Posted by Cadet Alex McCall, MD (Doctor) in Graduation - Cadet Alex McCall

Posted by Captain Grayson Rhodes (Commanding Officer) in Graduation - Cadet Alex McCall
Sitting back in the large, oversized and plush leather arm chair that sat behind the equally large wooden desk in the Captains Ready Room, Grayson raised the coffee cup to his lips and drained the last dregs of coffee as his yes looked over the to-do list he had hastily thrown together that morning.

Pausing as he read the next item on the list, he looked at the time and put down his coffee cup with a thud. “Oops,” he said, completely to himself as the time registered with him. He was an hour late to this particular item but as the person it was about had no idea it was about to happen, Grayson wasn’t too worried. The reviews on the latest edition of Mechwarrior had been worth it, as the 32nd edition of the game, now in holonovel format, had been worth the watch.

=/\= Cadet McCall, Lieutenant Frankenstein, this is Captain Rhodes =/\= he said seconds after opening the comm-link.

=/\= Please come to my Ready Room at the earliest you can, and unless that you are in the middle of a Medical Emergency, Lieutenant, that means now =/\= he clarified, more than aware that earliest you can in Daphne’s language might be translated as when you feel like it and have done what you think is more important.

Closing the comm, he spun around on his large and comfy chair and simply rolled it on it’s wheels over to the replicator without standing up. Pursing his lips as he waited for his coffee to materialize, he considered having Engineering add a motorized unit to the chair so he could drive it to the replicator instead of having to push it with his feet.

Captain Rhodes, CO

Alex rocked back in his chair, adjusted his aim, took a deep breath, held it, and took the shot.

The wadded up ball of paper sailed in a graceful arc, bounced once, twice, on the rim of the ceramic coffee mug, before finally falling in.

“Yes!” He called out, raising his arms in victory before pointing over at his boss.

“That’s three to two ‘Big Kahunna’! Have you got the minerals to make the shot to tie things up?”
He asked, tossing over another identical paper ball.

If Alex had learned anything from this Cadet cruise it was the value of taking time out to have a little R&R with a friend, which was how he had come to view the feisty CMO, despite their disparity in rank.

=/\=……. Lieutenant, that means now =/\=

Alex glanced over at Daphne with a raised eyebrow as the Captains voice came over the comm, what trouble were they in now?

Cadet Alex McCall, MD

Alex took a moment to straighten his uniform collar for the seventeenth time since hurriedly donning the jacket in place of the more relaxed and comfortable scrubs that he preferred to wear around sickbay. Alex hadn’t had much contact with the skipper during this cruise and that had been in far more relaxed circumstances than a summons to the ready room, which didn’t seem to bode well.

Racking his brains for any minor misdemeanour that the Captain might have become aware of, Alex glanced over at his Boss who had also been summoned, again not good sign, and hit the door chime.

Cadet Alex McCall, MD