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Holodeck - XO's Arrival

Posted July 6, 2020, 5:43 p.m. by Commander Eric Holmman (Executive Officer) (Daniel Lerner)

On one hand, the timing couldn’t have been worse. On the other hand, the timing couldn’t have been better.

After spending a long trip reviewing personnel files, familiarizing himself with the ship, and getting ready for his first assignment as Executive Officer, Eric had arrived on Challenger only to discover that he arrived at the completely wrong time to report in. While Thomas was wide awake, the rest of the ship was on the night shift, and the Captain was off-duty and most likely asleep. He wouldn’t be able to report in for some time, and having spent the trip reviewing all of those files and stored his his items in his quarters, he - surprisingly - arrived with actual free time.

Which would explain why Eric was standing outside of the holodeck doors while the majority of the ship’s crew was asleep. “Computer, access my personal files and run program Holmman-3.”

The holodeck doors, and the smell of salt from an ocean on Earth came through suddenly, with the sound of a seagull crying out in the sky.

Eric walked into the simulation as the doors closed behind him to find himself on a rocky outcropping overlooking a beach in a cove below. The sun was up in the clear, blue sky, and the waves were steadily coming in and making a gentle background noise. It was good that he had dressed for the occasion - shades, a short-sleeve shirt, trunks, and sandals.

The scene reminded Eric of home back on Earth, and he always enjoyed returning to this scene. He had no plans to exert himself today - heading out to the waves would have to wait for another day - but just standing in the sunshine was enough to relax him after his long trip and get ready for his new assignment.

-Commander Eric Holmman, XO


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