Posted by Captain Aiden Voss (Commanding Officer) in Passing the Baton {CO, Kindle}

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Posted by Captain Aiden Voss (Commanding Officer) in Passing the Baton {CO, Kindle}
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As Captain Aiden Voss stepped onto the USS Sierra Leone transporter pad, anticipation coursed through him. He glanced at Lieutenant Mirdalan Emery Kindle, his friend and the ship’s newly appointed intelligence officer, standing beside him. Aiden offered a reassuring nod to Emery, knowing that the transition to a new assignment could be both exciting and daunting.

After a long journey on the Leone, Captain Aiden Voss was relieved to reach the Starbase where the USS Memorial awaited. Wanting to save time, he asked to beam directly to the Memorial with his friend Emery. With new crew coming from the Starbase and other ships, Aiden wanted to be ready and organized ahead of time.

With a faint hum, the transporter activated, and the familiar sensation of molecular disassembly and reassembly washed over them. Moments later, they materialized in the transporter room of the Memorial.

“Captain Sh’Zoarhi” Aiden stepped of the pad and greeted him with his hand outstretched in invitation to shake it. “I hope I pronounced that correctly.”

Captain Aiden Voss
Incoming CO
USS Memorial

Tralla stood at the Transporter smiling she took the hand and shook it “You dont have to Pronounce the Sh’ part of it but still you did Welcome to the Memorial I hope you take good care of her stepping down as Captain is really hard but Things are moving in such a way for me that I simply just cant do it myself anymore” she said with a sad smile

Tralla

“Thank you, Captain,” Aiden replied, returning her smile with a mixture of respect and empathy. “I assure you, I’ll do my best to honour the legacy of the Memorial and lead her crew with diligence and care.” He couldn’t help but feel a pang of sympathy for her, knowing the weight of responsibility that came with command, he often felt it himself. As they exchanged pleasantries, “Shall we go to the bridge, I believe there is a small matter of protocol we need to attend to or we can perhaps retire to the ready room first so you can let me know what to expect?”

Captain Aiden Voss
Captain
USS Memorial

“My apologies, Captain. Allow me to introduce you to Lieutenant Kindle,” Aiden began, a hint of pride evident in his tone. “She will be joining the crew as the ship’s Chief Intelligence Officer. I may have had to pull a favor or two, but trust me, she’s the best in the business and has helped me out of more than one sticky situation. After all, what good is being a captain if you can’t call on a friend now and again?” With a subtle motion of his hand, he signalled for Emery to step forward and greet the captain.

Mirdalan or as Aiden called her most often Emery, waited for a proper opening before she spoke up, “We’ll keep the Memorial in good straits Captain ‘Zoarhi.” Emery did not hide the cheeky smile she offered up as she finished speaking, to do so would be off with her personality. If she wasn’t cheeky with nearly everyone she met there was a big problem in the air. She was dressed in her intelligence gray and black and her hair pulled back in a tight french knot braid. She had elected to remain in uniform since Aiden had asked her to join him when beaming over from the base to the ship. If she had been on her own she would have been in casual wear while carrying her orders with her. She would stick with Aiden until he gave a sign she was free to go explore the ship. Or if he had something else in mind she would keep an eye for that as well.

Kindle
CIO
USS Memorial

Captain Aiden Voss
Commanding Officer
USS Memorial

Tralla smiled and offered a handshake “Nice to meet you” both would notice she looked very tired “Actually lets there is a full gathering for the whole crew planned on Holodeck 1 in a special program of mine its set upt o mimic an old earth resturant I came to love called “The Old Spaghetti Factory” since we are in dock for an overhaul at the moment it will be fine that everyone is at this change over” she said leading them out Tralla of course was in her Dress uniform “I will miss being out here but with a new child on the way and the new posting that Starfleet offered me I feel its time for a change” she said as they walked to the turbolift “OH before i forget Maizie Introduce yourself to the new captain!” she said “Hello Captain Aiden Voss I am Maizie the ships ENTITY AI Unit” a voice sounded

Tralla and Maizie

BJ popped in. Everything was ready for them to depart. “Hey, all the non essentials are ready to go. All that’s needed is our carry ons.”

