"Executive Duties"
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, The Black Hole Lounge
Watching the members of the ANUBIS' senior staff
slowly trickle into the Black Hole Lounge, the
Romulan/Terran hybrid smiled thinking about the
upcoming mission of the HATHOR, a mission that she
would be leading at CO. Reviewing in her mind all of
the items that she needed to cover during this casual
meeting, the HATHOR's CO was pleased to see that the
two newest members of the crew had joined the others.
Finding your place amongst a new crew had never been
easy and the hybrid hoped that this little luncheon
would make it a little easier for the two new Ensigns.
Waiting for everyone to be seated, the Romulan/Terran
hybrid made her presence known by stepping out of the
shadows allowing her thoughts to momentarily dwell on
the late ANUBIS' ILO who had elevated the skill of
hiding in the shadows to an art form. Looking at the
little girl sitting next to Capt. Rikar, the hybrid
could already see Talia following in her mother's
footsteps, something that proved to be both sweet and
frightening.
Walking around the table, the HATHOR's CO welcomed
each and every member of the crew with a nod of her
head and even the occasional smile, something that
took many by surprise as the Romulan/Terran hybrid had
never been known to be overly open with her emotions.
Arriving at the end of the table, and the only vacant
seat, the hybrid welcomed those present and who would
be taking part in the mission under her command. "I
have called you all here to get some of the official
business out of the way and for us to enjoy some time
together away from our respective duties."
Pointing at the two new members of the ANUBIS' crew
who had been given responsibilities onboard the
HATHOR, the Romulan/Terran hybrid told them to stand
with a motion of her hands as she introduced them to
the rest of the crew. "First, I would like to welcome
Ens. Carft and Ens. Halliwel who have both just joined
our family. If you have not yet done so I encourage
you to get to know them since they will be joining us
on the shakedown cruise of the HATHOR before returning
with us to the ANUBIS. Ens. Halliwel will be
assisting our CMO in Sickbay while Ens. Carft will be
taking on the role of COO for the time being, a role
which Ens. Summers was most reluctant to give up."
Looking at the CMO, the majority of the crew laughed
knowing that Ens. Summers had been all too happy, if
not ecstatic, to see Ens. Carft take over the Ops
position freeing her from that responsibility. After
all of the laughter and comments had stopped, the
Romulan/Terran hybrid continued in a tone of
seriousness that suited the hybrid all too well.
"Ship Captains since the days of sail driven boats
have had the pleasure of performing specific tasks,
one of these and possibly the most rewarding being
that of uniting two people in the bonds of matrimony."
Stopping there, the Romulan/Terran hybrid waited to
see the reaction of those sitting around the table
which manifested themselves almost instantly. Judging
by the way the CO of the ANUBIS had remained unphased
by the announcement it was easy to see that Rikar had
known of this all along, a knowledge that no one else
shared. Waiting for a break in the whispered
questions and inquisitive glares being shot from one
side of the table to the other, Serenna seemed to get
some perverse pleasure in seeing the members of the
crew trying to figure out who was getting married, and
to whom. Having stopped her own eyes on the CMO, many
of the other members of the crew began to suspect that
Ens. Summers would somehow be involved in this affair
which of course led many to turn their attention to
Lt. Dawson who seemed as baffled as everyone else.
Bringing the debates and theories to an abrupt end,
the Romulan/Terran hybrid resumed her practiced
speech. "The second most rewarding of these official
tasks is to bestow upon those most deserving awards
and promotions in recognition of their work and
dedication, and today, as CO of the USS HATHOR, I have
been given the honor of doing just that. Ens.
Summers, if you would be so kind as to stand and
approach."
Looking rather shocked and still feeling the
inquisitive looks from her fellow shipmates including
that of the Cns thanks to the build-up the
Romulan/Terran hybrid had gone through, the ANUBIS'
CMO seemed reluctant to comply with the request of the
HATHOR's CO. Seeing the encouraging nod of Capt.
Rikar, Ens. Summers eventually did as she had been
asked and approached the hybrid wondering if this had
not all been an elaborate prank of some kind targeted
at her.
Presenting the nervous woman now standing next to her
with a small blue velvet box, the Romulan/Terran
hybrid actually smiled as she opened it to show its
content to the ANUBIS' CMO. "Ens. Summers it is with
great pleasure that, as acting Commanding Officer of
the USS HATHOR, I promote you to the rank of Lt. JG.
in recognition of your continued dedication to your
position and to crew of the USS ANUBIS.
Congratulations."
Seeing the look of absolute bewilderment on the face
of the CMO, the ANUBIS' own CO smiled and nodded
confirming that this had not been a mistake or some
kind of a prank. "It is well deserved, plus it will
make things easier in Sickbay since you will now
actually outrank your new assistant. Having two
ensigns in the same department as CMO and aCMO would
have been a little too confusing for the rest of us."
Holding on to the box containing her new pip with
shaking hands, the CMO appeared taken aback by the
recent events. After having listened to what the
Romulan/Terran hybrid had said about marriage and
following the looks that she had been the target of,
the promotion had seemed unreal. Expecting someone to
suddenly yell out *April Fool's* the CMO kept looking
at the other members of the crew until the
Romulan/Terran hybrid reached for the box and removed
the pip from it.
Helping Lea with the task of putting on the new pip,
seeing that the CMO had been 'out of it', the
Romulan/Terran hybrid appeared pleased with the way
things had unfolded, glad to see that the crew had
been supportive and that she had been able to manage
the entire thing without any problems. Following all
of the hardships that the crew had endured, the hybrid
had hoped that this light-hearted approach to the
promotion of Doctor Summers would help heal some of
the wounds that had been left behind. The moment the
pip was snapped into place on Lea's collar the
gathered officers applauded the newly promoted woman
who seemed on the verge of an emotional explosion.
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Lieutenant Commander Serenna
Acting Commanding Officer
USS HATHOR 2005 post #519
Stardate: 60329.1235
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Serena Switt {serena1141@yahoo.com.au}
Executive Officer
USS ANUBIS
