Posted by Commander Shedda Mal’athar (Executive Officer) in side-sim: Stowaways (Tag Cochrane)

Posted by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in side-sim: Stowaways (Tag Cochrane)

Posted by Commander Shedda Mal’athar (Executive Officer) in side-sim: Stowaways (Tag Cochrane)
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Shedda stared at the ship manifest again, and then again, and one more time while staring at the requisition forms as well. She pinched the bridge of her nose and tried to figure out how this had been over looked for so long. She’d gone back into the reports and requests two years back but still couldn’t figure out what was going on. Finally there was nothing for it. She was going to have to ask Cochrane about it. She could easily put in the requisitions, that wasn’t the problem, but it just didn’t add up given that the Chef was so particular about his mess and his kitchen why his name wasn’t on there. And then by happenstance, when she was reviewing the crew manifest he wasn’t listed, and any attempt to add him was a failure, he was just deleted like she had never input the information.

=/\=Computer where is Cpt Cochrane?=/\=

Mal’athar, XO

The computer chirped and said =/\= The Commanding Officer is in the Ready Room. =/\= The XO knew by now that Cochrane was a work-a-holic, and if he wasn’t asleep, he was almost always in his office or on the bridge.

Cochrane, CO

Shedda was a work-a-holic as well. Between the two of them every shift was always covered. Shedda made it a point to get out of the office though, to be seen and interact with the crew. It was part of her job to be accessible to the crew, and she never wanted to come off as unavailable. Plus with Maava possibly coming on board, Shedda was trying to be more aware of how she spent her down time.

But right now she had this to deal with. =/\=Mal’athar to Cochrane. Captain do you have time to meet with me?=/\= She knew he often skipped meals too, =/\=A working meal perhaps?=/\= Honestly the number of times they worked over a meal was quickly outnumbering the times they were both on the bridge.

Mal’athar, XO

There was about a thirty second delay and then Alex’s voice came through =/\= Sure thing, Commander. Meet me in the mess in ten. And yeah… I missed lunch today. I don’t want to hear about it, Mom. =/\= and there was a slight chuckle and the comms went quiet.

In the privacy of her office, after the comms went quiet, Shedda got a good laugh out of it. She transferred what she was looking at to a PaDD and then logging out of her console made her way to the mess. She dreaded the Officer’s mess and avoided it whenever possible.

Eight minutes later, Captain Cochrane walked into the mess and took a table at the far back of the room. Not because it was crowded… it was, in fact, empty… but because he could look out the window and see the stars sliding past as the ship traveled at warp. No matter how many times he saw it, warp-light distortion was always beautiful to him.

Cochrane, CO

Shedda was a half a minute behind Cochrane. She paused in the door way, scanning the room, which empty, and found Cochrane at the usual table. She made her way over and sat down. “Captain.” Shedda set the PaDD down to the side. She didn’t speak right away. For once at a bit of a loss. They had a stowaway on board, Cochrane knew about it, but hadn’t felt the need to inform her about it. She was stuck between ‘it was none of her business’ and ‘the safety and health of the crew was her responsibility’ and crew mean everyone.

Mal’athar, XO

Cochrane turned from the window and stood up as the XO came in. “Commander.” he replied and, once seated, said “I sent Harv a message saying we were coming. Food should be out in a bit. What it is, I have no clue.” nd he leaned back and looked at her. “So what’s on your mind, Shedda? Something is. You’re making your ‘I want to say something but don’t know how to say it.’ face.” and he chuckled slightly.

Cochrane