Posted by Captain Dira Myqian (Commanding Officer) in Captain’s Ready Room (pre-sim) Reporting for Duty

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Sadie (Chief Science Officer) in Captain’s Ready Room (pre-sim) Reporting for Duty

Posted by Captain Dira Myqian (Commanding Officer) in Captain’s Ready Room (pre-sim) Reporting for Duty
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Soft footfalls proceeded a chime at the Captain’s door. Sadie tugged at her uniform, mildly annoyed that the Ogawa’s uniform sat slightly differently on her body than her old uniform on the Ferrite. How could two uniforms built from the same pattern sit differently? She tugged at the cloth again, trying not to be too distracted by it. Instead, she focused intensely on the door in front of her, waiting for the captain’s response.

Lieutenant Commander Sadie
Chief Science Officer USS Ogawa

Dira was sitting at her desk, focused intently on the report that she was honestly tired of reading. So intent was said focus that she startled at the sound of the chime. “Enter,” Myqian said, looking up from her computer towards the door.

The spacious room had been slowly evolving after Myqian found her place as captain. To the right of the entrance was the captain’s desk, a couple chairs for guests, and a replicator tucked into the corner, while a sitting area took up the space in front of the an expanse of windows opposite the main door. The sitting area comprised of a navy blue sofa that had a gentle curve to it, with a soft knit blanket in cream draped over the far end. On each side of the sofa, nestled between the windows and where it curved out was a side table with a potted plant. One had trails of forked leaves and the other had tall dark green stems lined with alternating heart shaped leaves that had a blue hue.

Other small touches had been added that were Dira’s. Aside from the plants and blanket, there was a round and squat pot in a deep blue colour with sweeps of white and green paint. It sat on the shelf behind the desk, along with a picture of an older brown skinned woman with a heart shape face, natural black kinky curls not unlike Dira’s, and the dark eyes of a Betazoid. On the other side of the pot was a brown skinned Haliian man with a greying moustache, short dark hair and a receding hairline that made his forehead ridges and bulges more prominent.

Captain Myqian, CO

Sadie made her way into the ready room and saluted, standing at attention. “Lt. Cmdr Sadie, reporting for duty, Captain.” She subtly took in the various accents in the room, noting the presence of plants, the prominent photographs, and the comfortable looking seating arrangements. The prominent view of stars that always gave her the same childlike wonder she’d felt the first time she got to visit space.

Dira smiled. “Welcome abord, Commander. We’re glad to have you. At ease, please.”

Once she was given leave to be at ease, Sadie took a seat on one of the regular chairs and gave the captain a warm smile, then tugged uselessly at the front of her uniform to adjust it. “Thank you for approving my transfer, Captain.”

Lieutenant Commander Sadie
Chief Science Officer USS Ogawa

She would have suggested they sit on the sofa for the kind of chat she usually liked to have during a first meeting with a new department head, but that level of informality could be unsettling for some right away, so she was happy to start the conversation at her desk. She leaned back in her chair and rested one arm on the desk. “Well, I was in need of a Chief Science Officer, and you were a strong candidate. But an assignment on a medical ship like this isn’t going to be like other assignments in the fleet. Do you have any concerns about that transition? My goal, as will Commander Sinclair’s is to make sure you get what you need as you settle into life on the Ogawa.”

Captain Myqian, CO

Sadie nodded. “It is my understanding that a great deal, if not the entirety of our missions will be medicine related. My specialties don’t lie in the organic field, rather in physics, so I expect my responsibility will lie more in my skills as a delegator in assigning the correct junior officers to each task we come across.”

Lieutenant Commander Sadie
Chief Science Officer USS Ogawa

Dira bobbed her head back and forth. It wasn’t a yes, but it wasn’t a no, either. “So, yes, our missions are mostly health related. That could be medical related, like epidemics, setting up field hospitals, providing support to other projects, or serving as a medical support in specific fleet movements. But sometimes we will deal with more mental health issues.”

