Trevor took the hand of his captain and shook it firmly. The captain the paced back and forth and said: "your new position on this ship ensign Mori is like my personal assistant/apprentice, in this position you will serve me and learn from me, any questions so far?" Trevor responded "no sir". He then explained the current assignment and said "your first assignment is to and talk personally to each department about their preparations for the assignment security, science, tactical, engineering, medical and operations" he then handed Trevor a pad and Trevor said, "yes sir". Jack smiled and said goo "meet me in my ready room when you are done I have other things for you to do before we get to nimbus."
John was not guided along the ship and found it a little confusing to get around, but he supposed the point of this mission was to get to know the ship and its people, as on the face of it his mission was pointless because they could talk to each other via comm badge. Since he was down in depths of the ship he thought that he would start with engineering first. He made his way to engineering he saw all kinds of Panels that do who knows what. He walked through the hallways till he reached the inner part of engineering were Trevor looked at it with curiosity as it was unlike he ever saw before. A voice behind him said, "its a singularity infused warp core, gives all the advantages of singularity core without all the risks". He looked behind him and saw a male catian. He was a little taller then Trevor who was always shorter then most guys, he had bat black fur with gray along most parts of him he was clearly very old and was indeed the oldest member of the crew at about 70. Trevor said "I've never seen one before". The cat said "you sure haven't it's my special design, now what's your business here?''. Nervously he said "I am ensign Mori and you are ?" He cat grunted and said "My name is I' YUug, but people just call me UG" Trevor then got out his pad and said "ok the captain wants to know what you are doing to prepare for the upcoming assignment". Waged his tail and said "well me and the boys have recalibrated the warp core, fined tuned the impulse engines and have run a full engineering diagnosis", he smiled and said "I guess you could say, everything's in ship shape''. Trevor then said "it was nice meeting you but, I have to get to the rest of the departments now". He then made his exit and after he did, the cat went back to business working on a power relay when a young man, who was his second in command came up. He said "who was that?", UG said "that's ensign Mori, he's the captain's new golden boy." The young man started to scratch his head and said "he didn't look Japanese".
Jack looked up at the ceiling of the waiting room and sighed. It had been a long time since he gone to the ship's counselor, that was when his father died three years ago. He didn't like seeing therapists and stuff like that. That didn't mean he didn't express his feeling to close friends before, he had at multiple times had several heartfelt and tearful in bed conversations with Ryia and confidential ready room conversations with Tim and his former second officer Tegra Lernes. He was a cold calculated but at times warm Cardsssian who died in a freak transporter accident which is a very rare occurrence. Jack sighed again he knew the usefulness of consulters, especially now they had no official star fleet rank and were no longer on the bridge as in the days of Picard. He just thought it was strange to spill his emotional guts to a person he had little personal connection with. Just then the door opened and a Vulcan who must have been his previous patent walked out and a deep voice said "Captain come on in"
Trevor eventually made his way to the science division were he saw a woman who was a little older than Trevor behind a desk who was reading a pad. He was a little shorter then Trevor, had short length dirty blonde hair that was combed to one side, she also had thick black framed glasses (which is a rare sight in this century), and a rather tomboyish face to her which added to he over boyish shape making her look like a young man rather than a woman. The plate on her desk said "Yeoman Tiffney Liter". She looked up from her pad and said while taking a quick look at his pips "can I help you … ensign" He fumbled and took out his pad and said "I'm here to talk to …. Lieutenant Kaleb Wilson on behalf of the captain". She then said "the captain said you'd be around, the ill buzz you in, she taped here com badge and said, "sir Ensign Mori is here to see you". A posh up town Manhattan voice said "let him in". She then said "he will see you know". He then went into the room labeled " Senior specialist science department director Dr. Wilson". The door opened and what he saw stunned him he almost lost he, composer. He was about 5' 11' with perfectly tanned skin. He had neck length brown hair with stunning alluring bright green eyes, a face that he could only describe as beautifully masculine with a feature not out of place. He also had a very toned body with a much full rear. He maintained his composer and said once again pulling his pad out and said " Dr. I've come to check on your preparations for the task at hand". In a voice, he could only describe as masculine and seductive said "well currently young man we are expanding shield reintegration rate and improving the long rage seniors and special cloaking sensors in case the Klingons try something as unlikely as it is". He gave a smile, a discrete wink and said "anything else young man?". Trevor still in a bit of a daze said "no sir, I should leave you probably have work to do". He then bid farewell and exited the door and more or less stumbled out of the door and said to Tiffany "I don't mean to sound weird but your boss just hit on me, and he 's hot". Tiffany giggled a bit and said " the Dr. is a notorious man-whore, I would say swings both ways but he swings all the ways, but on a serious note don't get involved with him he's a walking HR nightmare". Trevor gained his composure and said "well why doesn't he ever get a talking too?". Tiffany said "the Dr. while he is an egotistical jerk and serial sexual harassers but he is one of the best physicists in the quadrant," she looked at Trevor and said "you're a cute kid you available for dinner later?". Trevor blushed and said "mam that is a nice and flattering offer but I'm afraid I only swing the opposite way, but I we can have a conversation as friends over dinner tonight?". She said "sure things kid ill talk to you later". Trevor then exited.
