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Ready Room - Performance Reviews

Posted May 9, 2020, 6:16 p.m. by Lieutenant Commander Avik (XO) (Janice B.)

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“We’re getting to the bottom of the list, who’s next?”

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr

“Umm…” he said looking the list over. He then seemed to adopt a bemused expression.

“Did we talk about Marsh? For some reason I can’t find him on the list here. Where’s Marsh?”

– Johann Dvorak, CO

Avik tilted her head subtly. Her right eyebrow arched to indicate slight confusion before she spoke.

“No, I believe we haven’t. We’ve covered the chief medical officer, chief of security, and now the counselor. What remains are the chief science officer and chief engineer.” Her fingers darted across the data pad to ensure she was correct.

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr

“Right,” he said. “Our Chief Science Officer did pretty well on that surprise rescue operation we ended up getting roped into, with the Tian An Men.”

– Johann Dvorak, CO

Avik was silent on that reply. She made a few notes then moved on, not waiting to linger on the subject. It brought back memories she preferred to forget.

“Yes, I think I recall reading that report.”

OOC: I think this is the mission that Zorell and Avik clashed a bit on, but I am not fully sure. So pardon if I got this wrong.

-Janice B.

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr

OOC: I meant Linds’ side sim, though we should find a way to mine that clash a bit more for conflict later. Everything still works IC.

IC: “I don’t really have much else to say there about Marsh,” he said. Not that was relevant to this discussion, anyway. He of course, knew that Marsh and Abrams were dating, but since they were not in the same chain of command anymore and it didn’t seem to affect anyone’s performance, there was no need to discuss that here.

“Have you checked in with Sullivan lately?” he asked her. “She’s had a lot to do to keep the ship running for some of the last few missions.”

– Johann Dvorak, CO

“No, but she does keep the ship working. I have received a list of things done and supplies needed for the next time we dock.” Avik pointed out, though she didn’t like the fact communication had been slow.

“I do have a list of requested supplies for next time we dock. Which all of it seems in order.”

Avik paused then asked a serious question.

“How often have you seen taken shore leave or been off duty? I’ve never caught sight of her out of the engineering department, but it could also be my schedule.”

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr

“I can never remember her doing anything off duty,” he said. “I think she might be working too hard. Even though there’s been a lot of extra work to get done lately. Though I don’t actually know her well enough on that level to know if she’s burning herself out or not.” The Chief Engineer spot on Europa was difficult to keep filled, no doubt because the ship had amassed a reputation for deliberate collision courses for much of Dvorak’s captaincy of it. But Sullivan had finally started to stick it out the longest.

“You have any ideas there?”

– Johann Dvorak, CO

Avik leaned back in her chair. Her thoughts raced through possibilities as she considered each one and weighed them. Including their positive and negative consequences.

“Ordering her to take shore leave will not benefit anyone. It feels forced and I have a feeling she would sneak in work during her shore leave.” Avik’s fingers tapped on the chair arm a moment as she considered another option.

“The main issue is ensuring she isn’t overworking. On the U.S.S. Janus, the Captain always made a point of having all his department heads invited to a private, social event. Actives ranged from cards to simple holodeck programs.”

She inhaled then continued.

“He once told me it was to create stronger ties between himself and his fellow officers. A sense of unity. Considering this now, a question comes to mind. When was the last time you actually socialized with all of your department heads?”

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr

OOC: Thinking it’s time we wrap this up and end this thread. So, bump.
-Janice B.

“Umm…” he took a more than a few moments to think about that question. “Do you remember that luau we had on the Holodeck not that long ago?”

The words “not that long ago” were rather inaccurate, a product of the space-time distortion effect caused by memory. It had actually been nearly two years, even though it didn’t feel like it was that long ago.

OOC: I’m not sure if it was a thread we picked back up on Exodus, but was one of the last posts I found on the old site: https://www.star-fleet.com/webb/node/877407

IC: “Actually, that was before the whole thing with Range, and Abrams was still not yet the chief, and we first found out about that whole thing with Nox…” It seemed as if the Captain was suddenly becoming older and more tired every second his sentence continued, so he stopped doing it.

“I like the idea of playing cards, assuming all of the telepathy around here isn’t going to be a problem for that. Is there a particular game you think would be best?”

– Johann Dvorak, CO

OOC: Bump. I know you want to wrap this thread up, but I have some more stuff I’d like to load onto the tail end of it.

Joe

OOC: Don’t mind the additions and continuing, I just assumed the reviews were done. I don’t recall that thread and I think Avik’s social issues got in the way of entering it, but for the sake of the interaction… we’ll say Avik was in the background.

-Janice B.

Avik listened to the CO start to recall some of his history with his crew. Her mind quickly realized the deep trust and connection they all had. Something that made including outsiders rather difficult. Avik pushed away her conclusion before she spoke. Her words carefully selected.

“Yes. I found a corner and I didn’t stay any longer than needed.” She chose not to elaborate on it. Large crowds drew her anxiety to the surface and even her logic failed to reason with it. She inhaled then moved on.

“My father told me the best way to defend your mind was to think of something else. Most individuals will only read the surface thoughts unless they intended harm.”

She took a moment to think.

“The best card games are those involving more probability than tactics. One of my childhood friends played a 21st century game he called War.”

Avik cleared her thought as she continued. “It divided a deck of cards between two or more players. Every round, we would flip a card down. The highest card won and the winner kept all the cards for their own deck. ”

“Any players involved in ties immediately placed three cards face down and the fourth one determined the winner. After a few rounds, we shuffled our own cards to keep the guessing factor high. The game was won when someone had all the cards or everyone else gave up.”

The XO paused to let the CO ask her questions or react to her suggestion.

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr


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