Posted by Lieutenant Natasha Daye (Doctor) in Kane meets the Captain

Posted by Captain Dante Knight (Commanding Officer) in Kane meets the Captain

Posted by Ensign Kalani Kane (Scientist) in Kane meets the Captain
Kalani walked up to the Captain’s office and rang the door chime. It was not exactly customary for one to meet with the new CO when arriving on a ship but Kalani was not exactly ordinary. She did not arrive with a simple duffle bag sporting a slightly disheveled uniform and jet-lagged eyes from several days of traveling. Kane was arriving with numerous bags, bowls, cages, and aquariums. The main reason she was standing outside this door was to get one, Mr. Dante Knight, to approve her request. His okay would supersede all others. His permission would allow her to nudge Alindor to complete the designs she needed through engineering. His endorsements would allow her to bring back items on all away missions. Of all the people that Kalani needed to back her, Dante was the most important. Smoothing down her shirt she waited for him to grant her access to his office. “You got this. I mean if you could get Drudoc to sign off then you could sell beachfront property in the middle of a desert,” she gave herself a small pep-talk.

Ensign Kalani Kane, science

The door opened, and through it Kane would see the ships Captain, red uniform, shaped beard and dark hair, standing in front of the wall console that could be used for larger communication’s and was simply easier to see than the small console at his desk. The man seemed, from his posture, agitated. A large cup of coffee rested in one hand, and the other rested on his waist in the time honored ‘Oh no you didn’t just say that’ pose.

“What do you mean that the Starbase has no more transparent aluminium in stock? You have to get your industrial replicators to make some? I had that requisition in a week ago!” The tone of his voice stated that he wasn’t impressed, and he looked around at the person at the door. Young, blue uniform of the science division, darker skinned and slightly exotic, and an Ensign. That made his eyebrow rose slightly but he gave her what passed as a welcome smirk, and pointed at the replicator and then the chair in front of his desk and turned back to the view screen.

Kalani worked hard not to let the surprise show on her face. Years of living with a father in the diplomatic corp had taught her a poker face even if she had no idea how to actually play that game. She had always just assumed it was Yahtzee with cards which could explain why she was so bad at it. Nodding she walked over to the replicator. Since her back was to the man, he would not see her concentrating on eavesdropping. Please don’t link that with me, she thought as she whispered a request for coffee as to not disturb the Captian’s conversation and to not miss a word being said.

=/\= The transparent aluminium was requisition a couple of hours ago Sir =/\= the man on the screen told him, a big looking Caitian from the Stations Supply section. =/\= It was urgent apparently for scientific reasons. I’m sorry Captain, your order was deemed to be not a primary request =/\=

Think Kane think. Why would the man need that much transparent aluminum. she asked herself taking a seat and letting her eyes drift around the room but her hearing trained exactly on him.

With a sigh, and a shake of his had, Dante turned of the screen and muttered to himself. “And your mother has hairballs” was all that Kane would hear as he turned to her, finished his coffee and moved back to his chair. “I’m sorry for the wait, the Supply section seems to have assigned my order of Transparent Aluminium and UV lights to another place, but moving on. “How may I help you Ensign?” he asked her.

Captain Knight
CO

“If I may be so bold,” she asked looking at him. “Why do you need transparent aluminum and UV lights,” Kalani asked sincerely. Her list of supplies was exact but maybe she could spare some of her stockpiles if it would get her in good with the new CO. The man, while clearly agitated, was still being pleasant. That state might change if she was indeed the reason he did not get what he had requested. Kane would tread lightly in this subject. Like a swimmer amid a sea of jellyfish. She would swim slowly and avoid any invisible stingers that could reach out at any minute and slap her across the face.

Lt. Kalani Kane, Science

The Captain sighed and moved to the replicator, and moments later had another coffee that he walked back to his chair with. “Ensign, have you ever had a child that continually tried to escape? Someone with so much free will and inexplicable will to explore and create mayhem that in order to ensure that nobody is disturbed, and nothing important eaten. Sometimes, creating a play pen that might satisfy said child might be the only thing left to do, and I am sure it might improve relations with my Fiancee. Having a 70 kilogram, two meter long monitor lizard join you in bed after a long day because he is cold isn’t the most alluring way to spend an evening, especially when he’s cottoned on the ‘red ball on a string from the ceiling’ trick and won’t chase it now.”

“I was going to commission a holding pen for him, especially after the incident where, well, never mind about that. But by the looks of things, my supplies have been taken by some person doing scientific experiments on weird creatures and my Lizard wasn’t a priority. If I get my hands on that insane scientist, I am going to introduce him to Bruce, stick a red ball on his rear end and tell him to run. Now, what was it you wanted exactly?”

Captain Knight