Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Duvosa (Security Officer) in Starbase 157: Awards and promotions - All crew invited

Posted by Lieutenant Zoi Haven (Chief of Security) in Starbase 157: Awards and promotions - All crew invited

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Pilar O’Keefe (Head Nurse) in Starbase 157: Awards and promotions - All crew invited
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Once she was done with the mass of questions, interrogation and everything else that would have put the Spanish Inquisition to shame, Willow had taken time to settle into her temporary quarters on board the station and then organise a get to get her for her crew. She was sure there would be some shuffling and needed a chance to thank those who had been instrumental in getting them home.

With things prepared she sent a message to all Ogawa crew personnel. =^= Attention all Ogawa crew you are formally invited to attend a ceremony to celebrate the achievements of our staff and company. This will take place in holosuite six at 1900 hours tomorrow evening. Dress uniform is required.=^=

Som come 18:45 Willow stood in a very nice recreation of a hall somewhere in betazed, the room was decorated in star adds federation colours and the sun was setting through the large windows overlooking a vast grounds with a fountain lighting up should anyone wish to venture ‘outside’.

She straightened some boxes and other things on the tableclothed table by the podium and waited for people to arrive.

Willow Taylor
CO

Mark was treating this as his farewell to the ship. He entered in a crisp dress uniform with his decorations on it, those that were recognised in Starfleet service. He found himself the first to arrive. Walking up to the Captain, he said “Sir. I’m looking forward to the ceremony.”

Smiling at him Willow nodded. “I am glad you could make it before your transfer Lieutenant.” She said

-Lt(j.g.) Mark Pierce, CE (outgoing)

Never one to be late, Zoi Haven arrived exactly when she was supposed to. She wore her dress uniform. White looked good with her blue eyes and blond hair. Taming her curls was a bit of work, but she had done pretty well to get them into a nice updo. There were more pins in her hair than she could count. This was her first official function as Ogawa’s new Chief of Security. There actually was a lot of crew shift during this layover as the Ogawa got refitted. Zoi had been studying the files of the new comers in addition to trying to get her department situated the way she liked. Rico had been a bit more chaotic than she liked. However, her department was filled with capable people and she was interested to see how they worked out for her.

Haven, CoS
Gordon stepped into the room and immediately felt uncomfortable with the amount of rank in the room, he discreetly moved to a “window” to pretend he was enjoying the scenery while he instead tried to blend in with the background. His dress uniform was parade ground perfect, as he had only worn in a week or so ago at his passing out ceremony. It still felt a bit tight around his neck, causing him to unconsciously rub the collar…

Crewman Gordon Muir, Sec

Brad stole into the holosuite shortly after, pausing just inside the door to take in the scenery. It had been years since his last visit to Betazed, but the planet’s beauty still came through in the holoprogram.

Standing clear of the entrance, he looked around for the refreshments table.

Lt. Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff

Achilleas entered the holodeck and looked around for anyone he knew. Barring that there was always the drink.

CSO Petrakos

Ana followed the CSO into the holodeck, but quickly moved away before he could spot her tagging along behind him. She glanced around the room for a brief moment before heading straight toward the refreshments table. At least if she looked busy there, it was unlikely anyone would try to involve her in conversation.

Darren, CoP

Willow looked around as the crew entered one by one. She walked towards a table and picked up a glass of wine, looking at it almost lovingly for a moment then put it back and picked up a glass of water instead. Checking her watch she waited for the others to arrive before starting the ceremony.

Willow Taylor
CO

OOC: Copy-pasting in Lori’s reply to fix the split :)

IC:
Mariah resisted the urge to smooth down her uniform as she entered the holodeck. She liked the sight of everyone else in their dress uniforms, but she couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable in hers, finding it less feminine and a little too formfitting for her taste. Sporting her own updo, she saw she wasn’t the only one who decided to style her hair similarly. Offering a smile to those whose eyes cut hers as she moved, she noted she was one of the first people to arrive. “Hello everyone,” Grayson greeted to those in earshot

~Dr. Mariah Grayson, Psychiatrist

Zoi picked up a glass of wine, smelling it before taking a sip and tasting it. She tipped her glass in salute to Dr. Grayson and since the rest of the people here looked like they would rather eat a toad than interact with anyone else, she went over to the Psychiatrist she had yet to meet.

