Posted by Captain Dante Knight (Commanding Officer) in StarBase 257: Knight and Alindor

Posted by Captain Dante Knight (Commanding Officer) in StarBase 257: Knight and Alindor

Posted by Lieutenant Jarred Alindor (Chief Engineer) in StarBase 257: Knight and Alindor
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Dante leaned back in the chair and stared out of the window. Outside the window, the Saracen could be seen in dock with the worker drones and personnel in EV suits working on repairs and the replacement of the overworked engines, while on the inside of the window, he sat at a small two person table in the stations bar, dressed in civvies and nursed a beer and just relaxed, watching his ship and waiting to see if Lieutenant Alindor had been free to meet him while the ship was in the hands of the stations repair crews.

His message had been short, brief and simple. If the Lieutenant was free, would he mind meeting Dante at the bar for a beer? Throughout the hectic days of the last mission the new CO hadn’t had a good time to sit down and meet his crew, with many of them being on the away teams and busy trying to keep the ship in one piece with the temporal issues that had plagued them. Now was as good a time as any and Dante preferred to keep things casual when not on duty, he was sure the crew had had all of the formal and professional they could handle for now. So he sat back, waited, and watched his ship as he lazily sipped from his handle and went over a few notes he had made on Alindors long service record with the Saracen.

Captain Knight, CO

Bump

OOC: I am so sorry didn’t even see this.

IC: Jarred had been a little late, but was found running full speed as he slid past the table he saw the captain in.

“Captain!” He said as he corrected his path and came towards him. “Sorry I am late sir, I was working on Ensign Kane project and she wouldn’t let me leave till I had promised more things than I even think I can. Are you okay with deck ten being under water sir?” Jarred asked as he sat across from his Captain with small smirk hoping he would forgive the tardiness.

Alindor, CE

Dante almost choked on the mouthful of beer he had just taken, using a napkin to wipe away some slight dribble before placing the mug down and raising an eyebrow at his Chief Engineer.

“Why on Earth..” he began, and then just shook his head slightly. “We are not having a coral reef on a Battlecruiser” he smirked, and could only imagine the conversation that must have taken place about constructing that thing. “Neither are we cutting away three decks to make an aquarium where the fish can swim around in circles while the crew works around them, we’re not Xindi. One small cargo room, Deck 4, that’s it. Unless you want to tell the crew why Ten Forward, the Transporters, the Mess hall, the Gymnasium, the holodecks and your machine shop all need scuba suits and straws to make use of? I’m not going anywhere near Triton to tell her the Gym and Holodecks are gone. Although come to think of it, the name is ironic.” He waved his hand at the free seat at his table and then at the nearby waitress to take their order.

“Well I told her it was a long shot, quite frankly I wasn’t too keen on the idea of water proofing an entire deck myself either.”

“Take a seat Jarred, thank you for making the time to see me. I won’t take up much of it, I promise. How are you finding the time at Starbase? Managed to take any R&R?” The waitress placed another beer in front of Dante and then turned to Alindor “Can I take your order sir?”

Captain Knight, CO

Following as requested Jarred sat down and thought on the question the waiter gave him. “White Russian by chance?” he said as he looked over at Dante.

“Go ahead” Dante said with a slight shrug, “Vodka and coffee together have never been to my taste, its either one or the other.”

“Right now I feel like more projects related to the ship than anything. Perfect time to try out new configurations and new ideas to make the ship better. Rather do it here than get caught with our pants down out in the field.” Jarred said, it had been some time since he had true R&R but he did enjoy his pet projects greatly. It was one of the reasons he wanted to become an engineer, to try out new ideas and experiments to see if he could improve on everything.

Alindor, CE

“That works, last thing we need is a blown nacelle from an incorrectly balanced warp coil at the wrong moment.” The waitress returned with the drink presently, and Dante picked up his own beer and took a mouthful. “You’ve been on the ship what, almost 10 years according to your file, that’s a long time Lieutenant.”

“Yes, I found Saracen to be home… I used to be married to her Captain… that didn’t pan out in my favor. I thought about maybe trying some other ships but she has… always been there for me even if others haven’t. For that I guess I always felt I was where I needed to be.”

“You did well on the last mission, that breach in the hull wasn’t exactly in a good spot and by all accounts, your report and that of the stations Engineers show those engines were a miracle to get going again, especially after we used all our stores of Deuterium.”

Captain Knight, CO

“Well, I mean that is why they call us miracle workers, I can’t take all credit either my team helped keep everything afloat for us. I just did what I needed to sir.” Jarred said as he grabbed his drink and began swigging some. He hadn’t had much time with Captain Knight, but he found the man pleasant enough. The last event he remembered that wasn’t bridge duty was rescuing him from a gravity well in his quarters with Ms Daye.

Alindor, CE

“Ahh” Dante said, reaching inside his jacket, “That’s why I have this for you” he told the engineer, taking his hand out and holding in it a small box that he opened with one hand and turned around to face Alindor. “With how long you have been on the Saracen, and the events of the last mission it’s about time you added some weight to that collar.”

Inside, were the pips, nice and shiny new that denoted a Starfleet Officer of Lieutenant Commander rank. “They might also help you procure more resources for that petting zoo Kane wants you to build, along with some recognition for all the time you have spent on the ship.” Raising his beer, he gave Alindor a nod and a toast to his new rank.

Captain Knight, CO

Bump, just keeping it alive

“Sir? Are you sure?” Jarred asked, looking a bit shocked as he looked down at the pips. He had been on the ship for eight years but never seek out any promotions. It was a honor to be certain.

Alindor, CE