Paul sat in the science lab running some scans on the briar patch. He figured he might as well make himself useful and try and find a way of increasing ship efficiency in the patch. He wasn't having much luck though and was bored out of his mind.
"Excuse me Lieutenant, here are the reports from the latest scouting mission beyond the patch."
"Lemme see," Paul said, jumping up with excitement. He looked over the PADD that the young ensign had brought in. Most of the planetary systems that had been explored were just regular systems, however, one planet in the Volax system showed distinct signs of an extinct civilization.
"Eureeka! Deveraux, to Lieutenant Call."
[Call here.]
"Lieutenant, may I have permission to use a runabout?"
[To what end?]
"I want to investigate some ancient ruins zat ave been discovered on Volax IV."
[Lieutenant, you show up three weeks late for duty, step onto the station like nothing has happened, refuse to take off that claw and now you want to borrow a runabout?]
"I do not see ze problem. I am only trying to do my job."
[The answer is no Lieutenant! Call out.]
Paul sat back down in his seat and swiveled around to face the console. He started laying in a flight plan to Volax IV.
I'll be dammed if I miss this, he thought.
Fair enough. He was a science officer and working on a better way of navigating the patch was partly his responsibility, his real passion was to explore.
"Computer, where is ze nearest unused runabout docked?"
< The USS Seine is currently docked at docking port C >
Paul packed up all the things he needed and headed for the Seine.