Unexpected Promotion

Posted on Sat Oct 4th, 2014 @ 11:17pm by Captain Enalia Telvan & Lieutenant Ventarus Nosplet
Edited on on Sat Oct 4th, 2014 @ 11:20pm

Mission: Something Amiss
Location: Captain's Ready Room

Ven had been in the tubes when he received a call that the Captain herself wanted to see him. He knew her, and has had a few discussion with her in the past, but to be sent to her ready room? He must have messed something up bad for the Captain herself to deal with what ever it is.

He walked through the halls with his trade mare goggles pushed up into his messy hair. He uniform was dirty and his tool belt hung low on his hips clinking as he moved threw the ship and to the bridge. His head jerked left and right as he looked at the people who were on the bridge at the moment. He made it to the Captain's ready room and hit the call button.

"Come in," Enalia called. Seeing that it was who she expected, she motioned to the chair across from her with a serious look on her face. "Mister Nosplet, Please have a seat. We have to discuss your future aboard this vessel."

Ven looked to his left with a jerk and took a seat. He visibly gulped. " I swear Captain, what ever it was it was and accident." His head cocked to the right. "I cant even think what I did! I will fix it right away!"

"An accident? Is that your excuse?" Enalia said in mock anger. "You certainly will be fixing it. ALL of it. And I expect you'll be pulling long hours for some time too. The whole department is still in disarray and it's now your job to run it as Chief of Operations. Is that understood Lieutenant?" As she said that last, she slid a small black box across her desk to him.

"Uhhh..." Ven looked at the box. "Ma'am?"

Enalia spoke a bit softer now as she opened the box to reveal full Lt pips inside, done scaring the poor guy. "You're being promoted. I didn't get an ops chief and you're the best person I can find anyway, so you're it."

" I don't know what to say...I didn't even know I was up for the promotion." He reached out and grabbed the box with a jerk and held it in his lap looking down at it. " Thank you Captain." He said as he actually wiped a tear from his right eye.

The captain just leaned back in her chair and shrugged. "Exceptional performers, accidental or not, tend to come up for promotion sooner. As soon as you're settled in, I want the whole operations department brought up to speed. I know you're understaffed, but I also know you'll do well."

"Yes Ma'am, what ever you need Ma'am. Ill start looking over work details and performance standers right away Ma'am. You have know idea what this trust means to me!" He stood suddenly out of his seat and gave her a smart salute. "Thank you again Captain."

Finally, Enalia had someone resembling sane in her command staff... Those were thoughts best kept to herself though. "I expect good things from you. Do you have any questions?"

" Do you have any direct order Ma'am?" Was the only question Ven had for her.

"Don't let my ship fall apart, Lieutenant. That's it." Enalia couldn't help but crack a smile.

Ven shock his head so hard his goggles swung over to his left and settled just over his ear. " No, err no Ma'am. Never. Hera is my baby!"

"Good. Keep thinking like that." Enalia felt she had definitely made the right choice. "If there's nothing else, I'll let you go sort out your new department. And be sure you're in uniform too," she said, motioning to the small black box.

Ven pulled the pip out and attached it to his collar. " Yes Ma'am, always. Thank you again." And he saluted her again. He turned on his heals and headed out to face his new department.