Posted by Captain Shirley Rogers (Commanding Officer) in Welcome Aboard Captain Rogers (Tag Crew)

Rand was in her office, well closet, finalizing the transfer reports, both on and off. =o=En Rand, Admiral Gruver wants you to know Cpt Rogers is arriving in 10.=o= Rand grabbed her ever-present PaDD. The one she modified with a strap to allow her to use both hands when needed. =o=Thank you chief=o= Getting up she headed out the door at a steady jog and flipped open or communicator from her belt. =c=Rand to Alden. Sir, Cpt Roger’s arrival is immanent. Transporter room 1.=c= Rand appeared next to the Admiral as if by magic. One moment he was waiting as the chief paged her and the next she was there. She came to a crisp strict attention beside him.

The Sentinel’s transporter hummed to life as it’s new Captain rematerialized on the pad after several seconds of waiting for the matter transfer to complete. Transporter technology had continued to improve over the past few decades and the most recent change had been the removal of lateral vector transporters due to the significant amount of power consumption they require to operate.The new transporters on the Sentinel were considered the latest and greatest of transporter technology per Starfleet Command. Shirley, now whole again, stood there on the pad for a moment. She wore her standard issue Starfleet top dyed in command gold with a loose collar and the Starfleet insignia with the command emblem across the left side of her chest. Her new golden ranking stripes were embroidered on the cuffs of each sleeve. Typically women wore skirts as part of their uniform norm. However, Shirley wore black slacks along with brand new standard boots. Her communicator was clipped firmly on her belt by her left hip. Her dark brown hair was tied in a tight bun, her skin was just lightly tanned, and her eyes were emerald green as they darted to meet Admiral Gruver’s after she briefly adjusted to her new surroundings after the transport was complete.

The Admiral appeared to be in his mid fifties as he greeted her, “Captain Rogers, Welcome to the USS Sentinel.” Shirley nodded once and a slight smile came across her face, “Thank you sir.” She then approached the Admiral who was standing next to a younger woman whose rank denoted that she was an Ensign. It must have been his Yeoman. Shirley looked up at the Admiral and tilted her head just slightly, “I love this transporter room and the fact that the Sentinel was equipped with the new models for our five year mission. It will be nice to save a bit of power here and there.”

Rand was wearing a gold skirt uniform with ensign stripes on the cuffs and knee high black boots. Pinned to her right shoulder in the form of a rose fold was a tartan sash and then down her back tucked into her belt. Clipped to her belt was her communicator and a strap crossed her body holding her PaDD.

The Admiral remained calm and stoic in his response to her comment, “This ship has plenty more state of the art upgrades compared to what you are used to Shirley and I have Ensign Farquharson here to provide you with a tour of the ship. I have to head back to command to address a more pressing matter. I will provide you with your upcoming mission plan tomorrow, make sure that you get acquainted and comfortable with your ship today.” He then briskly stepped onto the transporter pad, “Good luck Captain Rogers.” He then glanced at the transporter chief, “Energize.” The transporter hummed to life once again and after a few moments, the Admiral was gone. Here she thought that she would be getting a full tour of the ship with him like other Captain’s do, but instead he left her alone to figure everything out on her own. There would be no special treatment for her as per the usual. Shirley was used to that coming up in the ranks and said to an empty transporter padd, “Aye sir, good to see you. Was a great chat.” She then turned to face the Ensign in front of her, “Ensign Farquharson, I am Captain Shirley Rogers.” Shirly extended her hand offering it to Rand for a firm handshake, “I am all ready for the tour of the Sentinel. Are you?”

• Captain Shirley Rogers, CO

OOC: Crew please feel free to interact throughout Shirley’s the tour of the ship with Rand. It will be a nice way to meet the Captain for the first time if you so desire!
- Matt

Rand held out her hand and shook it firmly. “Cpt. Rogers welcome to the Sentinel.” She lifted the PaDD and offered it to the new Cpt. along with the stylus. “Just a moment Cpt. If you would, sign here and here. The first is acceptance of your command codes and the second is recipet for your access keys.” Rand held up a computer disk and then a set of round keyed rods in sequence.

“We will end in the cargo bay where the crew is awaiting the official transition ceremony. What would you like to see first captain?” Rand asked turning towards the door after the paperwork was dispensed with.

Yeoman Rand