Posted by Ensign Kin Va’Ser-la (Security Officer) in Luncheon with the XO - All JOs invited

Posted by Civilian Marishka (Lounge Host) in Luncheon with the XO - All JOs invited

Posted by Commander Luka (Executive Officer) in Luncheon with the XO - All JOs invited
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Jayden walked in not soon after looking a little tired, having just gotten off an engineering shift. He was a slightly taller then average man in his mid-twenties and appeared to be in good shape. He wasn’t sure what to make of this luncheon though and it showed on his face. His brown eyes looked around apprehensively while he found an empty seat. He generally kept to himself so he wasn’t to familiar with everyone, having seen most of them only in passing.

“Good day Commander, everyone.” He said respectfully, taking a seat.

-Jay

Luka once more dipped her head. “Thank you for being here, Jayden. I am glad you accepted my invitation. Please, for today, call me Luka.”

“Hi, Bennett,” Karina smiled to the tired engineer. She didn’t know him well, but recognized him from the time or two she had seen him in medical.

Karina
Doctor

Marishka could tell the new arrival was a bit nervous, that was an easy thing to pick up in most men. She poured a cup of coffee, selected some cream and sugar, and silently offered it to him on a small tray leaning in to be certain that he caught a hint of her scent. Perhaps that would calm him a bit or, at least, distract him.

• Marishka

Isabel Delaney, Sec

“Thank you once again for coming. I appreciate it. I know how stressful it is to be a Junior Officer - believe it or not, I was once one as well. Some of you are new arrivals to the ship, some of you have been here longer than I have. This luncheon is a judgement-free zone. If any of you have anything you wish to bring to my attention, feel free to talk to me about it. If you want to talk about hobbies and what you do in your off-time, I would love to have that conversation.”

Luka, XO

Marishka stepped away from Jayden and addressed the XO.

“Actually, I’d like to announce the reopening of our lounge in a few hours and hope to see you all there. I’ve taken the suggestion of holding a contest to rename it. I’m certain I will see some interesting entries. Thank you.” she said quite formally.

• Marishka

Kin had retrieved a plate and had taken a position off to the side. Even though she had worked very hard on overcoming her race’s predilection for formality, she still felt a bit awkward in informal social situations. Not that she didn’t want to participate in them, or that she couldn’t. It simply took her longer than most to gauge the dynamics of situations like this. Security detail? No problem. Diplomatic luncheon? She could handle that in her sleep. Lunch with friends? She would pace and fret for an hour before going to the restaurant, and then she’d be mostly quiet for the first half-hour.

Va’Ser-la, Security

Karina nodded to each of the comers in turn. She didn’t know any of them on a personal level, but as a doctor in Medical, she had seen each of them at least once. And at least that meant no one was a complete stranger to her. At least, not in a facial recognition kind of way.

Karina
Doctor