Posted by Lieutenant Commander Valerie Ashford (Chief Science Officer) in First Contact…Staff meeting (open to all crew)…when the past does not match the present or the future

Posted by Commander Heathcliff Rinker (Chief Medical Officer/ Psychiatrist) in First Contact…Staff meeting (open to all crew)…when the past does not match the present or the future

Posted by Captain Kelly Bordeaux (Commanding Officer) in First Contact…Staff meeting (open to all crew)…when the past does not match the present or the future
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Kelly sat in the conference room waiting for the rest of the senior staff to arrive. It had been a long month. Between the court martials and attack on the Atlantis, she was ready for some shore leave. For now, it was time to regroup and reconnect. The staff meeting was less formal and more casual or at least that was how Kelly was planning it. Instead of coffee, tea, and pastries which normally was place on the table, Kelly had pizza, beer, and several bottles of real booze. Taking a swig from her bottle of beer, she waited for the first of the officers to show up.

Kelly Bordeaux CO

Cara entered the conference room giving a wave to her ever present shadow. Two years and Royo was still tasked with making sure she didn’t get lost and wander out an airlock. It amused her greatly except the fact she did get lost. Not nearly as much as she did when she first arrived. It seemed that her horrible sense of direction would never greatly improve. There was no reason for Royo to hang around though, his boss would be along shortly. The COS would make sure she didn’t get lost.

The CNS scanned the selection of drinks and poured herself a strong whisky and then grabbed a Guiness. She glanced around the table and took a seat next to the large oversized reenforced chair. “Captain.”

Lt. Mardusk, counselor

“Cara,” Kelly responded giving the woman an impromptu toast. “Helluva month wasn’t it.” That was the understatement of the year from Kelly. Everyone filing in had either been court-martialed or just arrived and replaced someone. Kelly was glad to have the new people but she was thankfull everyone survived their arch nemesis.

“So how is settling into married life been?”

Kelly Bordeaux CO

Rinker walked into the conference room and made a mental note to get Kelly into his office sooner rather than later. Still that did not mean he would pass up a drink. At least this CO was not a prude with booze. Taking a seat, Rinker selected his drink and looked at his commanding officer. “Is this bad news or good news,” he gestured to the spread on the table.

Rinker CMO

Valerie walked in the room a few moments after the CMO. Not wanting to disrupt the conversation that seemed to have already started to take place, she nodded and smiled in greeting to everyone present, and silently settled on a seat that was far away enough from the few people present that she didn’t feel imposing on them, but close enough to the conversation that it didn’t seem like she was completely antisocial. After all, this was her first official staff meeting and she wasn’t entirely sure how they were conducted on board the Atlantis just yet. Though judging by the beer and other alcoholic drinks set on the table, Ashford was sure they were ran… unconventionally. In fact, if there was anything that she had learnt from her first few weeks on board, was that the Atlantis and her crew were not the conventional bunch. That was not at all a bad thing, but after Valerie’s previous posts, she knew that it would take some getting used to on her part.

Reaching for a slice of pizza, and purposefully avoiding the alcohol, she placed her PaDD on the table next to her and started to review her notes. She had gone over her department’s reports, as well as over anything else that she thought could be important for a staff meeting. Yet, looking around, she couldn’t help but feel woefully unprepared.

Lt. Cmdr. Ashford, CSO

Kelly watched Valerie come in as she bantered with Cara and Rinker. Kelly had no idea how much the woman knew about the past month and could not decide if it was better to come in with some prior knowledge or a blank slate. Taking a sip of her drink, Kelly prepared to offer a brief update on the events of the past month.

Kelly Bordeaux CO