Brad had eventually managed to snag a JO to man the Bridge while the Away Team headed to the surface of Carraya IV. Being up there had been among the most awkward experiences of his time in service so far. Sure, he had Command training, but he hadn’t ever actually used it on an honest-to-God starship.

At the same time, after a brief check of his PaDD linked to the Medical database, there weren’t any major cases justifying his presence in either Sickbay.

So instead of going and puttering around his new office, re-arranging knick-knacks while waiting for the Away Team to return and debrief, he’d made his way down to the belly of the ship, where the Medical Modules were stored.

Purely, he told himself, to check that they were actually ready for deployment. After all, it had been several months, if not several years, since either of them had seen use.

There were bound to be dust bunnies, at least, to clear out.

Perhaps he should call an Engineer…

Lt. Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff