Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Riss Ch’ethyniq (Chief Engineer) in Presim: You Ain’t Never Had A Chief Like Me
The transporter swirled to life moments after the communication had been received that the new Chief Engineer was arriving. As the lights coalesced and the hum of the pad quieted, the transporter officer did a double take and for a moment thought something had gone very, very wrong. “It’s fine, Ensign. I’m supposed to look like this.” said the Andorian on the transporter pad.

At a few inches over six feet and well-muscled, the figure would have been the poster figure for an Andorian… except that they were startlingly white, not blue. From the tips of their antennae to the hands showing out of the red Star Fleet uniform with Lieutenant Junior Grade rank, the individual was so white as to be almost translucent. And they were wearing glasses! Glasses with deep blue lenses in black wire frames. “Lieutenant Junior Grade Riss Ch’ethyniq. New Chief Engineer. I would like to drop off my bags and go see the Captain, if everything is in order?” he asked as he approached the transporter control console. The Ensign stammered “Uh uh… yeah, I mean yessir! Sorry sir!” Riss could feel the waves of embarrassment coming off of the younger officer and he smiled, the grin parting his very slightly blue lips. “Relax, Ensign. You did a fine. I take no offense. I know I can be startling to those who are used to seeing my kind. Even other Andorians do a double take.” and he winked and picked up his bag and walked to the door and out.

Riss, CE

A young Ensign in gold with a sash pinned to her left shoulder and tucked into the small of her back, a PaDD hanging from a strap across her shoulders, and a communicator clipped to her belt stepped off the access ladder onto the deck, took a breath and stepped toward the Lt. “Lt Russ Ch’ethyniq welcome aboard. I apologize for the delay. The lifts are down, again.” She held out her hand, “En Rand, Cpt’s yeoman.” If she was phased by his appearance it didn’t show. She had seen the basic personnel file after all. And they did have both Kovan and Kajhel on board. “Would you like to see your quarters first?” She lifted the PaDD and held it out with a stylus. “Confirmation if arrival and this data disk.” She held up an orange one. “Last CE left it for you. Asked me to deliver it.”

Yeoman Rand