Moving up

Posted on Fri Mar 8th, 2024 @ 3:38am by Commander Kevin Lance & Captain Mira Rodale

Mission: Thunderdome
Location: USS Chuck Norris
Timeline: Present

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{USS Chuck Norris, ReadyRoom}

Mira sat down in the chair and looked around. This was going to be her first mission on her own.....well, not really on her own. The crew would be with her, but....

She bit her lip. The weight of the mission was on her shoulders. She had another treatment session, and her spots were now gone. She almost looked human if it hadn't been for her skin, starting to turn orange. Her hair and eyes were already black. That in itself was unnerving.

"Lt. Commander Lance, please report to the captain readyroom on the USS Chuck Norris. "

{Emergency Bridge, Deck 2}

Kevin was in his accustom place over the tactical plot on the Emergency Bridge but as they were still docked at Starbase 364, the rest of the consoles were unmanned. He had been reviewing the volumes of information that the scientists had collected and published over the years and he didn't like what he was reading.

"I am on my way Commander." He and Mira were falling into the habit of using their first names only in private and went discussing personal matters. The use of his rank was a subtle way of letting him know this was official.

{Captain’s Ready Room, Deck 1}

She might as well inform him on the information she had been given.

She looked at everything on the decks and felt overwhelmed. This was what the captain did?

The door opened, and Kevin walked in and he did a double take at her sitting behind the desk. "Have a seat. I just had to go to the Admiral office again. Seems our captain has been called away on other duties. He didn't tell me, so I don't know. As of right now, I am acting Captain, and that would make you acting XO. As if this mission was already crazy right?" she smirked.

Kevin's darkening brows knitted in concentration. "That will complicate things," he said as he absorbed the news, "Usually one of the command officers remains aboard ship but me, you and Kronnelti are assigned to the mission. Unless you want me to stay behind, we will have to put a junior officer in charge."

"We are being assigned an 02 from the base." She tapped her fingers on the table."I am too active to sit on the ship, and I don't want you to have to. LT. Commander Jeff Montgomery will be aiding us for as long as we need him. He said he would rather not go on missions, and I thought that would work well for us for now."

Kevin wasn’t very happy at this revelation. In his experience, commanders rarely sent their best officers on temporary assignments. He would need to ensure that his two Flight Control officers were well briefed on the retrieval plans.

Concealing his concerns, he smiled at Mira and said, "I am almost cross-eyed from reading scientific reports. Are you up to a sparring match?"

"OH!" Mira mood lightened. "what did you have in mind?" She grinned.

:off

Lieutenant Commander Kevin Lance
Chief Flight Control Officer
USS Chuck Norris

and

Commander Mira Rodale
XO
USS Chuck Norris