Shakedown

[MCapt Zarlena Dorius]

She walked to the TL, then entered it hearing the familiar hiss of the doors as they closed. No matter what ship you served on it sounded the same.

"Computer Bridge" The TL began to move immediately after her command. When it stopped she got off the walked the short distance to her console. Smiling at the few who were already there.

"Hello Chuck, how are you today? And yes it was quite a day. For weeks I could sense something afloat from my cousin Jen. Even asked her at one point and all I got for a response was your feeling better after the split with Andrus? Talk about a change in subject." She softly laughed.

Then sitting at her console. "Helm enter access code for Captain Zarlena Dorius display code on the monitor."

As the code appeared she read it then confirmed it was correct. Her console lit up as it sprang to life. She turned on the monitor, checking its volume, lighting etc. Then she checked all the related departments.

Following this she opened the controls to allow new programing. Her fingers flew across the console padd as she entered the commands for evasives, attack runs and a few short cuts based on relative positions to the most likely areas they would go.

Finishing this she ran a diagnostic routine to make sure all the changes, new programs etc were doing correctly. While this was being done she looked Chuck.

"You know who was really surprised and yes then shocked. Major Aniri, she never expected that. And I couldn't help it but I've watched their antennae movements. I think each one means something you know like we have facial expressions. Cause facially they don't show that much. What do you think?"

[1st Lieutenant Justin Kinsely]

Justin woke up from his alarm clock going off. He turned his alarm clock off as he gotten out of bed. Placing his hands on his face and rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. He had his uniform already placed out across a chair and began to get dressed into his uniform. After getting dressed into his uniform, he walked over to the replicator.

“Computer, a cup of coffee with a half teasthingy of sugar and cream.”, he said. A cup of hot coffee materialized on the replicator padd. He took the cup of coffee and took a sip from it as he walked over to his desk. He sat down in his desk, picking up a PADD with one hand. He thumbs through the report while sipping his cup of coffee.

While looking through the reports he had, Justin heard an all ship’s comm from Colonel Allen. To have all crewmembers report to USS Tarawa, their new assigned ship. Justin finished drinking his coffee and gotten up from his desk. Walked over to the replicator and had the cup recycled. He walked back into his bedroom and began to pack up his belongings. He placed his bags over his shoulders and walks out of his bedroom, passing up his desk one last time. Justin picked up the pictures of his family on the desk and smiled as he looked at them. After placing the pictures in his bag, he walked out of the quarters and walked down the corridor.

Once Justin came to the airlock, he walked through the airlock and into USS Tarawa. He walked down the corridor, heading over to the quartermaster to pick up his new assigned quarters. After getting his assigned quarters, Justin heads over where his quarters were.

He entered into his quarters, placed the bags on the bed, and began to unpack. After unpacking his clothes, he took his pictures and placed them on the desk. Justin decided to send a transmission to Kwin and his children of his new assignment. He sat down at his desk and tapped on it. Once Kwin appeared on screen, he smiled and told her of his new assignment. After a few minutes talking with her, he said his ‘goodbyes’ and ‘I love you’ to her and the children.

Justin ended the transmission and picked up a PADD with the specs of USS Tarawa. He sees that it is a Yankee class ship and makes note of how different it compared to USS Vindicator. He thought he should check out the Main Engineering and familiarize himself with the new engineering.

Justin got up from his desk, with the padd in hand, and walked out of his new quarters. He walked down the corridor and entered into the Turbo Lift.

“Main Engineering.”, Justin said. The Turbo Lift had a familiar hum as it made its way to the deck where Main Engineering was located. Once the TL stopped, Justin walked out and down the corridor, making a right turn down another corridor before entering in main engineering. Once he entered into main engineering, he walked over to where the main engineering console was located at and began checking the ship’s systems and warp engines.

[Sergant Thomas Kinsely]

The alarm clock begins to sound and a hand reaches over to turn the alarm off. Thomas pulled back the blankets and gotten out of bed, wearing only briefs. He places his shirt and shorts on before exiting his bedroom.

He stretched as he walked over to the replicator and gotten himself a cold soda. He was not like his Uncle, who always drinks a cup of coffee in the mornings. After grabbing his soda and gulping it down, he gave a loud enough burp. He placed the glass back on the replicator padd and had it recycled.

Thomas heard the all ship’s message that the USS Vindicator crews are to reassign to the USS Tarawa. After walking back into his bedroom, he gotten dressed into his marine uniform, and begins to pack his belongings. After collecting his belongings, Thomas walked out of the quarters and heads over to USS Tarawa.

Once he arrived on USS Tarawa, he finds out where his assigned quarters were at and heads over to his new quarters. After entering into his new quarters, Thomas placed his belongings on the bed and exited his quarters yet again. He thought he could check out the Marine Armory/Weapon/Training Area before anyone else could have. Thomas entered into the Armory/Weapon/Training Area and began to check out his new locker. Thomas checks his gear and weapons that assigned to him on the new ship, making sure that they are in excellent condition.

