01-17-2025, 08:12 PM
Jenny quirked an eyebrow slightly as Bremner announced that she would save lives regardless of the legality of the situation, and wondered if the young Midshipman would risk a diplomatic incident in order to save those lives; it was a noble and honorable goal, but it was the kind of thing a Starfleet Captain could survive. A freshly-graduated Midshipman, less so. Still, Jenny preferred an officer who was upfront about their motivations and intentions rather than someone who concealed them right up until they left her and the rest of the crew up a certain creek and lacking any form of paddle.
“I’m curious about the ship, Captain. What damage did she take? If she’s broken then I’d like to help get her fixed. That’s what I’m here for after all, with your permission, Sir.”
Jenny's eyes flashed to Campbell, the fresh Engineer. He looked so young, almost as young as Hydish was when Jenny had promoted him to Chief Engineer probably too early; that the former Chief was now on extended leave concerned her, as she'd not been made aware of the young man's struggles until the request had been made upon their docking at Starbase 214. She was about to reply when the door chimed; the only other new arrival she was expecting was her new Chief Engineer, and adding a four hundred-pound Gorn to the mix would make things rather cramped.
On the other hand, what better way for the newbies to meet their first Gorn?
"Enter."
As the door whooshed open, allowing Jadaris to enter, Jenny eyed the hulking lizard-person. He was not the first Gorn she had encountered, in fact he was one of three Gorn that she had known to wear a Starfleet Uniform; one was long gone, and the other had been summarily dismissed more recently. Jadaris was, thus, an oddity. That said his eleven-year career in Starfleet had seen him decorated four times, and he had risen to be the first Gorn First Officer of a Federation starship. The fact that it had been the Callisto and the political ramifications of that were still being felt on both sides of the Federation/Cardassian border was something she wouldn't hold against him, but judging by his career history since then, his career had plateaued and would likely remain that way until his Starfleet service ended.
"Commander Jadaris, thank you for arriving so soon. Midshipman Campbell was just asking me what state the Yeager was in following her maiden flight. To put it simply, the Yeager was launched before she was ready; Starfleet hadn't run acceptance trials, she'd not had a shakedown cruise, and more than half of the internal volume of the ship was temporary structures. When we responded to a distress call using the Slipstream Drive, again something that hadn't been tested, we knocked several key systems out of alignment including the slipstream tunneling projector. We had a brief scuffle with a Cardassian warship, which put a rather large hole in the back of the primary hull, damaging the torpedo autoloaders and our aft sensor array. Fortunately for us, Starbase 214 has an excellent spacedock facility, and it only took a week to repair the damage and put the finishing touches on; they say she'll be done today, tomorrow latest."
Jenny didn't mention the idiosyncrasies the Yeager had displayed during her first mission; even though the components brought across from the previous Yeager had been thoroughly refurbished and upgraded, they still had their little quirks, and they were part of the ship. They didn't affect the day-to-day running of the ship, or its performance under mission conditions, they just added some...zest...to the crew experience.
Like when the computer used a different voice when responding to commands. Or when the showers decided to spray soup instead of water. Or the fact that the glow from the warp reaction chamber was purple rather than blue...
They would learn...
“I’m curious about the ship, Captain. What damage did she take? If she’s broken then I’d like to help get her fixed. That’s what I’m here for after all, with your permission, Sir.”
Jenny's eyes flashed to Campbell, the fresh Engineer. He looked so young, almost as young as Hydish was when Jenny had promoted him to Chief Engineer probably too early; that the former Chief was now on extended leave concerned her, as she'd not been made aware of the young man's struggles until the request had been made upon their docking at Starbase 214. She was about to reply when the door chimed; the only other new arrival she was expecting was her new Chief Engineer, and adding a four hundred-pound Gorn to the mix would make things rather cramped.
On the other hand, what better way for the newbies to meet their first Gorn?
"Enter."
As the door whooshed open, allowing Jadaris to enter, Jenny eyed the hulking lizard-person. He was not the first Gorn she had encountered, in fact he was one of three Gorn that she had known to wear a Starfleet Uniform; one was long gone, and the other had been summarily dismissed more recently. Jadaris was, thus, an oddity. That said his eleven-year career in Starfleet had seen him decorated four times, and he had risen to be the first Gorn First Officer of a Federation starship. The fact that it had been the Callisto and the political ramifications of that were still being felt on both sides of the Federation/Cardassian border was something she wouldn't hold against him, but judging by his career history since then, his career had plateaued and would likely remain that way until his Starfleet service ended.
"Commander Jadaris, thank you for arriving so soon. Midshipman Campbell was just asking me what state the Yeager was in following her maiden flight. To put it simply, the Yeager was launched before she was ready; Starfleet hadn't run acceptance trials, she'd not had a shakedown cruise, and more than half of the internal volume of the ship was temporary structures. When we responded to a distress call using the Slipstream Drive, again something that hadn't been tested, we knocked several key systems out of alignment including the slipstream tunneling projector. We had a brief scuffle with a Cardassian warship, which put a rather large hole in the back of the primary hull, damaging the torpedo autoloaders and our aft sensor array. Fortunately for us, Starbase 214 has an excellent spacedock facility, and it only took a week to repair the damage and put the finishing touches on; they say she'll be done today, tomorrow latest."
Jenny didn't mention the idiosyncrasies the Yeager had displayed during her first mission; even though the components brought across from the previous Yeager had been thoroughly refurbished and upgraded, they still had their little quirks, and they were part of the ship. They didn't affect the day-to-day running of the ship, or its performance under mission conditions, they just added some...zest...to the crew experience.
Like when the computer used a different voice when responding to commands. Or when the showers decided to spray soup instead of water. Or the fact that the glow from the warp reaction chamber was purple rather than blue...
They would learn...