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Lt Sakai's Office - Bragasons Appointment

Posted July 12, 2019, 8:27 p.m. by Lieutenant Commander Baldur Bragason (Strategic Operations Officer) (Hjortur Ingi)

Posted by Lieutenant Akane Sakai (Counselor) in Lt Sakai’s Office - Bragasons Appointment
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Baldur reached over and took a slice and placed it on a plate “Well it was time, I had a successor in place at 234 that I felt was ready for her own department and there was an opening here.” He took a bite from the cake but didn’t place it in his mouth yet “I’ve had some relations with the Romulans in the past, mostly contacts I made during the Dominion War that I’ve stayed in touch with. Plus the station has a dedicated Strategic Operations team that had no leader so to speak.”

SOO - Baldur

Akane smiled warmly and nodded. “That’s quite a sacrifice to give up your position for someone else to step in to, a noble one though, I’m sure they appreciated the break, was it a difficult decision?” She asked as she sipped her tea again.

Lt Sakai (CNS)

Baldur chuckled “No not really, 234 was a great location but getting the opportunity to work here was worth the shift. There are several key locations that every officer within my department would want to serve on. Starbase 234 was one of them for it’s proximity to Klingon space or 375 during and after the Dominion war and of course Deep Space 9. I’ve always enjoyed assignments near Romulan space, depsite the coldness of their culture I find them an interesting people.”

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Sakai nodded as she selected a slice of cake herself and began picking some of the icing off. “So, have you found it much different here? I haven’t had the pleasure of visiting 234 personally but I imagine it’s quite busy?” she asked. “Have you been here long?” she asked, trying not to spray cake across the desk.

Lt Sakai (CNS)

Baldur raised an eyebrow as he finished a bite of his cake “Like I said, just a few days. I haven’t really had time to acclimate yet but so far it’s rather different. 234 is a big installation, flag officers and ship Captains running around. Things seem much calmer here although the assignments are more or less the same.” Baldur explaine before taking another bite of his cake.

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Akane nodded as she took another bite of her cake as well and washed it down with another swig of tea. “So tell me Lt Commander, what aspirations do you have for the future? Would you like to go into command at all? Or do you have other plans?”

Lt Sakai (CNS)

Baldur finished chewing before answering “No not really, but then again I hadn’t planned on exchanging my gold Tactical uniform for the red Strategic Operations. Well to be more precise I was demoted a few years back to lieutenant, after that I took an Operations posting on the Saracen. A couple of years later I was offered a promotion back to Lieutenant Commander and a posting as Strategic Operations Officer on Starbase 234. It was a great opportunity so I decided to take it. Before that point, I always thought I’d end up teaching Tactics at the Academy before retiring, maybe as a full Commander but now after working fleet coordinator and liaison work…” He paused for a drink of milk “Well it turns out I’m good at it so maybe I do have a future in Command.”

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Akane nodded and made a couple of notes. “It certainly doesn’t hurt to keep your options open,” she added with a smile. “What about your personal life, any aspirations there?” She asked gently. For some it could be a difficult subject for one reason or another but it was also a good insight for her as a counsellor. “If you don’t mind sharing with me that is?” She added with a warm smile.

Lt Sakai (CNS)

Baldur inhaled then exhaled heavily as he considered his answer “I honestly hadn’t really considered anything outside my career. I have my family back on Earth, parents and three siblings, my younger sister is a civie scientist on Starbase 111. My closest friends outside my immediate workplace are my four cousins all in Starfleet. I’ve never really thought much about settling down anywhere or with anyone. I guess the closest thing I have to personal non career aspirations are weight lifting contests and maintaining my beard”

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Akane wasn’t sure whether he was joking or not so thought it best not to chuckle. “So, is there anything in particular that you want to discuss?” she asked as she took a quick scan through his notes to see if there was anything pertinent there that they needed to cover.

