Posted by Lieutenant Commander Stark Nightstalker (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Post Sim - The XO hand-off

Posted by Commander Jennifer Wallace (Executive Officer (Incoming)) in Post Sim - The XO hand-off

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Stark Nightstalker (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Post Sim - The XO hand-off

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Stark stepped into the light and bowed slightly from the waist.

“Welcome aboard, Jennifer Wallace, I am Stark”.

Stark Nightstalker CIO

Wallace startled slightly, then smiled at the enigmatic Caitian. “Thanks… you don’t… Please don’t bow,” she replied, shuffling on her feet slightly and making a mental note to mention this funny moment to Shess. “Stark.. that would make you the Chief of Intelligence, yes?”

“Correct” he said quietly.

She was glad suddenly that the others had convinced her to read the dossier on the senior staff. Hopefully it would smooth her usually awkward way of interacting with people and make her look half as competent as her superiors seemed to think she was.

Wallace, XO (Incoming)

“This is your first posting as an XO if I’m right. How are you feeling about it?

Stark Nightstalker CIO

“To be honest, a little nervous!” Jenn gave a slightly nervous laugh and reached up to adjust her glasses slightly. They’d been around for two millennia and humanity still didn’t have a way of keeping the darn things from slipping down your nose. “But I’ve moved up from CMO, hopefully being in charge of Sickbay to being second in command of an entire ship. Some might say I’ve moved down a rank,” she chuckled. “I used to be able to force the captain to take a day off if they weren’t respecting their health!”

“True” Stark said with a smile, “I think you’ll be fine. Taking care of a ship as CMO and being XO aren’t that different in my book, both require making stubborn people do what’s best for them”.

Jenn readjusted her grip on her small bag, slinging it over her shoulder. “Would you walk with me? I’m eager to see the captain, my new quarters, and everything else I need to take care of to settle in here on the Athena.”

Jennifer Wallace, XO

“I’d consider it a privilege”, Stark motioned to the corridor, “Shall we.”

Stark Nightstalker CIO

“Let’s hope my winning personality can get a bunch of department heads to listen to me when it comes to it,” Jennifer said with a small grin, then started to walk. “So, Lt. Cmdr. Nightstalker. What kind of ship is the Athena. I know, I know. I read the reports. The files… at least what wasn’t heavily classified. Man, you guys have been through a lot in the past… while. Half the things in your past few mission logs were inaccessible to my clearance levels, which kinda scares me if I’m being honest?” she glanced down a hallway as they passed it. “I’ve never been on a classified ship before. I only found out I was coming here about 12 hours before the transport showed up to take me to the Athena. That’s… well, it sets off quite the impression, that’s for sure.”

Cmdr. Wallace, XO