[1st Lt Kestra Elbrun]

Kestra was in her office, looking over the crews’ evaluations. She gotten up a few hours ago and was not able to go back to sleep. She was too excited from her new promotion to sleep much the night before. While she was going over the reports, Kestra heard the all ship’s call of USS Vindicator being decommission and all Vindicator’s crewmembers are to be transfer over to a new ship called USS Tarawa.

Kestra gathered her Counselor’s PADDs and walked out of her office, making her way to her quarters. She enters into her quarters and began to pack her belongings. After finishing her belongings, she exited her quarters one last time. She walked through the airlocks and onto USS Tarawa, taking her PADD of where her assigned quarters and the CNS office were located.

Kestra found this quite exciting that they are assigning to a new ship, but understands that not everyone would have those same feelings. She always has herself available for anyone that needs to talk to her. It is part of her duties as Ship’s Counselor to listen to the crewmembers’ feelings.

Kestra walked down the corridor and entered into her new assigned quarters. She took note of how different it compared to the one on USS Vindicator. After unpacking her bags, she exited her quarters and decided to find where her office was located. Once she found her office, Kestra looked inside for a moment before transferring the crew’s evaluations onto her new console. After that was done, she exited her office and took a walk around the ship. She thought that she could see what the ship was like.

Kestra smiled at a few passing crewmembers as she began her way to the bridge. She entered into the turbo lift. “Bridge.”, she replied. The TL hummed as it ascended to where the bridge was located. The TL stopped and she exited onto the bridge. She noticed that a few crewmembers had already showed up on the bridge. She smiled at them before greeting them.

“Hello. I see that a few had already beaten me to the bridge already.”, she said jokingly.

[kasiakaz]

Kasia finished packing and transported over to the new ship, she gave her transfer orders to the transporter cheif who looked them over and nodded to her welcoming her to the ship. She first reported to the quartermasters office first to recieve her quarters assignment. She reported to her new quarters setting down her things, which wasnt much. She unpacked quickly knowing where she wanted everything since these quarters were almost identical to her old ones. She set a picture of her family on the bed side table and smiled at the picture of her mother, father and brother that had been taken several years ago right before she went to the academy and before she had recieved the Kaz symbiont.

She then reported to sickbay, neither the cmo nor amo had arrived yet, she suspected they had more to transport from their quarters then she had. She set her padds down in her office and began to get down to work. She began to do inventory of sickbay making sure that they had everything that they needed to be sure they didnt need to transport anything else over from the vindicator.

[kyahrichardson]

Kyah had been unable to sleep because of the excitement, so she had gone on duty and gotten the announcement when she was in the science labs. She helps the officers pack up their experiments for transport. Some materials weren't suitable for transporters, so they would have to be taken over to the new science labs when someone took a shuttle over there. She would make sure everything got over there, and pilot the shuttle as well.

When everything was either transported or packed onto a shuttle, she went to her quarters to get her things. She packed up the few things she had unpacked earlier. Her flute case and art supplies were still in a box. The blank canvases and the decorative paintings her brothers and sisters and other family members had given her as a going away present were still in wrappings.

She took everything to the shuttle with the non-transportable science materials and got clearance for launch. It was a very short trip to the Tarawa. She got permission to dock and started unloading, with the assistance of other science officers and a few security personel who were hanging around. They took all of the equipment to the labs and she dropped her stuff off to her new quarters as soon as she found out where they were.

Finally she was able to return to the new labs, admiring the new technology there. She helps the other science officers unpack equipment and set up the experiments again. She tapped her comm badge. "2nd Lieutenant Richardson to 1st Lieutenant Norris. An update sir... we've got all of the lab equipment over here and running again."

[navycob]

Chuck, running tests on the bridge, hears his comm go off from Kyah. "Very well LT Richardson. And well done! Thank you for your hard work. Come up to the bridge when you have a moment. The new panels are a little different."

Turning to Zar, "Yes, I sure did not expect all this excitement today. And I have much to learn about non-human races. I did not pick up on the antennae movements. Guess I need to study more." Watching her hands fly across the boards.."I guess they have not made a helm console you cannot master huh?" He says smiling at her once more.

[MCapt Zarlena Dorius]

She looked at him and giggled.

"Your not the first to that there is not a helm console I can't operate. I love my job I guess it shows. In reality the consoles are the same on every ship interchangeable really. But each one comes equip with its own unique signature. So far all I've done is to work with the sameness. In the weeks, months to come I will make further adjustments."

"Besides from moving objects that can be piloted or driven my next love that Star Fleet with would interested in, is my interest in other races and cultures. It more of a pass time for me to notice the differences, celebrating them and then to parallel them to the sameness. Oh no here I go rambling on and on. Sorry that must be so boring."

[navycob]

To Zar..."No, just the opposite. I enjoy discussing all manner of things, including cultures and your abilities. (chuckles) So I am always up for a conversation on just about anything. If I dont know something I can look it up. If I cant find it, I can make it up. (chuckles again) I cant wait to watch you fly!"

[MCapt Zarlena Dorius]

My abilities? Not much to say really. As a full Betazoid I'm both empathic and telepathic. I received the usual education on use, development, and the legalities involved.

