Beaming over with a smile

Posted on Wed May 22nd, 2019 @ 5:24pm by Lieutenant Luke Osswell
Edited on on Wed Sep 25th, 2019 @ 12:36pm

521 words; about a 3 minute read

Mission: Mission 2 - Love ORION Mistaken
Location: USS Indira Gandhi

Luke Osswell stood in front of the window watching the stars streak by while the the USS Senanayake was at warp. As he shifted focus to look at his own reflection in the window, admiring his new rank pips of Lieutenant Junior Grade, he wondered about his new posting on the USS Legacy as their new Assistant Chief of Security. With roughly four years of service behind him, he hoped would live up to what was going to be expected of him.

He had hitched a ride on the Senanayake from Earth, her route would take her near to where the Legacy was currently cruising, somewhere near the borderlands. It was time he made his way to the transporter room, they'd rendezvous soon. While walking, he activated his padd and again went over the crew manifest.

Starting with Commander Cynthia Jackson, the CO of the ship. The Legacy was her first command, and handling it well, by the looks of it. She wasn't much older than him, Luke noticed, that would be a first for him, to serve under a Commander also from the 2230s. As he scanned further, he had to admit that most officers on the ship were either in their twenties or early thirties. Admittedly, Luke found that quite exciting. He may actually make some friends there.

Scanning further, he read up on Lieutenant Commander Charlotte Hudson, as Chief of Security she would be his Department Head. He was impressed by her service record. She had gone through some heavier ordeals than he had, and came out the stronger for it. Luke guessed that this was why she was already a Lt. Cmdr and First Officer while he was only recently promoted to a Lt. Jr. Grade, even though they were of the same age. He didn't mind though, everyone goes through life their own way, walking their own path. And he was happy with his own path. True enough, being a politician's bodyguard for a year may have slowed down his Starfleet career a little. But it was a wonderful and educational experience that he would carry with him throughout the rest of his career, and would sure come in handy in the long run. Luke looked forward to working together with Hudson.

He was just about to read up on Lt. Xenia Windsor when his feet had finished taking him to the transporter room.
"Ah, Lieutenant!", a cheerful Transporter Chief greeted him, "right on time, we just dropped out of warp and I was about to beam over some supplies to the Legacy, but by all means, step on to the transporter pad and I'll beam you over."

"Thanks, Chief", Luke replied. He tucked the padd in the backpack that held his spare uniform and a few personal effects, and stepped unto the transporter pad.

So this was it, his new life aboard the USS Legacy was beginning. Lieutenant Junior Grade Luke Osswell, Assistent Chief of Security, smiled as he said to the Transporter Chief: "Energise".


Tags: whoever wants to welcome Luke in the Legacy's transporter room :-)

OOC - Hi all, excited to be here!

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