Aos-primary-control-compartment

USS Odyssey

I-I C/T-141 "Ace of Spades" / primary-control-compartment

This area serves as the Bridge and CIC, with stations for a Conning Officer, an Astrogator, a Pilot and a Weapons Officer. There are a couple of acceleration couches for two more personnel, with general purpose consoles.

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 01-Feb-21 01:34 PM

*After poking their head through several doors, they get to the bridge, and step into the room, looking around at the consoles.* “Hughes! Get over here mister. Tell me you can get these computer terminals up.”

PO3. Richard Hughes 01-Feb-21 01:42 PM

*Hughes enters through the hatch, and pushes himself over to what looks like the pilot's station. He looks over it.* "We might not need the computers. Both the thrust and attitude controls are mechanical and electrically augmented, along with the attitude indicator, the chronometer - it's for redundancy. But, nevertheless..." *Hughes gets the computer working, and the controls shake briefly as they are switched from the mechanical actuators to manipulating electronic sensors.*

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 01-Feb-21 01:47 PM

”Okay, I felt that rumble.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 01-Feb-21 01:47 PM

"Engineering reporting in. Reactors are up. Engines should be functioning as soon as control input is given. Might want to take that shower when yer get back though, Ah don't think Decontamination included that." (edited)

Counselor Mevi Wyse 01-Feb-21 01:49 PM

(Close enoughhhhhj

PO3. Richard Hughes 01-Feb-21 01:49 PM

"I wouldn't be too worried about the radiation, ma'am. Unless the ship's shadow shield is damaged, the radiation dosage should be minimal."

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 01-Feb-21 01:50 PM

”Okay Girak. That’s your cue.” *Frankie steps to the center of the bridge, and after glancing around, they sit in the captain’s chair.* “I’ll take your word for it, Mr Hughes. I don’t wanna be picking hair off the floor of my quarters. Mr. Girak, you ready for this?”

Lt. JG Avarin BOT 01-Feb-21 01:51 PM

*Avarin watched with barely covered curiosity.* “As primitive as this technology is, it’s certainly intriguing to see it in actual use,” *She said taking a few quick scans, they might be useful for the salvage teams.*

PO3. Richard Hughes 01-Feb-21 01:53 PM

*Hughes works through the controls individually, confirming that the computer thinks they're working. He may not have any experience piloting a craft as big as this one, but a moon hopper actually has more controls at the pilot's station than a freighter such as this one.* *Attitude control? Check. Throttle? Check. Navball? Check. Atomic clock? Check. Manuever start and Brennschluß timers? Check.* "Pilot's station seems to be in working order." *Hughes pushes himself back and gestures towards the pilot's chair, looking towards Girak.* She's all yours, sir."

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 01-Feb-21 01:54 PM

”Well go and scan it around a bit, Avarin. I’m sure you’ll have 50 papers to write when we get home.”

*Frankie gives everyone a look, and taps their CommBadge in a ceremonial manner.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 01-Feb-21 01:59 PM

*Girak heads to the controls and looks over them quickly before figuring out how to plot the course and get them moving.* “Alright everyone hold on, nice and steady as she goes.”

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 01-Feb-21 02:00 PM

”Take us home, Mr. Mayott.”

Lt. Girak Mayott 01-Feb-21 02:02 PM

*The ship moves forward as he steers the vessel close to Odyssey with ease. Yup, just like his training for fighter ships from long ago.* “Are we docking it in the shuttle bay?”

Narrator BOT 01-Feb-21 02:02 PM

*As the manoeuvre starts, the crew aboard start to be very gently pushed downwards - there's a clank followed by a gentle, muffled roar from far below as the control rods slide out and the engine turbopumps start to operate, together pumping seven and a quarter tons of propellant through the engine reactor cores every second, resulting in thirty-one milligees of acceleration - about a thirtieth of Earth gravity. The acceleration shifts a little to the side as the ship begins to spin under gimbal.*

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 01-Feb-21 02:03 PM

“That’s the aim, Mr. Mayott. No chance we could get this bird into the bay, could we?”

PO3. Richard Hughes 01-Feb-21 02:03 PM

"I doubt it, unless the Odyssey got a few dozen times bigger since we left. The ship's a third of a kilometre long."

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 01-Feb-21 02:05 PM

”Eh, worth a shot. All right, Mr. Mayott. Take us to the docking port we have closest to Engineering. I’m sure Forge is gonna love getting his paws on this.”

