Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Pawl Batario (Chief Engineer) in Side sim Visiting the captain Toiling with decisions Att Captain

Posted by Captain Chris Taggart (Captain) in Side sim Visiting the captain Toiling with decisions Att Captain

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Pawl Batario (Chief Engineer) in Side sim Visiting the captain Toiling with decisions Att Captain
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Pawl was debating with the idea of returning the engineer to restore her back to the chief engineer position. Pawl walked from Main engineering to Auxilary control. Before heading to see the captain at his office. Pawl was toiling with this for hours before deciding to talk to the captain. As He moved closer to the door and tapped the chime. To let him know he was there.

Lt Jg Pawl Batario - Chief Engineer

The Captain was indeed there at the time. “Come. ” Came the reply. Chris wondered who it could be.

Captain Chris Taggart CO

Pawl heard the reply as he closed on the door as it opened to the office. “Sorry to bother you sir. ” Pawl said with a small smile as he entered the room. “I would like to talk to you about restoring Sara to the chief engineer Position.” Pawl came out with it quickly trying not to hide things in a mystery. As he stood there at attention waiting for his reply.

Lt Jg Pawl Batario - Acting Chief Engineer

“Sure thing Paw.....” He quickly stopped and eyed Pawl, not in a bad way, just trying to figure it out. “Pawl. You have done a great job as Chief Engineer. You are the Chief Engineer now. Miss Lovejoy left and you replaced her. It is your job now Pawl.” He said Kindly. “Now as I would rather you stay, we did mention that you could go to another job duty if the right person or being came along. I do not see Miss Lovejoy as a good fit for the role anymore and not without some training. I want to make this very clear upfront with you since you were upfront with me. Do not let anyone bully you in or out of a job because of rank, past experiences or what have you. This is YOUR job, not hers. She left and the mantel fell on to you. So please answer me honestly. Do you really want to give up this position to her and if so, I would like to know why and what you plan to do afterwards?” He got a bit emotional and stern but ended it kindly so that Pawl would know that he is not mad at him and if he read the Captains thoughts he would see just that.

Captain Chris Taggart, CO

Pawl was not accustomed to being forward by another officer most tend to attempt to hide or push things to the side. It was a bit refreshing, to say the least. He was kinda shocked that he was not invited to take a seat. Pawl was silent for a long minute before he spoke. “Thank you for the kind words, sir! That means a lot to me.” Pawl said kindly and added. ” I was not bullied into this situation by Sara or anyone else.” Pawl paused a moment before continuing on. “Yes, I believe that Sara fit well in the chief position and was her own best destiny. Any other assignment might be a waste of material. Plus I am not officially part of star fleet so I officially can’t keep the position unless dictated by my government and Starfleet agrees to that.” Pawl said sounding more Vulcan than attended to. “As for other duties on the ship. I believe I can be an asset in other areas too. I can work in other engineering and or support services like transport operations to Shuttlebay along with helm. Etc. I do have a small background in Medical/Metal health since I was at the University of Betazed as a field medic and counselor assistant.” Pawl said with a small fleeting smile. “I am open to learning new areas as well” PAwl finished

Lt Jg Pawl Batario - Chief Engineer

Chris gestured with hand. “Please have a seat Pawl. Do you want anything to drink? I’m getting some coffee. I have coffee, tea and water but I can have something brought up for you.”.

Pouring himself a cup of coffee and whatever Pawl wanted if anything and brought those back to a seat right across from from, he say the cup down very gently and sighed a bit. “Please give me a moment to think how I’m going to say this to you. And again. I’m not mad, just thinking. Ok?”

After a few moments and another sip of coffee he looked Pawl in the eye. “No. Lieutenant Lovejoy cannot be the Chief Engineer.”. He said flatly. “You have the right to accept or decline the position Pawl. But you can’t give it to someone else. You can recommend someone but only I can appoint or give the position away. Do you follow?”

“Miss Lovejoy is capable of being the Chief Engineer, but not on this ship. Our missions have become irrational and dangerous. She does not have the… What’s that word?…grit. sand, the metal to handle those situations since she’s left. Now with training and department wide exercises to train her up and the team, then there is a chance for her to become the CE once again here, but that will take time. You’re more than welcome to start that process but remember and tell her this as well. That is no guarantee that she’ll get the post. Are you still tracking what I’m saying sir?”

“And I’m worried that her arrival and manipulating of the minds and words to you by constantly bringing up to you the fact that she used to be the Chief Engineer is extremely unsettling. I got an anonymous report from one of your JO’s about that. And another that states that you gave her some light work to do when she arrived. Which is a good thing. But she ended up doing a complete level one diagnostic. Only a very few number of beings on this ship can order that Pawl. The XO, Commander Gray, myself and you. She didn’t get your approval. I would like for you to give her a reprimand on that. You can handle that at your level.”

“Think about if we suddenly got attacked, boarded, or needed to go somewhere else to rescue someone. We would’ve been screwed with nothing working or being off-line and no one in Command or Engineering would’ve know why something wasn’t working.”

“Do not get me wrong Pawl. I don’t hate or have any ill will or bad feelings towards Miss Lovejoy. As Captain of this great ship of ours, I have to set aside personal feelings in order to make the best decisions to save our lives. I really hope you understand that.”

Taking a moment to drink more coffee before going on. “Pawl. You’re a very capable officer and I will approve your request to go to the Helm if that’s what you wish, but I’ll need for you to find me a new Chief Engineer. And I’m the meantime, I will authorize you to work half a week as CE and the other half as a Helmsman. You can make Lieutenant Lovejoy your Assistant and she can help you run engineering while your away, but she will follow your orders, schedules and reports. She will have to sell out permission for almost everything until she proves herself again. Understood? Now I’ll be quiet and listen to what you have to say.”. Refiling his coffee her took another sip while waiting for Pawl.

Captain Chris Taggart, CO