Posted by Captain Zachariah Cobb (Commanding Officer) in Cobb’s Ready Room - Summoning Surda
Zachariah Cobb was a man nearing the limits of his endurance. Since agreeing to take command of the USS Leviathan, he’d found himself thrown headfirst into a world populated by anomalies and dangers at almost every turn; his ship had been forced out of drydock days ahead of schedule and sent chasing after an entity that claimed the lives of several of his crew; his scientists were harbouring ARU-endorsed secrets that could bring about the destruction of his ship; and his Counselor was being threatened by a shadowy figure just for doing her bloody job! And now, as if one of their most dangerous anomalies recently being out of containment wasn’t enough to deal with, Roebuck had reassigned his Chief of Security to another bloody ship! Why, it was enough to make any man desperate for a drink…or several. And currently, Zachariah Cobb was about finished making light work of his fourth.

But the situation could not be ignored for even a second. As the department responsible for not only the safety of his entire crew, but also the containment of all currently-housed anomalies, Cobb needed someone in charge whom he could fully rely on and trust. And after several hours spent pouring over records and files and incident reports, one name kept returning to the fore - Surda.

The Orion had only been with the Leviathan for a short time, but by all accounts had shown herself to be a thoroughly capable officer. Fluent in several languages and already a member of the RTF, it was possible that she could serve as the bridge between the Recovery Task Force and the rest of the crew that Zachariah had been missing. So, it was with an uncharacteristic level of enthusiasm, both to meet this young woman in person and also for another legitimate reason to reach for a drink, that the captain delivered his message:

=^=Ensign Surda, this is the captain. Please present yourself at my ready room within the hour. =^=

• Captain Zachariah Cobb

=^= This is Surda. I am on my way. =^= Surda took a deep breath the second the transmission was closed. What on Earth could the Captain need her for? She started walking despite the slight urge to simply avoid the situation altogether. Starfleet might be recalling her. They could technically do that, even though they had said they wouldn’t. Surda’s thoughts trailed off as she noticed that she had reached the ready room. She reached for the chime, halted, then nodded and pressed it.
-Surda