Operations

Posted on Sun Feb 8th, 2009 @ 2:16am by Master Warrant Officer Sam Jackson & Captain Elsie Halliwell

968 words; about a 5 minute read

Mission: Restricted Independent Operations
Location: Lane's Ready Room
Timeline: Current

Sat in his quarters and with Lorelai dancing around and around, Commander Lane’s head pounded with the searing pain of exhaustion and stress. The girl twirled and around on the spot, singing, and with ribbons that Nana Gray had replicated for her earlier in the day loosely tied about her delicate wrists.

“Lorelai,� he sad in a tone that meant stop.

Stopping, she smiled at her father but then continued to spin.

“Nana Gray…?? Nana Gray!!??� he subtly growled louder on the second try so that the intended could hear him from the other room. His head rested heavily in his hands as he loosely gazed upon the fresh carpeted deck-flooring beneath him.

Walking through and clipping her silvering hair back into its bun, she replied, “Yes, Mr. Lane??�

“Um, I’m just going to head upstairs for a little while. Are you okay to see to Rory while I do??�

Smiling at the small girl amusing herself with the pink ribbons slicing through the air like swan feathers, she stifled a caring laugh.

“Of course, Mr. Lane.� Turning her full attention upon the young girl, she continued. “We shall amuse ourselves, shan’t we, Rory??�

Lorelai giggled tenderly as Nana Gray went to tickle her.

“Thank you, Nana. I won’t be long,� he said as he bent down to kiss his daughter on the hairline. “Now you be good for Nana Gray, okay??�

“Okay, Daddy,� she said and then continued to twirl on the spot.

Heading for the door, he turned to face his pride and joy. Smiling to himself, in that one moment, pride overwhelmed him. He continued and exited his quarters.

As he entered the corridor, he swiftly tapped at his combadge and announced, =A= Lane to Mr Jackson: Could you meet me on the Bridge when you have a moment?? =A=

=A= Already on my way sir =A= Sam said, he had already been on his way up to tour the ship, so he was pretty close to the ready room. A few moments later he arrived at the door and promptly, tapped the chime.

With it being momentarily vacant, Sam stood static at the unresponsive door. As Lane entered the Bridge from the turbolift, he could see the Chief of Ops stood outside of his Ready Room.

“Mr. Jackson,� he announced and he fixed his eyes on him with a smile. “You make good time, Chief. Why don’t you come inside??�

As Lane neared the door sensors, they breathed open and the Commander extended his arm out to allow the Chief to walk in first. As the two men entered the room, Lane said, “Take a seat, Mr. Jackson. Can I offer you anything??�

The Trill was already headed over to the replictor as he spoke.

"I'll pass thanks sir"

“All right, Chief,� he replied. As he came to the wall-mounted replicator, he issued the order for a strong, hot cup of coffee. Black and unsweetened. As the blue glow gently danced across the Trills cheeks, he took the drink by its cool handle and then made his way over to the desk to sit down. As he did so, he gently placed the cup down onto the desk and then fixed his eyes once again onto the new crewmember. Replacing the cup, he lifted a PADD and scrolled down the text.

“So, my new Chief of Operations… Welcome aboard.� Rubbing the dark shadow of stubble that had began to form on his jaw, he continued. “You’ll have to excuse my appearance. It’s been rather hectic and having an eleven year old doesn’t quite help when you do finally get some time to relax.�

"So I hear sir" he grinned widely

He looked over the information detailed on the PADD and raised his eyebrow. “You did it the hard the way, Mr Jackson. And I like that. From Enlisted to Warrant. That’s a lot of work, and I for one, am glad to have someone of your experience serve onboard the Arch.�

"It's a pleasure to be here sir and I'll be honest, it was good fun getting here."

“I can imagine,� he replied with a smile. “So, with someone as seasoned as you aboard, I’m sure that we’ll have this ship running better than a well oiled machine, eh??

“Have you any questions of me, Mr. Jackson??�

"Any idea when we leave drydock sir? I'll be honest I just love to head out into space"

“You and me both, Chief. Trust me, I’ve been cooped up in this Starbase for nearly two weeks now… I want to take her out as much as the rest of you. But, we should be receiving our new orders tomorrow. Everything has been completed, and the final checks are just finishing up as we speak.�

Thinking to himself, he subtly sighed to himself.

“Speaking of which, I need to meet with the Starbase Commander this evening to tie up a few loose ends. So, if there’s nothing else, Chief… You’re dismissed.�

"No problem sir, I've got a department to meet anyway!"

“Good. Well, as I’ve already said, welcome to the Arch. Any questions, you can obviously come to either myself or Lieutenant Commander Arkham.�

As they both stood up to head their separate ways, Commander Lane extended his hand out to shake with the Chief. “It was nice to meet you, Mr. Jackson. And I’ll look forward to reading your first Ops report after you’ve introduced yourself to your new team.� He gave the Chief a subtle wink as he said this.

“It was nice to meet you, Chief…�



Chief Warrant Officer (2nd Class) Sam Jackson
Chief Operations Officer
USS Archimedes

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Commander Coltan Lane
Commanding Officer
USS Archimedes

 

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