Lt. Girak Mayott 01-Feb-21 02:06 PM

“Aye Lieutenant.” *The shuttle heads there if he can remember what one that is.* “I’d like to get a chance to look at the weapons on this too.”

PO3. Richard Hughes 01-Feb-21 02:06 PM

"You'll probably need to get Odyssey to extend a docking tunnel, ma'am. Without translation jets, this ship can only accelerate forward and use its gimbals. Whoever could dock with that constraint deserves a medal."

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 01-Feb-21 02:08 PM

”If Girak does it, he’ll get two slices of that pizza.”

Lt. JG Lylla Sh’avoness 01-Feb-21 02:09 PM

"can I steal a slice? Human foods are addicting"

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Lt. JG Max Leòideach 01-Feb-21 02:09 PM

"Not sure it's stealing if yer ask." (edited)

Lt. JG Lylla Sh’avoness 01-Feb-21 02:10 PM

*she chuckles*

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 01-Feb-21 02:10 PM

”I’ll get one out of my emergency stash for all of you if Girak pulls this off.”

Lt. Girak Mayott 01-Feb-21 02:10 PM

“Ha! You think I’m not up for the challenge?” *He chuckled teasing but knew Hughes was right.* “Alright Lieutenant, let Odyssey know we will be arriving in 10 mins so they can prepare.”

Lt. JG Lylla Sh’avoness 01-Feb-21 02:11 PM

"My bets are all on him then." *She smiled*

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 01-Feb-21 02:12 PM

"Well.. Can't exactly bet against 'im." *His tone was humorous.*

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Lt. Girak Mayott 01-Feb-21 02:14 PM

“Smart move Ensign Leoideach.” *He laughs feeling a surge of joy over something so simple. He turned to see who all was in the room and saw an Aenar. Where did she come from? Eh he was too busy having fun to care.* (edited)

PO3. Richard Hughes 01-Feb-21 02:16 PM

*Hughes is sitting, listening. Having served on an atomic rocket ship that melted down under him, he has a vague idea of what happens just before everything goes wrong, and he's trying to determine whether that's happening.*

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 01-Feb-21 02:20 PM

”All right, Mr. Mayott. Nice and easy. Let’s head for the airlock near Deck 23.”

Lt. JG Avarin BOT 01-Feb-21 02:20 PM

*She glanced around at the noise, before taking more scans. Determined to get as much information as she could on the tech.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 01-Feb-21 02:23 PM

“On my way Lieutenant.” *The Odyssey was getting really close by now and he concentrated more on keeping things smooth so they didn’t crash into the side.* “Okay hold on I’m putting her in.” *The vessel jerked a bit as he overcorrected but quickly gained control.* “Alright that should do it....” *He squinted his eyes as the vessel came to a hault at the maintenance bay of deck 23.*

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 01-Feb-21 02:25 PM

*Frankie stands, and heads over to Girak, clapping him hard on the shoulder.* “Well done, Girak.” *They smile over at him, with honest appreciation.* “You did good work. Now, let’s go home.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 01-Feb-21 02:26 PM

"Great flyin'. Though... Ah won't trust yer with me speeder back home."

PO3. Richard Hughes 01-Feb-21 02:26 PM

*Hm. They must make better pilots now than they used to.*

*Hughes is impressed.*

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 01-Feb-21 02:28 PM

"Understood, making our way out now. Beware, there's gravity now." *he said in a slightly dry tone.*

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 01-Feb-21 02:28 PM

*Frankie looks around the small bridge, and motions to their team to follow out and head back to the mothership.*

Cayde-7 01-Feb-21 02:28 PM

Lucian steps into the primary control compartment. "Woah, this place is cool..." He said, wandering around.

PO3. Richard Hughes 01-Feb-21 02:28 PM

"Understood, sir. I'll make sure to have my feet under me when I disembark."

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 01-Feb-21 02:30 PM

”Boys, I know you’re getting distracted by the shiny. But we should get back. You’ll get your chance to play with her after Chief Forge is done with it. Come on. Off with you.”

Cayde-7 01-Feb-21 02:31 PM

Lucian sighed and rolled his eyes. "Yeah, we better be able to poke around the 'shiny' later. As shiny as a 500 year old ship can be..." He joked, walking into the access compartments to head to the airlock. "Well, I guess technically this ship isn't 500 years old... ugh, temporal mechanics..." He grumbled.

