Posted by Commander Valentina Bellini (Person Who Keeps The CO In Line (XO)) in Side Sim - before the party… XO checks in on Security

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Drake Burcham (Chief of Keeping The Ship Safe (COS)) in Side Sim - before the party… XO checks in on Security

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Drake Burcham (Chief of Security) in Side Sim - before the party… XO checks in on Security
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Valentina didn’t hide the look of impressive shock on her face to see a pitcher of fresh juice come from a chiller under the counter. “Impressive. I think I may have to come around a bit more often.” She laughed and nodded in appreciation at the drink. “And please, Bellini or Valentina unless we are on the bridge or in an official capacity. We are family when we are out here.” She took a sip of the drink and smiled a bit brighter. “You’ll have to give me the recipe or make sure you don’t mind me coming in here to grab a cup now and then.” She laughed and leaned back a bit in her seat. “I am glad everything is getting back to normal. The debriefing isn’t exactly the right place for introductions. And I also wanted to schedule a time we could discuss further security measures for such a boarding again. We also need to get together to write up a report of what happened, beyond what’s already on file, along with the security upgrades to send on so other ships can hopefully avoid what happened to us,” she nodded to him with an added tip of her glass, “Especially to you all. I know I didn’t get the worst of it, by any means.”

She had checked in while they were being tortured and hadn’t had to go thru what they had. It was a bit like survivor’s guilt. She felt bad she had come along just in time not to be taken. But she knew, also, that deep inside, that if she had been taken with them, they might not be free and having the conversation she was having now.

Valentina
XO

“You are welcome to come in anytime you wish, Valentina. I don’t mind.” He started. “Yes, we definitely need better protocols to make sure something like that happens again, some of which my team has already started making small changes to that we can implement throughout the ship immediately. I joined in the middle of everything going on, I was lucky you were on the bridge and knew what was going on. You are new here as well, how do you like the ship so far? I am learning how to navigate it pretty quickly.” He took a sip of his juice after he spoke.
Lt. Burcham, CoS

She relaxed and sipped her juice as she relaxed, grateful he accepted her casual meeting instead of staying to protocol stiff around her. “I’m doing pretty good. A crash course in getting around out of necessity helped as well.” She laughed. “Wow, this juice is pretty good. Definitely gonna come here more often. But yeah, getting along pretty well. I have blood, skin and uniform samples in the Science lab if that could be of any help to your security measures. I am wanting Engineering, Security and Science to work together to come up with ideas for securing the ship against intruders like this again. Them being invisible, and ruthless, was a near deadly combination. I can’t imagine what you all went thru, but know I am here for anyone who wants to talk to someone other than the counselor.”

She laughed shaking her head, “Doesn’t mean I won’t send them to the counselor afterwards. But sometimes it’s easier to get it out the first time with someone else.”

Valentina
XO

“Totally understand that, it helps gather your thoughts together, without the official starfleet officer looming over what you say and you find yourself in over your head in hot water because of what they wrote in the counselor’s official report. I’ve seen that happen. An ensign aboard a ship I served told the counselor about a mission and how it didn’t go down by the book, why it didn’t and how it wasn’t his fault, it was because of the circumstances of the second contact, he was stripped of his rank, and basically fired from starfleet.” He said and then took a sip of his juice. “I’ve been thinking there may be a way, or if we could create a way to integrate the systems ability to scan our dna for access to a doorway, that we can use the dna from the samples to create a blacklist. Like, it should already be able to stop someone who doesn’t have clearance to come through the door, invisible or not, but if the dna is on the blacklist, it sends a ship wide alarm and somehow subdues the person or thing.” He suggested.
Lt. Burcham, CoS.

She caught the story he told about the Ensign, but also noticed it was quickly glossed over. She let it go. If he wanted to talk, she would be there. “I understand that. And I would make sure, with all the power I have, that that doesn’t happen to anyone under my purview.”

His idea of the doorway locks made sense. “I like that idea. I think an alarm would be sufficient. I’m hesitant to make it a disabling thing, though. We don’t want you sending someone in here for picking up and dropping something off and have them knocked unconscious ‘cause they weren’t on a list.” She thought for a moment as she took another sip of the refreshing drink. “Though perhaps merely an alarm if they are on the ship roster. Something that alerts you, myself and perhaps the CO as well. But if they aren’t on the ship’s roster, then maybe a simple stun setting. Security and weapons would be the high priority for such things. But I don’t think science needs more than an alarm, or medical either. But I like the idea. If you want to get with Engineering and see what you can come up with.” She laughed at the thought that flashed thru her mind. “And, ummm…. may I suggest, strongly, that the ‘repercussions’ of going thru said places does NOT involve glitter? I say that merely as a clean up issue and evidence contamination issue, of course.” She shook her head. Being on this ship presented a whole new set of problems she never anticipated… practical (and non practical) jokes.

Valentina
XO

“Nah, glitter is too messy, I was thinking sand, it’s more coarse.” he laughed. “I just thought the stun idea would be good to isolate them until we got there, if it’s an enemy alien, trying to harm us, and all it does is send an alarm, by the time we get there, it could have already started whatever ill will it was intending to cause.” He stated, more seriously. “I’ll get with the Tweedles and see what we can come up with.”
Lt. Burcham, CoS.