Posted by Commander Shara Calloway (Executive Officer) in Main Engineering- Making the Rounds

Posted by Lieutenant Harry Archer (Chief Engineer) in Main Engineering- Making the Rounds

Posted by Commander Shara Calloway (Executive Officer) in Main Engineering- Making the Rounds
While Shara was familiar with most of their senior staff already given they had all served together during their last assignment, there was an exception that had been on board a short while already. She was mostly settled in after her and Micah returned from her much needed R&R, so Shara decided now was as good a time as any to rectify the situation.

Her promotion had been in position only so she bore no obvious signs of the change, but as she stepped into Main Engineering, an ensign immediately snapped to attention. “Commander,” he said.

She bit back a chuckle and gave a tiny smirk. “At ease, ensign.” In truth, the deference weirded her out. Shara was far too accustomed to moving about inconspicuously unless she wanted to be seen. Now she had to be seen and she had even desired it. It was so bloody strange.

Moving over to the warp core, she folded her arms on the barrier and leaned forward, gazing intently at the pulse of the ship. She didn’t do anything else for the moment but just contemplate and wait, mentally noting what was going on around her with a keen sense of observation that many found unnerving.

~Shara Calloway, XO

“I should start charging for the view.” came a plummy British voice from behind Shara. Harry had stepped out of his office, recognising the new Executive Officer by the pips on her collar.

“Harry Archer,” he said as way of introduction. He went to extend his hand, but hesitated a moment recalling the awkward moment with Mwezi when he went to shake his hand… or was it a paw.

Lt. Archer
Chief Engineer

With ease, Shara extended her own hand and gave a soft smile. “It’s nice to meet you. Shara Calloway…” She smirked. “I was about to saw Chief Intelligence Officer, but that’s now longer true.”

“Yes, I heard about Comm…” Harry paused, “Ensign Mwezi” he continued.

She turned back to the warp core. “It is an interesting view. Every ship has its own rhythm, frequency. It’s bene a long time since I spent anytime around a core though.” Not since she was a crewman in the Delta Quadrant trying to utilize her computer skills in a reasonable way while she wished she was anywhere but on that ship.

~Shara Calloway, XO

Harry nodded. “It is amazing to think that despite all the artificialness of the construction of the ship, you can have something as seemingly organic as this powering it in the centre. And I doubt anyone could predict the rhythm and frequency of the next set of pulses, even if they knew the ship build down to the micron.”

Lt. Archer
Chief Engineer