Posted April 24, 2021, 1:19 p.m. by Fleet Captain Kelly Bordeaux (Commanding Officer) (Kate O'Neill)
Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade T’Lara (Chief Science Officer) in Pre-Sim: CO Check-In
The turbolift doors swished open and T’Lara stepped on the bridge of the U.S.S. Atlantis for the first time. Her hazel eyes conducted a swift survey of the bridge area allowing her to take in the environment for the first time and took note of the various consoles of the ship. She paused for a moment when her eyes arrived at the science station and did a quick double take of the console that she would be working on often in the coming future. After her initial mental assessment of the bridge, she immediately headed for the the Captain’s Ready Room to meet with her new Commanding Officer. She had promptly set an appointment with her prior to arriving on the Atlantis. She was always on point with scheduling appointments and having an active agenda on tap for her meetings. She is typically quite direct when conversing with others and keeps to the point when addressing different topics. T’Lara halted at the entrance to the ready room and pressed the notification button with her right hand in an effort to allow Captain Bourdeaux know that she had arrived precisely on time for their meeting. She paused and patiently awaited her response prior to entering the ready room out of common courtesy.
- Lt. (j.g.) T’Lara, Chief Science Officer
“Come in,” Kelly said in a more neighborly way than a commanding one. As the new science chief entered the room, she would see a very eclectic mode of decoration. Instead of the often severe rooms with medals and certificates hung in crisp frames, it resembled more of a curio shop. On the wall facing Kelly’s desk was a Jackie Robinson 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Jersey in a crisp frame. The yellowing of the fabric led one to believe it was authentic and not a replica. On the shelves behind her were numerous objects like a kazoo, hackey sack ball, and a few strange statues.
Kelly looked up and waved her hand forward beckoning for the officer to enter even though Kelly was talking to a small child about twelve. “Okay Maybelle we are going to have to pick this up later.”
“But Miss Kelly I am telling you Mr. Drayke has this huge office that is taking up a good fifty feet of our playground. Unless he gives it up we are going to have to lose the slip and slide along with the aquarium,” she half whined half groaned.
“Maybelle,” Kelly clasped her hands on the table and looked at the child. “I can assure you that Mr. Drayke’s workspace is not fifty feet. It is the size of a walk in closet with a small table and console.”
“But,” Maybelle leaned forward silenced by Kelly’s hand
“And it is not going to cut into your space because you can not have a playground next to his warp core. Now Mr. Drayke and I are meeting tomorrow to talk about schematics at five for dinner so if you are not busy you are more than welcome to come and give your two cents. Jacen loves it when you chirp in and I find it rather amusing when you actually make him explain why he says he can’t do something, ” Kelly got a grin.
“Now as you can see I have another meeting so can we pick this up later?” Kelly leaned in slightly as if encouraging Maybelle for the appropriate answer.
“Sure but tell Mr. Jacen not to do anything weird with potatoes. I swear he just invents things to do to them.” Maybelle stood up and walked to the door before stopping in front of T’Lara. “Welcome to the Atlantis,” she said sticking out her hand. “It’s a great ship. I’d stay and chat but I am late for a meeting with Mr. Kensington about an aquarium. See ya.”
Kelly let out a deep sigh and shook her head. “Sorry about that T’Lara. Maybelle is a force of nature. Can I get you something to drink,” she asked heading towards the replicator.
Kelly Bordeaux
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