<USS Avalon> "Settling In"
- From: "Daniel Ratterree" <captvidiot@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <avalon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:12:32 -0400
"Settling in"
Location: Starbase Izar, Uss Avalon Docking Hatch & Assembly area
A few hours ago..
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The walk from Starbase Izar's brig to the ship's berthing station was
short lived, and very quiet. It actually unnerved Victoria, which was not
normal for her. She could sense the Captain's feelings towards her new engineer
were not that of an impressed person. She didn't need to be a telepath to see
body language.
The two women approached the small security station at the gangway to
the ship, where the ships duty watch officer was standing guard checking people
into the ship's registery. "Hello Captain!" he said recognizing Skyler.
Skyler gave him a nod as she passed him and headed up the gangway
without Victoria, and disappeared. Without a word.
Victoria stood there stareing up the gangeway, she could feel the heat
burning in her checks already, "What am I suppose to do from here!" she thought.
"You must be the black sheep!" the man at the security checkpoint
commented yanking her attention away from her current train of thought, as he
produced a Padd. "This is for you." He said as he pushed the device toward her.
Her facial feature's skewed as she looked towards this person
addressing her. "Right!" she said snatching the Padd away from him. "Thanks!"
she snapped and started up the gangeway once again.
He blinked a moment, before turning toward her. "Your name!" he
hollared.
"Victoria Ann MacGivern smart guy!" she said as she disappeared around
a corner at the apex of the gnageway.
He shook his head, wanting to make a retort himself, but he decided to
let it be, he knew that this one already had enough going for her. He went
about checking the new officer into the ships registery.
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Location: Uss Avalon, Deck 11 - Engineer's Quarters
The turbolift doors parted on Deck 11, where her new home would reside.
She was somewhat excited about moving into her new place. The last set of
quarter's she had were not all that they were cracked up to be. Between
Starbase 001, and the transport, this would be great she thought. She looked
down at the Padd which gave her a foot path to walk and a room number to look
for, she started down the corridor veiring to the right heading for the ships
starboard side.
She found what she was looking for. Room 225. She stopped and stared at
the door a moment, before punching in the default security code, and was
admitted to her new home. She stepped into the entry way of the room. It was
actually bigger than she expected. She easily made out her work station, and
living room set, which seemed to double as a dinning room set, and there were
two other doors in the room, one was likely the bathroom, the other was most
likely the bedroom.
Moving over to the doorway to her bedroom, she walked through the open
doorway, and found a very small room, with one dresser, one nightstand, a bed
and a closet. "Well, its only for sleeping!" she shrugged, and tossed her bag
onto the bed.
After about a half hour of unpacking her things, and getting a small
bite to eat, she figured she should go check things out. Disposing of trash
from her little brunch, she headed for the door, and of course to engineering.
"Engineering is where the heart is." She thought as she moved quickly down the
corridor.
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Location: Uss Avalon, Deck 11 - Engine Room
Victoria's eyes went wide as she got her first glimps into what might
be considered her new home, and hobby. It was all brand new, all shiney,
missing the duct tape, and superglue. Which always brought a smile to her face.
The old joke about things being held together by old products was quiet
humerous to her.
For the moment, she just stood there and took it all in. The vibrant
colors of the warp intermix chamber, and low thrumb of the engine, and the
beeping of indicators, and the vibration of the different engineeing systems,
it was like the ship was alive around her. For ther, this was being alive
again. No more stuffy classrooms, no more idiot classmates. Just her and the
job. And it is, what mattered. Instad of a simulator blowing up, it was the
real thing. She laughed as that thought passed through her mind. Flowing down a
ladder from the upper level, she planted herself in a seat at the master
sitaution's console. She took a moment to admire the work done to it. It was
more advanced the some of the one's she worked with at the academy, but
similar.
She could help herself, but to start pulling up schematics, and
diagnostic reports. She felt like work was already calling her. And so it
began.
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