Posted by Ensign Karina Niles (Doctor) in Side Sim: Boarding the Athena

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Séan Iven (CNS) in Side Sim: Boarding the Athena
A tall man stepped off a shuttle onto the deck of Starbase 157, where his new posting was docked up for repairs. He’d had a very brief overview of how their last mission had gone, the difficulties and stress the crew head been under being stressed to him but vague. He was looking forward to his posting aboard the Athena and how he could fit in and assist the crew. While musing about who he was going to meet and what they’ve all been through, Séan made his way through the docking ring and towards his new ship. He passed the mangled looking Ogawa, she sure took a beating it looked like, before finally reaching his destination. He took a breath to center himself before boarding the ship with a soft smile.

CNS Iven

Karina came around the corner, PaDD in hand and nearly ran into the newcomer. “Oh! Sorry. I need to pay attention.” She lifted a hand to brush an errant strand of auburn hair behind her ear. The long French braid down her back had been done hours ago and whisps had managed to free themselves and frame her face. Her running pants of deep emerald green and the lighter green tank top made her almost look like a wood sprite from Earth lore. Eyes of crystallized emeralds looked at him with embarrassment.

“Oh, I don’t believe we’ve met. I’m Karina. And you are?” She never gave rank or job when meeting someone because lots of times it changed how folks reacted to her. She’d learned long ago that doctors meant appointments and rank meant she was too low to matter, or too high to chance talking to. Green eyes gazed back at Iven as she lowered the PaDD she had been looking at. If he glanced down, he would see a diagram of a human brain on the screen.

Ens Karina Niles
Doctor

Séan’s smile broadened as he fortuitously came across a crew member already. His own green eyes took in the woman’s, Karina he reminded himself, appearance quickly before maintaining eye contact. He had a duffle bag slung over his shoulder as he boarded the Athena, but he took this moment to pull it to his front and drop it at his feet. He reached a large hand forward about halfway between them, far enough that she could easily reach it with her own hand, but not so far that it would invade her personal space. “Hello Karina, it’s nice to meet you. I’m Séan,”

CNS Iven