Posted by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Ready Room - Reporting In

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Zef Rollo (Counselor) in Ready Room - Reporting In

Posted by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Ready Room - Reporting In
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It didn’t take long to reach the bridge and no one questioned her on the way. Zef was used to what she looked like, but at the beginning of every posting, she tended to turn heads with her unusual coloring. Dressed in the black and teal of science, she stood outside the Ready Room and smoothed, steady hands down the front of her uniform. After a deep, cleansing breath, Zef raised her hand and palmed the chime—alerting the officer inside that he had a visitor.

—Rollo, CNS

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.

Seated behind the desk was a human male in the red uniform of Command officers. He looked up as the doors opened. His hair was black, making the bright blue eyes beneath the well-groomed hair even more intense. He had a youthful appearance, somewhat more so than the Captain’s pips at his collar would seem to indicate. He smiled warmly as the new ship’s Counselor entered and stood up. He was tall, but not overly so; and had a lithe, athletic build.

Zef let her eyes drift around the room before she focused on the man. She watched him rise and hold out a hand in Terran fashion.

“Ah, Lieutenant Commander Rollo. So nice to meet you.” and he extended his hand towards her. His voice was pleasant, with a very slight British accent. “Captain Alexander Cochrane. I trust your trip to the station was uneventful?”
Cochrane, CO

Well, the greeting was warmer than she’d expected, eliciting a small smile from her. “How do you do, Captain Cochrane?” Zef clasped his hand with her own. It was a mannerism she’d practiced while in Starfleet Academy, taking special pains to get it just right. Firm with one or two small up and down shakes. “Yes, Sir. I’m glad to report my travel was uneventful. A very quiet trip, actually, once the pilot understood I wasn’t much for chit chat.”

As their hands met, Zef looked down and compared their different coloring. Silently, she gave the CO extra points for not showing any surprise at her appearance. A lot of first meetings included a flicker of surprise when someone caught their first look at her.

“Thank you for having me on the Manhattan, Sir.”

—Rollo, CNS

Cochrane nodded once and released her hand after a brief moment, and indicated a chair in front of the desk as he himself took a seat. “Of course. You come highly recommended. And I must say, your record is impressive. So before we begin, is there… anything particular… you wish to discuss? Any concerns or issues you feel we should get out in the open before we discuss the particulars of your assignment?” he asked, a very slight look of expectation, perhaps resignation, on his face.

Cochrane, CO

Perhaps he hadn’t read her full record? Was it possible he didn’t know about…certain things? She made a decision then. What he didn’t know wouldn’t hurt. “No, Sir, this isn’t my first posting so I’m familiar with what to expect.” And in truth, except for a particular ritual she took part in on her home planet, her record was free from unprofessional accusations or problems of any kind. “It is a very large ship, though. Are there any support crew for my department?”

—Rollo, CNS