Posted by Lieutenant Bethany Kovra Gadi (Counselor) in Lay of the Land - Corridors (Tag Forgrave)

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Issac Forgrave (Chief of Security) in Lay of the Land - Corridors (Tag Forgrave)
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“It’s an interesting problem with the captain. She has quite the reputation, I’m very excited to her work under her. But as I said earlier, I had thought she and the cmdr had made the choice for a new CNS, but apparently not. So I guess we are all now on uncertain ground, and stranded on this island together. We will either survive together or we won’t, I guess.” Bethany put a hand out as if to dismiss his humbleness towards his advice, and she remembered not to enter his personal space. “I welcome the advice. Experience is not measured in years in Star Fleet. Experience can come from any time in our lives. And the number of years does not indicate the amount of experience either.” Bethany sent a copy of the schematics for the system to Forgrave’s office. “You can look it over and make use of it if you want. Stores can probably tell you more about it than I can.” There was a panel that she apparently hadn’t put back on right. She knelt down briefly to fix it and then stood up. “Anything else you’d like to see? Like I said, she’s old, but she’s in good shape.”
Lt. Gadi, CNS

“I appreciate ya passing that along; I think I got some ideas of how to implement that in some sections of the ship; even if we just use some of the bits it oughta prove damned effective. And as far as this ship goes, reckon I wouldn’t even know where ta start; been told I got an engineer’s mind, but I ain’t got the training. Leastwise, not with modern tech.” Issac grinned. “And don’t you believe Stores - I sure brewed the coffee, but I didn’t have nothing ta do with the replicator recipe! That’s his black magic at work there; no doubt about it.”

Issac shrugged off Bethany’s ‘praise’ of his advice; after all, he wasn’t some grand philosopher; or a trained Counselor for that matter. He’d just been on the ship for a relatively short while; long enough to maybe get the feeling of things.

Issac Forgrave, CoS

Bethany’s smile lit up. “You brew coffee? Well then.” She turned and walked towards the back of the shuttle and opened a cargo panel. She returned with a bag, that from the rich aroma was obviously fresh coffee grounds. She passed it to him. “Mast Store Provisioners Appalachian Blend. I bought several…cases the last time I was home. It’s grown on a farm near the Carolina mountains.” She didn’t know why she told him that. It was a good possibility that he already knew that. Mast Store was all over the Carolinas and most people who lived near the mountains knew of the store even if they didn’t patronize it. “I actually have the whole coffee beans if you have a grinder.”

Issac couldn’t help but grin; it was a wholly unexpected, but appreciated gift. “Mast Store, eh? I’d actually been meaning ta swing by there while I was on shore leave, but I got called back earlier than expected. Thank ya Ma’am, I do appreciate this! An I’d say you’ve more ‘n earned yerself a cup or three of it at your request; so long as any’s left, of course. As far as the whole beans go, I’ve got a grinder, but I’ll admit ta not using it much; mainly if I got more time than expected in the morning - and that ain’t a common occurrence; leastwise, not lately.”

“Careful Forgrave, I may take you up on that.” Bethany smiled. She was glad that someone else would enjoy the coffee. She had more than she knew what to do with, but it was excellent and should be shared with someone who could appreciate it. “Well I have enough here to share a pot or two every morning for a year. So when it runs out, let me know.” On the way out of the shuttle she opened the hatch again, and Forgrave would see the insanely large stash of coffee she had. She pulled out another bag and handed it to him. This time it was whole coffee beans. “For when you have the chance.”

She moved toward the back to the hatch and waited for Forgrave to exit in front of her, unless he had more questions about the system or the shuttle. “So what do I need to do to see the video footage when you get that system put in and someone plays chicken with it?” She was laughing only half serious.
Lt. Gadi, CNS

Issac was content to follow Bethany, answering questions and providing commentary. In response to her question; he took a deep whiff of the bag of coffee held in his hands. “I reckon you said you got more of this stashed away? I suspect we can work out a trade; something mutually beneficial.” He nodded conspiratorially. Embarrassment could be a good motivator; if pain didn’t quite work.

Issac Forgrave, CoS

She keyed the access panel on the outside shutting the hatch and locking the shuttle up. She walked through the barrier forcefield that Stores had put up and reset it as well. She smirked, tapping her chin in thought. “A trade you say? I think we could find some mutually beneficial arrangement. How long do you think a shipment from Earth would take to get here?” Her parents lived within walking distance of Mast General. “I could get you more coffee, all the coffee you want probably. Until the store runs out.”
Lt. Gadi, CNS

“Hmmm… shipping from Earth… reckon it’s a matter of how much ya want ta spend, really. Probably best to plan orders well in advance.” Issac thought about the sheer quantity of coffee that appeared to be stashed in the shuttle. “However, depending on how much your coffee gets shared around the crew, I don’t think you’re gonna have to stock up again anytime soon!”

“I’ll admit ta drinking a bit more coffee than is likely good for me, but there’s only so much I can drink. Now, you start cutting engineering and ops in on that deal… you may have ta start taking on shipments.” Stores and his people immediately sprung into mind; they could put away an alarming quantity of coffee over the course of a day.

Issac Forgrave, CoS