Jack was sitting in a chair across from the counselor, with a clock ticking in the background. Counselor Uram was the first to speak "your dying aren't you?". Jack paused and looked up at the tall alien, Jack was no short guy but the Kelpein was very tall and very skinny with a lanky long brown face. Jack said nothing and Uram said "we should really talk about it, Jack. Jack finally said something "ok its true, I am dying from a sickness I contracted fighting the Tzenkethi". Uram said "what are you feeling about it?". Jack said "what should I say?". Uram replied "you say whatever comes to mind". Jack said a little frustrated "you really want to know ?, the truth is I'm scared". "I've never been afraid of my own mortality, I just thought I would live to be at least 80, not 50 at the most". "well Jack, it's only natural to fear you're mortality, the fear of what may or may not be on the other side." "I've never put much stock in religion, if there Is a god I think he has better things to do then to worry about me, and Que Sera Sera". Uram scratched the back of his neck and said "well Jack Ryia has told me some things about you wish to comment on your relationship?". Jack got up and started pacing "Ryia is one of the most special people in my life". "how did you two meet?", "we met on the Nautilus many years by then I was head of the tactical team and she was an ensign". Jack looked at Uram in the eye and said " I met her when I gave her a tour of the ship, she was the most beautiful thing I ever saw, her eyes shined like emeralds". He sat back down and said "we hit it off by talking about the benefits of tetron cannons vs antiproton cannons and decided to have dinner later that night at the Ten Forward". "at first it was just a friendship, but soon it turned romantic and physical."
Trevor walked out of the operations department, getting what he needed by Ericks. He then came to the office of the head of the security department. In the office, he found chief Raf in his office and what he was well interesting, The Denobulan before was part, Borg. Raf was on one side a normal Denobulan but his eye left arm and left leg were all cybernetic implants. Chief Raf smiled in a typical wide Denobulan smile and said "yeah I know kind of strange isn't it?, to tell you the truth It took a while for me to get used to it to". He then unattached his cybernetic hand to reveal a small antiproton cannon built into his arm. He then reattached his hand. Trevor for a moment was dead silent then said "I can't imagine what you've been through". Raf said "I owe my life to the captain after I was captured he never gave up on me and eventually found me". He then said "on the positive side I've grown quite attached and appreciate what these implants do for me, so much that I've even customized them and can live without a recharging station''. He then shook his head and said "well enough of that you've come for my report". "well ensign we have assigned a top-level security team armed with the best, highly calibrated anti-proton stun pistols". Trevor wrote this down on his pad and bid farewell, his next stop was the medical bay.
