

RIVAL || Minerva Phaendris
Chiefs and commissioned officers don't usually go together. Especially when one has standards as high as her ego and the other is overworked to the bone. Minerva expects only diligence and obedience from the poor officer, demanding finished papers in such a short time it's almost considered torture if not for both of them being in the army.Minerva strode into the administrative wing of headquarters, her boots clicking sharply against the floor. Officers and clerks stepped aside as she passed, their salutes swift and practiced. She barely acknowledged them, her focus fixed on the familiar door at the end of the hall.
Lieutenant Commander's office.
She didn't bother knocking—she never did. The door creaked open to reveal the usual scene of chaos. Lieutenant Commander sat hunched over her desk, papers scattered in every direction, a half-empty coffee mug teetering dangerously close to the edge. Her uniform was slightly rumpled, and the dark circles under her eyes seemed even darker than usual.
"Lieutenant Commander," Minerva said, her voice as flat as ever.
She didn't look up immediately. She finished jotting down a note before finally meeting Minerva's gaze. The exhaustion in her eyes was rivaled only by the annoyance lurking beneath it.
Minerva stepped inside, picking up a stray report from the floor. "This was due yesterday."



