Posted by Captain Chris Taggart (Captain) in Side Sim: Homecoming (TAG Captain Taggart)

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Umbri Hawkins (Weapons Officer) in Side Sim: Homecoming (TAG Captain Taggart)
OOC: I imagine we’ll need to change my position since I’m not the Weapons Officer anymore.

IC:
Many months ago
Veteran crewmembers of the USS Chernov might be familiar with the name Umbri Zayne, the former Weapons Officer who basically disappeared from the ship without any notice. Long story short, they had a lot of things going on that weren’t dealt with before they came aboard the Chernov, and they quickly lost confidence in their abilities as a leader. Originally planning on resigning from Starfleet altogether upon leaving the Chernov, they wanted to make a quiet exit. The only person they told was Captain Taggart after asking him to keep their departure a secret.

But after they left, Umbri couldn’t bring themselves to go through with their resignation. After all, they had worked so hard to get where they were before leaving. So instead, they decided to seek professional help at a psychiatric hospital on Earth, and those experiences changed them for the better. Umbri also managed to reconcile with their parents after receiving an apology for cutting them off. They decided to keep the name Umbri and reclaim their birth surname, Hawkins. After that, they trained with one of the Security instructors at Starfleet Academy to help them get back on their feet. Umbri also reached out to Captain Taggart with a formal request to rejoin the USS Chernov as a Security officer, which was enthusiastically accepted.

Present Day
Umbri got off the shuttlecraft feeling like a new person. It certainly helped that their mom helped them reinvent their look, including a new hairstyle and hair color.

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They knew that the first thing they’d need to do was make a visit to the Captain. Grateful that the layout of the ship hadn’t changed, they took the turbolift to the correct floor and walked up to the Captain’s office. After doing a last-minute check on their uniform, they rang the doorchime.

Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Umbri Hawkins, Security Officer

Upon hearing the chime he put a PaDD down and yelled, “Come in!” Upon seeing Umbri with their new look he was in absolute shock, that is once he figured out who it was he was looking at. It took him a good full minute or two and she could’ve almost seen his gears grinding in his head. “Wow! Lieutenant Umbri! That is a very different and very nice look. I almost didn’t recognize you! Please come in and have a seat! I am very grateful that you are back here with us.” He said all of this while coming around his desk to shake their hand or give them a hug, which ever is more suitable for this occasion.

Captain Chris Taggart, CO

Umbri smiled as they hugged their Captain. “It’s good to be back, Sir,” they paused as they broke the hug, taking a seat across from him. “Gosh, so much has happened since I was last here. The biggest thing is that I’m not Umbri Zayne anymore. It’s Umbri Hawkins now. I reconciled with my family and decided to take back my birth surname. Also, the idea for my new look was a combination of my own and my mom’s. She suggested that I grow it out a little, and I decided to go redhead. It looks a lot more professional in my opinion. I also want to apologize for leaving so abruptly. I wasn’t in a good place at the time and honestly thought about resigning from Starfleet altogether. But I couldn’t bring myself to do it because I’ve worked too hard for this. So I got some help mentally and then worked with an instructor at the Academy to help get me back on my feet. I’m really glad to be back, Sir. I’ll fill whatever position you need me to,” they said.

Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Umbri Hawkins, Acting Weapons Officer