Posted by Cadet Kyle Anders (Security Officer) in DH’s Office - Cadet Kyle Anders reporting for duty.

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Joseph Rainns (Incoming Chief of Security) in DH’s Office - Cadet Kyle Anders reporting for duty.

Posted by Cadet Kyle Anders (Security Officer) in DH’s Office - Cadet Kyle Anders reporting for duty.
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As the office doors slid aside, Kyle entered the room, stepping forward with his hands behind his back in the formal manner of an officer standing to attention.

“Cadet Kyle Anders, reporting for duty sir.” He declared respectfully. Noticing the ice cubes on the desk, Kyle couldn’t help but feel as if he was melting himself.

Rainns tapped his pen on his clipboard, and motioned to the chair in front of the desk, “At ease Cadet, take a seat.” He watched the Cadet’s body language carefully to ascertain how the young man dealt with discomfort, thinking back to his first day when he was a spry young cadet walking in for his first check in.

L.T. J.G. Joseph Rainns- COS

Kyle relaxed slightly, “Thank you sir,” he said respectfully. He dropped into the chair, careful to remain alert as he awaited the first question.

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IC: Rainns uncapped his pen, “Cadet Anders, What drew you into the business of starfleet security? Why do you want serve in this department as opposed to science or engineering?”

L.T. J.G. Joseph Rainns- COS

Kyle shifted in his chair briefly before preparing his answer: “Both of my parents served on the Nightengale during the Dominion War sir, they were both security officers themselves. I was on that same ship as a kid, and my Father always noticed that I was a dab hand at using a phaser.” Quickly realising that he had used a British-ism, Kyle corrected himself - “By which I mean target practice always came easy to me. About 2 years into the war, the Nightengale received a distress call from a distant mining colony in the Gamma Quadrant. They were being hassled by Jem’Hadar squadrons. Dad was sent down there to fend them off - only,” Kyle paused, trying to suppress the memory forcing its way into his mind, “He never made it back. Some things I heard from the crew suggested that he was cornered while trying to rescue some colonists from a hostage situation. Thank god, the hostages made it out alive, just not my father. Since then, I’ve wanted to follow in his footsteps, protect my ship’s crew, whatever it takes.” Kyle could feel an itch in his eye, as if a tear was forming, but resisted the urge to scratch it.

-Cadet Kyle Anders: Security-

OOC - Thank you for reminding me

Rainns groaned mentally, ‘not again’ he grumbled in his head. He pushed the memory of another cadet getting emotional in his office out of his. He frowned, “I’m sorry to hear that Cadet.” He jotted down some notes on his clipboard. He couldn’t help how much the young man in front of him echoed Rainns’ own reasons for joining the security department in starfleet. “How do you plan to do that?” he asked. “What skills do you have, tangible and intangible that are best equipped for the security department?”

L.T. J.G. Joseph Rainns- COS
Kyle caught a look in his CO’s eye that seemed as if he was annoyed about something. Deciding to push on, he straightened and began his answer:
“I like to think I’m reliable, I can get any job done to the best of my ability. I have even been known to branch out into different fields,” Kyle briefly recalled the time he’d out-piloted some of the trainee helmsmen on one of his days away from studying. “I will always do my damndest to protect those I work with. My concentration and hand-eye coordination have become somewhat of a mysterious gift so my tutors tell me.”

-Cadet Kyle Anders: Security-

Rainns smirked, he and the cadet seemed to have quite a bit in common. “What are some of these other fields?” Rainns inquired. Interested to see what kind of interests Anders had in activities outside of his regular duties.

L.T. J.G. Joseph Rainns- COS