06-07-2025, 08:18 PM
Senior Chief Petty Officer Reagan had been paying attention and picked up on Gath's work habits. He tended to always be early for a shift on the Bridge and made regular rounds of his own to check in on how things were going with his people. He walked into the Security Office right about when she thought he would.
Carrying a steaming beverage, he moved to his office and without barely a glance he said, "Chief, you're with me." Another NCO had been about to approach him, but at hearing those words, the man suddenly remembered he had someplace else to be.
As he got near his desk, he stopped and turned to her, extending a hand and sounding more official than he had in their previous encounters. His handshake was like a vise, but he didn't use too much strength, as he was well aware of how much pressure he should or should not use and this was very measured.
== Presuming she shakes the hand... ==
He then gestured to a chair as he took his behind the desk, "I have to say that I was curious about having someone of your rank on my staff with this being a ship the size that it is. However, a quick glance at your records seemed to explain it. When potential conflicts of interest enter my arena, I tend to eliminate them, but this is not one that is mine to contend with. I'm going to trust in MY chain of command and your professionalism and leave it at that...but that's not why I called you in here with me."
He leaned back in his chair and picked up his drink, a smile found it's way onto his chiselled face, "I respect your extensive record and intend to use it to our advantage. I'm going to presume that you have more than average experience with VIP details. As this Trill negotiator is so well known, I intend to treat them as a high level diplomat. I want you to select the team for full time security. We might need to add a few people to the rotation if the CO has his formal dinner, but otherwise we're talking Primary Asset bodyguard detail. I don't anticipate that things will go bad, but I want people around the Asset that aren't afraid to got hot, but have the control that they won't do so unless it can't be avoided. It takes a level head to know the difference. How do you feel about that?"
He finally took a sip of his steaming drink as he waited for her to reply.
== Tag SCPO Reagan ==
Carrying a steaming beverage, he moved to his office and without barely a glance he said, "Chief, you're with me." Another NCO had been about to approach him, but at hearing those words, the man suddenly remembered he had someplace else to be.
As he got near his desk, he stopped and turned to her, extending a hand and sounding more official than he had in their previous encounters. His handshake was like a vise, but he didn't use too much strength, as he was well aware of how much pressure he should or should not use and this was very measured.
== Presuming she shakes the hand... ==
He then gestured to a chair as he took his behind the desk, "I have to say that I was curious about having someone of your rank on my staff with this being a ship the size that it is. However, a quick glance at your records seemed to explain it. When potential conflicts of interest enter my arena, I tend to eliminate them, but this is not one that is mine to contend with. I'm going to trust in MY chain of command and your professionalism and leave it at that...but that's not why I called you in here with me."
He leaned back in his chair and picked up his drink, a smile found it's way onto his chiselled face, "I respect your extensive record and intend to use it to our advantage. I'm going to presume that you have more than average experience with VIP details. As this Trill negotiator is so well known, I intend to treat them as a high level diplomat. I want you to select the team for full time security. We might need to add a few people to the rotation if the CO has his formal dinner, but otherwise we're talking Primary Asset bodyguard detail. I don't anticipate that things will go bad, but I want people around the Asset that aren't afraid to got hot, but have the control that they won't do so unless it can't be avoided. It takes a level head to know the difference. How do you feel about that?"
He finally took a sip of his steaming drink as he waited for her to reply.
== Tag SCPO Reagan ==