Posted by Cadet Erik Jethro Avant (Doctor) in Side Sim - Cadet Erik Jethro Avant: CMO Department Head and Medical Check-In
(OCC: Hey first post back after a long time! Restarting as a player and hopefuly I can jump in correctly.)

~ Pre-Sim ~

Cadet Erik Jethro Avant, or just Jethro as he preferred to go by his middle name, stretched his shoulders as he stepped out from the shuttle that just landed. Jethro had just been assigned to the Challenger after completing his studies at the Academy, but he was no stranger to a starship. Jethro had come aboard at the last Starbase the USS Challenger had visited. Jethro could have easily taken the transporter over, but it was not the same to him. Beaming was efficient and effective, though a doctor, he was a scientist and he knew how the technology worked. That was not the issue. He enjoyed space and enjoyed flying through that endless vacuum. In a shuttle, he could watch as he approached the ship, see her in all her beauty. It didn’t matter what ship it was, Jethro had never more at home than aboard a starship. And it appeared the Challenger was the top of the line. Jethro gave a small half-smile to himself as he looked around the shuttle bay. It was outstanding.

I’m home.

With a slight bend at his waist, Jethro picked up his duffle bag and shouldered it. Leaving the hatchway of the shuttle behind he tugged at his uniform jacket. He fixed the creases that bundled in during the shuttle ride over. Stopping in the middle of the bay, he looked down at the pressed uniform upon his body.

Eighteen years.

Eighteen years it had taken him to get a Starfleet uniform. Now, just one more assignment, and it was official. The uniforms had changed since his mother last wore one. Less color, but still the same look, the same presence. Jethro somehow felt taller wearing it. He had dreamed of being a part of Starfleet since he was a boy. How could he not? Being born aboard a ship like the Lovelace and his mother being its First Officer…died in the service of the Federation. Jethro had watched his mother in action and could remember vividly her bedtime stories of her daily duties and away missions. He was now a perfect sum of his parents: his father’s field and his mother’s career. It felt like he had a piece of her back.

A Starfleet uniform was more then a piece of material, it was a ticket. A ticket to explore, learn and help wherever he could in the galaxy. Jethro knew this was only a training ship but he couldn’t help but teem with excitement at the people he was going to meet. The wonders of the galaxy he was going to see and study. And of course he couldn’t help but anticipate the possible action they might encounter.

He looked up to the roof of the bay with a proud smile.

Almost there Mom. Now let’s see what this ship has in store for me.

Jethro’s focus returned to the present as he headed towards the shuttle bay doors and into the hallway of the deck.

He took a step off the main through-way and activated his com badge.

=^= Cadet Jethro Avant to Chief Medical Officer Lieutenant Rox. This is your new doctor, I have arrived on board the Challenger. I was wondering if you were free for a Department Head and Medical Check-in meeting? =^=

• Cadet E. Jethro Avant (Doctor)

=/\=Of course Cadet. Report to sickbay at your earliest availability. Rox out.=/\= Sitting in her office she grinned slightly. She remembered those days of being so formal, so precise, so crisp. It was refreshing and nostalgic. It made everyone seem just a little more connected in her heart. She pulled up the information on her newest cadet and reviewed it until he arrived.

Lt. Rox, Chief Medical Officer