Posted by Captain Zachariah Cobb (Commanding Officer) in Cobb’s Ready Room - Raauhl is summoned
Bloody rollercoaster! It was a somewhat stereotypical but still, to Cobb’s mind, eminently fitting description of life in the ARU. Some days were all about the climb, the perpetual accretion of nausea as one dedicated all of their strength to ignoring the plunge at their side. Others balanced at the summit, a momentary respite where achievement and anxiety became convivial bedfellows, each positioning themselves on the scales of existence in roughly equivalent measure. And then there were the days that brought the plummet - that recurring sensation of absolute terror as reality gave way to the void.

In that moment, as he sipped at his coffee, Zachariah Cobb had no notion of which day was about to break upon him. With an exhale he drained his mug then slammed his commbadge with an open palm.

=^= Lt Cmdr Raauhl, please report to my ready room =^= he intoned flatly, not yet ready to select the appropriate emotion for whichever day lay ahead.

• Captain Zachariah Cobb

=^=On my way=^= Came the quick, stern response from the ships executive officer. Raauhl wasn’t on duty but was again wandering the corridor making conversation and trying to get the general vibe of the crews moral, it was his job to e the link between department heads and the captain but often how the crew felt got lost between the noise of weekly reports, he found walking the ship and creating a conversation with the crew resulted in a far greater understanding in how the crew felt both good and the bad it made him a better XO as a result.

It didn’t take long for Raauhl to reach the ready room and so he entered, the door chime announcing his presence. “You wanted to see me Captain.” The XO and Captain had a decent enough relationship that he felt comfortable walking in on the Captain. Besides, it wasn’t often ti happened and Raauhl wanted to get straight to the point.

• Lt Cmdr Raauhl, XO