Posted by Fleet Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Side sim: A New Home in the Far Reaches of Space

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Eilah Fayth (Chief of Security) in Side sim: A New Home in the Far Reaches of Space
Eilah hadn’t expected the transfer away from the Starbase, but it was far from unwelcome. The Starbase was peaceful and calm, nestled along the old Romulan neutral zone, but with a lot of traffic as people came and went from the Starbase. This ship was way out there, which… He wouldn’t say worried him, but he did think about. The journey to get here had been long.

After three years planet side, the motion of a ship would take some getting used to again, he decided shortly after boarding via teleporter. He’d gone to check out his new quarters first. Roomy. He liked it. Now he headed up to meet the Captain.

Using a PaDD with a map of the ship, he quickly found his way to the Captain’s ready room and rang the chime.

~ Fayth, COS

“Come in.” a voice said from inside. The door silently slid open to reveal the office beyond. The office was organized, but had the feel of both authority… and peace. Two bookcases on one wall stood with shelves lined with actual books behind their glass doors. Pictures had been mounted around the room showing both places and people, many of them featuring the same person. Various odds and ends graced places here and there.

Displayed prominently, however, alone on a shelf high up on the wall directly behind the desk that sat opposite the door, was the lone figure of a gold Ox. Lighting had been directed so that it drew the eye of anyone who came through the door almost immediately. Below that hung a… ‘coat’, for lack of a better word… that seemed to originate from a vid from Earth circa the mid twentieth century. Specifically those years many referred to as ‘the 70’s’. Bright red, lined in fur, it looked like it would belong to someone named ‘Pookie’ or perhaps ‘Moe Bootie’.

His gaze was immediately drawn to the ornament displayed on a shelf on the opposite side of the room. That was less interesting though than the hideous no, did he think that? Lovely. It was a great coat. Who would wear that?!

Okay, Eilah. Focus. He brought his attention to the ship’s commanding officer, the Fleet Captain.

Seated behind the desk was the Commanding Officer, Fleet Captain Alexander Cochrane. He looked up as the doors opened. His hair was black, making the ice-blue eyes beneath the well-groomed hair even more intense. He had a youthful appearance, somewhat more so than the Fleet Captain’s pips at his collar would seem to indicate. He smiled and stood up and, holding out his hand, he said with a slight British accent “Lieutenant Commander. As I don’t immediately recognize you, I will hazard a guess and say you are our new Security Chief?”

Cochrane, CO

Eilah stepped into the office with confidence, standing tall… Well, as tall as he could, at five foot five. He shook the offered hand with a firm grasp. “Fleet Captain. That guess would be correct.” He offered a smile as he stood in front of the desk and introduced himself. “Lieutenant Commander Fayth.”

~ Fayth, COS