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 01-Feb-21 02:31 PM

*Frankie gives Lucian a little jab to get him moving, and shepherds the rest of the away team back through the ship.*

Lt. JG Avarin BOT 01-Feb-21 02:33 PM

*Avarin snags a few more scans before being herded out.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 01-Feb-21 02:34 PM

*He took his hands off the controls and patted the front.* “Shes not bad for her age. Already let’s out.” *He followed the rest out of the vessel. He’ll check out the guns and such later.*

PO3. Richard Hughes 01-Feb-21 02:38 PM

*Hughes nudges the wall, and drifts out of the Bridge.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 04-Feb-21 05:58 PM

*Once in the room he looked around and turned on the computer.* “You guys coming?”

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 04-Feb-21 08:50 PM

*Frankie comes up behind Girak, allowing a chance for them to actually look through the bridge.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 04-Feb-21 08:55 PM

*Girak’s hands go back to the controllers before trying to open up the computer’s database. He pushes a few buttons but and tries to decider the code.* “Looks like they want to keep things secrets. No matter.” *He continues to type away.*

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 04-Feb-21 09:51 PM

*Frankie sits in front of another console, and begins to type too, tongue sticking out of their mouth.* “I wish I’d paid more attention in codebreaking.”

Lt. Girak Mayott 04-Feb-21 10:43 PM

*Girack laughed.* “Well some skills you learn from the academy.” *His eyes squinted as he concentrated.* “While others, from life experiences.” *He computer beeped then opened up to allow them access to any of the files.* “Got it.” *He grinned and stood aside so she could see.* “Come take a look at this.” *He pulled up the information of the weapons on the screen.*

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 05-Feb-21 12:05 AM

*Frankie pops up from their seat and heads to lean behind Girak, reading over his shoulder.* “Oh. Wow. WOW.”

Lt. Girak Mayott 05-Feb-21 12:16 AM

“I know!” *He points to various areas of the ship on screen.* “It has missiles and cannons. Some kind of laser, emergency flares..” *He let the sentence drop as he typed away and opened more files.* “These humans may not be as advanced but they had the right ideas on how to protect this ship.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 05-Feb-21 01:03 AM

*Max laughs a little at that. He hadn't approached too much, barely able to make out a few words on the screen.* "Aye. Someone didn't wan' their cookies bein' stolen."

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Lt. Girak Mayott 05-Feb-21 01:05 AM

*He looked over at Max.* “Cookies? Is that slang for weapons?” *Another human thing he wasn’t aware of?*

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 05-Feb-21 01:08 AM

"It's err a sweet biscuit. Ah'm not good at bakin' though so Ah can't offer to make any. And the replicator doesn' make 'em perfectly but they're still nice." *His gaze maintained Girak's for a few seconds then flicking to Frankie, then briefly around the room and back to Girak.* (edited)

Lt. Girak Mayott 05-Feb-21 01:11 AM

*Girak gives Max a serious look then bursts out laughing.* “I know what an Earth cookie is, I just don’t know what it has to do with this ship and it’s weapons.” *He didn’t understand the cookies stolen wordplay.*

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 05-Feb-21 01:14 AM

"Oh errr... Just a way of sayin' people don't wan' their stuff bein' taken, really sir." *He said with a shrug.* "Sorry Ah got'a bit confused there." *He apologised for counfounding the question. His gaze shifted, he looked away from Girak, past his shoulder. Standing straighter, to attention. Almost as if he expected to get reprimanded because of it.* (edited)

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Lt. Girak Mayott 05-Feb-21 01:18 AM

*Girak waves his hand dismissively noticing Max’s sudden change in posture.* “Hey it’s all good. There’s plenty of Cardassian idioms that others don’t get.” *He laughs.* “Stolen cookies...I’ll have to remember that one.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 05-Feb-21 01:20 AM

*Despite the distance, Max flinched heavily at the wave of the hand. Before what was said registered and he relaxed a little.* "Aye." *He noded, though didn't say anything else.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 05-Feb-21 01:45 AM

*This time Girak frowned and lowered his hand.* “Easy Ensign I don’t bite.” *His tone became serious as he began to wonder if Max was afraid of him. Or maybe Mayott was super intimidating. Being a Cardassian and all, the dominion war was long over but some still harbor bad feelings towards his kind.*

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 05-Feb-21 01:47 AM

"Errr aye lad. Sorry, habbit." *He relaxed a little more and took a step forward. Anxious to change the subject.* "So what weapons has this thin' got?"

