Posted by Ensign Able Nightroad (Engineering Officer) in Arrival onboard the Ship

Posted by Ensign Able Nightroad (Engineering Officer) in Arrival onboard the Ship
Able nervously stepped off the shuttle craft and looked around at his first assignment since graduating from the Academy. He thought, ‘I hope things are different than my Academy days where I was measured up against my brother’s achievements.’

As he was thinking this someone near the bulkhead yelled, “You need to report to your Department Head asap. They are waiting for you.” Able grabbed his bag at these words and said, “Aye Sir” as he hurried though the door and off into the ship’s interior; nervous about what is next.

Ens Able Nightroad
Engineer

As Able moved though the door, he thought he was coming out of Shuttle Bay 1B but looking at the wall it showed “Deck 20” which meant, ‘I came in at Shuttle Bay 2b not 1b.’ he thought.
Regaining his bearings he rearranged the ship schematic memorized in this brain; he knew he needed to get to a turbo lift and then to Deck 10 where Main Engineering would unfold.
Able hurried along the corridor dodging people as they moved towards him, the though, ‘I need to make a good first impression!’ screamed in his mind.

Ens Able Nightroad
Engineer

Able was able to get his bearings of the ship and found his way towards the turbo lift. As the doors opened, his eyes looked up and saw someone in the lift waiting for him to enter. In the back of his mind, he tried to figure out the next words to say and stuttered, “Good Morning S…, I mean Ma’am, I mean Sir.” Able wanted to slink back into the deepest part of his world with that one.

Ens Able Nightroad
Engineer