Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Cassidy Abrams (Chief of Security) in Ensign Ashlyn Trenton: On-boarding Check In, Chief of Security

Posted by Ensign Ashlyn Trenton (Security Officer) in Ensign Ashlyn Trenton: On-boarding Check In, Chief of Security

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Cassidy Abrams (Chief of Security) in Ensign Ashlyn Trenton: On-boarding Check In, Chief of Security

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Cassidy said nothing for a moment but then nodded slowly. For the time being she didn’t think it necessary to drag out details about her interactions with her department head (though she herself was feeling on edge with Trenton), and wanted the ensign to focus on what was next. “And now you’re here. Where trust, especially of each other in this department is essential. Or people could die or harm could come to them,” she said matter-of-factly. But Cassidy’s expression warmed slightly. “But you’re not the first to come to this ship uncertain how to begin and how to let the past remain there,” she said as she thought of her best friend Vora. “Lot of people have to overcome different things in order to become the kind of officer they really want to be. All I’m going to ask is that you try, and I think you’ll find that people might surprise you.”

Abrams, COS

Ashlyn chuckled a bit, “As long as it’s the kind of surprise that makes me go ‘Huh, neat’ and not the kind that results in accidental broken noses and really long apology letters.” Now that Ashlyn seemed to have shaken herself free of the sudden attraction to the department head, she took a moment to really look around the office and get a feel for the kind of person she was. “So I remember reading that you majored in Botony and Exobiology and it got me curious about how you use both for Security? My own majors are pretty self-explanatory, info security and culture help with gaining new information and protecting it while not offending the dignitaries that I’m assigned to protect. It puts me into a good position to lean toward diplomatic roles if Starfleet Intelligence doesn’t work out.”

• Ensign Ashlyn Trenton
  Security, USS Europa

Cassidy nodded. “I can imagine it would,” she said. She understood that Intelligence was made up of a multitude of roles and that those that worked for the agency were not all the cloak and dagger type of people. For the moment she left the Europa’s odd experiences with SI out of her thoughts.

The weird tension in the room had dissipated a bit so Abrams allowed herself to relax. but only a bit. “Science for me, at least as it pertains to my current role, is more about how I think. I operate from the perspective that I don’t know everything and I am always seeking information. I work through variables and try very hard to not make assumptions and let the evidence speak for itself. There’s a rigour that comes with having been an experimentalist that lends itself very nicely to security, even if my days are spent very differently lately.”

Abrams, COS

Trenton thinks on this for a long moment, making sense of it herself. Using the scientific method to apply critical thinking to her work in security is effective enough to consider it an interesting idea to emulate. “I didn’t consider that, I’ll have to look into it further.” The Ensign stood up, but not to leave, instead she began pacing behind the chair either in deep thought or to burn off more excess energy. “Can you share a generalization of the kind of things you’ve had to deal with while on the Europa? It’ll give me an idea of what to expect and where I may need to apply extra training.” Trenton stopped and leaned forward onto the back of the chair she was sitting in, resting her hands on it. “I know real experience will always outweigh training, but having a good training base will reinforce good habits while dealing with the variations of the same issues.” Ashlyn begins pacing again trying to think of more to say, “I’d also like to ask what you do to unwind or de-stress?”

• Ensign Ashlyn Trenton
  Security, USS Europa