01-07-2025, 10:22 PM
Callan sat as instructed and listened to Captain Braggins’ question for the new crew members. It was hard not to stare at the large creature that the captain was stroking. Callan had no idea what the creature was but he hoped that the penalty for the wrong answer wasn’t to be eaten by it.
What made me join Starfleet?
Callan had been asked the question a lot of times, by family, friends, but somehow being put on the spot right now by his new commanding officer stopped him in his tracks before rolling out his usual ‘I like going to new places’ which usually satisfied whoever asked the question. It wasn’t going to this time. It wasn’t completely true either, or rather it was only a part of it. Defining the reason, in one neat sentence, was not easy to do.
Amethyst spoke up first, and Callan listened to her answer with interest and made a mental note to ask her about some of it whenever the right time presented itself. When she finished he waited a beat before finding his own voice.
“It would be easy to say that I’m following in my father’s footsteps in Starfleet, and as an engineer, Sir,” he began, “but I’m a hard worker, I like to fix things, solve problems, I like challenges, I like to help people, and I like to travel. Starfleet embodies all those things to me.” he said, hoping it was the answer that Captain Braggins wanted, but it also happened to be true. He wondered if he should have elaborated, but hopefully short and succinct would be good enough?
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What made me join Starfleet?
Callan had been asked the question a lot of times, by family, friends, but somehow being put on the spot right now by his new commanding officer stopped him in his tracks before rolling out his usual ‘I like going to new places’ which usually satisfied whoever asked the question. It wasn’t going to this time. It wasn’t completely true either, or rather it was only a part of it. Defining the reason, in one neat sentence, was not easy to do.
Amethyst spoke up first, and Callan listened to her answer with interest and made a mental note to ask her about some of it whenever the right time presented itself. When she finished he waited a beat before finding his own voice.
“It would be easy to say that I’m following in my father’s footsteps in Starfleet, and as an engineer, Sir,” he began, “but I’m a hard worker, I like to fix things, solve problems, I like challenges, I like to help people, and I like to travel. Starfleet embodies all those things to me.” he said, hoping it was the answer that Captain Braggins wanted, but it also happened to be true. He wondered if he should have elaborated, but hopefully short and succinct would be good enough?
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