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CSO Office - Kalani meets the CSO

Posted Nov. 24, 2018, 5:22 p.m. by Lieutenant Junior Grade Teller Graham (Chief Science Officer) (Luke Hung)

Posted by Ensign Kalani Kāne (Scientist) in CSO Office - Kalani meets the CSO

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Teller Graham (Chief Science Officer) in CSO Office - Kalani meets the CSO

Posted by Ensign Kalani Kāne (Scientist) in CSO Office - Kalani meets the CSO
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Kalani stood outside the CSO’s office and let out a deep breath she had been holding. The Captain had agreed to let her have her vivarium as long as she could get the big boss man of the science department to sign off. Already having the Captain’s approval and the engineering chief promise to help her build it solved two of the three problems in actually seeing it up and running. She hoped that her new boss would be just as easy to convince that she really needed this and it was more than a hobby. Reaching out and activating the door chime, Kalani waited until she was granted permission to enter.

Ensign Kalani Kane, Science

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OOC: Whoops

“Come,” Came a half bellow. Teller always wondered what was just the right volume to yell through a star-fleet door. Too low and the sound proofing would prevent the noise from transmitting, too loud and it would seem that your were ill tempered....

The CSO office was unremarkable but it did seem lived in. There were a few indistinct photos on the walls and a clutter of incomplete paperwork on assorted PaDDS on the desk in front of the fairly young looking Chief Science Officer. His head was down as he continued to work on whatever project that was on his computer, before he picked up his head and looked at the ensign before him....

“Ensign....”

CSO

“Lieutenant,” Kalani said in a happy tone crossing the room towards his desk. She extended her hand once she reached the desk. Ensign Kalani ane ready for duty and ready to already beg, borrow, and steal for lab space,” she added the end silently to herself. She was a bit surprised to see her commanding officer was so young. The last three had been stodgy academic types who were riding out retirement and signed anything put in front of them. This Teller would be different but bad or good different was the question. Young minds tended to take riskier chances. Pushed the limits with new thoughts and perspectives. Older officers were more cautious unless this officer just received his commission. If that was the case he might be a bit more regulated since it was his first command. Kalani would just have to wait and see what type of guy he would be.

Ensign Kalani Kane science

He glanced up and assessed the Ensign for a moment. He hated being shallow but she was pretty easy on the eyes. “Do you have your orders with you?” He reached out with a hand. He made a quick assessment, given the ensigns uniform age and the fact he never had seen her before lead him to the conclusion that she was reporting for duty to him.

Graham CSO

“Ensign Kalani Kane. Biological division with my specialization in climatology and evolutionary biology,” she introduced herself handing over her PaDD. “My most recent assignment was on the USS. Ark Angel. I transferred here for a change of pace. The Mythology class was almost too big a ship for me. It was like a city within a few other cities,” she laughed.

Ensign Kalani Kane science

“Six hundred Officers and Crew, it isn’t much of a step down.” He glanced at the information on the PaDD. “The Ark Angel is a good ship, good crew, there wouldn’t happen to be another reason why you wanted off?” Graham wasn’t emphatic, but something seemed off about the story. Not to mention jumping ships could be counterproductive to one’s career unless you switched ship due to a promotion.

Graham

“Drudoc is an amazing commanding officer. I was sad to leave her command but I have heard nothing but good things about Captain Knight. Life is all about change right. You either change or stagnate.” Kalani did believe what she had just told Teller, however, her words did feel somewhat hollow. He had the file. He obviously had read it but was looking for more than the excerpt in her file which read:

OOC: Didn’t really notice that part.

Based on a review of all information available, this disciplinary committee has decided that partially due to your negligence on shore leave, you are being demoted to Ensign effective October 12, 2017. This disciplinary action will remain active in your personnel file until (not to exceed 18 months). The demotion and any resulting reduction in pay remain in effect until you move to a position at a higher grade.

“I did not leave the Ark Angel for any other reason than I wanted a change of scenery. The crew and Drudoc were more supportive than I had any right to expect. The incident was officially an accident but there had to be some ramification over the events.” Kalani cleared her throat and looked at her hands for a second before turning her attention back to Teller waiting for him to speak.

Ensign Kalani Kane science

Teller looked down at the PaDD for the moment and read the note quickly before he looked up. “I can’t say I don’t care about an incident that cost you a grade in rank. On the other hand, I’m all about what you do going forward.” He put down the PaDD with some firmness.

