Posted by Fleet Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Sounding Boards

Posted by Commander Shedda Mal’athar (Executive Officer) in Sounding Boards

Posted by Fleet Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Sounding Boards
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Stepping on to the bridge, Shedda made her way toward Cochrane’s ready room. She pressed the chime, maybe jabbing it a bit harder than necessary.

Cmdr. Mal’athar, XO

“Come in.” came the voice of Cochrane from inside. The office was at it always was, and Cochrane was sitting behind his desk. He looked up and saw the XO and took a deep breath. “Commander.” he said as the door slid closed behind her. “Something from the replicator?” he asked innocently.

Cochrane, CO

Shedda entered and walked toward the desk. “No.” It was a shame everything tasted like ash. The chili was good, or it had been the last time. Without invitation, she dropped into a chair. Heavily enough that the chair rocked back. Maybe a go in the gym with Cmdr Fayth would be beneficial. Or maybe private holodeck time to just punch things and watch them break. “I have a problem with another officer.”

Cmdr. Mal’athar, XO

“Oh, really?” Cochrane said. There was a slight… something… in his tone that was very hard to place, but his face remained calm. “Something that you feel requires my intervention? Or is this more of an informative dialogue?”

Cochrane, CO

Shedda stared at the shelves behind his desk. Willing herself to release her temper. “More like a friend asking another friend to stop her from bashing a man’s skill in and ending up in prison. Or helping her hide the body.”

Cmdr. Mal’athar, XO

Alex leaned back and said “Well, the composter in the garden is getting a little low. But why don’t we start at the beginning and you tell me who we are talking about and what is going on?”

Cochrane, CO

Shedda’s ice blue gaze landed on his. “Lt. Cmdr. d’Aramis. Our newly arrived Chief of Intel. The short of it - his inappropriate innuendos got more sleezey over the course of our conversation. Until it ended with him telling me that one of the martial arts forms he knows is ‘Kama Sutra’ and he trains regularly and would love to know if I like to spar.”

“Alex,” it was a measure of how much this bothered her that she dropped the formality. “We only made it from the shuttle bay to the Officer’s Mess. Less than half a deck!”

Cmdr. Mal’athar, XO

Cochrane’s jaw set and his ice-blue eyes seemed to get colder. “I see…” was all he said for a moment. He leaned back and looked at Shedda. “Alright. As the Executive Officer of this ship, Commander d’Armis falls under your authority. But I will ask you… how do you want to handle this? I can certainly call him on the carpet for such unprofessional behaviour. But that may, in the long run, hinder your ability to effectively manage him. Either way, we both need to make certain that he realizes the Manhattan isn’t his own personal pleasure yacht.”

Cochrane, CO

“As the Executive Officer of this ship, I am inclined to see if he corrects his behavior after being told his behavior was inappropriate and unbecoming. Just like I would anyone else.” She sighed, “But the me with a chip on her shoulder. Well she’s not so calm or understanding.”

Shedda gave a little shrug. She knew she had one, and she’d told Alex that from the beginning. Asked him to make sure she kept that chip firmly put away. “I’m not wrong about in my reaction, but I know putting his skull through a bulk head would be overkill. Knowing my luck he’d like it.”

“If it happens again, I’ll have no choice but to bring this to you officially. What concerns me the most, is that, if he will treat his superior Officer that way, how does he treat the junior officers?”

Cmdr. Mal’athar, XO