Lt. Girak Mayott 05-Feb-21 02:20 AM

*He turned back to the computer and pulled up the main file again.* “Some cannons, missiles, various lasers and flairs. We could use the metal parts and chemicals possibly or have these as backup weapons.” *He shrugs.* “They’ll work for this erra but not where we came from.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 05-Feb-21 03:11 AM

"Aye. Though could work if we need to do recon. That bein' said, we wanna stear clear of Earth and it's people right now, aye?"

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 05-Feb-21 09:12 AM

”I dunno. I get the distinct feeling Chief Forge is gonna need more parts to patch the Odyssey up and we’re gonna have to scrounge them up from somewhere else.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 05-Feb-21 12:52 PM

"Aye. Though runnin' into me ancestors don't sound like a good idea right now."

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 05-Feb-21 01:51 PM

”I don’t think they technically would be your ancestors, since we also traveled in dimensions along with time…” *Frankie is massaging their head as the effects of the drink from earlier slowly drains from their system.* “I hate temporal mechanics.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 05-Feb-21 01:57 PM

"Errr... it depends. Is the dimension shift entwined-" *He stopped after realising he was probably making it more complicated.* "They're not easy to get, aye. Though they're pretty interestin'."

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 05-Feb-21 02:11 PM

*Frankie sighs and slaps their cheeks a few times to rouse their brain.* “This is why I didn’t become an engineer. Leave all the maths to you, big guy.” *They reach over and clap Max on the back.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 05-Feb-21 02:29 PM

*He laughed.* “Well Id like to take a close look at the missiles. We should remove one.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 05-Feb-21 02:49 PM

*He laughs, after having flinched at the slap on the back.* "Aye, well. Can't all be perfect can we?" *He joked.* "Can't be pretty an' smart. Wouldn' be fair on the rest of us. Course This lad here don't apply to that." *He said, joking further a small grin across his face.*

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 05-Feb-21 05:37 PM

”Oh, Girak is just an all rounder. Pilot, security. Is there anything you can’t do, or do they train you all to do that on Cardassia?” *Frankie is leaning against the console, arms folded as they look at Girak, voice teasing.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 05-Feb-21 06:17 PM

“Well, what can I say? I remember my training.” *He laughs and leans back in the rather uncomfortable chair.* “Any other parts of the ship you’d like to see?”

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 05-Feb-21 10:48 PM

”That’s right, perfect memory! Must be nice to have that going for you.”

Lt. Girak Mayott 05-Feb-21 11:40 PM

“Yes and no. I love it when I’m in a time crutch and I don’t have to think about what needs to be done. Studying is easy because I can retain so much. It’s mainly from training as a child. However the downside is there are some things and experiences in life I’d rather not remember. But not too often.”

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 06-Feb-21 01:01 AM

”Oh, true. I can definitely think of some experiences I’d be happy to forget. Then again, we always seem to remember the worst memories, don’t we?” *Frankie sighs, and heaves themself off the console.* “Want some of this?” *They pull the little bottle out and offer it to Girak.* “It won’t help you forget but it definitely cheers me up.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 06-Feb-21 02:03 AM

"Ah'd offer a hug to both of yer but don't know if yer'd appreciate it." *He said with a chuckle. Briefly pulling out hus PADD to reply to a message.* "We all got memories we don' want to remember. 's just a case of makin' new ones to replace the bad ones, aye?"

Lt. Girak Mayott 06-Feb-21 02:16 AM

“Well, I appreciate the offer Max but I’m not much of a hugger.” *He laughs and looks over at Frankie before taking the small bottle.* “What’s this?” *He remembered that she offered it to Max earlier but was curious about its contents.*

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 06-Feb-21 01:03 PM

”Whiskey. Probably won’t make much of a dent in you, since you’re probably used to Cardassian liquor.” *Frankie laughs and cocks their head at Girak.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 06-Feb-21 01:07 PM

*He smiles and takes a sip.* “The taste is appreciated though.” *He hands it back.* “You’re right, I do enjoy harder Cardassian liquors but we’re on duty so I’ll save that for another time.”

