Posted by Lieutenant Commander Bethany Kovra Gadi (Chief of Security) in COS’ Office- Special Requests

Posted by Commander Shara Calloway (Chief Intelligence Officer) in COS’ Office- Special Requests

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Bethany Kovra Gadi (Chief of Security) in COS’ Office- Special Requests
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It was stupid. Such a weird oversight that while her higher clearance could slip through in a pinch, made her have to stalk about the ship like she didn’t belong there. If she didn’t know any better, she’d think these little slights were on purpose and by design.

They didn’t have tons of time to get comfy with their new ship and so Shara just had to put her big girl panties on, suck it up and ask like a grown-up. Uggh.

She arrived at Bethy’s office, not having interacted one-on-one since the COS ran away from Shara’s botched gathering. She pressed the chime.

~Shara Calloway, CIO

Bethany had an open door policy for her office. So unless she had specifically locked it for security reasons (meetings, classified documents, etc.) the door would open automatically. Which it did so now. Bethany looked up from her screen. It was just known crew on the ship, but Bethany was too well trained to slip out of character now. “Elaine, what can I do for you?”

Beth

She stepped in, fully in character but it was strangely harder since they boarded the new ship. “I was hoping to appeal to logic and you could grant me access to an area of the ship I should have access to but by design I don’t.” She moved out, turned a chair around and straddled it, folding her arms on the desk. “The Secondary Armoury. I know it’s stocked the same as this one next to you, and I have access to this one as automatically, but I don’t with the other. It wasn’t default, and I need you, or the Captain or first mate to give me access. It doesn’t seem right given my role, does it? Especially if there was an emergency, and our mission. And I could just make the access happen myself, but I figured you’d probably take it personally. So I thought I’d just ask. With a pretty please, and a cherry on top?” Shara said simply.

~’Elaine’ Calloway

Beth leaned back and stretched her legs out, folding her hands in her lap. “And are you going to tell me why, not by default but design, you don’t have access but you should?”

Beth

She gazed directly at Beth. “Well, since I have no office, I’m likely to be working out of the Communications Centre. That’s apparently where this Secondary Armoury is, so in an emergency, it makes no sense to have to call and get permission to access it or come running up to you here. Given the nature of our mission, expecting the unexpected is highly encouraged. And I am at least as well trained as your team. I can help. You want my help.” This wasn’t about ego, this was about practicality.

~’Elaine’ Calloway

Beth just stared at her. So it was going to be half answers and misdirects. “I know how well you are trained and what type of help, if you are so inclined, you can provide. However that is not what I asked you.”

Beth

Shara frowned and leaned back, reviewing the exchange. “Well, I can make certain assumptions about why I wasn’t given access to the second armoury, but I’m not sure that is helpful. I just told you why I should have access, but the set-up for this vessel doesn’t seem to factor in an Chief Intelligence Officer into the mix in anyway, at least not in a traditional set-up. Pirates we may be, but we’re still working specific areas. I have another reason I want to have access to that specific armoury for convenience, but I am feeling this is going to be a circular conversation.” She was frustrated by Beth’s obstinance. This should have bene a straightforward exchange. Could nothing about here just be simple?

~’Elaine’ Calloway