Posted by Lieutenant Commander Akirel Ros (Chief Engineer) in Post Sim - Chief Engineers Check in with the CNS

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

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Another nod and a sip of her coffee and Janna considered him deeply for a moment. She was only starting to be able to see where this new sensory capacity of hers was active and where it best not to use it. But in sessions seemed like fair game, even if she didn’t exactly have control over it. “Well, I can say we’re glad to have you. Being multi-skilled certainly never hurts on this ship. And the Athena is a beautiful design. Lots for engineers to enjoy.”

“Thank you, Counselor,” Ros nodded and drank more of his coffee. Personally he felt that the Mythology design was a whale of a design, though undeniably effective. For him, the sleek lines of the Viking and Pendragon classes stood out more. Of course, in space sleek counted for nothing and the Mythology had size and power at it’s fingertips.

“Tell me about your last position and if you have any concerns about settling in here,” Janna said.

~Janna Kingston, CNS

“As a Chief Engineer? That was on the Viking. The ship had a fair few issues due to it’s age and circumstances, so Engineering was a challenge. But, with an Engineering team that knew how to make the best of what they had that ship hummed. It was a good experience for a new Chief Engineer to have, I mean being on a ship that has resources, gets resupplied and doesn’t need to use plenty of duct tape sounds like something of a holiday to me.” Ros grinned, then continued speaking. “As such I have no concerns about settling in, the people I have met so far have been friendly, professional and courteous. There will be plenty to do while I find my place and there is always the lounge to spend some down time in. What would you recommend as places to see around here? Popular Holodeck programs or particular nights where something is happening somewhere?”

Lt Cmdr Akirel, CE

Janna smiled. “Well, The Parthenon, our lounge you already mentioned visiting. You’ll find Marishka’s done a fabulous job of redecorating. You can almost forget you’re on a starfleet vessel. The rest of recreation hall is very popular. People do take advantage of the card and game tables and there are regular tounaments and game nights. The crew has a bowling team put together but given how… variable our assignments can be they haven’t done any tournaments off the ship yet. Thought there was talk of a water-polo team being put together, so that could be interesting if you enjoy swimming. We have book clubs, poetry slam nights, open mic nights. Our musically inclined crew often put on concerts, so pick a night, there’s probably something happening somewhere.”

“As for holodeck programs, we’ve got the standard catalogue. I’m a fan of relaxing places that are very definitely not work,” Kingston said with a light laugh, her chin-length blond curs swaying. It was not a stretch to think that given the Athena’s notorious reputation for getting into trouble and the sheer size of the crew, that the six counsellors were kept rather busy.

~Janna Kingston, CNS