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 06-Feb-21 01:17 PM

”No we’re not, we got off duty when the party started. This is us entertaining ourselves off duty.” *Frankie gives Girak a friendly nudge.*

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 06-Feb-21 01:24 PM

*Checking his padd, he paused for a moment.* "Aye err... I'll be back inna few minutes-" *He got up and jogged out* (edited)

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 06-Feb-21 01:27 PM

*Frankie raises an eyebrow as he leaves.* “Well, he was in a hurry to get out.” *They shrug and look at Girak.* “So, tell me about yourself, Lieutenant Mayott. How does a Cardassian, so skilled in piloting end up on a ship headed for the Delta Quadrant?”

Lt. Girak Mayott 06-Feb-21 04:41 PM

“Well that is a long and probably dull sorry.” *He laughs but becomes serious.* “I used to be a pilot for the Cardassian Union. I flew and commanded Hideki class shuttles.”

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 06-Feb-21 05:08 PM

”Ahhh. How’d you end up in Security? Why not try out for Conn?”

Lt. Girak Mayott 06-Feb-21 08:02 PM

“I went through the Cardassian military training to become a guard. I protected various Liasons and Gulls through the years. When the Dominion war broke out they needed soldiers. I was a Glinn then and called to serve Cardassia. It was my duty of course so I was trained to fight and defend the Union.”

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 06-Feb-21 09:52 PM

”Wait, the Dominion War? You served in that?” *Frankie looks him up and down.* “You don’t gotta answer if this question is too personal, but how old are you?”

Lt. Girak Mayott 06-Feb-21 10:01 PM

“I’m 45. And don’t worry, you aren’t the first to ask me that. It’s not too personal what happened.” *Some parts of if were but he wasn’t going to go into that.* “I was flying a shuttle. It was under attack and I tried to head to safety. From what I understand the ship got caught in a time rift. I can’t remember because I blacked out and woke up on a federation starship almost 30 years in the future.” (edited)

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 07-Feb-21 01:25 AM

”Oh. Again with the temporal mechanics. Yeesh.” *Frankie makes a dismissive gesture with their hand.* “Well, however you ended up here, I’m happy for it. Because you docked this baby like it was another day at work.” *Frankie leans in, and lowers their voice.* “I actually recommended that the captain promote you for it. That was good flying, Girak. You did good.” *They straighten back up.* “Now, as for the armaments, looks like what they have would be strong enough to fight off anything that exists in this time period, right?”

Lt. Girak Mayott 07-Feb-21 01:44 PM

“A promotion? Ha! We’ll see. She’s probably so busy and doesn’t have time to think about those kind of things right now. But...” *He gives a grin.* “I’m glad you said something. Even if I was only doing my job.” *He looks back at the computer again to what she was talking about.* “We have that at least. Better to be armed with something instead of nothing.”

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 07-Feb-21 06:36 PM

”Yeah. I was going over all the reports? The Odyssey’s down bad. If this ship’s gonna stand between us and potential oblivion, I’m all for her. And she does seem like a hardy little thing.” *Frankie gives the console they’re leaning against a friendly slap.* “Got us home in one piece too.”

Lt. Girak Mayott 07-Feb-21 10:53 PM

((Dahhh Im sorry! Please ping me if I take this long again ))

“That reminds me, I need to check on the status of the weapons on Odyssey.” *He looks over at Frankie.* “I know a few things about altering weapons that could come in handy. That is if we get attacked with limited weapons. But you know....I’m liking the idea of using these more and more.” *His eyes squinted as he thought making him look angry instead of pensive.*

Counselor Mevi Wyse 08-Feb-21 10:14 AM

((No worries!

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 08-Feb-21 10:15 AM

*Frankie backs up a little at the change in expression.* “Everything all right Girak? You looked like you wanted to kill something for a second there.”

Lt. Girak Mayott 08-Feb-21 11:50 AM

“What? No I was just thinking. I’ve been told I look angry when I do that.” *He chuckles.* “Gotta work on that.”

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 08-Feb-21 01:55 PM

”Oh good. I was wondering if I should withdraw my recommendation.”