“Lets ignore that for a moment, what can I expect from you Kalani?”

Graham

“What can you expect from me,” Kalani said letting out a big exhale. “Well, you can expect dedication, hard work, and tenacity. I take risks but I try to balance that with logic. Just like anybody else I love my work. I think science is the one field that can strike you with awe and wonder. Doctors helping can people. Engineers make our life better but as a scientist, there’s a chance that for one moment you can learn or discover something no one else in the universe knows. That’s what drives me. Discovering something no one else has ever learned. People typically discount the biological sciences. They call us soft science because we’re not creating an engine that will take us across the universe faster or creating a chemical alloy that is ten times stronger than what we have. All those things are important. Don’t get me wrong but without air, water, and fertile soil to grow food you can’t support life. I do also joke that a virus or bacteria can take out more people than a phaser any day of the week.” Kalani knew she was rambling and maybe just insulted her new CSO. There was no reason he wasn’t a physicist but at a CSO he probably got that position respecting all the sciences and not playing favourites with subsections of science. Kalani decided it was time to come up for air as her mother called it and see if the CSO had anything to comment on or ask.

Ensign Kalani Kane. Science

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OOC: Hilarious we were bumping two separate threads of the same thing.

IC: “Hmm,” Teller looked down at the PaDD and then back up at her. “It doesn’t say here that you don’t need to breath, apparently soliloquies aren’t your only strength, you seem to have a little chip on your should in regard to how respected your science is. Perhaps one too many Poison Ivy jokes.”

Kalani let out a half laugh. “Well not a chip but more a large dose of pride mixed with a heck of a lot of tenacity. Life just fascinates me. The way it changes and evolves. I guess I can get a bit overzealous with it Sir.”

“My question was more about, what is going to be your behavior on this ship, without directly questioning what happened on shore leave so you didn’t feel judged about what you already lost a rank for. So how’d I do… great?”

CSO

“Maybe I didn’t listen carefully enough to your question because I am nervous as heck right now,” she admitted with a small smile. “I also think maybe I should tell you about it. I am not ashamed of what happened. Saddened yes but not ashamed. What makes me most uncomfortable is when people expect me to feel one way or another over it. Not saying you did…will…might,” Kalani stumbled over her words before stopping and taking a deep breath. “What happened was I met a guy who turned out to be into smuggling the rare and exotic. Our team was studying the rare and exotic. He used me to help him find the animals he was looking for and then slaughtered everyone in the camp. He shot me, left me for dead but as luck would have it I survived. One of the officers in our group was an Admirals son. His father was so grief-stricken he needed someone to pay. That someone was me. I was upset initially but then my dad pointed out grief affects people differently. He also pointed out that I was alive and the worst thing I could ever do was live in a perpetual state of guilt over it. I do feel incredibly sorry they died. I am not arrogant enough to say I had nothing to do with thier deaths,” Kalani tried to explain hoping her reply would come off as sincere as she felt, “I just understand there is nothing I can do to change what happened so I moved on.”

Ensign Kalani Kane science

“Well,” Teller paused. “That was a lot in short period of time. It’s going to take me a minute to unpack all that information. I do suspect that, you learned something and that won’t happen again.”

Don’t go to ladies night on strang planets and pick up a guy who leans toward having sociopathic tendencies. Check, she thought but gave him a much more respectful, “no Sir,” response.

He started typing a few things into a PaDD. “Here’s your duty shifts. I’ll oversee your first week personally then if there aren’t any questions I’ll expect you to be an independent self-starter.”

Graham

You have no idea how right you are on that last sentence Graham, Kalani said to herself taking the PaDD. If Teller wanted self -starters Kalani came to the right place. Since she had already gotten the big boss man to approve the idea and the chief engineer to build it, the last thing she needed was for her immediate superior to give her the green light.

“I have a question,” Kalani said cautiously. This might not be the best time to bring up her vivarium but tomorrow was not looking any better and right now she had his full attention of would have it the minute she finished her request. “How do you feel about longevity projects?”

Ensign Kalani Kane science

Teller looked at her, “Like cryogenics, or some sort of life extension project.” He closed his eyes trying to remember something. “I know there’s a chemical regneron.. regeneran… something like that the extends the life span in test subjects by nearly ten percent.” Teller was still in his early twenties, he had a good 150 years to go before he had to worry about his death presuming he didn’t die in the line of duty.

Graham


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