Posted by Captain Chris Taggart (Captain) in Side SIM: Tag all of Engineering

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Sara Lovejoy (Chief Engineer) in Side SIM: Tag all of Engineering

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Alexander Blaze (Engineer / Programmer) in Side SIM: Tag all of Engineering
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“Sir where are we getting at? With all due respect sir, I was minding my own business earlier in engineering, what misconduct? What misconception and what miscommunication? After the first time we had this conversation sir, I eased off of him and focused on working and keeping engineering going sir.” She said. “Sir. I understand that Blaze is a human and a engineer and a programmer, but I don’t recall saying anything wrong. All I did was showed Lt. Batario engineering and was asking him questions about his skills for engineering.” As she felt like she did something wrong and worried about what’s gonna happen. “Although, I understand that I might’ve overstepped my boundaries sir.” She said as her heart started to beat faster and rapidly cause she didn’t know what this conversation is about.

CE Lovejoy

“I’m the one asking the questions here for now. You all will have time to rebuttal. So if that’s your answer to my question then we need to work together to build you up.” Chris looked over at Blaze b and snapped. “Blaze! Same question. What is Lovejoy and what is she not? I expect a decent answer. ” He just stared at them both intently.

Captain Chris Taggart CO

“Lovejoy is the CE of this ship she holds the rank of lieutenant she works hard and is a decent person she dose tend to be to hard on here self sometimes.” He said looking at the captain “ she is a star fleet officer and she is not a Klingon officer” he joked abit.

Lt. Alexander Blaze (Programmer)

“Not funny!”

“As of for me sir, Blaze is an engineering and programming officer on this ship and also holds the rank of lieutenant. I know that he has a lot of work and works hard. He is also a decent person but also the fact that I might be hard and harsh but the fact that I know I should be less hard and harsh on my engineering team.” She said. “Although, I know that he is one of the best and I would recommend that he stays with what he does sir.” She added.

CE Lovejoy

“I don’t believe you Miss Lovejoy.” Chris said flatly. “You had your chance and now you just copied what Blaze said. I’m very disappointed in you both! So I will tell you both what you are and are not.”

Looking at Lovejoy. “Blaze is not a criminal! He has taken the online Academy courses and is now a full fledged Starfleet officer! He is a human being and deserves love and respect. I want you to understand that and it is not becoming of a senior ranking officer, especially a Department Head, to go behind someone’s back and tell other officers, especially the new ones, that Blaze is a criminal and doesn’t deserve to be here. And Blaze is not a Lieutenant. He’s a Lieutenant Junior Grade. If I hear of one more instance of something like this Miss Lovejoy, then you will be sent packing off this ship. I hope I made myself clear.”

Then he looked at Blaze. “Mr. Blaze. Miss Lovejoy is not an inconvenience. She’s your Department Head. When she asks for your presence, you show up and not make excuses. Do not undermine her again. If I hear of that happening again, you can also find yourself packing and of this ship. I hope I made myself clear?”

Looking at both of them now. “So here is what I propose. No. That’s not right. Here’s what I am ordering you both to do. Blaze. You will now be transfered to the Science Department. I think programming will serve best there anyway. But that only puts a bandaid on a missing leg. You BOTH will go to counseling twice a week. Together. If you miss an appointment then you better have a damned good reason or your off this ship.”

“The Chernov is a Battlecruiser! We are sent out to help protect beings all over this galaxy and beyond. The fight is out there! Not in here! Understand?”

Looking over at Pawl. “So Pawl. You’re wondering now, why you’re here. It’s for a couple reasons. First. As a representative of your homeworlds military, I wanted to show you that we’re not perfect. But we are getting better at it. Secondly, If Miss Lovejoy finds herself off this ship, then you’ll be the new Chief Engineer. So learn all you. Understood?”

“Now we will see what the XO has to say on this matter. Commander?”

Captain Chris Taggart CO

(OOC: Chris, James, David… feel free to ignore this until you’ve had time to respond to Travis. You’re also more than welcome to chop this up to respond in pieces. Either way! :))

T’Aria resituated herself and blinked away the addled haze that nearly touched her face. In the past ten minutes, they inflated symptoms to a crisis and prescribed a hypospray for something that required surgery. T’Aria recognised the growing distrust that threatened to divide their engineering department more than it already had. It concerned her, but no more than their continued efforts to address it with threats, not action.

Talk of transfers and promotions at the expense of another fostered an unsafe and unproductive environment. T’Aria struggled to maintain her silence when they deserved to discuss their consequences in private. That was their right. T’Aria closed her eyes to dissociate her judgement from the emotions bubbling in her gut. She knew Taggart had his reasons, and she suspected he would explain them in time, but it unsettled her.

“The issue runs deeper than miscommunication and falsehoods,” T’Aria said after several seconds of thought, “and I believe you both know that. Starfleet maintains order through directives and regulations, but it functions on trust. Generalised trust binds crews and builds the foundation for collaboration. Specific trust encourages growth through bonds with others. The attitudes and behaviours you, Lieutenants Lovejoy and Blaze, have displayed imply a lack of trust.”

“You both have grown.” T’Aria glanced at Alexander, her expression softening. “Mr Blaze, you have opened yourself to working with Engineering, even when your expertise and drive urge you to work alone. I am routinely impressed by you.” She then turned to Sara. “Ms Lovejoy. I have watched as you refined your leadership over the past several months to meet your team where they are and trust them to define what they can handle.”

“I am not concerned about your individual abilities,” she said. “I know you are competent. But, this ongoing and worsening distrust has inflated to affect more than you two. Think for a moment how others might feel when they see you quarrelling with one another. Would you feel safe in an environment where there is constant animosity? Or where there is a lack of consensus? We need unity and compromise to function as a crew. So, I expect both of you to put in the work with Doctor Kastarak… for your health and your team’s.”

T’Aria released her tension into the chair and waited, allowing them all time to digest.

“I implore all of you,” she bowed her head to Batario, “to be mindful of your actions and motivations. You are the ranking officers in Engineering, and others look to you for guidance. Be aware your privilege and your power.”

— T’Aria, XO