Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Dael Stadi (Chief Engineer) in Engineering Compartment: DH – Cadet Kathering Hobbes Reporting

Posted by Cadet Katherine (Katie) Hobbes (Engineer) in Engineering Compartment: DH – Cadet Kathering Hobbes Reporting
It was instantly clear who was in charge from the moment Katie entered USS Challenger’s Engineering spaces. She stood, silently watching him… a Betazoid unless she was mistaken… checking read-outs on the main control panel and issuing commands to others. He seemed busy. Perhaps this was a bad time to report in.

He turned toward her. He knew she was there. Definitely Betazoid, she thought.

“Assuming that you are the Chief Engineer… I am Cadet Katherine Hobbes. Reporting for duty,” Katie said holding out the PADD that displayed her orders.

Cadet Katherine Hobbes (Engineering)

OOC: Welcome to the Challenger! Glad to have you aboard, I play the Chief Engineer here on the Academy ship. This is a place for you to learn the ropes of how we do things here while growing in confidence in your posting. Right now I’m using Out Of Character (we mark this by the “OOC:” preceding this) so I can talk to you directly and will reply In Character (denoted by “IC:” you’ll see later) when I’m speaking through my character to yours. Great job on first post, and signing off too, you’re already a step ahead! I will say one thing, try not to write what other people’s characters are doing. I don’t mind it here as it was done well in this instance but just for future reference. The exception is when you make what we call a NE or NC (for Nameless Ensign or Nameless Cadet). I like to give them names but they’ll be denoted by those initials, these are NPCs that we create if we need to fill out an away team, repair crew, etc… or use to show some roleplaying with a quick conversation. I’ll show an example of that below in my response post as well. I’m looking forward to posting with you and helping you develop your character. Don’t let any of this intimidate you, all of us on the Challenger are here to help you grow as a roleplayer and a member here on STF. I always enjoy having another member of the Warp Core Repair team!

IC:
Dael was making a few minor adjustments to the deflector array when he felt a new mental wave of thoughts came through on the deck. He ignored it for a moment, turning to NC Dawson as she walked by.
“Dawson, I want you to monitor the array while the new adjustments take place. Make sure the phase variance on these modifications stays within 0.5, otherwise we’re all going to have a big headache when the field shorts and we hit some space debris. The Captain doesn’t like holes in her ship. More importantly, I don’t like holes in my ship.”
The NC nodded and took his place at the console while he turned to face the new jumble of thought waves of his constant mental ocean.
“Ah, Cadet....Hobbes, I think it was? I was told I should be expecting a new face.” Dael extended his hand. He wasn’t a huge fan initially of the human custom as a telepath but it’d grown on him since he’d made an effort to be more sociable with his crewmates. Being in charge of a team required sacrifices after all. “Dael Stadi, Chief Engineer onboard the Challenger. I hope you had a pleasant trip from the Academy?”

-Lt. jg Dael Stadi, CE

OOC: A faux pas right off the bat. Oh well.

IC:

“The trip out was fine, ” Katie said as she took his hand and shook it. She decided to not mention the incident with the sanitary waste treating system on the transport just now. And as soon as she had the thought she regretted thinking about it in the presence of a Betazoid. She flashed a slight smile. “I haven’t been on a ship of this class before. It may take me some time to adjust to the differences between this and the academy simulators.”

She released his hand thoroughly convinced that she had made a complete fool of herself.

Cadet Katherine Hobbes