Running Late

Posted on Mon Jul 26th, 2010 @ 10:31am by Lieutenant Commander Delon Tovan & Lieutenant JG Morgan Faye

743 words; about a 4 minute read

Mission: Peace, or Something Like It
Location: USS Calypso - Operations HQ
Timeline: Current

[USS Calypso - Operations HQ]

Delon had always been known by his crew members as someone that likes to start his morning early. Usually he would come to the department early in the morning and be working before anyone else reported for the shift, but this morning wasn't as such and Morgan noticed this.

In the few weeks that she had been working with him the routine had always been the same, but not this morning. She actually got there before him and it was surprising to her. She had grabbed a cup of coffee and sat down at the table reviewing the tasks for the day. Delon was running late by the standards that he had set.

She wondered what was keeping him. Maybe she should call him and see if everything was alright. What was she thinking there was still 15 minutes before their shift even started. She was sure that he would show up soon rather than later. She was almost done with her cup of coffee when the doors opened and Delon stepped in. She looked up from the PADD noticing that it was only a few minutes till their shift started. And without even saying a word she watched him walk over to the replicator and got a cup of coffee.

"Good morning..." Morgan said to him with a smile on her face as he took a seat down by her. She noticed that he looked tired. It was almost as if he had stayed up all night long. She wondered what he did all night, or what was going on. It wasn't like him at all.

Delon didn't respond right away. He looked down at the glass liquid in his mug. Then grabbed it and took one huge sip. It was a wonder that he didn't burn himself by doing that. But he needed it. After the sip he placed the mug down and looked at Morgan. "Morning. What is on the task this morning?"

Morgan didn't respond right away. She watched him for a few seconds before grabbing the PADD and looking at it. He probably wasn't going to respond to her anyway, even if she asked. Plus it wasn't any of her business. She took a deep breath. "Well, more of the usual it seems. We are departing in less than 12 hours so we need to make sure that everything is on board."

Delon nodded and took another swing of his coffee. "We need to make sure that sensors are working as efficiently as we can get them. We will need them to a great extend on the mission we are going."

Morgan nodded. She had been briefly briefed on the mission that they were heading on and she knew what to expect. "I am already on it, I've assigned Ensign Owen to complete that task."

"What about Chief Petty Officer Gates?" Delon asked as he placed the PADD onto the table and looked at Morgan. "What is the status on her condition?"

Morgan took a deep breath. "She seems to have come down with a flu, but she isn't the only one either. The medical team is working on it at the moment but they really didn't tell me much."

"Alright. We should stay on top of the situation." Delon said.

"I have already taken her off the active duty roster until she is back on her feet." Morgan said as she looked down to the PADD. They have quickly gone through the items of attention that needed to be dealt with.

Delon grabbed his mug from the table and stood up. "Same time tomorrow?' He asked Morgan already knowing the answer to the question. It was something they did every day before starting the day.

Morgan looked up at him with a grin and nodded. "I'll be here, but will you?" She said in a teasing manner, but she already had regretted saying it. She wondered what his reaction would be to her.

"Have a good day, Lieutenant." Delon said as he walked into his office. He chuckled lightly to himself as he placed the mug on the desk and walked around to his chair.

"Don't worry sir, I will." Morgan said under her breath with a small smile and got up to do the things she needed to get done.

=/= End of Transmission =/=

Lieutenant Delon Tovan
Chief of Operations
USS Calypso

Lieutenant JG Morgan Faye [NPC]
Assistant Chief of Operations
USS Calypso

 

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