There’s a difference between “cutup” and “screw-up.”

“Negative Review”

By Joseph Manno

Effective as Brett King’s boyish charm was with “Liberty’s Belles,” it was significantly less so with her captain, whose amusement at the entire “window dressing” incident seemed a little… lacking.

Mantovanni told him, "Well, I can't really fault your nerve, Brett, though I think your recent actions are less about courage and more about self-control… or lack thereof. Still, it's more the consistency of your judgment that's in question—you know, the judgment that’s gotten you commissioned... promoted... demoted... decorated... promoted again just a week ago... and busted a second time."

"I was never busted a second ti–

“Oh, shit."