Posted by Lieutenant Commander Akirel Ros (Chief Engineer) in Ros - Arrival on the Athena (open - Post Sim)
Ros’ runabout docked on the Athena minutes after leaving the cruiser Vanguard that he and a number of new crew had caught a ride on. It was a short, uneventful trip and as most of Ros’ possessions were being beamed over as part of cargo, his carry on was light. Waiting until the rest of the passengers had disembarked despite many of them offering the Lieutenant Commander the opportunity to leave before them, he flung the light satchel over one shoulder and picked up the box with the carrying handle on top that he chose not to have beamed over, then casually walked down the short ramp and onto the deck of the Athena for the first time.

The Bajoran was solidly built, fairly tall with a squared jaw and a short mess of roughed up hair but the two most eye catching features were the deep green eyes that seemed to stare through to a persons soul, and the bright metallic earring of a moon and star hanging from his ear. That earing seemed to glimmer like diamond even when there was no bright light shining on it.

Closing his eyes for a moment he felt more than heard the gentle hum of the ships Warp Core as it vibrated through the decks. Every ship had this, and every ship was different. It was what Engineers called the heartbeat and a good one could tell how the ship was performing by that heartbeat, once they got familiar with it. For a split second that hum merged with him, the rhythm of it matching the slight swing of the moon and star earring hanging from his right ear in traditional Bajoran fashion, then he opened his eyes and carried on walking. A momentary halt to register with the Shuttle Bay crewmember assigned to record arrivals, an identification scan, and a wave away of the offer to direct him to his quarters and he was once again turning for the shuttle bay doors.

Lt Cmdr Akirel, CE

A shadow in a nearby shuttles wake coalesced into a dark Caitian figure who fell into step with him as he walked towards the doors. “Welcome aboard the Athena, I trust your trip was uneventful?”.

Stark Nightstalker CIO