08-27-2026, 02:52 AM
Amila slipped onto the Bridge a solid forty minutes early for her Alpha shift rotation. She liked the quiet of the early morning, and it gave her one last opportunity to double check duty rotas before posting them out for the week. She was still putting a lot of pressure on herself to get things right on the administrative side of being the Chief Science Officer, and hadn't quite found herself willing to trade in any of her usual functions as a science officer to make space for the DH duties. It meant she often found herself pulling extra hours at the beginning and end of her shifts, but she enjoyed it.
She was also motivated for other reasons to make sure that she didn't miss a beat. Not only was it her first assignment as a Department Head, but it just so happened to be under Morad's first command. She not only wanted to make him look good as a commanding officer, but she didn't want to give the fleet commander any passing reason to think that they couldn't work together.
She sat at her station, her left leg bent underneath her so that she was actually perched more on her foot than the seat itself. She had multiple projects spinning in front of her. The duty roster for the science department that was finished, but she was still deciding if she wanted to make any tweaks. She was also monitoring long range sensors, short range sensors, and she was also running back-up sensors so that she could test out some modifications to see if they could improve efficiency. This is what she did best - working on multiple items at once. Split focus, big picture, small picture all at once. She was so wrapped up in her work, she was almost unaware of the background around her and the others working at their stations.
Almost. Morad's presence was impossible for her to ignore. She couldn't see him with her back to the command well, but she felt his presence. She simply used it as an excuse to become more engulfed in her work for the moment. There was also a simulation she was running in the lab she could check on...
No, that would be too much. Keep it to the Bridge, Amila. Don't spread yourself too think. You'll miss something.
She was also motivated for other reasons to make sure that she didn't miss a beat. Not only was it her first assignment as a Department Head, but it just so happened to be under Morad's first command. She not only wanted to make him look good as a commanding officer, but she didn't want to give the fleet commander any passing reason to think that they couldn't work together.
She sat at her station, her left leg bent underneath her so that she was actually perched more on her foot than the seat itself. She had multiple projects spinning in front of her. The duty roster for the science department that was finished, but she was still deciding if she wanted to make any tweaks. She was also monitoring long range sensors, short range sensors, and she was also running back-up sensors so that she could test out some modifications to see if they could improve efficiency. This is what she did best - working on multiple items at once. Split focus, big picture, small picture all at once. She was so wrapped up in her work, she was almost unaware of the background around her and the others working at their stations.
Almost. Morad's presence was impossible for her to ignore. She couldn't see him with her back to the command well, but she felt his presence. She simply used it as an excuse to become more engulfed in her work for the moment. There was also a simulation she was running in the lab she could check on...
No, that would be too much. Keep it to the Bridge, Amila. Don't spread yourself too think. You'll miss something.