Lt. Girak Mayott 08-Feb-21 01:59 PM

“Haha I think it’s the ridges.” *He takes one finger and follows it along the rough large scales above his eyes.* “Wait? No promotion after all? I’m hurt Lieutenant.” *He was teasing of course and he hoped she could hear it in his voice.*

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 08-Feb-21 03:25 PM

*Frankie laughs and gives Girak’s shoulder a friendly pat.* “I mean, I could just… *borrow* another pip for you and you could wear it. Not like anybody might realize the difference.” *Frankie deliberately highlights the word borrow, waiting to see how he responds.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 08-Feb-21 03:43 PM

“Or I could just use the ship’s limited resources make my own. It can be different color entirely and no one will notice the difference.” *He laughed teasing of course and was glad that she got his joke.*

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 08-Feb-21 05:38 PM

*Frankie gives his shoulder a friendly squeeze and laughs along.* “You’re all right, Lieutenant Mayott. We should’ve done this sooner.”

Lt. Girak Mayott 08-Feb-21 11:25 PM

*He accepts the squeeze with a smile.* “You know it’s strange how recent events make us all throwing the regular work schedule out the window and meet new people as we try to piece the ship back together. I used to work the night shift. Mostly guarding the brig while the prisoner slept.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 09-Feb-21 02:26 AM

*Max enters again though upon seeing the scene, he paused and didn't move further. Attempting not to disturb them.*

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 09-Feb-21 10:12 AM

”Night shift? Ugh. That’s no fun. I remember my night shift days. Never again.” *Frankie gives a little performative shudder.* “Oh you had the prisoner? What do you know about him? I got the usual security briefing but not too many details.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 09-Feb-21 10:24 AM

*Max entered fully at this.* "Oh torture? Should Ah leave yer two alone?" *He said in a joking tone and with a smile. Walking closer though not fully approaching them. His body language became a little more closed off, despite his expression and his words.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 09-Feb-21 11:39 AM

*Girak looked over at Max.* “Not at all. We’re just talking. Recent events allow you to meet you people you know.” *He waved for Max to come over before turning to Frankie.* “There’s not much to say about the prisoner. Last of his kind, arrogant, justifying his cause, so on and so forth.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 09-Feb-21 11:42 AM

*Max did approach, for a moment a look of relief was on his face. Though it was repressed quickly.* "Sounds like-" *He stopped himself with a shake of his head.* "Justifyin' his actions? Yer can't justify killin' someone in cold blood like that."

Lt. Girak Mayott 09-Feb-21 11:46 AM

*Girak raised his hand towards the sky.* “Exactly! Killing the captain just because he’s Star fleet is a petty excuse of a way to justify your actions.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 09-Feb-21 12:09 PM

"Aye. Even if... Starfleet isn't a perfect environment." *This was said as a thought and he continued on.* "He shouldn'a been able ta kill the Captain. If the damn engineer had done 'is job." *this was muttured under his breath, though he was close enough for them to hear it.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 09-Feb-21 12:14 PM

*Girak looked over at him with a questionable look.* “What are you talking about? It was all security! I mean, first of all who lets the captain stand so close to an unknown species? Security should have scanned the lizard to make sure he didn’t have any kind of weapons. They would have noticed the implants in his arm and not allowed a hand shake!” *He raised his voice obviously very passionate about how security didn’t do their job.*

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Lt. JG Max Leòideach 09-Feb-21 12:22 PM

*Max shook his job.* "Yer kiddin' me. Security might not have done their job properly, but Ah didn't- didn't do me fookin' job. Like a fool, Ah stood and watched as the Captain was shot with little to do else but tap two wires together." *His voice had dropped somewhat, though it had an angry undertone. While Girak saw the anger, directed at this engineer. Though after a moment, it passed as he took a breath.* "Though, mainly. It was the prisoners fault fer doin' it. He shouldn't a done it in the first place." *He moved the conversation else where.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 09-Feb-21 12:27 PM

*Girak could tell that Max felt a huge responsibility for Walkers death. He didn’t know that Max was the engineer who was trying to get the force field down but obviously it still bothered him. He frowned knowing just how detrimental guilt can be. Even if it technically wasn’t Max’s fault at all.* “Look, you’re right about one thing. It’s the Lizard’s fault Captain Walker died. You aren’t responsible.”

