"Getting the Ship Ready to Leave"
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Setting USS HATHOR, Bridge
Returning from the briefing given by Captain Rikar, Ensign Kea made his way back to his ops station on the bridge. Carft immediately went to work on a report created on a data PADD which he used to calculate the extra amount of fuel that he wanted to add to the ship. He was pressing a few controls on his panel when a the light above his head suddenly went on. "Wait a minute, hmmm..." he mumbled as he started thicking to himself and entering more information on his data PADD.
"Hmmm, I'll show the captain first what I've got." He walked up to the Ready Room.
"Come in." Captain Serenna responded.
"Hello Captain, this is merely a draft of what we're going to need on our mission."
"Thank you ensign." The Commanding Officer said as she read the PADD carefully. She mumbled about the things listed but then. "TWENTY COMPRESSION RIFELS?!?!" She gasped loudly.
"Permission to speak freely Captain." Kea said formally.
"Permission granted." Captain Serenna responded
"I think we need 20 rifles because well, you know we might run into some Cardasians so I thought maybe we should be prepared." Kea responded.
"Well, if you think it is necessary." The half Human, half Romulan hybrid said actually unconvinced.
"You're dismissed ensign," She said working with a data PADD.
"Thank you captain," Ensign Kea responded as he left the room. He walked to the turbo lift and instructed the computer to take him to "Deck 2, Mess Hall" which sent the the turbo lift downwards and it stopped.
A computer voice announced =/\= Deck 2, Mess Hall.=/\=. Kea entered the Mess Hall, and as he walked in the Ops Officer saw Lt. Pravat drinking what looked like tarin juice.
Pravat waved to the Ops Officer with his hand and said, "Care to join me Ensign?" The Marines' voice was friendly and he had a smile on his face.
"Sure," the Ensign answered returning the smile.
"So Ensign what are you so happy about?" Lt Pravat asked.
"Well I just got back from the captain's ready room and gave her my report... and I proposed that we took some extra weapons with us," ensign Kea responded.
"So what did she say?" Lt Pravat asked trying not to laugh. "She said if thought it was necessary we should do so. But she did not really sound convinced," Ensign KEa answered a little embarrassed.
"Hey don't worry about it I am sure the captain took no hard feelings. It's not that bad" Lt. Pravat said.
"Well I hope that never happens again," Ensign Kea responded thinking back to the invasion of the HATHOR by the Breen, which had not actually been real.
"Let me get you a good cup of prune juice," Pravat said as he walked to the replicator and ordered the beverage in question. A blue light appeared on the replicator and a steaming cup of prune juice appears. "Here you go," Lt. Paravat said.
"Thanks," Carft said as he took a sip and felt already better.
"Do you think this mission is going to be dangerous?" Ensign Kea asked.
"Well are going through unknown space and to a place where we found Cardassian terrorists, so yeah I think it's going to be dangerous," Lt. Pravat responded.
And they continue talking about the mission, Lt. Pravat tried to let Ens. Kea worry less, which he unfortunately failed at.
"I think I'm going to head to my quarters." Carft said.
"Goodbye, and ensign!" Pravat yelled.
"Yeah??" The Ops officer responded.
"Get some sleep." Pravat said with a soft voice.
"Thanks." The Ops officer said.
Ensign Kea headed to his quarters and got some sleep.
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Stardate: 60339.1725
Martin Saint
Ensign Carft Kea
Chief of Opperations
USS HATHOR
