NEW TNG: Terms and Conditions (1/1) PG [O'Brien]

Title: Terms and Conditions
Author: Dave Rogers
Email Address: daverogers@geocities.com
Series: TNG drabble
Rating: PG
Codes: O'Brien
Part: 1/1
Date Posted: 20 August 1999
                     
Summary: My take on the question: Why was O'Brien an 
officer early in TNG, but always claimed he'd never 
been one in DS9?

Disclaimer: Paramount are the chief officers, I'm 
just being petty.



Terms and Conditions



"Do you want to reconsider, Mr. O'Brien?"

"No, Captain. I never felt like an officer anyway. I 
was born to be an enlisted man."

"Then Starfleet will be happy for you to revert to 
your peacetime rank. Dismissed, Chief."

"Thank you, sir."

He was grinning when he returned. "Seven years, Keiko!
Seven... bloody... years!"

"What is it, Miles?" She didn't know whether to be amused 
or concerned.

His voice took on a patient tone. "Officers are paid by 
the month, right? But enlisted men are on an hourly rate."

"So what was that about seven years?"

"Backdated overtime pay!"