..for now

Posted on 08 Nov 2016 @ 2:22pm by Lieutenant JG Alexandra DuQuesne
Edited on on 22 Nov 2016 @ 1:31am

Mission: Episode One: Back on the Highway to Hell
Location: Deck 7
Timeline: MD 5: 2000hrs

The primary science lab was almost fully staffed, but no Chief Science Officer.

"Hey!" Alex called out, then instantly regretted it as all eyes turned to look at her. "Uh...Um. Has anyone seen Commander Aix?"

No one said anything, a few shook their heads. Alex frowned. How can she do her job properly without ever having met the Chief of her department?

She sighed, eyeing the Chief's office. She stepped into room, the glass panelled walls had a clear view of the main science work space, and the secondary labs on the other side. She looked at the desk. She couldn't decide if she should take the office or not.

It just didn't seem to be right. "Computer, alter the tint of the windows, darkest tint."

The windows become slowly opaque until they were completely black.

She stepped out of the office, and locked the door. "It's not my office." she said to herself.

She found an optimal spot in the main lab and cleared the space and made it into a viable work space for her to operate from. She stood up, "Alright everyone!" she called out, "USS Voyager. Stardates 54208 to 54890, particularly the months surrounding Stardate 54868.6, I want to know every alliance, every friend, every thing that Voyager did that could be useful to us now. I want it all on this desk here," she pointed down at her work space "in 48 hours."

"Um," someone said, "And you are?"

Alex blinked. "Oh shit. I knew I forgot something!"