New Chief Reports In

Posted on Thu Jun 24th, 2010 @ 11:47am by Lieutenant Commander Delon Tovan & Commodore Samantha York

907 words; about a 5 minute read

Mission: Transitions
Location: USS Calypso - Bridge > Ready Room
Timeline: Current

[USS Calypso - Bridge > Ready Room]

Lift came to a stop as it reached the top floor. It was his destination. His bag was still at his side as the doors hissed open in front of him. From what he was able to see just from standing in the lift the bridge was buzzing with activity. He didn't wait long before stepping off the lift. It was as if everyone had stopped doing whatever they were doing once the doors closed and looked at him. And then they returned to whatever it was that they were doing. Delon headed down towards the door and upon arrival he chimed the bell awaiting permission to enter.

Sam was taking a moment amid the chaos to drink a cup of herb tea. She'd filed her reports for the day and was enjoying a few minutes of calm before heading to engineering to see if the holodeck problems were, indeed, fixed. "Come," she said, setting down her cup.

When the door opened, she smiled. "Hi. Have a seat." She recognized the face of the officer from his personnel file. "Can I get you something to drink?"

"Hello." Delon returned the greeting as he approached the chair. He lifted the bag strap off his shoulder and placed it down near the chair. "No, thank you. I'm fine." He placed the PADD with his transfer orders on the desk. "I'm Lieutenant Delon Tovan." He stated but had a feeling that she knew who he was already just by her reaction to him entering the room.

She picked up the PADD and thumbed through it. "Yes, I know. I read over your personnel file this morning. I'm glad you're here. We ran our last mission without an Ops chief." She took a sip of her tea. "Tell me a bit about your last assignment."

"Don't worry ma'am, I'm here to save the day." Delon responded with a light chuckle. As he sat there he had noticed how young the commander was. She sure was a lot younger than what he had expected. Most of the people in her position where older. It was a pleasant surprise. Delon took a deep breath. "There isn't much to tell ma'am. After graduating from the Academy I was assign to the USS Yuma and I have been there ever since as my records indicate. I enjoyed my time on the ship greatly. It is a wonderful ship with great people."

"Can I just call you Mighty Mouse?" Sam asked, chuckling. "Sorry. Your former Captain had good things to say about you. We're having some 'refit kinks' on the ship. Someone decided it would be a great prank to replace coffee in the replicators with orange juice. And the holodecks have had some glitches. Other than that, we're almost ready to head out again, so your timing is impeccable."

"...Mighty Mouse..." He mumbled under his breath completely confused by the name that the Commander had said. He wondered what did a mouse have to do with him and how did the two relate to each other. "I'm sorry Commander, but I am slightly puzzled by your question..."

"It's from an old Earth cartoon. A superhero that was a mouse. Thus the name, Mighty Mouse. His tag line was 'Here I come to save the day!.' I put the two together... Sorry." She felt a little sheepish. "So, skipping that, is there anything I can do to help you get settled in?"

"A cartoon..." Delon nodded gently. "I remember seeing those when I lived on Earth. They were pretty entertaining." It was something that he had found in the historical database while he was living on Earth with his grandmother. But it had been such a long time since he had seen anyway. "I believe I can find my way around. However, I am curious to know when we will be heading and what will be our destination."

"We'll head out as soon as the ship's ready. I don't have new orders yet. I should be getting them in a day or two," Sam told him. "So, right now, we're loading everything we need on board and making sure it all works."

"Understood. I will report to sickbay for a physical and pay a visit to the counselor as well." Delon stated. " And then head to duty in the morning. I should have a report on your desk by the end of the afternoon concerning the operations department."

Sam was impressed. "The day after tomorrow works if you need more time," she said with an amused smile.

"I don't believe that I will, but thank you for the offer." Delon said with a bit of a smile on his face. "I have spent the last two days in a runabout traveling from my last assignment to get here. I am a bit eager to get my hands dirty once again."

"Then I won't keep you further," Sam said with a grin. "I look forward to working with you, Lieutenant."

"And I with you ma'am." Delon responded and stood up from the chair. He leaned over grabbing the bag that had been resting by the chair and once again placed the strap over his shoulder. He nodded to Commander York and then turned to leave the ready room.

OFF

Commander Samantha York
Commanding Officer
USS Calypso

Lieutenant Delon Tovan
Chief Operations Officer
USS Calypso

 

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