Posted by Petty Officer Benjy Yousefi (Operations) in Upper Docking Pylon

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Nikki Brako (Chief of Operations) in Upper Docking Pylon

Posted by Captain Mathias McGarrett (CO) in Upper Docking Pylon

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Nikki was going to reply but the boss answered first. He was quiet, that was for sure.

“Anything big,” unexpectedly said a tall, sharp-looking man in his mid-thirties who had seemingly appeared out of nowhere. He was sporting command red and four solid pips on his collar that quickly gave away his identity. “Sorry to interrupt, but to answer your question, we get ships of all kinds docking here. Federation, Klingon, Romulan, civilian, and so on. Smaller craft like shuttles use the inner ring. I don’t recall meeting you before. I’m Mathias McGarrett, Captain of Outpost 42.”

Captain Mathias McGarrett, CO

Nikki stood to the side during the the introduction. Nothing looked wrong out here, but underneath the bulkheads anything could be nibbling at the power cables.
- Nikki

“Oooh, I’ve never seen a Klingon ship!” Benjy squeaked. “Oh, um, yes. Petty Officer Third Class Benjy King Yousefi.” The lad shuffled up to McGarrett and extended his sole hand, his left.

The left-handed hand shake had caught Mathias off-guard, but he did as well with it as he could. A firm, high-quality hand shake is something Mathias had practiced a great deal as he was chasing promotions. To shake someone’s hand and not be able to do it confidently was unusual. But at least he actually had a right arm, which was one of those things in life that completely get taken for granted.

“What, eh.” He cleared his throat. “What can we do for you captain?” Benjy quickly glanced back at Nikki, hoping he hadn’t overstepped his position.

Benjy Yousefi - Ops

“Walk with me,” said Mathias, as he started walking to the right. “We actually have a Klingon ship, the Khazad’hea, that’s docked here on a regular basis. There’s also a gazillionaire’s yacht that’s a staple on this docking ring, but neither of them are where we’re headed today.”

Mathias turned toward Nikki, not wanting to ignore him. “Lieutenant Brako, I’m expecting we may get an emergency distress call tomorrow sometime, possibly in the morning. I want the Lancer to be able to hit warp 9.3 without any hiccups and the ship has been sitting idle for months. That is why I brought you here.”

Captain Mathias McGarrett, CO