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OOC: Splitting this thread between ship and station

Jeremy

The multi-colored prismatic display of coruscating lights never failed to make Balian smile in good times. Even the bad ones got smiles of grim determination and relief. Today was one of the good ones as the Mannhattans bridge buzzed with the CV translation from Warp to impulse power.

“Helm take us in for docking” Balian stated with a smile.

Tapping the ship wide Comm, there was the ship wide comm whistle. =^=Welcome Home everyone Good work, per Department needs shore leave is granted once docking is complete, Captain Barazan out=^= Balian announced.

Fleet Captain Balian Ibn Barazan

The relevant officer said, “message coming from Event Horizon, Captain, Commander Sidney Q.T. O’Pierce.”

=^= Welcome back to Event Horizon, Manhattan. Captain Winchester is held up, but has asked me to welcome you home. The Captain has asked me to invite you and your senior staff to a dinner with us and our new partners while we discuss your next mission. Enjoy your shore leave, as short and inadequate that you will find it, but you came here to work, not to have rest and relaxation. O’Pierce out. =^=

-GM Dark Tribble

=^=Awknowledged Commander, send details and we will attend=^= Balian responded.

Fleet Captain Balian Ibn Barazan

Turning from the Engineering console, Max glanced at the view screen that showed the station then back to his schematics. Dinners meant dress uniforms. “Captain, we have a few adjustments to make in the warp calibration sequencers, if I can work on them while in dock it will make it go a lot smoother, and I can get a few extra crew away on leave as well depending on when that dinner might be.”

Lt Cmdr Wynter, CE

Details were quickly delivered to the Manhattan. The Captain and XO, along with the CE, CMO, CNS, COS, CSO and COO were all invited to attend. It was to be held in the operations centre on the station, from the deck plans provided (a kind of 24th Century “you are here” set up, it seemed that the . In addition, the details advised that only those ranked full Commander or above were required to wear dress uniform, the others could wear their standard uniforms or civilian clothes in the case of the Counselor.

The crew would know Captain Winchester from their previous mission, but Commander O’Pierce was a recent arrival to the quadrant … and station. Her file would show her to be a woman who served at Starfleet HQ on Earth, Starfleet Academy and Earth Spacedock in a range of Administrative Command positions. She had spent a short period of time as an Engineer (both during her Academy time and then briefly following graduation) before moving into the administration field of work. But her time in the field was indeed limited. This was her first posting to anything outside the Sol system, and more specifically either Earth or its Spacedock in over 15 years. Why she would be posted to the Event Horizon Station wasn’t clear, it certainly wouldn’t be because of her experience in the field, so maybe she was an expert in setting up and preparing for a welcome event for Federation and other powers … only the dinner would show.

-Dark Tribble

Balian settled into the command chair as the ship settled into dock. Looked like working Rest and Relaxation for the Captain at minimum. As well the mentioned needs of the Chief Engineer.

“See that it is taken Care of Commander, we need everything ready for anything out here” Balian responded.

Having received the official information from the Station Balian dashed out a communications for all the Crew about the dinner invitation. Senior Officers were required to attend. All other officers were encouraged to attend.

Fleet Captain Balian Ibn Barazan, CO