[ The problem with that plan is that Chris has access overrides to any and all the ships systems. And while he's not quite alarmed enough to shut the turbolift down completely, he does log in to the security cameras, does check to see what floor it's heading to, and does tell Spock he has to go, so sorry, something's just come up.
He takes another turbolift down to G Deck, and through a combination of luck and simply knowing the ship backwards and forwards after all these years, he manages to get himself directly in line of the trajectory of who he's certain is Loki — how? — and the red-shirted Ensign he'd been talking to.
Time for the Captain Face. ]
Excuse me, I'm so sorry to interrupt, Ensign... Carr. [ By some miracle, her crew profile flashes in his memory and he can remember her name. Giving her as charming a smile as he can while still remaining professional, he takes half a step towards Loki, already subtly herding him away from her. ] I need to speak with the Lieutenant.
[ He'd wonder where Loki even got a Lieutenant's uniform, but he's seen up close and personal just how easy it is for him to change his appearance. Is that how he got on the ship? How long has he been here? Surely not since the last shore leave, right?
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He takes another turbolift down to G Deck, and through a combination of luck and simply knowing the ship backwards and forwards after all these years, he manages to get himself directly in line of the trajectory of who he's certain is Loki — how? — and the red-shirted Ensign he'd been talking to.
Time for the Captain Face. ]
Excuse me, I'm so sorry to interrupt, Ensign... Carr. [ By some miracle, her crew profile flashes in his memory and he can remember her name. Giving her as charming a smile as he can while still remaining professional, he takes half a step towards Loki, already subtly herding him away from her. ] I need to speak with the Lieutenant.
[ He'd wonder where Loki even got a Lieutenant's uniform, but he's seen up close and personal just how easy it is for him to change his appearance. Is that how he got on the ship? How long has he been here? Surely not since the last shore leave, right?
Right? ]