“Hello Dr. Grayson. My name is Zoi. I do not think we have had the pleasure of meeting yet. Do you like wine?”

The next person to arrive was one of the new crewmembers: Iyun Riani. For the first time since she’d arrived on the Starbase her long hair wasn’t pulled back in some kind of braid, instead she had only pinned back the top layer on the right side of her head with a teal coloured clip matching her dress uniform, so that it fell loosely down her back ending about mid-thigh. Feeling uncomfortable among all these strangers, the shy scientist kept close to the wall after entering the holodeck in an attempt to become invisible.

~Ensign Iyun, Science

Geth finally made it, to the ceremony, with only a few bumps in the road trying to navigate his way around the new place. Dress uniform pristine and hair freshly cut, Geth stepped into the room, gripping Hades leash close to him as he walked in and found a spot at the edge of the room away from everyone. Hades dressed similar to Geth’s dress uniform though patches lined his sides that says “Do Not Pet”. Smiling at people as they pass by Geth just watches.

Ensign Gethmire Engineering

OOC: Just noticed that I posted into a thread split. Fixing…
IC:
Oscar hated gatherings. He hated gatherings with a lot of pomp and circumstance. He hated gatherings with pomp and circumstance where he had to interact with fellow crew even more. Most of all, he hated gatherings with pomp and circumstance where he had to interact with fellow crew whom he hadn’t even met yet. There was something off-putting about the fact that, twice in as many weeks, necessity would force him to wear a dress uniform. The facts that he had arrived at Starbase 157 only to be greeted with orders from a CO on a ship where he hadn’t even reported yet, that that ship was currently in drydock, and that he was going to be meeting dozens of people who would all be asking the same stupid and obvious question didn’t serve to enhance his mood. Orders, however, were orders, and so he prepared himself to go into the fray.

When he stepped into the holosuite, he recognized the place instantly. It was where he’d been forced to wear a different dress uniform and accept a promotion from Crewman to Petty Officer (technically 3rd class at the time, but the rank had been leveled just after Oscar had been forcibly promoted to 1st class). He hated Betazed then - the mind reading natives found him noxious in ways that few non-telepaths could understand - and even a simulated version brought back bad memories. He looked around the room and realized that refreshments would probably be offered only after people received their accolades.

Oscar Cascarrabias, Engineering

Into the space, a figure slipped in to the crowd, hovering at the back. She was curiously conspicuous in her regular duty uniform, her three solid pips unexpected amongst this group, though she still presented a tidy presence, with her mass of dark kinky hair pulled back into a mass at the crown of her head. Obviousness aside, she didn’t seem bothered by this fact as her dark eyes took in the setting with a light smile. She had only just heard there as a gathering and, by the dress uniforms, knew what likely going to take place. It didn’t involve her but that didn’t mean it wasn’t a fantastic opportunity to observe interactions and note the overall well being of the crew. The current status of the ship and the fallout from their last ‘adventure’ had Dira relying on her psychiatry background heavily as she got to observe what was her new crew.

Commander Myqian, XO

Suddenly, by Myqian’s side appeared a woman with a short blonde bob and pointed ears. She wore a security uniform and barely made a sound as she took her place to the new First Officer’s side.

“You are the new First Officer,” Duvosa said, more of a statement than a question. Her eyes fixed straight ahead, taking in the scene. She still did not know many of her fellow crew members personally, aside from knowing their names and ranks based on the personnel files she’d studied. She had only had brief encounters with a few of them, aside from Dr. Darren.

Shifting her gaze quickly to the woman standing next to her, Duvosa took her in, memorizing her appearance and facial features. She liked to commit each and every member of the crew to memory as she found it made her job easier, especially in a crisis.

-Lt jg Duvosa, Sec

Derrick and Pilar entered the room as a couple. They greeted several of their friends and found their table and took a seat. They had left Otana with a sitter for the night so that they could relax and have some fun without the little one. Pilar accepted a glass of Andorian wine and sipped it, she and Derrick talked for a little bit and waited for the festivities to begin.

Head Nurse

Haven, CoS

Drake entered in full dress. He was planning on people watching most of the time he was here. Decorations ceremonies were a time for back patting most of the time, but who this was for, he did not know.

-Dr Drake Marshall