Posted by Lieutenant Commander Faye Calloway (Counter-Intelligence Officer) in Lounge- Mentoring in All Forms

Posted by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Lounge- Mentoring in All Forms

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Faye Calloway (Counter-Intelligence Officer) in Lounge- Mentoring in All Forms
It was like the moment they had filed the Command Training program paperwork, things had gotten rolling fast. And while she was studying hard while off-duty (it kept her mind off Dag being in another quadrant), her official position change had come through about the same time as her promotion (the new pip made her smile each time she put on her uniform). And all this meant that she was now dealing with the extra variables that came with her adjusted purview.

What a relief it was not to have to pretend anymore! She was an Intelligence officer, with a particular skillset she was using to keep the Manhattan and her crew safe. That part hadn’t changed, but now everyone knew about it and it wasn’t a big surprise.

But with everyone coming back from leave, her and Alex hadn’t had much more than a minute here and there to chat and so today they set aside time to do so. She’d already had dinner, so she was nibbling on a chocolate brownie and had a carafe of coffee and two mugs for them to help themselves. Despite the fact that they might cover some work stuff, she wasn’t on duty and was in her civvies, with her usual cargo pant, boots and t-shirt ensemble. Today’s t-shirt of choice was a vibrant blue deal with white writing that said: I’m not Rude, I just have the MOXIE to say what everyone else is thinking.

~Faye Calloway

Alex walked in and collapsed in the chair across from her. “I swear, this day can suck a d-” and his eyes caught the shirt and narrowed. “That’s not what it’s supposed to say, Faye.” and he smiled. He then said “Oooo, coffee!” and poured a cup.

Looking up, she smirked. “No, it’s what I wanted it to say. Balls are overrated. Besides it was this or the one that said I’ll be nicer if you’ll be smarter.”

“So… did you finish the Interpersonal Dialogue Between Cross-Species Command Officers module? And did you take the practice quiz?”

Alex

Pouring a cup now that he was here, Faye chuckled softly. “Yeah. Module was fine. Blah, blah blah. Observance of cultural mores is important. Blah, blah, blah. Where customs collide, it behooves both parties to reach a compromise, but one person may have to conceded more depending on the situation and what the desired outcome is. I did the practice quiz and I passed, but didn’t do as well I as I should have because apparently ‘Bite me’ is the wrong response to an overly aggressive person in a confrontation.” She managed to say this entirely straight-faced and sipped on her coffee.

~Faye Calloway

Alex chuckled. “I think we had a Commander who said ‘I’ve met some pr##ks in my time; but you, sir, are a f@#!ing cactus.’ So I’ll give you credit for restraint.” and he chuckled again as he took a sip of coffee.

“So… mentoring aside… how are you doing? How’s everything with the giant green roadblock? And how’s your mom? You know, there are times I actually miss running into her skulking through the ship.” and he laughed.

Alex