Personal Log #1: Lt. JG Myne Redal

Posted on Tue Jul 27th, 2021 @ 4:53pm by Lieutenant Myne Redal
Edited on on Thu Dec 23rd, 2021 @ 2:41pm

Mission: Season 5: Episode 2: Operation Save Humanity
Location: DECK 8 - Cabin 40 G-O
Timeline: MD6 - 1200 hours
856 words - 1.7 OF Standard Post Measure

//ON//

*Entry #1*

Yellow, is this on? It's gotta be, it made the beep and the boop and everything. Well, if it's on what shall we talk about then? Hmmm... oh yeah, this is log entry number one, obviously. Well not obviously, it's just that there has been a unfortunate accident on the USS Pegasus and my logs got deleted, which sucks. I told them to upgrade the mainframe security protocols, but nooooo, do not listen to the crazy Trill, she's quacky.

*Loud sigh.*

*End log.*

*Entry #1 take two*

Assistant Chief Operations Officer's personal log, number one. I have just arrived aboard the USS Elysium and have managed to survive four interesting events. Each one leading into the other.

First it was the shuttle travel to the ship, with a Vulcan pilot whom for some reason was not responding to any of the tactics I employed. I cannot recall his name for some reason. Anyway, all of my tactics were of course from the amazing guide called "How to sell Vulcans on casual conversation" by the brilliant writer Ziraxor of Ferenginar. Again, I tried everything and nothing work, he must have been a defective Vulcan, maybe a old model of Vulcan, who knows.

Second event was in the medical bay. I still cannot believe the Chief Medical Officer is a Gorn!! Commander Sthilg, by the gods I thought he was going to eat me. I actually begged him not to eat me, but he didn't seem upset. He did say he ate previously. And he had been married to a Orion of all women, and he is also like over a hundred years and he's going to live to four hundred. That is like, so freaking cool. I wonder if Orion female hormones can affect Gorn... hmm... will need to test this out if the rumors are true that is.

Third event was my meeting with the Chief of Operations, Lieutenant Baeryn Whavi. Damn she was so cool, and funny, and had a really nice smile. I think... she liked me. Like, not in a creepy way, but in a 'I might be funny' way, which feels so very good. I knew those Cardassian books were gonna come in handy sooner or later. "101 Ways to Socialize with your Inferiors" by Brurt Gangatt of Cardassia Prime was just the thing I needed. Next time I should try to make Lieutenant Baeryn laugh a bit more if I can.

Fourth and last was Commander Garrett Lovejoy, the Executive Officer of the USS Elysium. I really think he did not like me at all. He kept jabbering on Wilhem Shakeshand or Wigglespear or Bretagne Spears or something. Some hotshot super popular Human writer from before the Federation. Like... who cares, right? He didn't even write the Julia and Romeus holotv series. Bet the guy is not even funny like Kothuna of Romulus. Now that's an author, her plays are truly epic and sometimes the actors even die for real during the play. That is real art!!

I just know he's gonna quiz me later. Need to come up with some explanation... maybe a virus that wipes out most of Earth literature entries in the main computer databanks? Yeah, no... that won't work. Gah... will have to write a software to check the database for anything fun.

Or... oh I am brilliant, wonder if that Ferengi I've met forty years ago is still alive. He used to sell Earth things, he would know if there's anything interesting worth reading. Worth investigating, will send him a message tomorrow or whenever possible soon.

Phew, stressful day overall and it is not over yet. But apparently I am not to report for duty till tomorrow, which is awesome. Still got time to unwind a bit. The XO was nice enough to let me use his replicator to make some parts I needed. Good thing he didn't ask what they were for, though I think, and this is just me guessing here, he was expecting me to get food or something to drink. Oh well, nothing to do about it now.

My last XO did not like me using the replicator in my cabin to keep replicating electronic components. But it's time for me to upgrade my PADD, it's starting to really show its age. And I am not willing to have it replaced, this thing has seen me through a lot.

Not to mention I did cannibalize my old... erm... my former self's PADD to make this one. No one can blame me for being sentimental now, or can they? Humans are strange... I didn't have these issues when I was teaching at the Academy darn it.

*Loud sigh and sounds coming from the bed.*

Still hard to get used to having so many memories, so many lifetimes, so many emotions. So many... bad memories to bear... so many mistakes to regret... so many loved ones left behind... Redal... why did you pick me?! I wasn't ready... I wasn't worth it... I didn't earn it.... damn it. Sentimental old freaking fool...

*End log.*

//OFF//

Lieutenant JG Myne Redal
Assistant Chief Operations Officer
USS Elysium