Posted by Ensign E’usah (Navigator) in Side sim: The Bridge Shift

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Roman Alden (First Officer & Chief Science Officer) in Side sim: The Bridge Shift

Usually, Roman spent his time down in the Biology lab. That was where he preferred to be. But, he had bridge rotations, as everybody else did, and that day wuld be his day on the bridge’s science station. It was to be a boring, nothing going on sort of day - just headed to their next destination. And so, Roman made sure beforehand that Rand knew to bring his morning paperwork to the Bridge, so she didn’t waste her time going all the way to the lab first, and then trying the bridge.

It seemed it was going to be exactly what it was supposed to be: boring. The sensors showed nothing remotely interesting around them, not anything within range. Sometimes he spent time watching an uninteresting, nonthreatening blip as they passed by it. Asteroid fields, planets with non space-faring species on them. Anything besides just watching the blank screen.

~ Lt Cmdr Alden, XO/CSO

Bridge shifts. Rand sighed, wearily. She always felt in the way on the bridge. She didn’t have a station, so there was no where for her to sit out of the way. She ended up hovering near the center chair or by the chair of who ever she was assisting. And Alden was on the bridge this morning which meant he was going to be irritable.

Rand appeared on the bridge, Alden’s dreaded reports in hand and black tea with cream and honey. Today she still had both. Instead of the center seat Alden was at the science station. She walked over and without a word placed the tea in his hand. “Good morning Cmdr Alden.”

Yeoman Rand

E’usah sat quietly at the Nav console occasionally entering a minor course correction to the helm. This was her first duty cycle on the bridge and she found it fascinating. She checked the nav readouts and found that after the minor course correction was implemented that they were on course and speed, tapping an icon on the nav panel with a barely extended claw, she entered that information into the ships log.

E’usah - NAV
OOC: If this wasn’t an open post E’usah will quietly exit.

OOC: You’re free to join, it’s all good! And I fixed the split.

IC:
Alden had a science officer on standby to cover the science station if he needed to take the center seat. But, in times when space was boring, he preferred to inhabit the science station.

He heard two someones enter the bridge, and when he looked up, Rand was already placing a black tea in his hand, prepared perfectly. At least now he had something pleasant to drink, he thought as he took a sip. He muttered something resembling a ‘good morning’ to both of them. And then, to Rand, continued, “Those are the reports for the day?” He asked, just wanting to get those things over with. On one hand, it was something to do. On the other, he detested paperwork.

~ Lt Cmdr Alden, XO/CSO