Posted by Lieutenant Commander Karina Enger (Executive Officer) in pre-sim: When Words are not Enough

Posted by Captain Tralla Sh’Zoarhi (Captain) in pre-sim: When Words are not Enough

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Karina Enger (Executive Officer) in pre-sim: When Words are not Enough
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the Nameless Lieutenant that was watching the bridge at that moment was not who Karina thought it was Instead it was a Very gruff-looking Tellarite with a Long thick impressive beard and his Porcine nose was especially big and “Lieutenant Do I Look like a “Ma’am” to you!” he growled angerly “If you are looking for the captain she is in her ready room!”

Lieutenant Grumpy

Karina was busy going over the manifest of the ship’s design, command staff, mission, and anything else the newly minted XO needed to know. As a Cairn the use of pictures was the primary way messages were communicated and as such was the primary method that their memories recalled information. She had said her greeting and was finishing the recall of the mission logs when her attention was snapped away, a gruff Tellarite voice angrily chastising her. Karina understood that Tellarites viewed common curtsey as insulting. They enjoyed a good argument, and everything was up for debate, and enjoyed a good insult even more. Given her people’s lack of experience with privacy the concept of deception was also one that was fairly foreign and as such she spoke her mind “I’m sorry how is anyone supposed to tell your genders apart? Are your tusks supposed to be longer? Is your beard supposed to be a dead give away?”

Once the exchange was finished, Karina walked over to the ready room door and pressed the chime.
Lt Cmdr Enger, XO

Grumpy jumped up from the chair “OH Yeah what about you…Your head looks like it will pop any second drink too much juice this morning or is it you just think you’re smarter than everyone else wanna talk about ugly you make me wanna puke Tralla had come out of her Readyroom at that moment and noticed what was going on she waited to see how the new XO would respond as she knew he had just used a line from an ancient Human video game that Grumpy was a fan of and she knew how to respond should the new XO need it

Tralla and Grumpy

Karina turned around, a huge grin on her face. She didn’t know that this was from a game, but she understood that the exchange of insults was a game. She round the Tellarite custom refreshing and it lacked desception, and that made Karina infinantly comfortable with them. “You could use some juice, as dried up and pruney as you are, but first you need a shower, you smell like you already puked.” Karina turned seeing the captain appear and she hoped she wasn’t about to get a dressing down. This was far too much fun.
Lt Cmdr Enger, XO

Karina would not have to worry about a dressing down as the captain was doubled over laughing as was Grumpy now “You’re alright lieutenant the captains over there!” The tellarite laughed pointing at tralla “Yes and I have to say I have never found anyone who could match grumpy like that before!” The andorian said wiping a tear from her cybernetic eyes before offering her right hand for a handshake it was covered in the telltale signs of having once been assimilated by the borg “I’m captain Tralla Zoarhi step into my ready room let’s talk!” She replied with a smile leading karina into her ready room

Tralla

Karina smiled, chuckling softly. A trait of her people, their laughter was genuine but rarely was it loud. “Oh you wound me Grumpy!” she joked at being ‘alright’ implying an insult rather than a compliment, but she liked the bridge officer. With another soft laugh she turned to the captain shaking her hand. “Lt. Cmdr Karina Enger, Captain.” She took in the scaring and cybernetic eyes. These didn’t bother Karina, she’d read, what she could, of the captain’s file and was impressed by her service record, and she felt actions said a lot more about a person rather than their scars. The Klingon’s she’d served with before would probably disagree. She entered the ready room, standing at attention, the iso-chip with her orders held in her hand.
Lt Cmdr Enger, XO

Well Lieutenant commander Have you ever served on one of these memorial class ships before” Tralla asked walking by a model of a Mythology class that was in the middle of being put together and painted “Would you also like a drink…Please sit” she said motioning to the chair infont of her desk

Tralla

“Dragon Fruit Lemonade.” Karina had found a fondness for Dragon Fruit while she was the academy and enjoyed it this way, with lemonade and crushed ice. The actual fruit was interesting as well. “No, captain, this is my first time on such a vessel. My previous ships were slightly smaller, made for mid range missions.” She looked over the mythology class model on the table with curiosity. Building models was a past time she had attempted but never really enjoyed. She didn’t particularly dislike it, either. She took the offered seat, relaxing slightly, but never slouching.
Lt. Cmdr Enger, XO

Two Dragon Fruit Lemonades” Tralla said to the Replicator which began creating the drinks after they were made she brought them over handing one to Karina taking a sip “Wow that’s not bad actually” she said with a chuckle “Well you should know we don’t have the standard MAJELL Interface in our systems instead we have an ENTITY AI unit

Karina took the drink and sipped at it with a smile. “It is…unique?” She paused considering if the word reflected what she was thinking, “Yes, unique. I very much enjoy this drink.” She listened, “Yes I read the specifications. Originally the Enhanced Neural Image, Navigational, Tactical and Defense Intelligence or ENINTADI and developed by Section 31 programmers. When first activitated the AI choose the name ENTITY....” she paused as she was interupted by a new voice.

“That is my cue Hello Lieutenant Commander Karina Enger I am Maizie!” a computerized voice called out

Tralla and Maizie

Karina stared up at the ceiling, where the closet speaker was to her, “Hello Maizie. I am very excited to get to work with you.” She looked back at the captain, “I have never worked on a ship with an AI before, unless you count the EMH programs. I am very excited for this.” Remembering her manners? No....SOP? She was not sure of the correct word. She handed over the ISO chip with her orders. “My official transfer orders Captain.” And then turning back to the topic of Maizie, “How do you like Maizie, captain? How best can I work with, her? Her? Does Maizie have a preferred gender pronoun?”
Lt Cmdr Enger, XO

“You may refer to me directly in the same way that you have interacted with Majel Interfaces and No I would not consider the EMH programs on my level they are probably the most interactive version of a Virtural Inteligance but not a level of AI and finally Yes I do prefer the feminine Pronouns the Captain has been very kind in helping me understand the concept of Gender though through my own research as well I have found her perspective quite a bit more expansive given being an Andorian!” Maizie answered as Tralla took the chip but just sat it down “I don’t really need these Lieutenant I requested you when my last XO requested his transfer you were quite highly recommended and I need that right now…I…I am still struggling with some inner demons and its been harder since my best friend left for Star Fleet medical” she said “I need someone who can have my back and whom I can trust to get my crew home should the worst happen yet I need someone who also has a firm enough hand to make sure orders are carried out” she said getting up and looking out the window

Tralla