Posted by Captain Zachariah Cobb (Commanding Officer) in CO’s Office - Settling Things

Posted by Chief Warrant Officer Kodek Vonn (RTF Commander) in CO’s Office - Settling Things

Posted by Captain Zachariah Cobb (Commanding Officer) in CO’s Office - Settling Things
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The doors to the bridge opened at the RTF CO walked onto the deck and to the CO’s office door. A gauntleted fist pressed the chime. They didn’t have an appointment, but they had been on the ship a month and other than their first ‘meeting’, Vonn had barely exchanged three words with the Captain.

That ended today.

Vonn, RTF CO

There was a pause. On the bridge, MacReady hurriedly keyed in a silent message to Cobb. =^= It’s Vonn. =^=
Seconds later and the door to the ready room slid open, Zachariah sitting, dignified and alert, at his desk, a bottle of whiskey and two glasses laid out before him.

“Chief WO Vonn,” he announced redundantly, now rising to his feet. “Is there something I can do for you?”

• Captain Zachariah Cobb

Vonn stepped in and let the door slide shut behind them. “Yes, there is.” the voice from the helmet said. Vonn made no move to sit, just stood motionless inside the doorway.

“You can decide here and now if you are going to be a Captain to everyone on this ship, or just the one’s who… how do you humans say… ah yes… kiss your a$$.” There was a slight pause and the helmet cocked to the side slightly. “Your human phrasing really is most illustrative… if not exactly sanitary.”

Vonn, RTF CO

At Zachariah’s core, the seas might be churning at the insolence from this bloody Breen. But outwardly, the only reaction was a noticeable raise of the eyebrows.
“If my ass was being regularly kissed then I would be a damned sight more congenial than I currently am, make no mistake about that,” he replied. “But either way, there is no requirement for you to redress this imaginary balance with a weighty kick in the pants every time you cross my path.”

Moving to stand across from the RTF Chief, Cobb made sure to compensate for any differences in height by meeting their equal in confidence. “So why don’t we dispense with the antagonistic preamble and get right to the heart of the matter, eh? What is it that you consider me to have neglected as your captain?”

Perhaps tucking you in with a hot cocoa at the end of the day? Having your pipe and slippers ready after battle? The notion threatened to break the captain’s stoic expression although he was successful in maintaining his composure. Just.

• Captain Zachariah Cobb

Vonn didn’t move, didn’t budge. And the voice remained as emotionless and cold as ever. “I have been on this ship for over a month. Other than our initial meeting, a meeting where I was threatened on your behalf multiple times, I have not seen you once. You have requested no information on the RTF, status updates, roster, training, injuries… nothing. And yet I have members of the RTF refusing to commit to their duties as team members without first getting your blessing. I have reports unopened and unanswered. Material and equipment requests gathering digital dust with no action being taken. So are you simply so bigoted and racist that you will allow your own personal prejudices to hinder the operation of your first-responders? Or is it incompetence and drink that keep you from caring? I don’t care one way or the other, Mr.. Cobb. I simply need to know how to proceed. Am I working with you? Or am I working in spite of you? Either way, the RTF will be capable and prepared. The question is are you going to have anything to do with that? Or will you simply keep hiding in your office till the specter that is me is transferred, fired, or killed?”

Vonn, RTF CO