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IC: A couple minutes later a lean muscled, average height man came in. He appeared to be of middle eastern descent. He had short black hair and a jet black beard. He did look on the tired side and still moved around seemingly light on his feet. He nodded to the NLtjg then turned his attention to Ensign Starr.

“I apologize Ensign, one of the crew members children has a special puppy that has a genetic abnormality that seems to make it hard to track on sensors. And, as I’m the only member of this crew known, outside of the kids who this puppy likes, I had to go hunt for it when it escaped its quarters. Combine that with a head cold and things tend to get behind. Lieutenant Tiglath Ashur, Chief of Security.” He stated with a noticeable middle eastern accent. Extending his hand out to the new ensign.

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Starr stood up as Ashur extended his hand and returned the handshake. Simon himself had a more athletic build, and as the chief gripped the hands, Starr had the grip that someone who has had a life outdoors. Standing at just shy of 6 feet, Starr’s brown hair was short and well kept, and cleanly shaven. Nodding in greeting, Simon replied “Ensign Simon Starr reporting for duty, sir” in a strong southern British accent.

In response to where he had been Simon nodded and said “It’s no rush, sir. Besides, it IS why they say the most difficult to work with is animals and children,” he said with a smile. He then handed over the PaDD with the transfer order to the chief detailing Starr’s new assignment.

Ensign Simon Starr, Security

Tiglath took the padd and examined it. After a moment and a soft cough he looked back at the Ensign. ” Tell me about your time at the academy.” He asked, turning to his desk, gesturing to a nearby seat. He sat down and look with interest at the Ensign.

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“It was a learning experience,” Starr began in response to the question “and getting to know a bit about what each officer did on a ship, and well - my cadet cruise captain and senior officers encouraged projects of our own and even helped us on some of them. It was a good way to learn, and also make us get more out of the cruise than if we were just told what to do all the time,” he added. He thought back to a day in the Mess Hall with most of the crew, and the guessing game they played and smiled slightly at the many memories he made at the Academy, and the things he learned as much in those times as he did in lectures, simulations and even during the cadet cruise on the Challenger. “More on where my specialties lie, I studied mostly into Federation Law and starship tactics as my second and third-year majors, sir,”

Ensign Simon Starr, Security