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Side Sim - The Black and Silver Ball... Promotions, and Revelations Galore! (All Hands)

Posted June 3, 2021, 10:05 a.m. by Lieutenant Celina Rodriguez (Chief Tactical Officer) (Kate O'Neill)

Posted by Commander Ardashir “Jack” Creed (Executive Officer / CIO) in Side Sim - The Black and Silver Ball… Promotions, and Revelations Galore! (All Hands)

Posted by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Side Sim - The Black and Silver Ball… Promotions, and Revelations Galore! (All Hands)

Posted by Lieutenant Pretha Oberon (Security Officer / CRIT Leader) in Side Sim - The Black and Silver Ball… Promotions, and Revelations Galore! (All Hands)
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“Next…” Cochrane said and looked out over the crowd, “… would Lieutenant Commander Zef Rollo please step forward.” He picked up another small box and waitd for te pale-skinned Counselor to join him.

Cochrane, CO

At first she thought she’d misheard Alex. There was no reason for her to go up onto the stage, but the people in the group she was standing in were looking at her expectantly. “Oh…um…here.” And she handed the drink in her hand to the nearest person and then made her way onto the stage, a silent question for the Captain in her eyes.

—Rollo, CNS

Cochrane looked at her approach and when she looked at him he simply smiled and turned to the crowd. “Lieutenant Commander Zef Rollo is known to all of us. Her support, candor, and unwavering commitment to those she counsels has served to bring us together as a crew… and succeed as individuals. Her dedication to Star Fleet and our core values of discovery, peace, and aid to those in need were on full display during our time with the Gravien people. Her unique talents allowed us to not only aid the Gravien people we met; but aid another people the Graviens were unaware were in distress. For her courage and commitment to the ideas we all swore to uphold, it is my great honor to promote Lieutenat Commander Rollo to the rank of Commander, effective immediately.”

He turned and held out the small black box containing the Commander pips. “Congratulations, Commander. And well earned.” and he held out his hand to her.

Cochrane, CO

The surprise on her face showed, but she did the best she could to cover it. Taking the box in one hand, she managed to perform a proper handshake with the other. “Thank you, Captain. I had no idea this was coming.”

—Rollo, CNS

As counselor’s went, Zef was one that Celina knew she could come to and the woman would always be there no matter how serious or trivial the problem was. Celina admired counselor’s greatly for the way they were able to take on everyone’s problems as if they were their own and not end up as crazy as some that walked through their doors. Zef Rollo did not just deserve a promotion but also a raise past the small increment her pay grade would now give her. Rollo was kind, gentle, and caring but tenacious and determined to do whatever was needed for whoever needed it. Celina wished she had the patience and candor of the woman receiving the promotion. She would probably be a better person for it but for now Celina enjoyed seeing Rollo get rewarded for all her hard work.

Pretha had been left speechless for long enough when Williams called her Ensign that the poor security guard had departed before she could reply. Glancing at Namid, she shook her head. “Forgive me. I am a little taken aback that Williams called me an Ensign since they just called me Lieutenant a few days ago on the planet at our last away message.”

When Zef walked up, she smiled. “We can talk as soon as this is over, if you wish. I have the feeling the Captain wouldn’t approve of us disappearing.” She laughed lightly better that anyone trying to leave this early would be punished in some unpleasant way.

As the awards began, she sighed and moved a bit closer to Namid and leaned on the wall. “I know that it’s necessary to do such great rewards on a shipwide scale so everyone can revel in the celebration. But sometimes I wish I could just take one of the watches and not have to get all gussied up.” She wasn’t fidgeting, much like a lot of the ladies in here, but she still didn’t feel all that comfortable in the getup.

Pretha
CRIT Ldr

Faye wolf whistled again and with all the gratitude she could muster. She had been sincere with her thank you letter- if Zef hadn’t been there taking steps with her through those treacherous waters of her mind Faye might be here right now in as great a place as she was.

