<USS Avalon> "Mistaken Identity"

Mistaken Identityby Lt. Joshua Garrity and Petty Officer Vevay Davis 


Vevay was still in a daze about Ffej, she was so muddled she hadn't even had 
the opportunity to read the notes on Lt Jameson that Gibson had given her this 
morning. She rounded the corner and walked into yet another man. "God, sorry, 
sir, I didn't mean to stumble into you." Glancing up, she saw the man was 
coming out of the quarters she was heading for, so this must be Lt Jameson. She 
saluted smartly and smiled. "Lieutenant, I am here to interview you about your 
actions over the past few weeks."

Josh cast her a bewildered glance. Now? He was working. Couldn't this wait, he 
wondered. Really not in the mood, he gave the slightest shake of the head, 
holding up his work order and moved past her toward Jeffries tube ten.

"Sir, if you do not allow me to interview you, I will be forced to arrest you 
and we will continue this conversation in the brig."

Josh shot her a completely bewildered glance and motioned for her to follow as 
he entered, climbed then began to crawl through the narrow passageway.

"Are you out of your mind, sir?" When it was clear that he wasn't going to 
stop, she pulled herself in after him. "Sir, where are you going, sir?" 
Crawling along, she began to worry about the state of her uniform: she was 
gonna look like an Engineer when he was done. She shuddered at the thought of 
it. "Just great, perfect bloody start to the day."

Reaching his destination, he opened the access panel and began laying out his 
tools.

"Well, I guess we're having the interview now." Pulling out her PADD, she set 
it to record. "Please detail the events leading up to the death of John 
Forester."

Josh shot her a blank look. John Forrester? He shook his head, shrugging 
slightly. He knew nothing of it. Silently he began the task of rewiring.

"The Lieutenant has refused to answer," she said to the PADD. "Please detail 
the exact nature of your relationship with the deceased." 

He looked at her again. Had she lost her mind? He had no relationship with the 
deceased. They'd never met. Again, he shook his head. Finishing up quickly, he 
began to crawl again, exiting through an adjacent tube and walking briskly 
toward Main Engineering.

Running to catch up with him once she fell unceremoniously out of the tube, she 
told her PADD that he had once again refused to answer. "I am an officer of the 
Judge Advocate General. You must answer my questions or face prosecution."

Josh finally stopped and faced her, confused and tired. It was far too early in 
the morning for this, he thought. He opened his mouth to respond at last when 
his comm badge sounded. "Marksbury to Garrity..."

"Garrity? Lieutenant Garrity?" Holy fuck! She'd done it again. "Shit, I'm so 
sorry sir, I really am. I thought you were Lieutenant Jameson."

Josh looked at her as though she'd lost her mind. Jameson? He shook his head 
and pointed to the file the young woman carried in her hand. One line, really. 
The name. Susanna Jameson. He wondered if he really looked so very much like a 
Sussanna to her.

"Lieutenant Jameson is a woman?" Glancing down at the notes about the 
Lieutenant on her PADD she blushed even brighter when she read the entry under 
gender: female. "Oh god, I'm so sorry. Please don't make a complaint."

Josh shook his head, shrugging slightly, his tired expression very gentle. He 
wasn't about to complain to anyone. He pulled another work order as his comm 
sounded again. "Marksbury to Garrity. Respond please."

Backing out of Engineering, Vevay set off at a run. "Oh God, my first lone 
interview and I interview the wrong person!" Quickly reading the notes, she 
realised the most likely place for Jameson to be was in Medical.

***

Note: this log comes directly after "Logging the Hours"

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