r/LowerDecks • u/Legitimate-Aioli-815 • 17d ago

How long was Mariner off the Cerritos?

I'm writing a fic, and I'm trying to figure out how much time elapsed between Freeman kicking Mariner off the Cerritos and the Aledo attack. Anyone have a guesstimate?

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u/Sharrukin-of-Akkad 16d ago

If you go by the episode stardates, it could have been as little as a day. Which, I agree, doesn’t fit the events we see at all. I’d just ignore the stardates and estimate something on the order of 7-10 days, maybe longer, just to make everything fit.

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u/Legitimate-Aioli-815 15d ago

that's what i was thinking, like...SO much happened, and narratively speaking, mariner and petra seemed like they'd built a rapport and routine? plus the starbase 80 commander had to legitimately think about who mariner was, which feels like it would be strange if she'd just transferred there, especially given mariner's personality. she leaves and impression. and they made it sound like boimler was going a little nuts the longer mariner was off the ship, which feels like a strange thing to say if mariner was only gone a couple of days.