AQ/D99 - Other Locations

[Paul]

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[Beno Velaul]

== The Office of the First Officer==

Entering the room people will see her desk closer to the back of the room, and a sofa that was directly to the right. There were pictures on the wall of Beno and people that meant a lot to her. People on the list that people would know Carley, and from the look of the pictures they were taken on multiple ships. there were a few pictures of ch'Alev, and her rank wasn't always the same.

As she was getting ready for the arrival of her people, Beno wasn't sure how to proceed. Part of her wanted to have some fun with it, the other knew not to over do it. These were awards that they were receiving, and they might be nervous enough as is.

==Tag==

[Kalli Thorn]

Feeling a bit like she was being called to the principle's office for a school grade scolding, Kalli gave a tug at her uniform before ringing the chime. When directed to enter, she followed text book procedure, as taught at the Academy, positioning herself front and center to the desk. She managed a passable form of coming to attention as she stated the mantra, "Lieutenant Thorn reports as ordered."

== Tag FO ==

[Beno Velaul]

When Kalli reported as ordered, she had forgotten that her request sounded very formal. Beno told her to stand easy while taking a black box out of her desk. This one was a little on the long side so it wouldn’t be confused for the box that carried an extra pip, and had a bit more of a shine to it. When Beno walked around the desk, it was planted firmly in the plan of her left hand. 

“I would like to start by stating your hard work and dedication to the crew hasn’t been unnoticed, as his last report Hoekstra gave you high praise. With this report the Captain put you in for a commendation.” Beno opened the box showing both medal and ribbon that goes with it. The small gold plaque with her name on it, and Star Fleet Commendation Medal with the date. Beno took the medal out of the box carefully placing it on her uniform. 

“It is my pleasure and privilege to award this to you, I have enjoyed watching you develop your skills as an Officer and see great things in your future,” Beno took a step back to see her reaction and time to respond, something like this gives people a bit of a pleasurable shock, and definitely better than a punishment. 

==Tag ==

[Kalli Thorn]

When the FO told her she could be at ease, she shifted to Parade rest, still thinking something negative might be coming and she was bracing for it. However, when the award was presented, Kalli's stoic composure dropped and her eyes went wide, a grin forming on her face.

Unsure of how to react at first, she fumbled, "Oh...um...Thank you, Commander! This...I...hmmm...didn't see that one coming."

She then giggled briefly, releasing a little nervous tension as she recalled to at least attempt the complete the Take-Shake-Salute routine when receiving such an award. Her brow then furrowed and she stopped to speak again, "Wait...you didn't say that as 'in his latest report', you stated 'as his last report'. Her eyes narrowed in an intensely questioning way, "Commander?"

== Tag FO ==

[Beno Velaul]

The reaction was understandable considering she had no idea what was going on, normally when someone is called like this it was punishment. Naturally that would mean they did something that might warrant such action, figuring out what was going to be fun. There was another matter on the floor right now, and that was the Chief Engineer, he was on another assignment. In Star Fleet this was more common than people would think, most of the time it was best for all involved.

"Yes it was his last report for us, he has been put onto another assignment. There isn't much I can talk about on the subject, other than to say he will be missed. We will get another Chief Engineer but we can never replace him, the crew who receives him are getting a quality Officer." She didn't work with him directly a lot, but when she did Beno will never forget.

"Captain Brooks and I are looking to fix the situation as fast as possible, we are going to talk about who the would be a suitable replacement." Even though the ship was pretty big, people will notice he was missing. Keeping it a secret will cause more of a problem than it would solve, full transparency would be best. 

"We are currently working on some more changes in the ship, some of them more noticeable than others, but that's just part of the life we chose." Changes like that were as common as they come, but its how they deal with it that makes the difference. 

"How are things in Engineering right now?" Sometimes when they go to the Star Base the repairs not as smooth as possible, and sometimes leaves the Chief Engineer annoyed.

==Tag ==