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 09-Feb-21 12:41 PM

*Frankie shoves themself between the two men and puts a hand on each shoulder in a calming, but definitive motion.* “Boys, both of you stop. Nobody’s ultimately to blame for this. Maybe it’s because I’ve been in this job longer than I care to admit, but sometimes, shit happens. Okay? People fuck up and it’s all the little compoundings of individual mistakes that add up to things. Nobody’s directly responsible. This is a starship. That’s just how things are. Blaming yourself isn’t going to help anything. Or bring your old captain back. All we can do is move forward. Got that, gentlemen?” *Their voice is not angry, but calm, with the authority of their rank behind it, as well as the experience of years of service as well. It’s clear they’re trying to inject a bit of perspective into the situation.*

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 09-Feb-21 01:28 PM

*Max had already passed on the conversation at that point. As he knew it'd only get him angry. Though he was surprised at the hand on the shoulder, flinching a little under it. He smiled at Francesca.* "Is that an order, Lieutenant?" *He said in a joking tone. His smile only growing further at what he now deemed to be an inside joke.* (edited)

Lt. Girak Mayott 09-Feb-21 01:31 PM

*Girak looked at the hand on his shoulder and nodded her way.* “Aye Lieutenant. Learn from mistakes and move on.”

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 09-Feb-21 01:51 PM

”Yeah, Max, let’s consider it an order. Moving on is all we can do.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 09-Feb-21 01:55 PM

"Aye that. Guessin' Ah can't coax a hug outta yer either?" *He said in another joking tone. He passed on that note quickly, shifting to the screen.* "The amount of weapons on this thin'..." *he muttured, surprised genuinely as he hadn't taken a proper look at it.*

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 09-Feb-21 03:36 PM

*Frankie raises an eyebrow, and shrugs.* "If you'd like, Max."

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 09-Feb-21 04:30 PM

*He looked at her for a moment then laughed, thinking she was joking.* "Aye lass, aye." *turning his attention in a split between the PADD, and the two though not perfectly as he read on about the information.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 09-Feb-21 04:33 PM

*Girak laughed while jotting weaponry notes in his PADD.* “I suggest we look at our own ships weapons. I know tactical has been asking for help to see if we can get them running.”

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 09-Feb-21 04:34 PM

*Frankie claps both of them on the back as she looks over Girak’s shoulder.* “Well, I’m ready if you are. We should both go back and tell Sa’val what we’ve been up to.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 09-Feb-21 04:36 PM

"Ah should crash too. While Ah won't get any hugs out of either of yer, me bed is callin' for em." *He chuckled.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 09-Feb-21 09:40 PM

*He turned off his PADD getting the information he needed and stood up.* “Well maybe a bed hug is exactly what you need right now.” *He gave Max a softer pat remembering how the man flinched a little when touched.* “Alright Lieutenant, after you.”

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 10-Feb-21 05:23 PM

*Frankie nods and gestures grandly to the door.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 10-Feb-21 11:20 PM

*He follows and waves at Max.* “See you around. Alright let’s head out.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 11-Feb-21 03:47 AM

*accepting the pat, while there was a still a tensed motion he relaxed.* "Pfff. Ah'll get a hug outta yer two eventually. 'ny ways. Thank yer fer bein' 'ere today.' ppreciate it." *He smiled genuinely, his gaze flicking from Girak to Francesca* "Ah errr... Hope to be there fer a similiar time." *He scratched the back of his head in a nervous habbit.* (edited)

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Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 11-Feb-21 10:36 AM

*Frankie reaches over and claps him on the back once more.* “We’re gettin’ there, Max.”

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 11-Feb-21 12:30 PM

*For the first time, as he saw the movement. He didn't flinch. He smiled a little and nodded.* "Doin' the best, Lieutenant." *He looked into their eyes. Gauging their reaction.*

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Lt. Girak Mayott 11-Feb-21 01:07 PM

*Girak laughed.* “Well that’s gonna take some time. You go rest and join us later to analyze the ships weapons if you want. I’m not your department head so if he gives you other orders I won’t take it to heart.”

Lt. Francesca Mulgrew BOT 11-Feb-21 03:15 PM

*Frankie gives Max a little nod, then turns to Girak.* “Shall we go play with the ship’s weapons then?”

Lt. Girak Mayott 11-Feb-21 03:59 PM

*Girak.* “Yes let’s go.” *Off they went.*

Lt. JG Max Leòideach 12-Feb-21 03:30 AM

*Max rested his head against the console. And closed his eyes.* "I don't understand..." *he mumbled to himself, and didn't finish his question. His other hand came to support his head. He closed his eyes, told himself he'd get up in a minute.*

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Lt. JG Max Leòideach 14-Feb-21 12:52 PM

*Max eventually got up, with a sigh and went to go back to his quarters.*

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