She tapped her fingers in succession on the desktop. “The reality is that we find ourselves regularly in unusual situations. We may in fact need your expertise more often than you might think, so keep up on your projects and learnings, and be prepared for anything.”

Captain Myqian, CO

Sadie nodded in understanding of the explanation. “That is logical.”

Lieutenant Commander Sadie
Chief Science Officer USS Ogawa

Dira shifted her position, leaning forward on the edge of her desk. She took the arm on the desk and turned her arm upwards to brace her chin on her hand. “So, tell me about science. What is it you love? Anything that frustrates you? Things you’re looking forward to exploring? Things like that.”

Captain Myqian, CO

Sadie considered the question. “I love science because it is always surprising me. Physics always seems like a solved field, but then we discover something new about the galaxy that throws everything into chaos for a moment before it is inevitably understood or accepted to be non-understandable. I also deeply enjoy learning languages, for the same reason. Learning the history behind the evolution of languages, how they change and grow over time. Languages evolve, almost like living beings. It’s fascinating. Frustrations… Working with other scientists, sometimes. Especially those who are older and set in their ways. Not accepting a new theory just because it clashes with their pre-formed ideas about the galaxy. Finding out that a particuar piece of knowledge was discovered already by some society, only to have been suppressed for not fitting in with the established ideas… Honestly mostly just other people being jerks. Science itself, as a pure thing, doesn’t really frustrate me. I enjoy the twists and turns, and I find comfort in that which remains steady and boring.”

Lieutenant Commander Sadie
Chief Science Officer USS Ogawa

Dira grinned. “I couldn’t agree more. I come from a science background too. Psychiatry. People fascinate me and can surprise me, and yet at the end of the day so many of us who take to living in space have a great deal in common. We can all be awed by something we encounter that’s unexpected. We’re all out here for different reasons and stay for equally different reasons, by there’s almost always a yearning to see more, do more, see what else might be out there. That’s the part I find soothing.”

Captain Myqian, CO

Sadie nodded, a small chuckle escaping her lips. “Science. Always more to learn.”

Lieutenant Commander Sadie
Chief Science Officer USS Ogawa

A wry grin slipped onto Dira’s face. “Though I should warn you, if boring is your preference, you might find the Ogawa a little… challenging at first. Things are most definitely never boring around. We tend to get into the thick of things quite often. Some of that is our mission profile, but there are also times when the strangest stuff happens to us. You do get used to it, but it can be different than what some people might expect.”

Captain Myqian, CO

Sadie shook her head slightly. “I am quite content to be in a place that is not boring,” she smiled. “I have, I think, had enough of boring. The Ferrite was a quiet ship with not much happening. I think the captain saw me… champing at the bit somewhat, wanting more challenges. Thus the application to the Ogawa. Ships have reputations, after all, and I was attracted to your ship’s reputation.”

Lieutenant Commander Sadie
Chief Science Officer USS Ogawa

Dira nodded and couldn’t help the smirk. “Well, we do get ourselves out of trouble nearly as often as we get into it, so we are nothing if not resilient and creative,” she said, her amusement lighting up her dark eyes. Some captains might be miffed that their ship attracted people who wanted challenges, but Myqian loved it. In fact, it told her a lot about Sadie already.

“So, since we have unusual situations befall us on the regular above and beyond our assignments, what are you hoping for as a department head. I warn you, your department is probably the one that handles the widest range of areas on the ship.”

Captain Myqian, CO

“Hopefully a competent team of Junior Officers, one which takes well to delegation. I don’t want to have to micro-manage my staff. I expect a crew who can work as a team, but also have independence and initiative. I had a good team on the Ferrite and they were people I was sad to say goodbye to. Presumably I should be able to expect my junior officers to be able to cover my weaknesses as a scientist - I am only an expert in physics and language, so I expect the rest of the team to have expertise in other realms of science. I would like to be able to assume that is already true, but if it isn’t, I will be requesting authorisation to arrange for some transfers.”

Lieutenant Commander Sadie
Chief Science Officer USS Ogawa