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A Shorter Staff Meeting

Posted on Sat Aug 16th, 2014 @ 6:34pm by Captain Enalia Telvan & Lieutenant Commander Charon Edomar & Lieutenant Commander Jennifer Stanson & Commander Angelica Fairchild & Lieutenant Christopher Cage M.D. & Lieutenant JG Rhett Beaumont & Staff Warrant Officer Nexi
Edited on on Sat Aug 16th, 2014 @ 6:35pm

Mission: Something Amiss
Location: Bridge Conference Room
Timeline: MD2 - 0900

Waiting for the computer to signal that everyone was assembled in the conference room, Enalia was sitting in her ready room looking over her notes one last time. None of her briefings from Intel and other divisions had made much sense at all, but their mission was clear enough.

Find the operative, act on her data, and erase all traces of the event.

She didn't like that last part and didn't feel like telling the rest of her senior staff about it. Yes, she was authorized to vaporize the prison after the rescue, but that didn't seem necessary yet. Besides that, their weapons signatures would give them away and they'd never get the Hera close enough. The team had to go in on a runabout...

Interrupting her thoughts, the computer chimed at her. It seemed everyone was finally present. Collecting a few PaDDs, she headed out of her ready room almost directly into the conference room. "Good morning everyone. I hope you're all well rested. In 20 minutes we break orbit and leave the system at warp 6 on a heading of 327-mark-215. After 15 minutes we will correct our course for the Romulan prison at warp 9. We will need to maintain that speed for almost 2 days."

"Once we get close, we'll drop out of warp behind a nearby pulsar. Reports say that their sensors are weak in that area so the Hera will park there, scan the prison from afar, and the rescue team will leave on the runabout Selune. She's been painted in a stealth paint and her engines were retuned to be invisible to the naked eye rather than the normal blue glow. She's as close to stealth as we've got, so let's make good use of her."

"As for the team itself, I can't allow more than 4 people to go. Any more and the biosigns inside the stealth paint will be a dead giveaway, I'm told." Enalia was slightly out of breath from that speech, but at least she got it all out. Finally sitting down, she looked across the table taking everyone in and meeting each of their eyes. "Are there any questions so far?"

"Just one," Angelica remarked calmly. "Who's going?"

"Nexi needs to be on the team. Other than that, I'd prefer the other 3 positions be volunteer. People with combat experience. I also want a full security team on standby on the Hera just in case." Enalia replied.

"I'll go." Jennifer told Enalia, "I have experience in this sort of thing and plus my skills could prove useful to you." she said as she looked at her captain. She was almost positive that the captain would allow her to be on the team.

"Thank you." Enalia spoke with a warm smile. "Commander Edomar is planning the actual mission so get with him for preparations."

"Most of my boys are green, but I'll put our best on the standby team. And the away team is not leaving this ship without someone from security. You can have me or whoever my next best shot turns out to be." Angelica knew she had no business making demands, but she was not letting this Nexi woman lead anyone into a trap.

"I'll consider you volunteered for now then. Thank you." Enalia replied.

Ensign Rhett Beaumont had arrived to the meeting on time. He was almost always punctual. However, polite was not always in his vocabulary. It was like Rhett to speak his mind. Even before he graduated from Starfleer Academy, Rhett, even as a Cadet was never afraid to speak his mind, give his own two cents and argue with someone more superior to him.

"Speaking of green..." interjected Rhett with a small smirk on his face.

Charon was watching and listening intently. He hadn't made any injections jet. Mainly though because there was little need to. He wasn't the expert here. Others were. So paying attention to the people who were currently around him was possibly going to give him some insights into the minds of tactical officers. Since his return from imprisonment observation was his means of gaining information about the people around him.

When Fairchild and the Stanson woman from Intelligence had given their input he leaned forward in his chair and piped in himself. “My familiarity with Romulan prisons might be an asset. I am going to keep myself as an option as the fourth member of the away team.” He explained. His gaze wandered to the Captain and stayed there for a second. He nodded. He would be able to hold it together. Contrary to how his outburst earlier, during their first meeting, might have indicated otherwise.

Enalia wished she was at least empathic right now since her first officer had said that. She wanted to know what he was thinking and if he was really going to be ok. Instead, she had to rely on her own senses, looking deep into his eyes for any sign at all. This man was difficult to read, but she was pretty sure of what she saw. Nodding back, she spoke quietly - a sharp contrast to her earlier voice. "Ok. If anyone else volunteers though, they go and you stay but just in case, I want you to do MACO training programs 1 and 7 on the holodeck."

“I'll work it into my schedule somehow.” Charon said in a agreeing tone and went on to write it down on his PADD. This was going to put some strain on his already tight timetable but he would manage it somehow.

Ensign Rhett Beaumont, Chief Engineer, cleared his throat to draw attention to himself. "I do have technological expertise. I volunteer myself should I be of any value to this team" added the young Chief Engineer.

"Thank you Chief. I'll want you doing those simulations too. Number One, it looks like you're already off the roster. I have other things for you, anyway." Enalia said mysteriously.

Charon nodded in agreement and typed on his PADD. He gave the young Chief of Engineering a short once over. Under other circumstances he would have contacted the former direct superior of the Ensign to get some information on him. Sadly that wasn't really possible right now.

Looking across the table, Enalia wondered how many would die on this mission. Somberly, she spoke. "This isn't going to be an easy job. Odds are we're going to lose people. I have full faith in everyone aboard the Hera though, so I know the mission will succeed. If there's nothing else, I'll be on the bridge. Dismissed." Standing, she walked out of the conference room as if the weight of the whole ship were on her shoulders.

We're not going to lose a damn person if this is done right thought the Chief Engineer as he let the Captain's words sink in. She had stood up and departed from the room, leaving Rhett and the others in the room.

"Thank you, Captain Debbie Downer" scoffed Rhett. The Ensign shook his head and sighed. "I need a drink after one."

While getting up Charon only looked up from his PADD for a brief moment. „Keep these kind of opinions to yourself, Ensign.“ He said with a sharp voice and made his way towards the door. He had a lot to do still and no time to properly deal with the disrespectful Chief Engineer.

Having kept quiet during the staff meeting, the mysterious visitor Nexi watched from the far end of the briefing room the exchange between the crew, taking in the details and personalities she would have to work with. They seemed to have a plan, but being so accustomed to working alone, Nexi had ideas of her own that she would bring up with the Captain later. For now, she had seen enough. Without a word, she slipped out of the briefing room to return to her ship where she would begin formulating her own plans. Given what was at stake, she was leaving nothing to chance...

 

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