Posted by Lieutenant Robert Mason (Chief Engineer) in Engineering- Good News/Bad News?

Posted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in Engineering- Good News/Bad News?

Posted by Lieutenant Robert Mason (Chief Engineer) in Engineering- Good News/Bad News?
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Looking behind her, she smirked slightly before venturing forward. “Hate to interrupt the, uh… fun? But what if I told you you could stop fishing for critical errors and not have to rebuild a ship from seeming scratch?” Though she had kept a straight face, he knew her too well not to notice that her eyes had lit up and she was excited.

Commander Myqian, XO

He looked up at her and seemed entirely unimpressed by this news, at least for the first second or so. Then he started talking cautiously.

“Well, ordinarily, I’d assume that that would be a way to sugar coat some bad news about my career falling off of some new cliff, but you actually seem excited about whatever it is you’re about to say, so I assume you’re not trying to sell me a ground assignment?”

His career progression and whether or not it had been stalled was always gnawing at the back of his mind…

– Robert Mason, CE

Dira broke into an open laugh and grinned at him. “Nah, I wouldn’t do that to you,” she said as she drew closer to him. “So… Captain Taylor and I just had a briefing with Fleet Command.” She leaned towards her friend and whispered. “We’re getting a new ship! A much bigger one. Brand new design and everything.” He dark eyes were lit up and she could honestly say that she was excited for what this would actually mean for them all.

Commander Myqian, XO

Bob looked at her rather blankly as he processed this new information. He exhaled loudly enough to look as though he had visibly deflated. This wasn’t quite the reaction she seemed to have to this news.

“Brand… new… design…?” he repeated. “What design is this and exactly how brand new is it?”

– Robert Mason, CE

While she was a telepath , Dira did try to not read his mind though she knew him well enough to possibly guess what might be causing his disappointment. “Oh, very new. They’ve done all the basic testing, and it’s fit for service, but you know how these brand new designs are. Always a lot of tweaking. Which you’ll be able to do as we settle in,” she said with a smile. “I’ve seen the basic specs, but can send you the full ones once they come our way?”

Commander Myqian, XO