Janzen

As Janzen made his appearance, Iden hadn’t responded yet to the mention of the ship’s AI. “Ah, Commander Janzen, correct?” he greeted, his tone courteous but with an underlying sense of awareness. “It’s regrettable that your stay couldn’t be prolonged for us to get better acquainted, but I do comprehend the urgency you both must feel.” His acknowledgment of their relationship lingered unspoken in the air, a subtle reminder of the protocol that required officers involved with other officers or non-commissioned personnel to declare their relationship status.

Captain Aiden Voss
Commanding Officer
USS Memorial

BJ nodded. “Correct.” This was not his conversation. He just wanted to let his wife know that they were ready when they needed to leave.

“Well that’s the perks that come with being a Traditionalist Andorian We are given a bit more leeway given our Population issues” Tralla said to the new Captain before turning to her Husband “Thank you darling We shall be out of here as soon as the ceremony is over” she said though she was clearly not happy that the new captain was being so rude to Maizie still they headed for the Holodeck

Tralla

He nodded “Ok.” He was hoping that they’d have a little time to at least say goodbye to the crew. He was off to take over the forensic sciences course at the academy. He’d have some to prepare on the way back to his home sector.

As Aiden strolled alongside the Captain, the gentle rhythm of their footsteps matched the steady pulse of the ship’s machinery. Oblivious to any lingering unease caused by his earlier oversight regarding the ship’s AI, Aiden aimed to maintain a comfortable rapport.

“Captain,” he started, his voice warm and engaging, “I couldn’t help but hear that you’re set to assume command of Jupiter Station.” Casting a sidelong glance at her, he added, “Quite the responsibility, isn’t it?” His intent was clear: to foster an easy exchange, keeping the conversation flowing effortlessly between them as they journeyed side by side through the corridors of the ship.

Captain Aiden Voss
Commanding Officer
USS Memorial

“Yes Actually And I am also to temporarily oversee the rebuilt Utopia Planitia as well at least until they find another to take over there but I am up for it” she said smiling

Janzen

“A testament to your abilities Captain, I know a handful of colleagues who had applied to the position and had been turned down, seeing your record I can see why you got the position.” He complimented “And yourself Doctor? Are you joining the Captain?” It was more to ensure he included everyone in the group as the moved through the hall. “Its a shame you both can not stay longer, I would have accommodated you both as long as you wanted and Starfleet would have allowed.”

Captain Aiden Voss
Commanding Officer
USS Memorial

“thank you Captain I do appreciate it however given we are still trying to expand our immediate family and that it would be much easier to raise the kids from the comfort of a place on Jupiter station rather than a starship going into harms way I think we are making the best choice” she said smiling sadly

as they approached the Holodeck Tralla spoke again “Brace yourself this program has a bit of a habit of tripping people up” she said as the door opened the whole crew minus the officers that were entering was gathered the Holodeck was set up with a beautiful scene of the void outside the Memorial A bright sun and star system inside of a nebula with beautiful gas clouds of many colors artfully placed above the collected crew were Starfleet Starships namely the classes that represented the USS Enterprise and her legacy however there was also a Defiant class a Intrepid class and many others next to one of the crew these ships would be no more than 1/350th scale model sized though the ships did not seem to react to the huge humans in the center of the area was a pedestal at which the actual traditional ceremony would take place and floating right in front of this Pedestal was a Model of the Memorial

Tralla

“I must say, Captain, this is quite the sight,” Aiden remarked, his eyes scanning the swirling colours and gaseous anomalies within the holographic display. The reduced-scale ships had caught Aiden by surprise, prompting him to wonder if they were merely models or actual holographic representations with miniaturized crews. He half expected them to open fire on their enlarged humanoid forms, creating a surreal yet exhilarating experience.

With a sense of anticipation, Aiden followed the Captain into the holodeck, ready to formalise their handover and takeover process.

Captain Aiden Voss
Commanding Officer
USS Memorial

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Captain Aiden Voss
Commanding Officer
USS Memorial