Posted by Lieutenant Commander Andriss Krex (Executive Officer) in Star Krex - XO Arrival (Tag CO)

Posted by Captain Dante Knight (Commanding Officer) in Star Krex - XO Arrival (Tag CO)

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Andriss Krex (Executive Officer) in Star Krex - XO Arrival (Tag CO)
Andris Krex, a pleasant-looking Denobulan male approaching middle age, materialized in Transporter Room 2 on Deck 2 of the USS Saracen. He brushed his hands across his uniform, and saluted the NE running the teleporters.

“Good day, Ensign.”

“Lieutenant Commander, welcome,” the NE said. “I believe that the Captain is in his ready room on Deck 1.”

Andriss thanked the NE and made his way to the turbolift, whistling. Though this was his first time on a Pendragon-Class vessel, the holosimulations he ran were committed to memory, and he walked the Saracen’s halls like an old pro, though he was in reverence of all the stories it must’ve contained.

He quickly enjoyed a look at the bridge and his chair on deck next to the Captain’s, waving at the duty crew, before making his way to the CO’S ready room door and pressing the buzzer bell.

-XO Andriss Krex

The door opened immediately, no wait, no pause for a command. It simply swished open to the view of the Captain sitting at his desk, dead center of the room but towards the rear wall more. Directly behind him a large viewport gave anyone looking at him a view of the space in front of the Saracen.

The Captain, rather than being busy with paperwork was leaning back in a large comfy looking chair with his feet on the desk, reading a book in one hand and holding possibly the biggest coffee cup ever invented for casual use in the other.

To one side of the room in the corner, a movement indicated a very large reptile had raised its head at the opening of the doors and now a long snout and beady yellow eyes were locked onto Andriss. After a moments consideration, the lizard stuck out its tongue in his direction beforen quickly retracting it. The rest of the reptiles body was curled up in a pet bed.

“Lt Commander, welcome. Come in.” Dante raised his head and spoke,his speech lightly accented in Italian. “Coffee? How do you like it?”

Dante Knight, CO

“Captain! Nice digs, if I might say so,” Andriss said, stepping towards the desk. He paused, taking a look around the space. Each captain’s ready room was the captain’s study and place where respite was had, where important decisions were made. It gave him a little glimpse into the captain’s perspective.

The Ready Room, if one was to look into it much, resembled what might have been described as an old fashioned reading/smoking room that one might see in old movies. The table itself was pure, dark timber polished lovingly and the chair Dante sat in was obviously plush Italian leather. Against the same wall that held the door Andriss had just walked through (on his right as he faced the desk) was a three seat brown leather sofa with a matching single chair further along in the corner joining the next wall. Between them was a cabinet that held various bottles and glasses, and beside the chair was a long, low bookshelf that was filled with books. Reaching only to waist height, the top of the bookshelf had a number of collectables and other things that may or may not have held any value. In front of the wooden desk that Dante sat at were two smaller, but equally comfortable looking brown leather chairs that matched the sofa and single seat recliner in fashion, not function.

To Andriss’s immediate left the wall held a number of framed pictures, some of people, some of creatures, most of starships. To the far left, on the same wall the pet bed and big lizard lay, was stationed a replicator and door to the Captains bathroom.

“Coffee? Black is just fine. Who’s the fine lizard?” He admired the ridges of the animal, he chuckled to himself, not unlike his own in a way.

-XO Andriss Krex

“Lizard?” Dante asked and creased his brows slightly, picking up the picture frame on his desk that held a picture of himself, Natasha and Oscar. When he had looked up he had mistaken Andriss directed target of the question as being the frame on the desk. “That’s my wife, Lieutenant Commander Knight, also our Chief Medical Officer.” Looking back up at Andriss as he placed the picture frame back on his desk, he realized that the man had been meaning the oversized gecko scrutinizing him from the bed in the corner. “Oh him!” Dante laughed. “That’s Bruce, essentially our oldest child. He doesn’t believe he’s a lizard I think.”

Standing up Dante walked to the replicator and pressed a single button, creating a steaming mug of black coffee that he picked up and returned to where Krex was standing. Handing it to the man, he held out his hand at the same time. “Nice to meet you Commander. I’ve read a lot of good things about you and I’m glad you accepted this position, she’s a great ship. How was your trip out to us?”

OOC: Bruce is an Asian Water Monitor, and at 8ft long a fairly big one.

Dante Knight, CO