Posted Aug. 27, 2020, 12:33 a.m. by Lieutenant Junior Grade Aili McMorran (Chief Science Officer) (Jamie Moore)
Posted by Cadet Matthew Riley (Scientist) in CSO’s Office: Cadet Matthew Riley Reporting for Duty
Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Aili McMorran (Chief Science Officer) in CSO’s Office: Cadet Matthew Riley Reporting for Duty
Posted by Cadet Matthew Riley (Scientist) in CSO’s Office: Cadet Matthew Riley Reporting for Duty
Posted by… suppressed (1) by the Post Ghost! 👻<snip>
He hasn’t read my file… I wonder what sort of personality that betrays. McMorran was no counsellor. Perhaps he’s just making conversation.
The CSO fitted neatly into her carefully chosen, well padded seat. Matthew’s was similarly comfortable. “I’m a physicist by vocation. Cosmology, stellar physics, subspace anomalies…” She let out a hummed sigh through closed lips as she pushed a small stack of PADDs into the far corner of the worksurface. “When I escape the admin, that is.” McMorran sat back with her forearms lightly rested on the arms of her seat. “I do ask that all cadets in the department carry out their own research project during their time here. Starship based research comes with it’s own set of challenges. Knowing what you’re in for after your graduation is worthwhile, I believe. Whatever resources you need, within reason, I shall make sure are at your disposal.”
“So!” McMorran bolted. “This is your final Academy tour. Where do you hope to take your career? Why join Starfleet in the first place? There are plenty of civilian institutions at which you could be applying your scientific acumen.”
Lt. J.G. Aili McMorran - CSO
Matthew gave a wry half-smile. “No, there aren’t. There are places I could be thinking about science.” He pointed to the holo-star. “There’s only one place I can apply science, and that’s Starfleet.”
Across the table, McMorran matched Riley’s smirk. His statement wasn’t quite true but it was a stirring sentiment, one which she appreciated.
He paused, gathering his words. “I didn’t want to just solve equations, I want to actually do something with what I know.” He shrugged and grinned. “It makes more sense in my head,” he finished.
- Cadet Riley, Science
“No, I understand completely. Joining Starfleet was a rather last minute change of direction for me.”
“So what is it you think you can offer Starfleet in turn, other than your intellect?” The CSO’s gaze fell into a more sharp, cat-like observational mode. “What will you bring to my department?”
Lt. J.G. Aili McMorran - CSO
Matthew wondered what kind of answer she might be looking for, but decided to start easy.
“I have a level 4 pilot rating, qualifying me to pilot up to runabouts and small researchers.” He had been the only science track cadet in his level 4 course, the others stopping at the shuttle level, and he hoped not needing a separate pilot would be a highlight. Of course, he didn’t know how many other years that might have been different.
“I’m proficient in SciScript, the Daystrom Common Language, and have dabbled in IDIOM - Vulcans have very strange programmatic techniques,” he continued. “And of course LCARS Display Script.”
He paused, thinking, then leaned forward, elbows on his knees. “I have had to worker harder than most to get to where I am, Lieutenant,” he admitted, “I don’t know what kind of answer you’re looking for, but I’m going to bring everything I have to this position.”
- Cadet Riley, Science
The CSO nodded intermittently, her breaths still coming heavily as she cooled down. Her eyebrows peaked at his latter words. “Aha. Those skills, and your piloting is valuable to have, I may ask you to fly be by a star some time… Those skills are on your file. I want to know what ‘everything you have’ is. How did you settle in on your previous cruises? Were there roles you fell into when working with your fellow officers, aside from your technical skillset?”
Lt. J.G. Aili McMorran - CSO
© 1991-2024 STF. Terms of Service
Version 1.15.11
RSS Feed