Posted June 27, 2020, 1 a.m. by Commander D'Vash Odinson (Chief Intelligence Officer) (Terry Sullivan)
Posted by Lieutenant Commander Gravel Mardusk (Chief of Security) in Side Sim - Conference Room - CRIT… And So It Begins (Tag CO, XO, CIO)
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Mardusk looked around and made sure everything was squared away and the Skipper had three pots of coffee. The meeting requests had gone out yesterday, and the giant Orion had spent the next day sweating bullets. He knew the Captain was supportive of his and Cochrane’s CRIT team initiative. And the Brass had applauded him and Alex on the idea and gave them their blessings. But now… now is where the rubber met the road.And Gravel was nervous.
He had gone over the potential candidates time and time again. And he knew the new CIO had the background and experience he was looking for. The question was: would he want to take the job? It was going to be hard enough coming onto a new ship, not just to him but to everyone, and settle in. Now along comes Mardusk to drop a new team with massive responsibilities and leeway to operate in his lap. A team that he would be responsible for, but who he also had to trust enough to hand the reins over to if someone was better geared to handle the specific situation. And it was the leeway that worried him. Cochrane was a ship’s Captain. It was his idea to have the team only answer to the CO. He said it would ‘cut down on the bull@$#t’ if they didnt have DH’s and off-ship authorities tugging at the team all the time. And he was right… but that meant a CO had to be willing to take it on the chin if the team screwed up. And so did the team leader. It was a lot to ask of Kelly and the new CIO.
“Double edge sword much?” he said out loud to no one in particular.
Mardusk, CoS
The door swooshed open and the ships new Intel chief stepped in. “Double-edged sword, Cmdr.? It depends on what type of battle you’re going into. The single-bladed Oriental weapons are useful for quick, precise strikes, but personally, I like the big, two-handed swords and battle axes my ancestors used to invade Europe. Those were just big and scary.”
He stepped forward and introduced himself. Cmdr. D’vash Odinson, CIO.” He was nowhere near as big as the Orion security chief, but he was built solidly. D’vash’s appearance more closely resembled his human mother, but if Mardusk paid any attention, he would notice a slight green tint to Odinson’s skin color, showing that there was some Orion blood in the new crew member.
Odinson (CIO)
Mardusk chuckled and said “Talking to myself actually, sir.” and he held out a truly massive hand to D’vash and said “Lieutenant Commader Gravel Mardusk, Security Chief and Co-Architect of either a really good or really really bad idea. Either way, thanks for coming. I hope the presentation doesn’t disappoint.”
Mardusk, CoS
Jen followed behind shortly after, entering as punctual as one was able without being a Vulcan. The meeting agenda that the Security Chief had called was cryptic and brief. CRIT. He had only recently met the security chief as the co conspirator of the anomalous bar that still had his antennae quivering. All they needed was a Horta in this meeting to make it a truly eclectic and alien meeting. He glanced at the rank insignia and half smiled. “If we have too many more of us in this room there will need to be a name for it. A ‘flight of commanders’ perhaps?” He looked at the newcomer whom he recognized as one named Odinson. “Commander, welcome aboard,” he said to the newest member. It wasn’t hard to remember his name after the rank. It wasn’t every day that a new full commander was aboard.
One corner of D’vash’s mouth pulled up into a grin. He stood up and nodded to the XO. “Thank you, Commander. I’m happy to be here, and exited to get back into the field.”
He looked to Mardusk. “Any spoilers before the Captain arrives?” he inquired.
- Jen, XOMardusk smiled slightly and said “Now where the fun be in spoliers?” and he chuckled as he gestured for the XO to be seated. “This is a proposal myself and the CO of the USS Manhattan put together a few months back. We were discussing the need for specialized responses across all departments, and how to make that efficient and easily mobilized. What I’ll be presenting today is the plan that we developed and that the Skipper and the Fleet Brass have approved for trial runs here and on the Manhattan.” The big Orion was obviously a bit nervous… but just that fact would show those that knew him how serious he took the project.
Mardusk, CoS
Odinson had dealt with his share of Orions in his early Intel days, usually at the other end of a phaser. He could tell by Mardusk’s demeanor and the way he carried himself that he was a loyal Starfleet officer. No need to worry about him. He still carried suspicions about most Orions he dealt with, but most of them weren’t in the fleet.
Odinson (CIO)
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