~Faye Calloway

Alex allowed for the crowd noise to start to dwindle before he spoke. “Now, if I may please have your attention yet again. WIll Ensign Kaia please come to the stage?” and he looked around for the diminutive Engineer.

Cochrane, CO

Creed clapped as he smiled at Kaia as they now had their next chance to be acknowledged as he sat back and looked over at Celina for a minute as he leaned in. “All I’m saying is the coat goes with this outfit, it was tailored just for this… if we are going to just sell off all my items to my family are we taking this watch?” Jack whispered to her as he took off the band from his wrist as he placed it onto the table. “It was 8k energy credits when we visited Helios Custer, gold-pressed lantiium and everything. Or better yet, how about those?” Jack said as he reached for her earlobe as he touched the earring she was wearing.

Celina’s eyes widened slightly. She and Jack weren’t hurting but it was not like she knew everything about how much money Jack had. When she wanted something she bought it. When she wanted a trip, they took it. There had never been a time when he came flat out and said they couldn’t afford it but if he could buy a watch for that price on a whim apparently he was worth far more than she knew.

“Antique from Nepal, 4k energy credits, you gonna get rid of those? They were a gift from me on our two-year anniversary. There is your Dad’s pen collection he gave me, who collects those is beyond me but they have to be priceless…or better yet, how about we see what we can get for your creepy doll collection, they gotta be worth something to some freak who lives in his mom’s basement and reenacts scenes from the Revengers for his iTube channel.” Jack said as he tried to not seem too obvious that was upset with her at the party as he stopped for a moment to nod encouragingly.

Creed, XO

“No,” she settled back. “They were a gift,” she touched her ears, “that,” she pointed to the coat, “was a bad impulse buy. Admit it. I am right, you had a fashion stroke with that coat. Now we are not selling off our possession like some vegan hobo bound to live off the land in a distant colony. Just donating that coat to the vegan hobo bound to live off the land in some distant colony unless they don’t even want it,” she let out a small chuckle.

“As to the creepy doll collection, it is one doll, Jack. She is Stella and not Annabelle and she is locked away in a trunk in the hold of the ship. I can’t get rid of her because of religious reasons. That coat has no religious implication so it goes and the doll stays.” Celina gritted her teeth picking up her drink. “In fact why don’t you trot down to the storage hold and put it on Stella because if Stella is not allowed in our quarters because she is creepy, then I call the same rule for that coat.”

Celina Rodriguez

Kaia had been clapping for everyone else, happy to see her friends being acknowledged. Her eyes went wide as she heard her own name, freezing like a deer in headlights for a moment before she shot forward, weaving her way through the crowd. She clambered up the stairs and looked at the Captain, a confused expression on her face.

Ens. Kaia, Eng.

Max stepped through the people and made his way to a spot closer to the front, late, as usual from keeping the ship from exploding from weird things in Jeffries tubes and hacked replicators that only served coffee.

Passing Creed and Rodriguez he paused a moment, eyeing Creeds jacket. “Nice Jacket,” he said with an impressed nod before continuing to his spot, watching for Jasmine and smiling as he saw Kaia up front.

“Max don’t encourage him,” she flashed the chief a glare.

“If you want she will see it to you it seems, just make her a better deal than her family… you like fur don’t you?” Jack said to Max with a large smirk. “That way I can borrow it when I want from you, it’s a win win.

“You paid him to say that didn’t you,” she challenged Jack.

Lt Cmdr Wynter, CE

Cochrane looked out at the crowd and said “Many of you do not know how hard our Engineers work. That is actually a compliment to the Department, because that means they do their jobs very well. But sometimes, even the best laid plans can go awry. During our mission to Graven, Ensign Kaia was part of the Away Team. She and our illustrious Chief Engineer were both injured while trying to assist in our efforts to aid the Gravien people; but despite injuries still managed to not only assist, but provide us with key information that helped us solve a problem that threated this very ship. For her efforts and dedication to our mission, …” and he turned and picked up a black box and opened it, displaying a ribbon and a medal. “… it is my honor to award Ensign Kaia the Star Fleet Commendation for Bravery and Selfless Service.” He turned to Kaia and smiled, handing her the box and whispered “Very well done, Ensign. I’m quite proud of you, you know.” and he turned back to the crowd. “A round of applause for Ensign Kaia, Ladies and gentlemen!” and Cochrane clapped as the crowd noise swelled up with applause.

