Posted by Gamemaster Wombat (Gamemaster) in Main Sim: SB - Willow’s Temporary office

Robert pressed the chime to the office. He had not had the chance to gracefully introduce himself to the Captain yesterday. He had told himself that, he was just going to look the ship over before the ceremony, to get a sense of what the situation really was. What he found was so concerning that he ended up skipping the ceremony completely, instead inspecting everything in order to understand the ship’s systems first hand. It was not good.

”Oh come along in, do!” an exasperated tone called out.

When he was allowed to enter, he took in the scene and looked at who he presumed was his new Commanding Officer. What. The. Hell. Is. This, he thought. It seemed like an odd reflection of the state the Ogawa was in at the moment as well, which did not inspire Bob with much confidence.

“Captain, are you alright?” he asked with some concern.

– Robert Mason, CE

The Captain looked down towards the door from her on her back, felt on the floor amongst the chair debris. She raised her eyebrows and let her head flop back again for a moment. Great, just perfect she thought. She bet captains like the legendary Jonathan Archer, or Sulu or Picard didn’t meet crew members like this. She recognised his face from the transfer files. He was to be the new CE. She wondered if all her meetings with engineers we’re going to start this way.

She sat up and ran a hand through her disheveled short red hair ”Good morning Chief.” she said and glanced around at the destruction, ”Apparently…i can take humans apart and out them together again but not furniture.” she said by way of explanation.

Oh, he thought. Okay. That’s normal…

Clearing her throat she remained on the floor and tried to collect what was left of her pride. ”What can I do for you.”

Willow Taylor
Never to be left around power tools

“I was just looking to report in, ma’am,” he said somewhat cautiously. “But if this is a bad time, I can just return to putting your warp drive back together until you’re ready to handle that… administrivia.”

– Robert Mason, CE

Willow pushed her hair back and carefully stood, ”i seem to have a track record of meeting my chief engineers in a less than ideal professional manner, I apologise.” she gave a smile. And then…

When Willow was crawling around on the floor, seriously who does that when the CE is right there, she took a breath of a greenish black dust. It caused a brief coughing fit but nothing that wasn’t quickly overcome.

However a moment or two after Mason entered Willow felt dizzy and light headed, nauseated and tired all at once. She smelled the scent of roses, super fragrant red roses and then it was gone. All that she was left with from the experience was the feeling of regal authority. She was in charge and she would collect the head of anyone who questioned that authority.

GM Wombat

The coughing subsided. She blinked and shook her head as if to clear it. What was she doing again? Something about a chair…well of course she needed a chair, no not a chair a throne. A towering throne.

She looked around and wrinkled her nose at the mess, and what was she wearing. Urgh. Turning she surveyed Mason with only the faintest idea of who he was. ”Well don’t just stand there, get this mess cleared up and find me a throne.” she told him.

Willow Taylor
CO