The Good Lieutenette

She's quick and smart, ready to produce what her Captain of Industry needs. Supportive.

On the old ship, when the Captain was the Crusty Mariner, she understood.

"He's a take-charge guy. Some people fear him, but they shouldn't : not if they've done their job. He wants straight talk, information, not words just for the sake of wind. He's always accessible to people with solid thoughts and ideas. People who know what they're doing, they have no problem."

But, as time passes, all ships must be re-fitted, and the Good Lieutenette was set to serve a new Captain, The Smile.

The Smile was smooth and friendly and didn't give a damn about what you knew or the contents of your thought - as long as you agreed with him and were dimmer than the light of his Smile. It was a radiant light - and she understood.

"He's accessible, not like the Crusty Mariner, who was distant. The Smile reaches out - and people appreciate that: it's truly refreshing after the Crusty Mariner who, you have to admit, people were afraid of. People who know how to be team players, they have no problem."

The Good Lieutenette is quick and smart, ready to produce what her Captain of Industry needs. Supportive. Maybe not totally honest with herself, but that's certainly not a requirement for successfully serving Captain Smile. She's a team player now, basking in the radiance of The Smile, and that's what counts.