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Posted by Ensign Kristiana O’Larria (Engineer) in Shuttle Bay - Nakuto and Stone prepare to take flight (others welcome to join)

Posted by Ensign Luna (Security Officer) in Shuttle Bay - Nakuto and Stone prepare to take flight (others welcome to join)

Posted by Lieutenant Mike Stone (Chief Engineer) in Shuttle Bay - Nakuto and Stone prepare to take flight (others welcome to join)
Posted by… suppressed (1) by the Post Ghost! 👻

Tal happened to be heading by, when she grew a bit curious, following someone, indirectly, towards the bay. She wondered of the gathering of these people, bright eyes painted with inquiry. “Is there a party that I wasn’t invited to?” Tal questioned, jokingly, as if both adding a comedic turn and announcing her arrival, so she wouldn’t seem so.. stalkerish.

Beveres

Kristi had stepped back as others approached. “Kristi, O’Larria, Ma’am…” she managed to mutter as the others began talking. She didn’t know the woman, personally, but Mike had told her about some of those missing he had known well. This woman was one he had well respected. Her disappearance had affected him more than he admitted. And she admitted, it was one of the driving forces behind her obsession to fix the ship and help them figure out the root of the oddities.

As the others spoke, she merely stuck to Stone’s shadow.

“Not a bad idea, but no.” Mike replies. Not everyone knew Kara was back yet, and Mike realised that a welcome back party doesn’t sound so bad. The question was of course if Kara would even like something like that and extra attention. If he was trapped for a yet, he sure would prefer to simply forget about it as soon as possible, and not be reminded of it.

“We’re just planning to take one of the shuttles out for a little spin.”

Lt. Mike Stone, CE

OOC: Would Nakuto like a party? Does a bear do the proverbial in the woods? Haha!

IC: Nakuto made no attempt to mask her delight at the appearance of the counselor.
“I would be delighted for you to join us, Tal. Lieutenant Stone and I have a need to catalogue the condition of the vessel on its exterior. And also…”
She paused, her gaze moving slowly from one individual to the next.
“…it will do us all good to escape the confines of the ship for a time.”

Moving towards the shuttle, NE Poe concluding his flight readiness checks and handing the half-Klingon a PADD bearing the results, Nakuto cast a glance back over her shoulder with a wry smile and added, “although I am surprised to see some of you step into a shuttle with me at the helm so willingly…considering our last outing.”

Kristi tapped Mike’s shoulder and pointed up to the observation room on one of the catwalks. “I’ll be up there, Stone. I have your back.” She smiled and moved silently away without another word.

The cockpit held a reassuring familiarity for her. It was her sister, Mirai, who held the noble position of pilot for the Nakuto family. But Kara herself was not without skill at the controls. Although this crew could be forgiven for believing the opposite in light of her previous crash landing.
Settling herself into the seat, the former captain took a few moments to allow her hands an unrestricted dance across the controls. It felt good to have immediate purpose once again. It felt good to be…useful.

“Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats,” she called out, activating the impulse drive and allowing the steady hum of controlled power to reverberate through her body. “We leave in five minutes.”

Kara Nakuto

“Just try not to crash it… ” Mike commented as he took the co-pilot seat. He liked flying the shuttles and he half expected him to fly it, but Kara simply took charge and he didn’t want to deprive her of the fun. Instead he just observed her, at the ready if he had to step in.

Lt. Mike Stone, CE

Luna hesitated she had left Crenity with Loki and the last time she had left the child with him it ended is sickbay with a broken wing. She did reluctantly climb onboard the shuttle with the others choosing to sit next to the consuler.
Ensign Luna

As the power came up on the shuttle, Kristi tapped the comm, =^=Shuttle, this is O’Larria. Comm check for control room one.=^= She wanted to be sure she always had a lock and voice on the shuttle as they went out for their ‘spin’. She didn’t like the idea of more disappearances or trouble on her watch.

Ensign Kristi O’Larria
Engineer

As the Engineering Chief settled himself into the co-pilot seat, Kara took a moment to study the retreating figure of Ensign O’Larria, before turning and offering a raised eyebrow to Stone. She was a pretty thing, O’Larria, beneath the customary layers of engine grease. And Gre’thor knew that Mike Stone had suffered at least as intensely as the next man or woman on the ship, perhaps even more so since he had been here longest of all. There was no attempt made by Nakuto to mask her grin at the suggestion of the stoic engineer letting loose and enjoying himself for once.

But duty called them all and already the Ensign was requesting a comms check. With graceful movements seemingly at odds with her warrior-like frame, Kara reached over and activated the shuttle’s own comms channel.

=^=This is Naglfar. Reading you loud and clear. Impulse engines online and at eighty-five percent. I’m preparing to close the passenger door. Stand by.=^=

Then with a roar over her shoulder Nakuto called out “You all strapped in back there?”
If they didn’t know any better, the crew could have been forgiven for suspecting that their former captain was thoroughly enjoying all of this.

Kara Nakuto