Posted by Lieutenant Commander T’Aria (XO / Navigation Officer) in PostSIM: At Chernov’s Heart (Attn. Marshall/Engineering)
T’Aria never claimed to know much about engineering – just enough to earn that PASS – but she’d endured plenty of house calls to pick her way around the ship’s bowels. Shattered bones. Explosions. Kabobs à la Ensigns. It’d never been a dull day when an engineer comm’d Sickbay. She trusted that much hadn’t changed.

But she wasn’t interested in playing OSHA. The crew’s wellbeing and safety were her utmost concern… but she wasn’t pursuing Engineering to grill them about their cleaning procedures or whether they were using the latest PPE when dealing with unstable particles. (Though she’d have a proverbial bone to pick if they weren’t.) Instead, she was stopping by to greet Marshall and her staff with the most Vulcan of hellos.. a surprise visit.

Slipping into Main Engineering, T’Aria promptly stepped aside to allow a hurried Ensign to pass. She hindered a second before venturing deeper into deck 11, careful to clear the working officers. She chose not to seek anyone out, instead languidly searching for the Chief Engineer while observing their day-to-day actions. Quiet observation often lent the best insight.

– T’Aria, XO

bump 12.4.2021