Uram changed the posture in his chair and said "what made you take your relationship to the next level?" Jack then said "REO Speedwagon", Uram replied, "come again". Jack then said "months after we met and started to get to know one another and I fell in love with her not just for her beauty but her brilliant mind on tactical matters and kindness and softness." "I was so unsure if she loved me back, or she was just a good friend." " while we were on shore leave on earth, she wanted to see more of the earth so I showed her around the place where I grew up in Kentucky". So near the end of the shore leave we went to a little restaurant that styled after 1980's earth when the song "can't fight this feeling". "that is when I took the chance and I looked her in the eye and kissed her, and she kissed back and that night well you know, it was one of the happiest nights of my life". Uram said "that was a bold and risky move, but then again you aren't known for keeping it safe, what happened next?'' "well at first we kept our relationship a secret at first as an young beautiful woman having a relationship with her older department officer would look bad for the both of us, but as we came to realize nobody actually cared and we continued our relationship on and off for a long and eventually when I was given my own command I asked if she could be my tactical officer and I made a place for her stay at the home I inherited when my grandfather died". "After a while, we drifted away and had different partners, none of which worked out in the end, and about a year ago we reconnected again on a personal level and we've been going strong again, both physically and romantically. Uram wrote something down on a notepad and put it away beside him and crossed his arms and said "I think I know what your problem is, you are not afraid to die I can tell that". "You are afraid for her", he let out a breath and said "she is about 5 to ten years younger than you", which was a rhetorical question. "You are afraid that you as a man with ten years left to live at max will be a waste of what is left of her youth on you". Jack nodded his head slumped down in his chair and said "before the appointment a week ago I was going to ask her to marry me, a very romantic picture isn't?, two Starfleet officers getting married and serve together and explore the galaxy?". "I can't do that now". Uram looked down at Jack from his higher position and said "I think that is something you two need to work out". He then looked at a digital clock and said "I believe I have another session soon and you need to do your captain duties, so ill see you next week same time if factors permit?" Jack got up and said "yes that would be fine" and exited the door.
Trevor walked around sickbay, there were many people buzzing around doing things in white doctors uniforms that were a briefer more casual form of the stander uniform that was easy to remove if needed. He looked around but could not find the doctor so he tapped on the shoulder of a Vulcan in front of him and he turned around and faced Trevor and for another time this day he was captivated by the heavenly figure in front of him. The Vulcan had a round boyish face with dark brown eyes, a rather wide welcoming smile and dark chocolate brown messy hair and nice short stubble around his round face and chin. He was taller than Trevor by a good amount but wasn't a giant by any means. He had about an average slim build with some muscle on his arms and legs. What really perplexed as he had none of the angular features of a Vulcan and very much like a human with pointed ears and Trevor found the combo very handsome and he felt very infatuated. He blushed and said "sir can you help me find the chief medical officer". The young Vulcan said "I'm afraid the doc is out currently, but I can help if you want". "Trevor said "my name is ensign Trevor Mori and I'm here to see what you guys are doing to aid the current mission". He then took out his pad and the Vulcan said "I am assistant chief medical officer Kiruk". Then held his hand out to Trevor who shook it and said "well we have compiled a list of most known Gorn and Klingon contagions and there cures, not that they will but it helps to be prepared". Trevor then said still in a half infatuated gaze "it certainly does".
Kiruk by this time realized he still had the ensigns hand in his from were he shook it and noticed the young Mans's vacant stare at him and blushed. The guy looked about 5 years younger than him and looked by all respects a freshly faced ensign. By the look of him, he could tell he was a bit of a pretty boy but not enough to be annoying as he had a bit of eyeshadow but not enough to be directing. He had soft white face that looked as if it hardly saw the sun. He had light brown hair perfectly parted with a few long strands going don on his face and bright blue eyes. All of these elements stated to Kiruk that this was a young gay man who despite being a man, was a boy who didn't know fully know who he was yet, like a puppy looking for something or someone to cling to. To Kiruk the least he could help him along a bit.
Trevor finally realizing that he still held the Vulcans hand let go and in his said "well I better be going now". Kiruk said "don't hesitate if you need anything to talk to me" he saw as he exited the sick bay but not before almost tripping twice. One of the other sickbay workers said to Kiruk "what's wrong with him?" and Kiruk said "just puppy love"