Posted by Captain Johann Dvorak (CO) in Ready Room - Performance Reviews

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Avik (XO) in Ready Room - Performance Reviews

Posted by Captain Johann Dvorak (CO) in Ready Room - Performance Reviews
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“Yes, she’s gilded into that role rather nicely, hasn’t she? Range did a very good job grooming her for it.” He seemed to ponder Abrams for a moment before continuing.

“Have we seen her actually tested at Tactical yet? I know most of her other skills are pretty sharp, and I know she’s been on the Bridge, but I can’t think of a time when we’d see how she’d do at tactical.”

— Johann Dvorak, CO

“On the paperwork and daily security running, she has adapted well. For most promoted officers this part isn’t difficult, only tedious. It’s what happens when things become unstable and the pressure of their job builds.” Avik’s matter of facts came to the surface with each uttered word. Her tone held a logical and business air to it as she continued.

She looked down to her PADD and pulled up a few notes she made earlier in the day.

“She hasn’t as far as I’m aware. That needs correcting sooner than later. I have one idea.”

As Avik shifted her notes to the say, she continued to elaborate.

“Abrams will be aware we are going to run a simulation during one holodeck training session, but that is it. No additional information over the purpose, when, or what program is.”

Avik, though not voiced, wanted to see CoS Abrams in the state best suited for the test. An accident rarely had any warning and surprise was an element of the job. It was often what caused most officers to fail as department heads, herself included once.

“If you feel the traditional way is better or have other ideas, please voice them,” Avik finished, waiting for his thoughts.

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr

“No, I’m totally in favor of throwing surprise tests at people to see how they do, as long as the test is one that we can reasonably expect someone to pass.”

Dvorak pondered this for a moment or two. First Vora, now Abrams. Though Abrams hasn’t had a problem yet… A question occured to him, but he very deliberately decided not to ask it here and now.

“Were you thinking it would just be her? Battle type scenario on the Bridge? We did a few of those a while back. We’d better be sure it’s not one we’ve used lately. That one with the Bird of Prey should definitely be left out. Plus it’s too easy when someone sharp is at Science and knows it’s a test.”

– Johann Dvorak, CO

Avik paused. She thought her statement made it obvious, but she refrained from pointing it out. Her focus moved to the questions.

“No, I didn’t. Tradition requires we summon Abrams and select some officers to enact the test with her. I find that disjointed from real-life events. A combat event doesn’t ‘summon’ someone, it happens and you react,” Avik explained.

“Right,” he simply said, still wondering where exactly she was headed with this.

Her point made on hard logic as she continued.

“Not all the security officers are going to be there and it’s easy to cut off communications.” Avik knew they trained in groups, not as a whole.

“We could plot a ‘mutiny’ and lock them in the holodeck. Let them figure out how to get out before the ship has fallen to the enemy.”

Feeling Dvorak might worry about distrust among the crew, she addressed it.

“Of course, the mutiny is fake and not actually happening. Thus no one is actually doing any wrong.”

She let the CO examine the idea.

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr

“Well…” He stopped himself short and seemed to ponder this for a bit.

“I was going to say that a ‘mutiny’ would be an unlikely thing to have happen, so it’s not worth testing for… but… didn’t she have some problem with someone else in security a while ago?” It was a conflict he knew about because he paid much closer attention to things that happened on the ship than he let on. Though it was a long time ago, so he didn’t quite remember with whom or why… just that marksmanship had something to do with it…

– Johann Dvorak, CO

“I recall it. I was there with Range when he settled the dispute and the two seemed to have simmered down. Give me a moment to see if I can recall the officer’s name,” Avik pointed out.

“But, I do recall they went for a drink afterward. They are friendly rivals at worst now.”

She wasn’t sure the officer would do. They had cleared their differences and appeared to get along well. So it wouldn’t make very much sense for the officer to stir up trouble once more. Healthy respect didn’t randomly disappear.

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr

“Well, that’s actually a good thing,” he said, for the only time ever wanting there to be a conflict between his crew.

“Actually, we could still do a mutiny. We just need to take that situation from a couple missions ago and turn it up to eleven. Have the computer whip up some Ensigns who graduated the Academy by mistake, and let them all freak out all over the place during something bad. That’s usually how mutinies would start, given that Starfleet has never adopted the Old Earth naval traditions of impressment or flogging.”

— Johann Dvorak, CO

“That is one tradition that was best left out. You can’t expect to learn much from it.”

Avik clearly wasn’t a fan when it came to the mention of old traditions and it showed in her subtle tone. Her eyes glanced down to the list of Department Heads. They still had most the list to get through, but their time was becoming short. She decided that it was best to readdress the CoS’s test when they had more time. The others needed addressing first before she was required to return to her duties.

“Now that we have an idea, perhaps we should continue to review the rest first. Who do you want to address next?” Avik asked.

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr