Posted by Ensign Rauður Bolurson (Security) in Meeting the COS
Having relaxed in his quarters to the sounds of the band ‘Of Monters and Men’, Rauður headed to the Armory and Brig to find the CoS. He saw someone from behind, and said, “excuse me, are you the Chief of Security?”

• Rauður Bolurson, Red Shirt

Ford stood looking over the day’s duty roster. He heard the doors swish open behind him but ignored it, thinking it one of the next shift members, until he heard the voice speak up. He turned, brown eyes looking the new arrival up and down.

“I am,” he responded, extending his hand. “Lieutenant Fordham. You must be Ensign Bolurson. Welcome aboard the Sentinel. Follow me.” He gestured as he turned and approached a locker against the far wall.

“Your first name,” he asked, “is it Row-thur, or Raw-thur?” He punched a code into the 10-key keypad listening to the answer, each button responding with a tone, then pressed the large red button beneath it to release the locker door. Inside was an array of phasers. He lifted one and pulled a clipboard off the inside of the door.

“This will be your personal phaser,” he said, looking closely at the underside of the weapon, handing it to the officer, then writing something on the sheet. “Please confirm what I’ve written matches the serial number on the phaser, and sign for receipt.”

Ford leaned against the wall, playing with the embroidery on his wrist. “And with that out of the way, welcome to the team, Ensign. This your first posting?”

COS Ford