Posted by Lieutenant Kate Trent (Strategic Operations Officer) in XO’s Office

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Aaron Foley (Executive Officer) in XO’s Office

Posted by Lieutenant Kate Trent (Strategic Operations Officer) in XO’s Office
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Once she had been notified that he had returned to the Starbase and all was well with their previous mission, Kate followed up on her promise to Gillespie and retraced her steps back to where it felt like she had been so recently when she had reported in for duty. This time, instead of heading to the CO’s office, she detoured to the next office over and tapped the door chime, hoping that Foley was both in and available to chat for a few minutes.

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“Come in!” Aaron called from his desk. He had been using the time to catch up on the paperwork from their little adventure. Who knew that such a simple little task as catching someone trying to blackmail the Starbase could create so much paperwork. Not to mention that with recent changeover in CO’s, he was still pulling some extra paperwork while the new Captain caught up.

As the door woodshed open he pushed himself back from the desk. Paperwork was a necessary evil, and better to get it done right the first time, instead of having to file a revised report down the line. But he was still going to take advantage of the interruption for a small break. He grabbed his empty coffee cup as he stood him from his chair, and headed for the replicator.

“Can I get you something to drink while I’m up?” He asked as he stopped in front of the replicator, setting the used cup inside. “Coffee, cream, two sugars.”

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“Coffee, cream, no sugars,” Kate simply responded, although her tone was amused. It wasn’t often that her beverage choice was a means of introduction. She stepped through the now opened doorway and surveyed Foley’s office for a few seconds before focusing her attention on him. “I’m Lieutenant Trent, the new SOO,” she commented as he procured the beverages. “You were… otherwise occupied… when I came aboard so I thought I’d take the quiet moment to introduce myself and check in with you.”

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“Coffee, cream, no sugar,” Aaron repeated to the replicator. As he took the cup he headed over to Kate. As she looked around his office she would notice several pictures of different stellar phenomena on the walls, including a spectacular picture of a star that had recently gone supernova. He didn’t have many other decorations. Aaron was of the mind that this was a working space, and while some people liked to keep other knick knacks, or other mementos in their offices, he just found that they ended up causing more destruction then anything else.

“Completely understandable Lieutenant. I appreciate you making the time to come back to introduce yourself. Please have a seat,” he said as he handed her the coffee mug. “What do you think of the Starbase so far?”

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Sinking down into the proffered seat, Kate accepted the beverage and took a small sip. Perfect as always. She quickly swallowed it so as to be able to answer Foley’s question. “It’s very different than a shipboard posting,” she commented, pausing a moment before continuing, “but I think I’ll definitely get used to it. My role here is new to me as well, but it seems to be a good fit.” She felt the slightest twinge of discomfort at acknowledging her recent transition out of SI. She grinned slightly and then repeated Foley’s own question back to him, taking a sip of her coffee as she waited for his answer. It might not be precisely what she came to meet with him about, but it would still provide her with valuable information about both the XO and her new assignment.

Lt Trent, SOO

“I can definitely relate to that. I was on a deep space posting before this one, there are times that I miss just seeing the stars flying past the windows. Or what stellar phenomena we might discover next.” Aaron took a second to take a sip of his coffee while he stared out the window. “But that is the hazards of moving over to Command. You don’t always get a say in where Starfleet assigns you.”

Moving around to one of the other seats in front of his desk, he sat down and placed his cup on the desk. “While I’m sure we could spend plenty of time thinking over what could’s, we can’t spend all of our time dwelling on why things work the way they did. So instead, I’m sure there was something that brought you here, besides a cup of coffee,” he said with a slight chuckle.

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