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Side sim: The Chat in the Corridor

Posted Sept. 13, 2021, 11:26 p.m. by Ensign Rand Farquharson (Yeoman First Class) (Jennifer Ward)

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Roman Alden (First Officer & Chief Science Officer) in Side sim: The Chat in the Corridor

Posted by Ensign Rand Farquharson (Yeoman First Class) in Side sim: The Chat in the Corridor

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Roman Alden (First Officer & Chief Science Officer) in Side sim: The Chat in the Corridor
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Today was not Roman’s day. His paperwork had taken longer than usual, there was a new crew member he should probably go meet, and one of the science Ensigns had spilled a thankfully safe chemical all over him. And yet, as per his own rules, he had to take a precautionary chemical exposure shower and change his uniform.

Presently, he exited his quarters in a fresh uniform, his hair still wet and uncombed from the shower - quite unlike the first officer, but he hadn’t had the time just then to stop and comb his hair.

~ Lt Cmdr Alden, XO/CSO

As Lt Cmdr Roman Alden came around a corner he would see three officers, their uniforms identifying them all as ensigns, standing outside the transporter room. One was Yeoman Rand. Suddenly she turned and moved away from the group. She was walking with focused purpose. This was in truth to help her calm the anxiety the encounter was attempting to cause as well as to maintain her professionalism. What it looked like to others could have been many things. All Rand wanted to do was get away and find the next piece of work to do. But there was nothing - the whole next 90 minutes had been blocked out to assist the new crew. And Rand being the efficient person she was, was so ahead of schedule there was no work she could insert at the moment.

Yeoman Rand

Roman rounded the corner and the first thing he saw were three Ensigns outside the transporter room. He quickly recognized one of them as Rand, turning and leaving the group. He was quite aware of her tour and to his knowledge, giving a new crewmember a ship tour was her assigned task. So where exactly was she going? “Ensign Farquharson, haven’t you a tour to conduct?” He asked as he caught up to her, away from the group of Ensigns. His voice was icy calm as he did his best to hide his annoyance. It wouldn’t be fair to take his mood out on Rand, regardless of the duties she might be neglecting.

~ Lt Cmdr Alden, XO/CSO

Rand stopped and looked up coming to very strict attention as the Alden approached her. Rand was quite familiar with his moods and voice inflections now. He was annoyed and would not tolerate long drawn out or even short precise excuses. She resisted the urge to glance back at the other two ensigns. Why couldn’t people let her do her job instead of making fun of her? “Yes, Cmdr Alden.” She alternated clutching and releasing her grip her grip in her PaDD.

Yeoman Rand

He had always appreciated Rand’s lack of meaningless excuses. Why one hadn’t done what needed to be done carried little importance, save for very extraordinary situations. What mattered was that things got done and ran smoothly. “Making our new crew members feel welcome should be important. Helping them get used to the ship is an important part of that,” he said to her.

~ Lt Cmdr Alden, XO/CSO

He was disappointed as well as annoyed. Rand always strived to make a good impression with anyone, especially the commanding officers she worked with. But this bothered her more than that. She nodded firmly. “Yes Sir. Protocol allows a member of the new officer’s department to conduct the tour instead because it creates familiarity with others you work closely with.” Dagget and E’usha were not the same department, so it wasn’t within protocol. Despite how Rand felt she had been treated, she didn’t throw the other two under the bus - that two old Academy friends were having a reunion rather than completing onboarding. They were bridge crew together and that might be protocol adjacent, but it was Rand’s job. She had been assigned to Dagget and E’usha for onboarding because they didn’t exactly have a department head. Their positions made it tricky. But she knew Alden was sharp enough, if he wasn’t distracted, to remember this was the new Nav officer and didn’t have a department. But she wouldn’t pass the blame. It was her job and she should have been firmer. Alden was going to reprimand her, and it really really bothered her. But she’d just disappoint him if she tried to explain why she wasn’t where he knew she should be. She was going to have a long cry that night.

Yeoman Rand


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