “The AI that runs Nepleslia uses my DNA. We put her together a long time ago and to make the DNA easier to work with we stripped out a lot of the unnecessary stuff. The brain and body then got integrated into a more conventional supercomputer. So, I guess that makes her more of a cyborg than an AI.” He shrugged a little and then added, “What can I say, I’m not very good with kids.”
"I see" Samantha says, "Forgive me for performing an impromptu interview so soon, but may I ask about your relation with Drei? Is she useful in managing your fleet? Do you suggest such 'children' to other Nepleslian commanders?"
“It is alright, we have some down time while we’re heading further into the city.” Wazu straightened up a bit on the bed, sitting up before continuing, “Drei is effectively related to me by blood so I do try and watch out for her. Like her sister that ran the Qel’Noran homeworld, Drei is both a person and a computer system, essentially a dedicated operator of the computer network. Her entire life has been managing fleet actions and logistics, I have trained her personally and she is incredibly smart even without the computer added logic. She doesn’t need me to help run the fleet. The intention was that she would run the other fleets as well, she helps handle their logistics and attempts to help with strategy but.” Wazu stopped himself for a moment, choosing his next words carefully. “Other admirals tend to want to do things their own ways.”
"I see" Samantha says "And how well do you think Drei is handling morality concepts and controversial issues? For example, what are her feelings on freedom of information? How far is she willing to go to save a life?"
“She follows orders,” Wazu replied, “I have no doubt she is developing her own concepts or morality but the system is built to follow the playbook, a series of actions to take under certain circumstances that we generate with constant wargaming.”
"I see" Samantha marks some information down. "Also, in other questions, what do you think was the tactical reason behind the NMX strike into our broadcasting tower?"
“Disruption. Every soldier and every minute we spend dealing with problems on Nepleslia is one that we do not spend handling the NMX problem.” Wazu explained, “This kind of attack is what I would have done if I was looking to slow down our ability to strike their assets.”
"Which assets do you believe they left vulnerable or uncovered that they chose to strike out like this?"
Samantha nods, clearly making mental notes "And lastly what are your personal feelings about today, and the quality of your team?"
“We don’t have the numbers that the NMX have so we have to fight smarter than they do. I think this team is certainly built for that.”
"I see, thanks for the interview!" Samantha says, giving Wazu a hug and a peck on the cheek. "If you need me for computer stuff, or propaganda, or emotional things such as counseling... that's what I'm for!"
"You are welcome," Wazu said right before getting interrupted by the ship's PA system, "We are 30 seconds out from our destination," Wazu would then push himself up off the bed, "Alright, We need to get back up to the bridge." He would then hold out his hand to help her up.
Samantha gently takes his hand and graciously allows him to help her up. She was clearly perfectly willing to play into his small streak of chivalry
