Always Late

Posted on Fri Nov 5th, 2021 @ 1:35pm by Lieutenant Commander Andromeda Lightfeather & Lieutenant Xavon Starkweather

Mission: Mission 1: Distressed Cargo
Location: XO's Office
Timeline: Current

Xavon had been given an alpha shift, he'd got aboard a meagre two days ago and still had to meet the CO and XO respectively. He’d barely had enough time to meet the CMO and that was weighing down on the young half Romulan. He had just finished up labelling and cataloguing the hypo sprays. It was 9 am, Xavon had been in sickbay since 6 am. He had pencilled in a meeting the XO around now and didn't want to be late, rushing his hands through his hair as he downed tools and made for the XO’s office.

Walking through the halls, Xavon had some time to think his father would be heading to the delta quadrant by now and he would need to check in with him to make sure everything was ok before he settled into his new role as ACMO. This was his first assignment straight out of the academy and he wanted to make a good impression on the crew and command staff alike.

Stepping up to the door, Xavon pressed the chime to the door and awaited being told to come in.

Andi had finished unpacking and sighed as she looked at a job well done, then the door buzzer sounding made her jump "who could that be now?!" She asked herself "ENTER," she said coming out of her personal area and closing the doors now she was in an area of her quarters that doubled as her office.

As the blast door retracted Xavon stepped in, a little gingerly as he didn't want to create a bad first impression "Lieutenant Xavon Starkweather Ma'am sorry I'm a little late sickbay duties got the better of me won't happen again" he said with a little smile.

Looking up at the very young Lieutenant as she tilts her head slightly to the left "Ain't you a little young for a full Lieutenant! Please have a seat Lieutenant, your transfer Padd please?" Lightfeather asked as she straightened her head up and moved behind her desk holding her hand out for the Padd.

Xavon walked in a little at ease but still quite nervous, fishing into his pocket for his transfer padd, finding nestled between his old pen and notebook he reached for it and handed it over "one transfer padd" he said with a little smile placing into the hand of the other.

Taking the Padd "please have a seat Lieutenant" Andi said taking the item and looking it over as she logged it in with the systems of the ship, she worked away for a moment then looked up at him as she handed the Padd back to him "so how come someone so young is a full Lieutenant, you a prodigy or something?" Lightfeather asked pleasantly.

Xavon smiled "Well I was a lieutenant JG on my last assignment and due to my experience and merit my commanding officer asked that my commission and rank be promoted to lieutenant," he said matter of factly "Well I'm the closest thing away from a progeny but I'm good with a scalpel"

"I hope so Lieutenant, I hope so," she said "as things may not get any easier the more missions we do" she added and sat back and folded her hands "so apart from being a prodigy what else is it can you do?" She asked.

Xavon pondered the question a little "Well I'm good with most alien physiologies, Vulcan, Romulan Klingon etc" He said with another brief smile "I have a minor in security and tactical and have a specialisation in Romulan melee techniques so if you need a field medical officer I'm your guy" He said with a brief laugh.

*smiling back* "interesting is that, and it may at some point come in handy, as to be quite honest I have no idea what lies ahead for us. It might surprise you to know that I am new to the ship, just like you, but my background is Security, some days I miss it others I do not" she responded.

He smiled "Well I knew at some point I would either need to be out in the field saving lives so why not have the training to do the job properly-being part Romulan of course helps with the strength aspect too so I'm quite versatile when it comes to fighting as well so there will never be any shortage of hands-on-deck who know what there doing," he said tapping his hands on leg.

Looking at the young officer "you seem a little uneasy Lieutenant, there is no need to be, I do not bite" she paused and looked down and then back up at him "well not unless 'cause is given" she added with a smile.

Xavon laughed a little "That's just my Romulan blood ma'am it gets the better of me sometimes" he said rubbing the back of his head "Well I mean not that biting is a bad thing would have to clean myself up" He said with a slight wink.

She looks at him with an unknown look head slightly tilting to the right as her left eyebrow raised ' he did not just say such a thing, did he' she asked herself mentally.

Xavon smiled "Also It would seem humour is not my strong suit," he said with a slight giggle, he knew far too well that his humour sometimes was off to the left field and sometimes caught people off guard a little.

"Was that humour there Lieutenant?" Andi asked straightening her head up and lowering her eyebrow "so it seems you do have some form of humour" she added.

He laughed "That was indeed humour Commander Lightfeather not my strongest but still humour" he smiled "So which shift do I start on commander?"

"You will be on Alpha shift Lieutenant, so you get to do days, but expect long hours and gruelling moments of sheer terror," she said straight-faced.

Xavon smiled "Well good thing I'm used to long gruelling hours with little to no breaks," he said looking around "Sheer terror is where I live commander this ship will be in good hands"

Andi looked at the DCMO sceptically with a raised eyebrow "riiiiight!" she said imitating Dr Evil from the old earth film Autin Powers. "You are Medical, so get with the CMO and see what Doctor Ross has for you, but I think we are finished here Lieutenant and welcome to the Endurance" Andi said standing and holding out her hand,

Xavon got up and smiled "Understood I have a meeting with her next," he said shaking the other hand "Thank you, commander Lightfeather I look forward to serving with you on this fair ship," he said as he turned on his heels and went to the door a smile on his lips he had done it finally gotten the position he wanted and now the rest was up to fate.

Watching the new Deputy Chief Medical Officer leave oO he is going to be a handful Oo she thought and sat back down at her desk and sighed and she updated the ship's files.

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Lieutenant Xavon Starkweather
Deputy Chief Medical Officer