"When I was tested last out of the 10 being the hightest amd 1 the lowest my range is telepathic 8 and empathic 7.23. slightly higher then normal. It was Jen's side of the family that got most of it. She's a 9.95 and a 9.98. I didn't really see it as special its just there."

Her console beeped to let her know the diagnostic was completed. She began to read the results and smiled.

"Yes I have done it again. How is your department going?"

[navycob]

"Very well. I have a great ASCI. She is really on the ball. I think, and it is my hope, that the two of us will be interchangeable on the bridge. As far as the equipment goes, it is all new or re-built, as is the whole ship, so I am sure there are no problems. Once we are underway, we can fine tune everything to our own abilities. For a while, if possible, I would like both of us on the bridge for major evolutions until we can both function to the captains liking. But other than that, I feel very good about the ship, Kyah, and the crew as a whole. I think we are going to have some great adventures coming to us. Wouldnt you agree?"

[1st Lt Kestra Elbrun]

Location: Bridge

Kestra stood back as everyone was talking, after noticing that a few were conversating in a real good conversation. A real good one to where no one noticed that she even entered onto the bridge. She did not want to appear rude or anything of the like, so, she remained quiet as she looked around the bridge to see where everything was. She took note of three chairs, in the center of the bridge, one for the Commanding Officer, Executive Officer, and the Ship’s Counselor.

Kestra overheard of how Zarlena scored on the telepathic and empathic range and gave a little smile. She remembered of another Betazed, while growing up, whom abilities who were almost off the charts. There were rare instances where a few Betazoids were born fully telepathic and empathic. It is usually about around their adolescent when their telepathic and empathic abilities become noticeable. Kestra was about to add another detail about Betazoids, but noticed that the subjected quickly changed, before she could say anything.

She thought that they would have many missions ahead of them that will be extremely tough, but she kept her opinions and thoughts to her, considering that her opinions or thoughts were not ask.

[justmeamh]

Amy was already awake going over her files she had been working on since she found out the ship had a Romulan as well as two Andorians now.Both were rather uncommon but she found information on Romulans much harder to find.

She heard her comm chirp and then the announcement by their new CO Colonel Allen.Sighing she hit her comm badge and ordered all her information she had gathered as well as her medicines for Klingons transported over to the Tarawa.

She quickly packed her belongings and ate a quick breakfast.luckily she lived spartan so she had few personal belongings to carry.Her main load was all the volumes of information data PADDs on the diverse species aboard the ship.

Once she got everything together she half carried half dragged her things out and through the ship.Luckily she bumped into a young marine who was happy to help her carry her bags.

It was really a short walk to the Tarawa.Once there she had to dig for her orders.She went through the proper security checks and entered the ship.

The marine helped her to the quarter master who assigned her her room.Slowly she made her way down the halls to the TL and finally to her room.Amy just placed her bags there and grabbed her data PADDS.

She went back to the TL and entered."Sickbay".She exited juggling her PADDs and finally entered sick bay.She placed her files on the nearest Bio Bed.

Looking up she saw a young female trill.Extending her hand,"Sorry I have not had the chance to meet you yet,my name is Amy you must be Kasia."

Amy smiled and continued talking as she looked around her new Sick Bay."I am so glad to have you on my staff.I have your file some where in here and it has nothing but good things to say about you.Well what do you think of our new working area?"

[kolrah]

Kol'Rah awoke back still sore from the ships beds.He climbed out of bed and took a shower.He sat down to eat when he heard the announcement.

Grumbling he began to pack his belongings.He carefully wrapped his bat"leth in the cloth his father had given him.He placed the rest of his belongings in his duffel bag and finished his breakfast.


Grabbing his gear he headed for the docking ring.He walked through the station until he came to the Tarawa's docking ring.Looking up he saw the ship for the first time.

Looking for a moment he was impressed,she looked powerful indeed a ship fit for warriors.

He went through the security checks thinking nothing about it.He was used to far greater checks on a Klingon vessel.

He went and was assigned his quarters.He headed for the TL and found his room in the Marine NCO area.As he entered he saw it was very lavish.Even for more so than the Vindicator.

He went to the true test however.He walked over and sat on the bed.Cursing loudly this bed was softer than his last one.

Still grumbling he unpacked his gear.After a couple of fruitless hours of trying to make his room more like he was accustomed he left and headed for the Armory.

He hoped to talk to his MCO.Upon entering however he only saw enlisted Marines.He did see Lance Corporal Kinsley however.Kol'Rah approached him,"Congratulations on your promotion."Kol'Rah without thinking slapped him hard on the back to show he meant his congrats."

He stopped for second,perhaps he was getting more used to the Federation and those around him than he had thought.

He smiled a toothy grin,"So Corporal have you seen our MCO?, and what do you think of our new home?''

[Major Jaylas Aniri]

"Thank you Akoval. I can not tell you how nervous I am. Hopefully I am not showing it. My first briefing as an Acting XO." Her antennae quivered and stood fully at attention.

She took a step closer to him and then hugged him.

"That was for luck and I needed it. I will see you as soon as I can. Make sure little one has extra bedding he tears it up when hes anxious."

She turned and walked out