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His thoughts were interrupted by the Chief bringing things back to the present. “Aye, Sir. Thank you, Chief.” He turned to the others. “Shift leaders, conduct your orientation tours. Beta Shift. Chief Petty Officer Seifu. Take our group and I’ll catch you up. Start at D Deck engineering and make your way forward to Astrometrics. Everyone, this is a familiarity tour with where everything is. Once we are underway you will have plenty of time to find out what is behind every bulkhead and deck plate. For now I want you to be able to know where that bulkhead is if need be.” He paused for a moment. “Dismissed.”

As the teams split up to cover the ship Reggie joined the Chief. “I look forward to serving with you, Chief. We’ve got a few new people and a number transferred from the Bonaventure.” He glanced around him. “I’ve never served on a new ship before.” In his baritone voice there was a touch of awe, and another touch of apprehension. To Kelleher, Green’s appearance would remind him of a dark haired, square bearded Norwegian officer that might be seen in old photographs. “What can I do for you, Chief?”
- NL Reggie Green

“Likewise, Lieutenant. A new ship brings plenty of opportunity to test our latest developed tech and systems, I’m glad to have someone with your experience here.” Logan smiled as he spoke, but his eyes didn’t leave Greens’ face. “I’ve gone over the shift allocations you’ve submitted, I was tempted to run two shifts doing twelve on and twelve off with some on standby in case we need extra hands considering our relatively small team. You believe we can manage with three shifts and lower numbers? You have the most recent ship board experience and know most of the team already, so I value your opinion.”

Reggie’s expression did not change much in this short discourse. Logan would see a brightening in his features at the praise followed by a thoughtful narrowing of the eyes and a slight tightening of his lips. “This is a Navy ship, Chief. We’re all on standby. There’s not enough of us to put people aside and still effectively make two shifts. Two shifts would give us a couple more on each shift. Seven decks. Old Bonnie only had four. A couple extra hands each shift would relieve the pressure and we’re not spread so thin. Two officers on each shift, three sailors, mix of Petty Officers with a rotating day off in the team.” Inwardly Green liked an 8 hour shift but this would soothe his worry about too few on a shift to cover issues.

Nodding as Green spoke, Logan paused and looked up at him with, perhaps, a small curl at the edges of his mouth. “This is a Starfleet ship, Lieutenant. We don’t get days off.” Logan played on Reggies own statement that they were always on standby and was able to keep a straight face for a moment before grinning but, it was then that Logan turned his head and looked to the door where the Engineers had departed. His grin faded. “We seem to be missing one of our Ensigns? The name eludes me but I’m sure we are supposed to have another Engineer on hand?”

Lt Kelleher, CE

Reggie opened his mouth to say something, a quick reaction, but then closed it again. He had a number of regulations that came immediately to mind relating to occupational health and safety, psychological safety, work hours in a non combat setting and so on. How was he to broach that topic .. then, suddenly he grinned and Reggie let out a breath he had been holding and said, “Indeed,” before turning his head to follow the Chief’s gaze. The ‘indeed’ took in both statements, the latter of which was a thorn in his side. Serinde had potential but she had almost no experience and was socially awkward. It was like she had so little socialization. Everything about her was regimented. She could think on her feet and problem solve but not do chit chat. He remembered her saying that the British Military Academy that she attended was easy. He had heard about it and talked to others who had been there and it was a grueling boot camp. But she had a stubborn streak.

Green’s face darkened. “Yes, Serinde. Elemirre Serinde. I’ve known her for a few months on the Bonaventure. She’s bright. Likeable. Quiet. Keeps to herself. Don’t try to play cards with her. She picks up games fast. And she is late.” He glanced at a nearby chronometer on the wall. “Very. I detailed her and Gamma shift to decommission the Bonaventure and report to the muster here for 9. She sent her team back early to get some rest and she stayed behind to finish. Just before the meeting I talked to the Station security and they confirmed the Bonaventure is empty. Port authority has no record of her name on any shuttle manifest. And she’s not answering her comms. I gave her the decommission for her to redeem herself as she was late for the crew muster to begin with. I .. don’t know where she is. Station security is looking for her.”
- NL Green

Letting out a slow breath, Logan rubbed a hand over his jaw. “Alright, Serinde. One down without word and we are about to get underway. Lets hope our errant Ensign shows up, we don’t have time to put the brakes on for one Engineer. Keep me informed should you hear any updates and in the mean time, I’m going to inspect my Engine Room. I believe that Captain Renault intends to hold a briefing for the Bridge crew and Senior Staff at 1100 hours, so I want everyone back here and at their stations at 1030 hours so we can run our final system checks before we begin our countdown to getting underway. That will be approximately 1400 hours so we have a tight schedule. Lets see what this team can do, shall we? If we need further Orientation details, we will make it happen. You are dismissed, Lieutenant. You better catch up with your detail.”

Lt Kelleher, CE

“I’ll alert you when she comes aboard or hear anything,” Reggie confirmed. He mentally calculated the time. That gives the troops an hour for a quick orientation. It was not as long as he had hoped but it would at least let them know where the latrines were. “10:30. I’ll herd the cats and detail them to stations, rotating them out in pairs to grab a quick lunch. With all hands on, we’ll have extras so can do that. Would you like me to plot out a possible 12hr shift rotation schedule?” He paused for a moment. “Will you be conducting individual interviews with the sailors, Chief?”
NL Green