Posted by Commander Shedda Mal’athar (Executive Officer) in CIO’s arrival. . . . .

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Sebastian d’Aramis (Chief Intelligence Officer) in CIO’s arrival. . . . .
After receiving clearance to dock, Sebastian pulled his personal shuttle into the hanger bay of the USS Manhattan. The trip had been long, considering he had to meet up with the ship in the Delta Quadrant.

As he shut down the engines, he thought about this new posting. The Manhattan was an explorer ship, not an intel ship, which is what he was used to. Many science ships didn’t have an intel officer aboard, but Starfleet Command decided it was prudent, based on the ships location.So, he was ready to make the best of it.

He exited the shuttle with his duffel over his shoulder. After locking everything up tight, Sebastian turned to face the crewman approaching. “Lt. Cmdr. d’Aramis, I’m crewman 3rd class Bellboy. I can take your things to your quarters right away so that you can do your checks.”

“Here, take this one and only this one,”the Intel Chief answered while tossing the crewman the duffel.. “That’s just my personal stuff. I’ll move all of my Intel toys myself. Don’t need anybody messing with that stuff.”

“Of course, sir. Your check-ins are scheduled on this Padd. Medical, 1200 hours. Psych eval, 1400 hours. After that, it’s Captain Cochrane and Cmdr. Mal’athar.”

“Mal’athar, she’s Orion right? Is she as hot as most Orion females?”

The crewman stammered. “Uh . . . uh, I’m, I’m not at liberty to say, sir.”

“Okay.” Sabastian leaned in closer. “Off the record, crewman. I can keep a secret.”

Bellboy looked around the hanger bay and grinned. “Smokin’ . . . sir.”

Sabastian nodded and clapped the crewman on the shoulder. “I didn’t hear it from you, mate.” He looked the padd and began making his way to Sickbay.

Lt. Cmdr. Sebastian d’Aramis
CIO-USS Manhattan

Crewman Bellboy swallowed hard over d’Aramis shoulder as the shuttlebay doors opened and in walked the object of their discussion. Seeing the look on the crewman’s face and his hasty retreat, she knew what they were talking about. Hmmm, maybe she should have let Alex beat her to this one. The man hadn’t been on board 5 minutes.

“She’s right behind me, isn’t she, crewman?” Bellboy gave a slight nod, then turned away.

Her demeanor was welcoming and open nonetheless as she strode toward them. “Lt. Cmdr. d’Aramis welcome to the Manhattan. I’m Cmdr Mal’athar.”

Cmdr. Mal’athar, XO

He spun around sharply and with a pleasant smile, said, “Cmdr. Mal’athar, a pleasure to meet you, and thank for the personal welcome. I’m looking forward to working under you . . . under you command. . . .and the captain’s . . .command. I’m also excited to learn more about the Delta Quadrant and all she has to offer.”

His gaze shifted to Bellboy who was quickly exitng the hangar bay. “That’s okay, I’ll get the rest of my gear later. . . .you probably don’t have the clearance to handle most of it anyway.”

“Now, commander, what can I do for you?’ I’d like to do a lot for you, he thought, but kept it to himself for the time being. . .

Lt. Cmdr. Sebastian d’Aramis
CIO-USS Manhattan