06-18-2024, 05:28 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-18-2024, 05:37 AM by Peter Jensen.)
The weeks that followed were...tedious, to say the least. Peter was bored, and that was putting it mildly. A more accurate description would be that he was bored out of his skull, often maintaining only as much presence of mind as was needed to do his job, and otherwise disappearing into his happy place.
So when something finally did happen after weeks, he was suddenly alert and attentive.
The Captain as well, it seemed, as she sprang into action. Peter's mind had done the same, and he'd already started thinking about boarding party members before she'd ordered him to stand by.
"Understood", he acknowledged her order, and got out of his seat, and was about to tap his badge when Black interrupted. He was definitely surprised, but the tone in her voice told him that it was serious, serious enough to warrant something as unusual as this request. Asking to speak to the XO privately rather than include the Captain was definitely out of the ordinary. He looked at her, and nodded seriously. "Certainly", he said, then thought for a second. It might be a bit much to ask the Captain to use the Ready Room for a conversation she wasn't going to be partty to. "Let's go to the briefing room", he said, and headed for the door", then tapped his badge.
"Jensen to Turner, West and Shadowhunt", he began, "Report to transporter room 1. Customs inspection, so be prepared to do a thorough sweep when we arrive. Please bring a sidearm but have it to stun", he said as he grabbed one himself from the bridge locker. He definitely sympathized with the Talarian resistance, but that didn't mean that he'd want to board a ship under their control or working for them without being able to protect himself.
"And bring any and all carryable equipment needed for a through search for contraband. I'll meet you there shortly", he finished the order as the doors opened and he exited.
== Time for a field trip?
Oh, and a little nervous about what that message contained 
Next post: Briefing room ==
So when something finally did happen after weeks, he was suddenly alert and attentive.
The Captain as well, it seemed, as she sprang into action. Peter's mind had done the same, and he'd already started thinking about boarding party members before she'd ordered him to stand by.
"Understood", he acknowledged her order, and got out of his seat, and was about to tap his badge when Black interrupted. He was definitely surprised, but the tone in her voice told him that it was serious, serious enough to warrant something as unusual as this request. Asking to speak to the XO privately rather than include the Captain was definitely out of the ordinary. He looked at her, and nodded seriously. "Certainly", he said, then thought for a second. It might be a bit much to ask the Captain to use the Ready Room for a conversation she wasn't going to be partty to. "Let's go to the briefing room", he said, and headed for the door", then tapped his badge.
"Jensen to Turner, West and Shadowhunt", he began, "Report to transporter room 1. Customs inspection, so be prepared to do a thorough sweep when we arrive. Please bring a sidearm but have it to stun", he said as he grabbed one himself from the bridge locker. He definitely sympathized with the Talarian resistance, but that didn't mean that he'd want to board a ship under their control or working for them without being able to protect himself.
"And bring any and all carryable equipment needed for a through search for contraband. I'll meet you there shortly", he finished the order as the doors opened and he exited.
== Time for a field trip?
Oh, and a little nervous about what that message contained Next post: Briefing room ==