Posted by Captain Willow Taylor (Commanding Officer) in Starbase 157: Awards and promotions - All crew invited

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Willow’s green eyes met The Doctor’s searching gaze but she measly smiled as if she couldn’t be happier for him and clapped as she handed him the box and Brad offered Jasper his hand. “Congratulations you get to be part of starfleet after all Jarvis, I’m sure you’re going to find things much easier to understand and follow as one of the officer ranks. Doctor Marshall and Doctor Walker will keep you right I am sure.” She said and turned back to the group,

“As I said at the beginning of the presentations, department merits and notes of commendation have been notes in all of your records. I would also like to add my personal thanks to you all for your work and company on the Ogawa. And while I know that we will be on Starbase for some time while repairs are happening I would like to assure you again this is only a short term arrangement. So please spend time with your families and take some rest. For the rest of this evening please, enjoy the meal about to be served and one another’s company.”

She stepped back and gave one last nod of her head to everyone before stepping down and joining Cai at the table for their meal.

Willow Taylor
CO

Oscar, who had not taken a seat during the entire situation, realized that he was about to be forced to sit with people whom he had never met. He was definitely going to enjoy the food, but then, he was going to find the bar, down whatever the most disgusting concoction the bartender could invent. (One time, at Oscar’s request, a bartender had invented a Bloody Mary that used cocktail sauce instead of tomato juice, shave pickled ginger instead of horseradish, cayenne pepper instead of black pepper, 10 Alarm Fiery Red Hot Sauce instead of Tabasco, soy sauce instead of Worcestershire, sea salt instead of cucumber salt, tangerine slices instead of lime and lemon wedges, and gin instead of vodka. It was disgusting, as expected, and Oscar had actually managed to compliment the man at his skill, albeit by saying, “This is one of the worst drinks I’ve ever tasted.”)

He lazily wandered to a table that seemed to be lightly occupied and hoped that he would be able to eat his meal in peace. Of course, he could always complain about the quality of the meal to his companions, if he had any.

Oscar Cascarrabias
Engineering