Posted April 15, 2020, 10:37 a.m. by Lieutenant Garth (Chief Science Officer) (Ben Z)
Posted by Cadet K’sang Duras (Scientist) in Checking in
Posted by Cadet K’sang Duras (Scientist) in Checking in
“Incoming transmission: its the I.K.S. Proh’ange”
Message: “This is the Proh’hange, one to transport…”K’sang adjusted the Baldric draped over his shoulder one last time before looking at the transporter officer, “Er’ohl, how do you say NuqDaq ‘oH puchpa’’e’ again?”
Shaking her head, Er’ohl smirked, “Hab SoSlI’ Quch, Duras”
Before K’sang could reply, the transporter pad activated and left the world he knew behind. “Nuqjatlh?” he replied a moment too late as he stared blankly at this… human. Good start, he thought as he quickly gathered his wits, “Cadet K’sang reporting for duty”“Well, I’d suggest you put your hands down at your side when addressing the CO Cadet… and maybe not question what someone said before anyone greets you?” said the transporter officer.
Klingon’s did not show weakness, despite his face feeling warm. He would not let his embarrassment be publicly shown. “Well, um… Yes, would you.. please direct me to the COS’s office?”
K’sang needed to clear his head and focus on the task at hand… even if the Kobayashi Maru felt welcoming at this point. After receiving directions, K’sang made his way through the ship to the COS’s office and pressed the chime.
The door to science lab one opened automatically at K’sang’s touch, sliding aside to reveal a room filled with a dense grey cloud of smog that started to spill out into the hallway. It was so thick that you couldn’t even see your hand if you stuck it out in front of you. From within the smoke, a raspy harsh coughing could be heard some unspecified distance into the lab, the hacking of an older man. Between fits of coughing, a gravely voice yelled out: “Turn on (cough) the exhaust fan! Along (cough) the wall to your (cough) right (cough) of the door!”
Although it was located on deck one, the flagship science lab was starkly different from the other areas of the ship’s premiere deck. Whereas the bridge, observation lounge, and captain’s ready room were kept neat and tidy, Garth’s workspace was a scrapyard of miscellaneous metal parts, half-constructed analysis equipment, and seemingly unattended bubbling test tubes and beakers. Walking through the space would require some careful maneuvering as to not knock anything from their precarious perches at the edges of the long, low tables that lined the room, especially now that the room was filled with smog.
(Lt. Garth, CSO)
OOC: Hi Dustin! So happy to have you aboard! Great first post, I like the character details you’re incorporating already, that’s awesome! I saw that you’re working on a character biography too, which is great! I have a couple pointers to get you oriented!
I changed the title of this thread to “CSO’s Office: Cadet Duras Checking In”. Because there are always several threads going at a time on each ship, thread titles should include the location, followed by the purpose. Sometimes this will also include labels regarding “sims” or simulations, be they main sim threads where the GM (game master) is involved, or player-directed side-sims! I saw that you did this with your CNS and Medical threads already, which is great! Although i would recommend including your character’s name in the title of threads because we have a lot of check in threads going on right now and it helps us all keep which is which straight!
At the end of each post, we include a character signature to indicate the end of our writing and to identify the speaker/actor for other players. Mine is (Lt. Garth, CSO) as an example. The character signature should include your character’s rank, name, and department! So yours might looks like (Cadet Duras, Science).
Last little thing: the head of the science department is called the “Chief Science Officer” or CSO. I saw you mention the “COS” in your post above, which in STF means the Chief of Security. It’s a tiny difference and is quite confusing if you ask me, but that’s the abbreviations we use to differentiate the departments!
I gave you a little bit of a scenario to solve… see if you can find that exhaust switch! Looking forward to writing with you!
Ben Z.
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