Cochrane, CO

Faye cheered loudly for her friend (who knew she unexpectedly had so many!) and let out another round of wolf whistles for the diminutive engineer. So much had happened on the mission that Faye hadn’t been aware of until later and not for the first or last time did she feel so proud of the family she had attached herself to.

~Faye Calloway

Kaia coughed once or twice, glanced up at the Captain then down at the little box. She took it hesitantly, her surprise still on her face. She… She hadn’t done anything… She bowed. “Thank you, Captain,” she stammered while staring at the floor, then scurried back into the crowd, clutching the box to her chest. She was embarrassed. She wasn’t used to this much attention.

Kaia, Eng

Walker let out a snort at the Captain’s comments about the engineering teams. Even so, he turned and set his glass down on a nearby table as he applauded for Kaia.

CWO Darach - COO

Pretha smiled and applauded with the others. She knew engineering wasn’t an easy job and was glad they were getting recognized for their work. She set her empty glass on a nearby table a moment later and waited to hear who else would be called up to the spotlight. She just hoped it would be over soon so she could get back to the security office and work on next week’s rotation schedule.

Pretha
CRIT Ldr/Sec

As the applause simmered down, Cochrane looked around and spied Oberon and smiled slightly. “Lieutenant Oberon, please join me on the stage if you would be so kind.”

As she climbed the steps up and stood near him Cochrane turned to the crowd and said “Lieutenant Oberon was part of the away team that made initial contact with the Graviens and was also instrumental in ensuring that the final resolution to their problem was handled quickly and expeditiously. For her service dedicated service, I am pleased to award Lieutenant Oberon with the Star Fleet Commendation for Exemplary Service.” and as people began to applaud he handed her a black box, in which was nestled a ribbon fo rher dress uniform. As he handed it to her he leaned in and whispered “Well done… but CRIT up and running immediately. We could have used them back there.” and he leaned back and winked and shook her hand.

Cochrane, CO

Ardashir took a sip from his drink as he smiled over at Oberon before looking back at Celina. “Look just admit the dolls are creepy and you can sell my entire wardrobe away and hand pick what you want me to wear.” he said as he leaned in to Celinas ear before briefly kissing her cheek playfully as he sat back into his seat.

Creed, XO/CIO

“Wait what was that?” In an action that was reminiscent of teen girl and not an adult woman, Celina made a small annoyed guttural sound in her throat as she moved her chair over two more inches, she looked at Jack. “You don’t get to kiss this right now,” she put up her finger in her trademark Latina fashion. The traditional fiesty was followed by an even more traditional fiesty Latina speech. “Don’t take my thats hula-larious red,” she lifted her perfectly manicured hand making sure one finger was pointed slightly more at him than the other four, “for me finding you irresistibly cute, charming, so that you can peck my cheek and think we have moved on. Oh no.” The more she spoke the more her hometown Puerto Rican accent slipped out.

“You exasperate me Ardashir. Next week when I see Brandon and he has me all laid on his bed I am going name every spot he touches as Jack, Ardashir, Creed,” she pointed to her neck, shoulder, and back. “He is not going to be any happier with you than I am.” Picking up the drink, she tried to hide the smirk threatening to spill over her face. The insanity of the argument, the way he was looking at her, or the tequila shots were making it hard for her to stay annoyed. The jury was out on which one it was.

“I mean you have great taste…except for that monstrosity. I just don’t get why you try and get me all worked up. “

Celina Rodriguez


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