[open]We're Here!

[Captain La'Mara Tiho]

The ship was now in orbit of another uninhabited planet. Reason? To stock up on food as replicator reserves were starting to run a little low. And the Orion couldn't go running to Delta One every time they were starting to suffer a power drain; that would only make Delta One loose power.

According to sensors and other data gathered the planet they were in orbit of was an Eden. A tropical paradise. Astrometrics even had pictures from all the regions that had been scanned. It went beyond the word amazing. Seeing as it was safe, La'Mara decided to send a few teams down to collect food. She was going down as well. She could not resist it any longer. The teams had already been down there for half an hour.

La'Mara stood from her chair. "I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm going down to that planet. Anyone who'd like to come along is free to do so, if you can find a replacement for your station." La'Mara said happily as she left the bridge.

Tag: Any - End La'Mara

[Cadet Zackery Syda]

Today Zack was manning the science station on the bridge. It was rare, but it was also fun. Though truth be told it was not as fun as meddling with experiments. However the reviewing the scans was quite something. For this planet anyhow.

Zack's fingers tapped away on a few buttons on the console before him. The captain then left, inviting anyone who wanted to go down to the planet to come. Zack thought it over and decided to pass on this one. Last planet he was on, things did not got too well. Besides, who would take over for him?

He was a cadet. No junior officer to take over for him if he left. "Does anyone think Captain Tiho finds her chair uncomfortable? Or is it just me?" That woman seemed to be away from her chair more than any other captain Zack knew of.

Tag: Any

[Commander Christian Hughes]

Christian thought the planet looked nice, but he had learned from their last encounter that leaving both the CO and XO to be filled in by a Senior Staff Officer wasn't necessarily a good idea. He smiled at La'Mara. "Have a good time, then," he said. "I'll take care of her until you get back."

When La'Mara was away, Cadet Syda asked a rather insolent, but also rather good question. "Does anyone think Captain Tiho finds her chair uncomfortable? Or is it just me?" He stood up from the Captain's Chair, looked at Zack, and grinned. It was a joke, of course. "Give her a break, Mr Syda," he said jokingly. Then, less jokingly, he added. "Would you like to try?"

He was of a mind that he might train Zack the way Mishtak had trained Syell, earning another one for the night shift, which was good because it meant that the Cadets got Command experience and the Senior Staff could get a rest. Win-win, really.

Tag: Zack/Any

[larkin]

Larkin walks onto the bridge smiling and takes up his station at helm. He looks around the room and notices that the Captain is gone, hmmm, must be going down planetside. He chuckled and nodded to Commander Hughes.

[Cadet Zackery Syda]

"Give her a break, Mr. Syda,"

A break? Double meaning. "I didn't mean anything by it sir." Zack replied as he scanned once more. Double checks and comparisons never hurt anyone. Not shortly after the light humor Commander Hughes asked if he'd like to try sitting in the captains chair. That was quite unexpected, especially since Zack was not on the command track like his roommate Syell. But it was an enticing offer. How many chances would he get to sit in 'the big chair'.

"Alright." Zack said after putting the station on automatic scan. He stood from his seat and walked over. Zack looked at Commander Hughes once more then sat down. Well, it was not uncomfortable like he had joked that it was. "I was wrong."

Tag: Christian/Any

[dorabello]

Mike was good and well settled, his quarters felt like home already, he owned just a few items that held sentimental value .. things that resembled home, a picture of his uncle, a old Italian flag they used to have in their home.
When he was 16 he could not wait to get out of Milan, now he missed the city, especially his uncle .. though they talked as often as they could and having those items in his Quarters really did help.

He was about to complete his exploration adventure on the Bridge of the USS Orion, he had the feeling he had not even seen a 10th of the ship, it was a big ship, though he liked the things he did see, the crew he had met already where highly motivated and all serious professionals.

He stepped on the turbo lift and loudly spoke Bridge, the unheimlich feeling he experienced earlier was gone already, the turbo lift computer announced his arrival on the Bridge, he poked his head out of the lift and looked around, without leaving the safety of the lift for a moment.

Then took a step outside , the young woman at the Ops station smiled at him, he smiled back, walked to her and introduced himself at that time he heard someone say;

"I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm going down to that planet. Anyone who'd like to come along is free to do so, if you can find a replacement for your station."

He turned .. the Captain, he cursed inside, it was her he wanted to meet the most.

He said goodbye to the young woman and made his way to the centre chair, waited until the Commander finished talking with a Cadet, then smiled as he got his attention, "Sir, I am Counselor Dorabello, very pleased to meet you"

He debated with himself for a minute, because he really wanted to accompany the Captain on the planet, it would be a perfect way to meet her in a non formal setting, it was a highly unorthodox request though and he wondered if it was appropriate at all, then he went with his gut instinct;

"I have a peculiar request Sir, permission to accompany and assist the Captain to the Planet side Sir ?"

Tag - Commander Christian Hughes/Any