Lt Sakai (CNS)

Baldur shrugged “Not that I can think of, I try to be as open as possible when talking to counselors and psychologists as I’ve found it extremely helpful in the past. New counselors often want to talk about my wartime experiences or the toll of the Tactical officer but that was then, I haven’t manned a tactical station in fullness for a few years now.” He took a slow gulp of his milk, crying the milk of his whisker with his large hands “I’ve had a fairly relaxed career of late after ‘91”

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Akane nodded as she made a few notes. “Do you miss that part of your life at all now, not the war of course, but I imagine it was quite a different pace to what you do now?” she asked curiously.

Lt Sakai (CNS)

Baldur took another moment to think “Well it is very different to how things used to be, it’s not as stressful for sure. I suppose I do miss it, at least parts of it. I don’t miss the taking of lives but there was satisfaction that I don’t think can be recreated elsewhere, the skill of employing tools to outmanouver your opponent, a short chess match with lives in the balance.”

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Akane nodded and listened intently, “Are you able to use any of the skills you acquired in your new role?” she asked curiously. “I would imagine there is a degree of problem solving and tactical thinking which could be employed in many different areas of work?” she added, wondering if he had thought about it at all.

Lt Sakai (CNS)

“It’s mainly similar work only more big picture. Working instead with multiple ships over the sector instead of only one ships main systems. It makes for some good busy-work. It’s the doubling as a stations intelligence officer that’s the dull part, but all in all it’s good load, hard work that pays off” Baldur explained.

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The counselor took a sip of her drink and nodded again, “I guess we all have part of our job that we enjoy less,” she smiled. “So what about your spare time, what do you do to unwind?” she asked curiously.

Lt Sakai (CNS)

“Well I suppose I’m a traditionalist in that sense, I’m fond of classical literature. I like to read whenever I can, especially if I can find them in their original languages. Also, it’s sports season back home, I like to watch Football and Handball when I can, mostly the internal Scandinavian championships, sometimes the larger competitions.” He paused for a bite of cake “But of course my main hobby is and has always been weight lifting, my mother was a strongman and I’ve always enjoyed the excersise.”

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Sakai smiled warmly and nodded. “It sounds like you keep yourself busy then? So you’re a bit of a linguist then I take it?” she asked curiously as she swiveled in her chair to look at her bookcase. She carefully plucked out an old paperback book and handed it Baldur, the title read ‘Kokoro’. She smiled as she slid it across the desk. “This is one from my heritage, passed down from my father, it’s in Japanese though?” she offered.

Lt Sakai (CNS)

Baldur held the book with great care as one would a child. He examined it with curiosity and squinted slightly as he read the authors name “My Japanese is rusty but that name is familiar, I believe I’ve read something by him before, a long time ago” He said as he kept reading the name over and over “I had a Japanese roommate in the Academy, His uncle owned a bookstore in San Fransisco that dealt mainly in 18th to 20th century literature. I’ve never enjoyed playing holonovels so most of my free time was spent reading books. I will admit that learning the Asian Characters was a challenge at first but it did assist with my career” He opened the first page, his mouth moving as he read the words “You’re from Kyoto originally?” He asked without looking up.

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Akane raised an eyebrow, impressed that he had obviously looked up on her. “Indeed I am, someone has been doing their homework!” she added with a chuckle. “It’s a beautiful city, have you ever been?” she asked curiously as she watched him with great fascination as he studied the book. She was thrilled that there was someone else around that knew a little of her culture, it was a rare treat for her.

Lt Sakai (CNS)

After gently flipping through a few pages he closed it and placed it on the table, far from the foodstuffs. “Yes I have, the summers before I joined the Acadmy I visited every Captial on Earth, that is old Nation Capitals as of 2100. One Hundred cities a year. I spent more times in some cities over other.” He said with a half smile “I’ve always wanted to visit back, It’s one of the more foreign places to me on Earth. Similar to my home country as an Island but different in all other cases, large mountains and as warm as a Martian Summer. Old culture and interesting folklore.”

SOO - Baldur


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