#Lasky is the mom because he's emotionally available. Palmer is the dad because she left for milk and never came back. actually with

[poisonheadcrabsalesman]

Character of your choice is trying to take a shower but now there's an alarm going off.

The fire alarm is going off.

A shrill droning siren with flashing emergency lights that flash in the hazy steam of the shower. Civilian colony ship safety lights flash with military precision in time with the stress headache forming behind his eyes.

Tom sighs and wonders how long he could go unnoticed. His forehead thunks against the shower wall and he daydreams of hiding here instead of hurriedly dressing and getting to his designated zone. Trouble is, being captain makes you important enough that hiding isn't an option. And he wasn't really in the mood to have some poor ensign or worse come barging into his quarters.

Fires on spaceships are bad, he tells himself. You're captain and you need to be an example, he thinks as he thumps his head against the wall.

He sighs loudly and shuts off the water, towels off, and throws on the closest clean clothes he can find while pouting performatively for himself and probably Roland.

Speaking off… "Roland, is this a real alarm?"

"Unsure, Captain." Roland replies. "It wasn't scheduled. Signs point to maintenance and some kind of electrical issue."

Tom fights the urge to stay in his room, but before he can decide, a knock at the door interrupts his pouting. Some poor ensign is here to escort him to where Command is supposed to be during emergencies, but they pause and gawk at him.

Tom knows his hair is still wet and is sticking up in some unflattering way, but really? He follows their eyes and ah. The shirt he grabbed is one of the gag gifts that had not seen the light of day since it was so lovingly gifted. Tom sighs and waves the ensign on, grabbing a UNSC sweatshirt and trailing after them.

"Aw, but sir." Roland chimes from the speaker by the door. "It's a shame to hide that shirt, how else will the crew recognize you as World's Best Mom?"