Meeting our New Chief Science Officer
Posted on Tue Mar 28th, 2023 @ 7:09am by Captain Maia Sterling & Lieutenant Steve O'Carroll & Lieutenant Commander Sheena Toran-Blake & Lieutenant Commander Ryan Blake & Lieutenant Commander Robert Hendon & Lieutenant Kasey Tanger & Lieutenant Paisley P'Rar & Lieutenant Commander Havri Belbre
Mission:
Monsters of the Past
Location: Captains Ready Room
Timeline: 239503.13
Maia had called her senior officers in as she was expecting the new Chief Science officer to report to her. She was working on personnel files and decorations with her
personnel officer and her executive officers.
Lt. Tanger arrived and was apparently first. He had a nice breaking point in Engineering when he got requested to meet the captain. He did have a PADD with him that he was frequently checking on other tasks underway in engineering. "Hello, captain. How are you?" Kasey asked Sterling.
Good, come in I am expecting our new Chief Science Officer. Would you like some coffee or tea?
She entered the CCR and smile, "Hello Captain., coffee would be great. here are my latest security reports that you need."
Ryan arrived with Samantha in tow as it was her Department Head that was arriving. He nodded to Maia, Havri, and Kasey. "Captain, hope your day is going well."
Samantha also nodded her own greeting as well but remained silent.
The message for the meeting had come in the middle of some surgical procedure. So Robert rushed all the way to the Captain's Ready Room so he would not be late again. By the looks of things, he was just on time.
“ Sorry I am late had to do emergency surgery on Ensign Collins. She will make a full recovery and hopefully next time she will check the Holodeck safety is on.
Paisley was...nervous, but the half-Cardassian, half-Bajoran woman wasn't about to let it show. She would, instead, show up, do her job, and THEN panic. Because she was a professional. So, she tugged at her tunic to make sure that it was perfect, fixed her braid, and replicated herself a cup of coffee before she headed to the Ready Room. She was on time-a few minutes early, actually, which was excellent. She rang the chime, sipping the coffee, hoping that this particular cup was imbued with some kind of alien magic that would turn her into a serious scientist because she still felt like a twelve-year-old girl playing games with adults.
She was ordered in, and stood at perfect attention until she advised otherwise. "Lt. Paisley P'rar, Chief Science Officer, reporting as requested, Ma'am." She let out a breath and forced her mind calm, but her eidetic memory-her father's Cardassian genes-took in EVERYTHING.
"At ease Lieutenant, I am Captain Maia Sterling, Commanding Leto, this is my first officer Lt. Commander Sheena Toran Blake my second officer Lt. Commander Ryan Toran-Blake, My Chief of Security Lt. Commander Havri Belbre, my Chief Engineer Lieutenant Kasey Tanger and our Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hendon and Assistant Chief Science Officer Dr. Samantha Blake. Relax you are among friends." Maia said trying to put the new officer at ease.
She smiled. "Nice to meet you all," she said, quietly. Her memory had already stored the names, ready to go for the next time she was called on to speak. She took a seat. "I've already seen my labs. The rest of my team seems very welcoming." She said. She should've brought her PADD with her. Damn it. "I'm looking forward to setting up a departmental meet and greet." She shared.
Samantha stepped forward and offered her right hand in greeting Paisley, a warm smile on her face. "Pleasure to have you aboard. I am Samantha, a civilian Geosciences Researcher on attached duties to the USS Leto. I also serve as Assistant Department Head. May I ask what your field of expertise is?" Samantha asked.
Paisley smiled and shook the woman's hand. "Physics from the Cardassia University of Science, and then Applied Mathematics at the Academy," she explained. "I look forward to working with you! If you have ideas for me that you'd like to see for our department, please let me know. I keep an open-door policy." P'Rar said.
Belbre came in and got some coffee, she then turned as introduced and smiled. "Welcome aboard the Leto. I took the liberty of enabling your security clearance for you LT P'Par."
Turning to Captain Sterling, "Here are the security reports you requested. I took the time to bring them with me to this meeting."
"Thank you Commander Belbre," Maia replied.
Paisley nodded at the Betazoid woman. "Thank you very much...Commander," She checked her pips quickly. "That'll be most helpful." The thing about being the kid of a high-ranking Cardassian was that you were taught perfect manners from the time you were very small. That, combined with her nerves, made her more formal than she might otherwise be, even with superiors.
Robert got up and after picking up a mug of coffee. Shook the Lieutenant's hand.
“Good strong grip. Doctor Robert Hendon Chief Medical Officer. Welcome to the Leto. Don’t forget your mandatory new crew members physical.” Robert reminded P’Rar.
Sheena sat there continuing to listen and sipping her tea.
"You got it, I'll come by when I am free. Nice to meet you, Doc." She shook his hand, once, firmly but gently. "Thank you."
She nodded. "Thank you." She turned to Sheena. "Ma'am," she said. "Nice to meet you, as well."
"Lt P'Rar, you'll find that a good percentage of officers on this ship are Betazoids. There are others for example I am Human. I do respect the customs of all the individual crewmen, indeed I celebrate them all. The Leto is a ship of diplomacy and science. The Leto is not meant to be a warship though for a ship of our size, we can defend ourselves well. I came up through the ranks as a science officer myself, so we will be able to speak and understand each other's language. I do look forward to working with you. Welcome to the Leto," Captain Sterling said.
Paisley nodded. "Thank you. I am half Bajoran and half Cardassian; I think that being in sciences has helped me to understand others' cultures and customs much better than some of my forebearers."
Sheena stood up and offered her hand to Lt. P'Rar, "Welcome to the Leto," she said.
Paisley took the woman's hand in hers and gave her a firm handshake. "Thank you."
Kasey made his way over to Paisley, "Welcome aboard, and glad to have you as part of our crew. I hope you will enjoy your tour with us and if you need any alterations to your quarters, let me know and I will see about getting a team there to take care of them." Kasey then offered his hand for a handshake.
Paisley nodded. "Thank you so much. I will let you know!! I am sure they are satisfactory." She said. She shook his hand then, and smiled.
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A post by:
Captain Maia A Sterling
Commanding officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
&
Lieutenant Commander Sheena Toran-Blake
Executive Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
&
Lieutenant Commander Dr. Robert Hendon
Chief Medical Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
&
Lieutenant Kasey Tanger
Chief Engineering Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
&
Lieutenant Paisley P'Rar
Chief Science Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
&
Lt Commander Havri Belbre
Chief Security Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
&
Dr. Samantha Blake
Asst Chief Science officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
&
Lieutenant Commander Ryan Blake
Second/Chief Strategic Operations Officer
NCC Leto NCC-80916
