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Briefing Room- Intelligence Matters

Posted May 5, 2019, 9:13 a.m. by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) (James Sinclair)

Posted by Warrant Officer Walker Darach (Chief Operations Officer) in Briefing Room- Intelligence Matters

Posted by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Briefing Room- Intelligence Matters

Posted by Lieutenant Faye Calloway (Mission Specialist) in Briefing Room- Intelligence Matters
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Faye sent a very simple and polite request to the CE and COO for them to attend a meeting. She did mention that the captan asked her to give a briefing, so hopefully whatever ill feelings they had with her currently wouldn’t affect their willingness to actually show up. She’d have understood, if that were the case, but it also would make things even more complicated than necessary. And things were already complicated enough.

Lt. Faye Calloway, Secret CIO

Cochrane sat in the room waiting for the three to arrive. “Well, this is where we find out what we are made of.” he mumbled to himself as he drummed his fingers on the table.

Cochrane, CO

The door slid open and Max walked in, clear he had come straight from some kind of work as he was still wearing a belt with assorted tools that he un-clipped from his waist as he approached the table. “Captain,” he greeted Cochrane then placed the belt on the table and off to one side, then sat down to await the briefing. He idly pulled a rag out of one pocket and proceeded to clean his hands of residual muck from the machinery he had been adjusting.

Lt Cmdr Wynter, CE

“Commander. How goes the repairs? Anything we need to talk about before Calloway reads you in?” he said plainly, as if what he said was just another run of the mill conversation about everyday normal things.

Cochrane, CO

“Nothing, Captain. The repairs are complete and systems back online. We have plenty of parts and spares, and a lot of practice getting the EPS grid running right after a surge.” Finishing with the rag, he tucked it back into his pocket.

Still wearing her blue sciences uniform (for now), Faye entered the room carrying a small crate in her hands. She fixed both the Captain and CE with a somber glance before setting on the table. “Hello Captain, Commander,” she said simply, reaching in and pulling out a PADD. For the moment, she just set it to the side.

~Faye Calloway, Secret CIO

Max nodded in greeting. His face was expressionless and while he was concerned about what was going on, he was more than glad that Calloway had recovered from the incident.

“Lieutenant. Everything ready? And before you start, I’ll set down the rules for our little parlay here once the Ops Chief arrives.”

Cochrane, CO

Faye nodded and moved over to where Cochrane sat. Leaning in, she spoke softly. People though whispers kept things secret, but the hash sibilants made it so much worse. “Best actress award. Let it be known,” she said simply, before straightening.

Moving to the viewscreen, she tapped things into the panel though the screen didn’t shift its blank view yet.

~Faye Calloway, Secret CIO

Cochrane nodded in understanding and said “One more minute we’ll wait for the Ops Chief, otherwise we will start without him.”

Cochrane, CO

“I hope you won’t start without me Captain,” Walker said as he walked in. The door had opened right as the Captain had just started speaking. “I’m sorry for the delay, I was finishing up trying to prioritize use of the sensor grid by the science teams.”

Looking over at the Commander and Lieutenant, Walker nodded to them. “Commander, Lieutenant.”

WO Darach - COO

“Good timing, Mr. Darach. Please be seated.” Cocohrane said and waited for the Ops Chief to sit.

“Gentlemen.” he said, speaking directly to Wynter and Darach. “What is about to be discussed here is classified. It is also a violation of a standing order to disclose this information to you at this time. By doing so, everyone in this room would be in breach of regulations and quite possibly be brought up on charges. I am telling you this because I will not put anyone in that situation without full disclosure up front. If you do not wish to know what the hell is going on, so be it. You are excused. And I will not harbor any animosity or negativity towards you for doing so. If you stay, be aware that what will be discussed is not to leave this room under any circumstances. At any point. This will not be spoken of to anyone, lest the previously mentioned possibility become a reality. Do you understand, gentlemen?”

Cochrane, CO

“Perfectly, Captain.” Max said simply. He was interested in what exactly was about to be revealed seeing as it couldn’t be something that affected the Engineering side of a ships operation. That information was always at the purview and sign off of the Chief Engineer no matter how high up or secret and that regulation couldn’t be broken without serious consequences for the people involved. No Chief Engineer in Starfleet would be brought up on any charges for protecting his ship against something that should have been disclosed properly no matter how classified, but it was curious that the organisation or people involved didn’t have their own ships in their pocket to use for this.

Lt Cmdr Wynter, CE

Logan nodded as he folded his arms. His days in the Dominion War leading a specialized team of infiltration and sabatoge experts behind enemy lines had prepared him for classified information.

CoS

OOC: FYI, The CoS is not part of this briefing as of right now. Just the CE and Ops Chief.

Walker raised his eyebrow, definitely wouldn’t be the first time he had stepped over the line. “Absolutely Captain.” He had never been for a court marshal before, but there was always a first time.

WO Darach - COO

Cochrane looked at each and then said “Very well. Here is the situation in a nut shell, Lieutenant Calloway will go over specifics. She has been tasked with installing an experimental system designed to add increased protection to our computer framework and it’s associated peripheral systems. This was a directive given to her specifically. Mr. Wynter, before you get your Chief Engineer hackles up know this. No one else was informed about this. Not you, not me… no one. All I was told was that she was performing a classified experiment and to assist as needed. That’s it.” and he looked at both men seated at the table. “I know that flies in the face of every regulation, protocol, courtesy, and tradition we know; but that’s how it was done. Wasn’t the Lieutenant’s choice, she was following orders from her superiors… in Intel. Lieutenant Calloway is, or soon will be officially, a Senior Field Agent.” and Cochrane leaned back and took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. “Why the brass in spy-ville decided that was the best way to handle this, I have no idea. And we are not going to ask, gentlemen. As far as anyone outside this room is concerned, she is still the same wonderful Mission Specialist we all know, puttering around the ship doing who knows what. But we have seen how well that worked out. So…” and he paused a moment and looked at the three as a whole.

“We are now going to do this thing as it should have been done from the beginning. The three of you are going to work on the installation as a team. But just the four of us. No help, no assistants, and for the love of all that is holy no record of you two or me being involved. This way we get the project done, you both know what the hell is happening in your systems, and Calloway gets to get out from under the thumb of whoever thought up this cluster.” and he pause again. “Questions before the Lieutenant briefs us , gentlemen?”

Cochrane, CO

OOC: So, small change in plans. As discussed with the CO and XO, Faye’s title is Senior Field Agent. There are reasons for this and it will cause the story to shift, but only slightly. It doesn’t affect the implementation of this thread and the CO’s orders for them to help her. This thread is before the Senior Staff Meeting and also before the Xo talks to the CO about his own Intelligence status. I’ve changed her title above as discussed. Clear as mud? ~Linds

OOC: Thanks for the clarification, Linds. And thank you for being accommodating with your story. MUCH appreciated.

James

“Well, I have many questions, but I think it will be better to wait till after after the Lieutenant fills us in. A few of my questions might be answered.”

WO Darach - COO

“Very well.” and he looked at Faye. “Lieutenant, the floor is yours.”

Cochrane, CO


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