Posted by Lieutenant Commander Finn Grady (First Officer) in Presim - DS9 - Finn, a Fiddle and a New XO

Posted by Captain Freja Andreassen (Commanding Officer) in Presim - DS9 - Finn, a Fiddle and a New XO

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Finn Grady (First Officer) in Presim - DS9 - Finn, a Fiddle and a New XO
Lieutenant Commander Finn Grady blinked slowly at the crewman from the transport vessel in front of him. “What do you mean it’s not there? Did it fly out the dang window on the way over here?”

The crewman shifted uncomfortably on his feet, “I’m sorry, sir, we couldn’t find it with your other belongings. We looked all around the passenger luggage area. It’s just not there.”

Finn’s dark blue-green eyes flashed slightly as he glared at the crewman. He was fairly tall and slender with a build that had stayed with him from his cross country days in high school. His pale skin flushed slightly red to match the color of the uniform he wore, highlighting the dusting of freckles that were present across his nose and cheeks. Those features, along with his dark hair, were present in both his brother and sister as well and left no doubt as to their relation to their father and his Irish heritage.

“Well y’all better start checking all the other areas in that cargo hold because I am not about to leave here without it. I got on this ship with it, then travelled across the quadrant in an airtight hunk of metal with it and now it should be right here with all of my other things. Do you realize that my mama had that thing hand made for me back home? It didn’t come out of some replicator somewhere,” Finn’s eyebrow twitched slightly as he stared the other man down.

“I’m truly sorry, sir, but I don’t....”

The man was cut off as another crew member came running up behind them, carrying a black instrument case in front of him, “I found it! We’ve got it right here!”

He handed the case over to Finn who set it down carefully on the floor and opened it to verify its contents. Inside was a beautiful dark maple fiddle and its bow. Finn visibly relaxed as he ran his finger along the instrument before closing the case and looking up at the crewmembers with narrowed eyes. Then he placed the instrument on a cart, which was currently holding a duffel bag and a guitar case, gave the men a curt nod and turned away with the cart.

Finn quickly made his way along the outer docking ring, his excitement beginning to grow. He had been in Starfleet for seven years, all of them spent on the USS Belle Meade, and he had been surprised at how quickly after finishing the command course that he had received orders to report to a new ship… as its First Officer. The airlock which would lead him to that new ship, the Chimera, stood in front of him now. One short little passage way to lead him to the next phase of his journey through life. A smile crossed his face and he took a deep breath and confidently began to push his luggage cart through that airlock and into his future.

Lieutenant Commander Finn Grady - XO

NEs Random and Task were on airlock duty when the new XO strolled aboard.

“Welcome aboard the Chimera sir,” NE Random spoke first, immediately noting the rank pips on the officer’s collar, “Are you Lt. Commander Grady?”

~NE Random~

“Guilty as charged, Ensign,” Finn responded with a friendly smile. “Glad to have finally made it, it was hit or miss a few minutes ago.”

He gathered up his belonging from the cart, managing to get the duffel slung across his back and one instrument in each hand.

“Would you gentlemen mind pointing me to the nearest turbolift? I understand they keep XOs in the penthouse on this particular space hotel,” he gave the officers a grin and a quick wink as he readied himself for the trip to his quarters.

Lieutenant Commander Grady - XO

“Yes sir, they do, the turbolift is down the hall to the right, you’ll run right into the lift as the hallway ends,” NE Random replied, “If you get lost on the way to your quarters, the computer can light the way for you as well.”

~NE Random~