Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Janna Kingston (Counsellor) in Post Sim - Chief Engineers Check in with the CNS

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Akirel Ros (Chief Engineer) in Post Sim - Chief Engineers Check in with the CNS
He read the name on the plaque outside the door again, and the typically dark expression he wore as his ‘relaxed face’ broke into a slight smile for a moment. Once, it had been his name on a plaque just like that, outside a door just like this, on a ship much smaller than this full of eager Cadets. The Prophets worked in mysterious ways, if a person was to believe in such things.

Ros didn’t, he had no illusion that the Prophets were simply a useless collection of (powerful) alien life forms that his people spent far too much time worshipping and following when these creatures clearly didn’t give a toss. Why his people failed to separate gods from aliens escaped him, although he suspected that as a culture the Bajoran people were still too infantile to stand proud as themselves, instead of pawns of a worthless Alien power. The smile slipped from his face again. If the wormhole aliens had been willing to use that power to help his people, things might be different. He would never have been born, to start with.

With a grunt to himself as the irony surfaced in his mind, he reached for the chime. Time to check-in then get to work.

Lt Cmdr Akirel, CE

OOC: FYI: Athena has a whole counselling department. You walk into a reception and behind that in a semi circle are six offices. I’m just going to wing this and it’ll all work out just fine. :D

OOC: Course it will ;)

IC:
The counselling department’s Risian receptionist, Cherry, appeared as the door slide open, a wide smile on her face. “Welcome!” she said, stepping back and waving him in. Do you have an appointment already? If not, what can we help you with?” she said , making her way around the large desk that was the reverse of the room’s semi-circle shape. She could spot a new crew member pretty easily after all the years she had bene aboard, and it wasn’t unusual for new crew and officers to be surprised by the size of the counselling facilities. The perk of being such a large vessel it seems.

~Cherry, Receptionist

If the Bajoran was surprised at all by the Counseling suite it never showed, Ros wouldn’t have been a half competent Chief Engineer or prior-Intelligence officer if he hadn’t done his homework on the layout of the ship he was assigned to (in contrast to his writer, who clearly hasn’t looked at the specs for years). He also benefitted from a poker face that had taken years to construct, but had been much used in his years in Starfleet Intelligences ‘Asset Recovery’ department.

Stepping inside he followed the Risian to the desk, then casually sat on the edge of the desk as he looked at her. The Bajorans eyes were piercing, an almost hypnotic dark green that had an intensity that might feel to some as if he was looking into their soul, but he easily broke into a soft smile that was charming and, when mixed with those eyes, playfully mischievous. His slight nod towards her set his moon and star earring rocking slowly, the glimmering sheen glinting even in this regular light from the multifaceted surfaces of polished metal. “Hi, I’m looking for someone to check me off for my boarding assessment,” his voice was calm, soft but had that sanguine undercurrent running through it of a person who was confident in themselves. “I have no appointment, I only arrived recently but I can come back later if I need to make one. I’m Akirel Ros, the New Chief Engineer. What’s your name?”

Lt Cmdr Akirel, CE