Coming Aboard

Posted on Thu Nov 15th, 2018 @ 8:17am by Commodore Phoenix Lalor-Richardson

Mission: Season 2: Episode 3: Determination is not always a good thing
Location: USS Elysium @ DS9
530 words - 1.1 OF Standard Post Measure

Anje straightened her uniform for the eleventh time in the last twenty minutes before checking her hair for the fifteenth as she waited nervously outside of Capt. Lalor's office. She'd been a baketcase since she arrived at Deep Space Nine, wishing she had her mother's mindest, ~Mom's unflappable.~ She thought, ~I'm flapping like a kite in a hurricane.~ She reached up and touched her hair again, wishing Cheline was around to fix it...

"Really fracked that one up, Brett." She admonished herself, not realizing that she'd said it out loud until too late not to. A quick look around revealed she was quite alone, so at least she had gotten away with being crazy that time. Taking a deep breath she focused on the one point of comfort she'd found in this new assignment, this Capt. Lalor was not going to be fawning over her because of who her aunt was since she was a Queen, or a Princess, or something. Whatever. Just as long as she wasn't going to constantly be trying to use Anje to curry her aunt's favor. There was nothing left now save for ringing the chime and hoping the Captain was in a good mood. She rang it softly, almost tentatively, and waited outside.

"Come" The captain called out as she studied a report on Engineering. She looked up as the doors opened to reveal the lieutenant. "Yes Lieutenant?" she asked puzzled.

"I'm Lt. Anje Brett, Sir." Anje replied, "New Chief Operations Officer, reporting in." She presented her orders to the Captain, who apparently wasn't expecting her.

The puzzlement cleared. "Oh yes. I remember now. Sorry its been a bit chaotic lately. Please have a seat Lieutenant and welcome to the Elysium."

Yes, I've heard some things." Anje said as she sat, "My understanding is that whole thing almost went south on us, sir. Glad to see things are getting back to normal."

"Well as normal as things get around here." Phoenix replied. "The Elysium is not the normal starfleet vessel."

"That's good, Sir." Anje replied, her tone cheery, "Too much normal gets boring."

"Oh that I can promise you. We are never boring here." Phoenix smiled. "This ship has a history of not being boring or too normal. You watch the senior staff. It will show you that for sure." Phoenix pulled out a PADD. "Ah here it is. Your cabin assignment." she handed over. "Map and crew files for your perusal."

"Thank you." Anje smiled, she was happy to see her quarters had a good view, ~Not that it's going to be the same view every day or anything.~ She scanned the crew files quickly, "Everything looks very solid here, Sir. Glad to know I'm not coming in empty handed."

"Your team is very good. I am sure you will have no issues getting settled in. " Phoenix stood with a warm smile. "I do hope you enjoy your time on this ship Lieutenant." She held out a hand to shake Anje's.

"Thank you, Sir." Anje replied, shaking the other woman's offered hand, happy to now officially be on her way.

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Captain Phoenix Lalor
Commanding officer
USS Elysium

Lt. Anje Brett
COO
USS Elysium