Posted by Captain Kastarak (Commanding Officer) in Check in with captain

Posted by Lieutenant T’Sol (Chief Science Officer) in Check in with captain

Posted by Captain Kastarak (Commanding Officer) in Check in with captain
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Shortly after T’sol received orders to come on board the Chernov, her shuttle had landed in the main shuttle bay. She had then stepped out of the shuttle. Miss T’sol was happy to have received this duty station on the fine Chernov as Chief Science Officer. As per her service record it states a lot. She had then headed towards a turbolift. As she arrived at the turbolift, she would step into it. Shortly after stepping into it, she would then spoke out. “Captains quarters.” She spoke to the computer as it closed the turbolift doors. The lieutenant would be grateful to be meeting another Vulcan as she served under some other vulcans in her past. However, this will be different. Shortly after the turbolift would take a slow stop on the deck she would be going to meet the captain at, it finally took a halt. She would finally step out of the turbolift and would start walking down the corridor as she was curious about the lighting. She would have found the captains quarters as she wasn’t sure if the captain would be there. She would step up to the door and rang the chime awaiting patiently awaiting to enter.

Lieutenant T’sol
Chief Science Officer
USS Chernov

As the door swooshed open, Kastarak’s voice “Enter!” was heard.

When Kastarak saw his new crewmember, he rose from his position, lifted his right hand in a Vulcan salute, and greeted her.

“Peace and long life,” he said, “It is agreeable to meet you. Please come in, sit down.”

Kastarak, Cpt
Commanding Officer

She also had done the Vulcan salute as well and nodded. “Peace and long life captain. It is agreeable to meet you as well captain. Captain I believe you’ve read over my service record I presume?” She asked him. “I might give you this captain. The logical statistics that my knowledge of science mostly came from the Vulcan Science Academy and Starfleet Academy and my previous postings, are high sir.” He started to explain but not in full detail.

Lieutenant T’Sol
Chief Science Officer
USS Chernov

He knew her service record. He had immediately seen the most important part of it – long before she was even in service: At the age of eleven years, she had survived the destruction of Vulcan. How was not told. He himself had been thirteen. While he had entered his first pon farr from the trauma, she had assisted in the search for New Vulcan, bringing some sense of meaningfulness in the midst of it all, yet still being a child. Within two years, she entered the reconstituted Vulcan Science Academy. Thereafter, her progression was logical in hindsight. She was a refugee child who had become a beacon of hope for her people.

“Indeed they are,” he said, noting what seemed like a “normal” Vulcan hubris from the pre-destruction days. It was refreshing, and reminded him of every-day interactions on the street or in his school of his lost red planet. Perhaps, this child of Vulcan was more Vulcan than he, and that she could help him anchor himself more in his identity as a Vulcan and as a starfleet captain.

“You come on board this ship under difficult circumstances. Former chief science officer Benjamin Grey was relieved for reasons of health, and only recently first officer T’Aria departed the ship for duties back on New Vulcan. There has been all too much instability in the pool of higher command on this ship. I trust you will help stabilize it.”

“Have you already been able to form an idea of what you wish to achieve in the science department, and in your role on this ship?”

He spoke to her like an equal, Vulcan to Vulcan, skipping all small talk.

Kastarak, Cpt
Commanding Officer

She stood there pondering a little bit of what he asked her. As someone of her caliber, she was able to perform anything scientific and to make sure her command abilities in the science department would be of good use and help to Kastarak. “Captain. I do apologize for coming on board at such short notice. It was illogical for the Chief Science Officer before me, hadn’t he reported this to Medical is illogical. I, however, have heard of T’Aria. If I do say so myself, Captain. She and I were together when Vulcan was, of course, destroyed, and she wants to help stabilize New Vulcan. Now, as my duties here on board the Chernov, sir, I want to achieve as Chief Science Officer by making sure that all the decisions of people under me in my department have some sort of logical experience. Now, as an officer and in my role here on board, I want to make sure I can give you the most logical answers I can. Sir, I know this isn’t a logical request, as of course I am your Chief Science Officer, but I have read over your last Chief Science Officer’s record, and what came to my attention, sir, is that he was your second officer. Again, this isn’t a logical request. But what are your thoughts about it? As I know, of course, it’s not common for a ship with a good caliber captain and a new first officer, having a second officer isn’t always the logical position to have as Science Chief.” She would explain to the captain. “However, sir, I feel like as an officer under your command, I would say it’s logical enough that I can help guide you and inform you what is the best course of action of course that is the first officer’s job of course. But Vulcan to Vulcan, sir, it is logical that it’ll help you understand from another’s standpoint. Sir.” She would add after that.

Lieutenant T’Sol
Chief Science Officer
USS Chernov

Kastarak looked at her in silence, thinking about her request. Her request was at face logical – for the past nine years, the role of chief science officer had been held in conjunction with that of the second officer. When T’Sol had been assigned to the Chernov, Kastarak broke that tradition. He knew her service record, perhaps even more intimately than many of his other senior officers, having paid extra attention to her to their shared childhood references of being refugees from a destroyed planet. She was a capable officer. But the role of second officer, in Kastarak’s mind, would require a continuity of presence, familiarity with the crew, and the capacity to act with authority that others would accept without resistance. These were not qualities that could be inferred from a service record. They had to be observed, and, indeed, over time, be learnt.

“I do not consider the role illogical for a chief science officer. As you know, these roles have been joined for much of the Chernov’s operational history. At this point, however, I would consider it premature. Command authority aboard a starship depends not only on rank, but on relational knowledge — of the officers, of the crew, of the ship’s operational culture. You have not yet had the opportunity to acquire that knowledge here.”

Kastarak, Cpt
Commanding Officer

She stood there thinking to herself about what the captain had said. “Of course sir. It is only logical that I do go over ships operational culture which of course I did some on the way here sir. But I do concur about the relation with the crew and officers.” She stood there at a pause. “Captain, is it logical to say that I should meet each and every senior officer on board this ship?” She asked the captain. “Or is it illogical to do so?” She added. As of course she has read up on the previous captain before him and his former science chief. She felt it was logical to meet everyone.

Lieutenant T’Sol
Chief Science Officer
USS Chernov