Posted by Captain Dira Myqian (Commanding Officer) in Winters reporting for duty

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Alex Winters (Chief Engineer) in Winters reporting for duty

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Her dark eyes gazed at the newcomer and Dira smiled, gesturing to one of the chairs at her desk. “Ahh, if I’m not mistaken, you’re my new Chief Engineer, yes?”

Captain Myqian, CO

“Strangely, Captain, I am,” she said, making a point to mimic the smile as she looked at Myqian.

“A shipboard assignment was a near-certainty, at this point in my career. I’m happy I got it, happy I’m here, or my path may have been chosen for me before I had the wherewithal to choose one myself. I may have been stuck at the shipyard doing design work for the rest of my career, and while I could have enjoyed that, it’s not the primary reason I became a Starfleet Officer. But Chief Engineer on a ship the size of the Ogawa? That was a bit of a surprise. Ma’am.”

~ Alex Winters, CE

Myqian smirked. “You are not the first person to be surprised to be in this office,” she said. Dira rose to her feet in a fluid motion as she pushed her chair back. “Anything to drink for you? I’m in need of some coffee right about now myself,” she added as she moved towards the replicator near her.

Captain Myqian, CO

“I’ll never say no to a cup of coffee, Captain.”

Alex had spent her childhood hearing grown-ups lament the lack of coffee in adequate quantities on her home world. Her grandfather made something that vaguely resembled coffee, if you squinted hard enough and stood upwind of the smell. She tried it once. She didn’t get what the big deal was.

Until she got to the Academy. And had real coffee. “Strong and dark is my speed. Bitter and oily, not so much, but it’ll do in a pinch.”

Feeling awkward standing there while Dira’s back was turned to her as she approached the replicator, Alex moved towards the couch. “Mind if I sit?”

~ Alex Winters, CE