Posted by Lieutenant Henry Rodier (Chief of Security) in COS’s Office - Cadet O’Hara reporting for Duty

Posted by Cadet James O’Hara (Security Officer) in COS’s Office - Cadet O’Hara reporting for Duty
James O’Hara made his way slowly through the maze of decks and corridors that was the USS Challenger. The young Irishman was a very long way from home. The furthest he had ever been from the west coast of Ireland before this was to the beautiful city of San Francisco, and that felt alien enough to begin with. James felt he was in the right place at last, after a brief stint in the territorial battalions of County Galway had proven his abilities as a soldier. Now, he had to prove himself to his new commander, Lieutenant Rodier. The tall Irishman strode through the corridors with his kit, scratching his neck from time to time due to the unforeseen scratchiness of a Starfleet collar. He had to admit; yellow suited him. His brief time in Renmore Barracks had taught him a few basic skills; follow orders, present yourself well and never switch off if you want to survive. To complicate things, a combination of new shoes and travel sickness caused James to slide around corners in the most uncivilised of fashion, but he carried on regardless. Punctuality was the name of the game with security. He had to be the right person, in the right place, with the right phaser.

Not knowing how to announce himself, O’Hara approached the door to the COS’s Office and knocked twice.

OOC (Out Of Character): Great first post! I really like what you’re doing with the character. I would suggest filling out some of the details you’ve outlined here in your character’s bio, both for you to refer back to and for other RPers to see. Otherwise, keep it up! And don’t forget to sign off your posts with your character’s name and rank :)

IC (In Character):

Henry Rodier, his still-shiny two full pips on his collar, was standing at his office’s viewport (or viewscreen, he still wasn’t sure) taking a break from the endless reports that came with his position. At the moment, he believed he could see Callisto, one of Jupiter’s moons, in the far distance, though it could just as easily have been Ganymede. He was about to pose that question to the ship’s computer when the two knocks came at his door.

Expecting a new cadet, Henry moved to his desk, glancing at the time in the process. Right on time. Haven’t seen that since… well, since my check-in, he thought. “Cadet O’Hara, I assume?”

~ Lt. Henry Rodier - CoS

OOC: Thanks! I’ve updated the bio just there and I’ll remember the name and rank at the end. Thanks for all the help :)

IC:

O’Hara watched the door slide open to reveal his new boss. The Lieutenant was of similar build to himself and his face was illuminated by the starlight coming through the viewport. The Irishman saluted, driving his shoulders back and clicking his slippy boots together. He was still getting used to the Star Fleet sense of respect, and didn’t yet know if the COS was going to be a stickler for saluting like his previous Lieutenants in the Irish Army.

“Yes Sir, Cadet O’Hara. I’m new to Security and Star Fleet.” O’Hara spoke slowly, allowing each word to sing before continuing. For the sake of clarity, he wasn’t going to go to full, Saturday-night-speed with his new commander yet. I feel like Dr Livingstone he thought to himself, remembering the famed introduction Livingstone had been greeted with when he was rescued after going missing in Africa in the 19th Century.

“I have the details of myself and recommendations from the Academy forwarded onto you, Sir.” O’Hara extracted a simple ledger from his kitbag. “Put just in case you prefer physical documents, I have them here as well.”

O’Hara presented them onto Rodier’s desk and retreated back towards the door, before returning to his ‘attention’ stance.

~Cadet O’Hara, Security Officer