Posted by Commander Shara Calloway (Chief Intelligence Officer) in COS’s Office- Matters of Intelligence

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Bethany Kovra Gadi (Chief of Security) in COS’s Office- Matters of Intelligence

Posted by Commander Shara Calloway (Chief Intelligence Officer) in COS’s Office- Matters of Intelligence
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Shara gave a nod. “Easily done. Just let me know. I have no intention of poking about too much but being able to monitor things will be crucial. If you need a hand at any point with programming, let me know, but otherwise, just keep me in the loop and I’m sure we’ll avoid any conflicts.” Working with others wasn’t foreign to her, but it was usually far more compartmentalized than she was knew this role on theAsimov would be for her.

Commander Calloway, CIO

Bethany nodded, “I’ll do that. It will take me a day to get the equipment up and well I’m not sure how much longer after that. I’ve never actually used these programs with an AI as sophisticated as the one here, so I might have to tweak my programming some.” This didn’t seem to bother Bethany, in fact she looked quite excited about it. “Is there anything I can do for you?” Bethany seemed to have a permanent grin on her face and the question was genuine rather than strictly business.
Gadi, CoS

Shara pondered for a moment to figure out the best way to approach this. “This is the first time I’ve served with a crew in almost twenty years. Since then I’ve been mostly solo operating, usually backed by one or two people elsewhere keeping me connected. My work was deep cover, usually long-term. I know you understand all of that, and I think it’s good because we understand each other a little bit better than the rest of the senior staff might. But the only thing I’m concerned about that I’d like to avoid is us inadvertently stepping on each other’s toes. You’re the Chief of Security and you have a team to manage as you manage the security of the ship. That’s your job. My job is to collect, manage and disseminate information that will help you and everyone else do their jobs. In my own way I also am working to keep the ship safe. And I have no problem with you doing your thing when the circumstances call for it, but I want to our roles distinct so we don’t end up with misunderstandings down the line that could have been avoided.”

Commander Calloway, CIO

Bethany nodded, “I think, realistically we should admit from the beginning we are going to step on each other’s toes. Unintentionally but it will happen. Now for the most part my sneaky computer skills are meant to hack, evaluate, and leave nast surprises. In the course of that I collect a lot of information in order to allow me to determine how best to mess up their ship from the inside out. I am happy to have you piggyback from my connection and share what I find. Or vice-versa if you are willing. But on a normal day to day basis I won’t have time for the basic and indepth information gathering and analysis you will be doing. I am always happy to help.” Bethany leaned back gazing at the woman for a moment. “I agree we both have a better understanding of each other than most of the crew. I expect there will be some stumbles along the way. I’ve worked with crews but never been part of them. Maybe we can, when needed, help each other check those isolation tendencies.”

Gadi CoS

A small chuckle rumbled in her throat and she shook her head. She was amused to no end. “I requested a duty assignment and this is where they put me. they put us both here for a reason but you have to admit it’s a little funny that they placed two former covert agents onto a ship with a tiny crew who aren’t quite used to playing nice with the rest of the class.”

Bethany nodded, “I agree, it makes me....edgy…I think is the best descriptor. And the thing is I’m not really ‘former’ this is just where they thought would be best for me in the mean tie. It certainly makes me curious what they have in plan for the Asimov to put us both here.” With her own unique mentorship and Calloway’s obvious success, one had to wonder what Intel was up to.

Shara laughed more as she sat back in her seat. “It’ll be a day at a time thing for sure. But do know that as I need to be I’m incredibly frank. I don’t stand on ceremony and if someone is irking me, they’ll know about it sooner rather than later. How about we do the thing they trained out of us and operate from here on out with an open dialogue?”

Commander Calloway, CIO

Bethany grinned, “I can be the same way when needed. My seeming lack of respect, especially for rank, has gotten me into trouble a few times. There are times that protocol is necessary and times to throw it out the airlock.” Then she really laughed, “Open dialogue…I’m not sure I remember how.” Bethany grew quiet and regarded Calloway for a very long time. It wasn’t in an operatives nature to trust or share oddities about one’s self, but Bethany had a feeling they were going to be working more closely together than they realized, so Open dialogue....”Open dialogue, I’ll start. You’ll read in my file, and my eyes give it away, I’m 1/2 Betazoid. As far as that goes I’m considered disabled. For all intents and purposes my telepathy/empathy is broken and doesn’t exist. It is something that will never be an asset or for me or those I work with.”

Gadi, CoS