Posted May 31, 2021, 5:22 p.m. by Lieutenant Junior Grade Achilleas Petrakos (Chief Science Officer) (Matt Evans)
Posted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in Side Sim: Exhausted and Bedraggled
Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Achilleas Petrakos (Chief Science Officer) in Side Sim: Exhausted and Bedraggled
Posted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in Side Sim: Exhausted and Bedraggled
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Achilleas was surprised. Normally the superior officer would lay out a plan of action or give advice but not flip it around. His surprised look shifted into contemplation as he thought out loud. “I’d likely tell you to approach the situation as a department head first and a boyfriend second. The two aren’t mutually exclusive but the one takes precedent over the other in the case that they conflict. While I’m conflicted it doesn’t mean that my objective from both sides are completely in conflict.”
CSO Petrakos
Dira winked at him. “Very sound advice there, Lieutenant,” she said with a modicum of mock-seriousness. But her expression softened. “One of the challenges of having a relationship with someone you have power over in a work situation is that you subconsciously are always aware of the optics. Part of Ria learning to navigate her career requires her to be okay with receiving constructive criticism and also support as she faces new challenges. I see these media folks as an opportunity to step outsides of ourselves for a second and look at the bigger picture. What are we doing here when we’re doing what we do on the Ogawa? Why does it matter? Help yourself and your team do that and I guarantee you this whole filming nonsense will get on all your nerves just a tiny bit less.” She said less, not at all. By the end they were all going to need a day off. Or two.
Commander Myqian, XO
Achilleas pondered for a moment before he shook his head. “It’s hard to imagine the big picture. I’m so focused on the day to day stuff. While I think I know the Ogawa’s mission statement… not being involved with the medical side of things makes it a distant concept to me. I run experiments and analyze scanned things.” What he left unsaid was that the optics of their relationship and interactions was a very big part of his considerations. He wasn’t sure if he put too much focus on it, or not enough.
CSO Petrakos
Myqian considered him for several long moments, her ebony eyes gazing curiously. “Why are you in Starfleet, Achilleas? Why did you join, and why do you stay?” They were perhaps a simple questions and a common ones during evals and check-in, but that wasn’t what this was and she had her reasons for asking.
Commander Myqian, XO
Achilleas gazed back at Myqian unflinchingly. “Starfleet was an opportunity to leave Earth. I could’ve gone to a research institute or stayed at the Academy, but getting out into the unknown and having the opportunity to see so many unexplained phenomenon satisfies my curiosity. If you want to narrow the inquiry further and say why the Ogawa then, it was available and had a science lab. Any ship would have done really but Starfleet sent me here. I must admit that I like it here and that is as much as any reason why I’m staying though.”
CSO Petrakos
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