After several days of cleaning, the conference room beside the bridge had finally been restored. Once the smell inside became less unbearable, First Officer Kelly seized an opportunity to invite Pertus in and confront him about an issue.
"Pertus!"
"Did you know?"
"Your current behavior is exactly the same in nature as the prank Annie played on us here back then!"
Seated in her chair, Kelly berated Second Officer Pertus, who stood across the table with his hands behind his back. Her tone and expression were as stern as she could make them, and she did not hide her dissatisfaction with him at all.
"The only difference is that she succeeded only once, while you succeed every single time!"
"I understand!"
"You really like those cigarettes. That's not a problem, but!"
"Could you please stop smoking in public areas?"
"That's very bad!"
"Especially on the bridge. You haven't cared about our feelings at all!"
"The crew all say you've polluted the air that belongs to them, but they can't leave their posts. All they can do is silently endure it, then come to me together to complain?"
"What's more..."
"You know the air aboard the Orville is circulated internally. That makes your behavior especially恶劣!"
To be honest, Kelly had endured this problem for several days. Today, after receiving even more complaints and discussing it with Ed, she finally couldn't take it anymore.
For certain reasons, Captain Ed couldn't bear to be too harsh with Pertus over such a minor issue. She, however, wasn't going to worry about that. Since Ed was unwilling to play the bad cop, she, as First Officer, would do it instead. Supervising and correcting the crew's bad habits was part of her duties, after all.
"But."
"Commander Kelly!"
"Smoking makes me feel really good. Don't you