Uji glanced at the message that flashed up upon his terminal with distaste, he had had far too many of late especially after taking command of the Nighthawk; this one was flagged for urgent attention.

With a small sigh he opened and read the words carefully, with each passing second he could hardly believe what he read. After reading the message three times he pressed his comm and summoned whom he believed to be the best person for the job hoping that things would eventually start running as they normally did.

The cook of the Nighthawk has called sick, you have been summoned to replace them for the day. What could possibly go wrong?

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