Posted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in Around the Ship- Colliding Paths
She had wandered, doing her usual rounds, though they took place at different times of the day and she changed up her routine so that it didn’t become monotonous. Dira enjoyed strolling the ship, passing crew members and saying hello, or just giving a nod of acknowledgement. This part she had imagined in her head as early as her Command training. She had pictured walking the corridors of her a ship she was the first officer for, knowing that she had worked hard to get to this point. She deserved the trust placed in her.

It had all come true, and some days it surprised her; not the fact that she was an XO but that the feeling was exactly as she thought it would be. Every once in awhile her brown fingers would reach out and brush the walls, reminding her that this magnificent structure held within it all the ingredients to support life. What a wonder!

This evening was no different. She had started in the Secondary Hull. The engineers getting used to her random appearances where she said nothing, just passing through their space with ease. Myqian poked her head into Secondary Sickbay briefly, noting that everything was as it should be. Quiet for this time of night.

She couldn’t sleep. Or rather, hadn’t been able to convince her body that it was now sleep time, despite it being well after 2300 hours. Ah well, the extra pips often came with more reports to fill out and a sometimes unhealthy bouts of insomnia.

Dira knew that she was still working through events triggering her, and the intensity of their mission left her mind tired after so much processing. People were on edge much more than usual, and having been through the Dominion War, she understood that as long as this bout was temporary, it was fine. If it persisted, then she’d have a problem.

Going up to Deck 9A on the primary hull, she smiled as she remembered that one of her favourite places was on this deck: the Arboretum. So long as she avoided that shoe-eating plant, it might just be the distraction she needed.

Commander Myqian, XO

As the Commander was walking to the entrance, an Engineering NE was walking into the room, muttering.

“‘The humidity level controls are wrong, so go check them manually and fix them,’ says the new boss,” she muttered, with her impersonation sounding vaguely grumpy and Spanish, although her own inflection was clearly that of a Federation colony upbringing. “Two tricorders and a PADD to do a job that could probably be done remotely. I swear, he’s giving us all grunt work just to make us know who’s in charge.”

She stomped into the room, unaware that anyone had overheard her. Funnily enough, her “boss” would have found the attitude to be to his liking.

• NE Phyllis, Engineering