Yesterday, 04:24 AM
== Sorry for the delay, got sick and then have been dealing with a family emergency. ==
T'Lari entered, fighting down a moment of embarrassment. She was late. Very, very un-Vulcan. She'd been studying a new tactical briefing, and had even set a timer to alert her before the ceremony... before she cancelled it. Part of her didn't want to be here despite knowing it was her duty. A delayed commissioning ceremony for a Frankenstein's monster of a ship crewed by what Starfleet viewed as barely better than a pirate's crew and captained by a woman for whom the word 'colorful' didn't even begin to describe. As far as she was concerned this was being done for political reasons, and T'Lari had a distinct dislike for fleet politics.
Still, they'd escaped the whole mess with no real repercussions, and Starfleet even seemed intent on slapping a coat of respectability on the crew. The half-Vulcan, half-Romulan could at least be grateful that her career was (for the moment) still on track again. And she'd even gotten a chance to test the Yeager's abilities in battle. They were impressive. The ship's shields and weapons could hold their own and they responded instantly. T'Lari had never served on such an advanced starship, even if it wasn't much more than a piecemeal replica of the older Yeager.
There were a lot of new faces. Starfleet had given them a serious (though still somewhat understaffed) crew, even if many of them seemed to be fresh-faced Midshipmen.
The Captain was already here, as was the Bridge crew that T'Lari had inexplicably found herself attached to. She was determined to meet as many as possible and made a mental note to speak to Braggins later. She had a question, one that she had to admit was merely to satisfy her curiosity.
In the meantime, though, it is time to 'mingle,' as the humans say. What an odd word.
With that she looked around, seeing the crew members forming small knots of people talking about this or that. She was about to pick one group at random when she noticed the Gorn (holding a teacup?) with Commander Jensen. Unusual but certainly not unheard of; there were several Gorn in Starfleet, and T'Lari had no preconceived notions about his people. Then, as she watched the Engineering Commander gave the First Officer a Vulcan bow.
Intriguing.
T'Lari maneuvered herself through the crowd to the group, by which time the Gorn officer had been joined by others. One she knew, Ensign Elliot, one of the crew of the previous Yeager who had stayed on after the whole mess with the theft of that ship and the subsequent unpleasantness aboard the Philadelphia. T'Lari hadn't spoken much to him, but he had been one of those who'd managed to keep the old ship from falling apart. That took skill.
One of the other new arrivals was a human, shaven headed, and with several obvious cybernetic enhancements. T'Lari was intrigued. Had he been injured? Most opted for regrown body parts or biomechanics. These were not that.
"Greetings." She gave a minor Sele'sta Vulcan bow indicating relaxed formality, appropriate for such an event, and nodded to the human medical officer and Gorn engineer. "My apologies for intruding on your conversation. I am T'Lari. Welcome to the Yeager. Ensign Elliot, it is good to see you again."
== Tags Elliot, Cassidy, and Jadaris ==
T'Lari entered, fighting down a moment of embarrassment. She was late. Very, very un-Vulcan. She'd been studying a new tactical briefing, and had even set a timer to alert her before the ceremony... before she cancelled it. Part of her didn't want to be here despite knowing it was her duty. A delayed commissioning ceremony for a Frankenstein's monster of a ship crewed by what Starfleet viewed as barely better than a pirate's crew and captained by a woman for whom the word 'colorful' didn't even begin to describe. As far as she was concerned this was being done for political reasons, and T'Lari had a distinct dislike for fleet politics.
Still, they'd escaped the whole mess with no real repercussions, and Starfleet even seemed intent on slapping a coat of respectability on the crew. The half-Vulcan, half-Romulan could at least be grateful that her career was (for the moment) still on track again. And she'd even gotten a chance to test the Yeager's abilities in battle. They were impressive. The ship's shields and weapons could hold their own and they responded instantly. T'Lari had never served on such an advanced starship, even if it wasn't much more than a piecemeal replica of the older Yeager.
There were a lot of new faces. Starfleet had given them a serious (though still somewhat understaffed) crew, even if many of them seemed to be fresh-faced Midshipmen.
The Captain was already here, as was the Bridge crew that T'Lari had inexplicably found herself attached to. She was determined to meet as many as possible and made a mental note to speak to Braggins later. She had a question, one that she had to admit was merely to satisfy her curiosity.
In the meantime, though, it is time to 'mingle,' as the humans say. What an odd word.
With that she looked around, seeing the crew members forming small knots of people talking about this or that. She was about to pick one group at random when she noticed the Gorn (holding a teacup?) with Commander Jensen. Unusual but certainly not unheard of; there were several Gorn in Starfleet, and T'Lari had no preconceived notions about his people. Then, as she watched the Engineering Commander gave the First Officer a Vulcan bow.
Intriguing.
T'Lari maneuvered herself through the crowd to the group, by which time the Gorn officer had been joined by others. One she knew, Ensign Elliot, one of the crew of the previous Yeager who had stayed on after the whole mess with the theft of that ship and the subsequent unpleasantness aboard the Philadelphia. T'Lari hadn't spoken much to him, but he had been one of those who'd managed to keep the old ship from falling apart. That took skill.
One of the other new arrivals was a human, shaven headed, and with several obvious cybernetic enhancements. T'Lari was intrigued. Had he been injured? Most opted for regrown body parts or biomechanics. These were not that.
"Greetings." She gave a minor Sele'sta Vulcan bow indicating relaxed formality, appropriate for such an event, and nodded to the human medical officer and Gorn engineer. "My apologies for intruding on your conversation. I am T'Lari. Welcome to the Yeager. Ensign Elliot, it is good to see you again."
== Tags Elliot, Cassidy, and Jadaris ==