08-28-2023, 11:11 PM
Benjamin was walking around his desk when he heard the chime and a figure walk through his door. He took a moment to thank his stars that she hadn't walked in a minute earlier when he had been cursing those same stars before smiling and continuing the walk across his small office. "Ens Jay D'Mar reporting in, sir," she said. "I apologize for entering so quickly." There was a moment's hesitation from the woman before she added, concerned, "Are you OK, sir?"
Do I look that bad? he thought as he wished he had another cup of coffee and realized he probably did. "Be doing better in a few minutes," he said as cheerfully as he could. He stepped past the young ensign and raised his voice to the room. "Alright people, look alive," he called out to the room at large. "We've got a launch order coming down any time now; give me last minute diagnostics and get the warp drive up to speed. When the captain says go, I want us already gone."
He turned back to Ensign D'Mar, really looking at the young ensign for the first time. He had forgotten that he had a Cardassian on the team, though he looked closer and realized she was part Bajoran as well. Considering their previous mission, Benjamin knew that the young D'Mar was likely to have a rough time with some of the crew, but he also figured that she knew that as well as he did.
Something, though, told him that she was going to be an excellent addition to the team. He smiled at her as the rest of the department jumped to obey his orders. "So, ensign," he said to her, "tell me what you know about the Artemis. As an engineer, I mean." He didn't look at her, instead looking around the room as he waited for her answer.
It was a test, of course, and an obvious one. But he wanted to know more about this new officer than what a personnel file could tell, and how she reacted to the question could be valuable data.
==Tag D'Mar==
Do I look that bad? he thought as he wished he had another cup of coffee and realized he probably did. "Be doing better in a few minutes," he said as cheerfully as he could. He stepped past the young ensign and raised his voice to the room. "Alright people, look alive," he called out to the room at large. "We've got a launch order coming down any time now; give me last minute diagnostics and get the warp drive up to speed. When the captain says go, I want us already gone."
He turned back to Ensign D'Mar, really looking at the young ensign for the first time. He had forgotten that he had a Cardassian on the team, though he looked closer and realized she was part Bajoran as well. Considering their previous mission, Benjamin knew that the young D'Mar was likely to have a rough time with some of the crew, but he also figured that she knew that as well as he did.
Something, though, told him that she was going to be an excellent addition to the team. He smiled at her as the rest of the department jumped to obey his orders. "So, ensign," he said to her, "tell me what you know about the Artemis. As an engineer, I mean." He didn't look at her, instead looking around the room as he waited for her answer.
It was a test, of course, and an obvious one. But he wanted to know more about this new officer than what a personnel file could tell, and how she reacted to the question could be valuable data.
==Tag D'Mar==