Chat with the Admiral
Posted on Sun Apr 28th, 2013 @ 1:49pm by Captain Vorn Krace
Mission:
Renewed Beginnings
Location: Proxima Maintenance Yards
Timeline: MD05 1440hrs
"I hear that the refit has been going well," Admiral Drazman said, as he and Captain Krace strolled leisurely around the outer sections of one of the Yards' recreational areas, past the large viewports looking out at the activity around the station.
"The engineering teams are essentially all finished now," the captain responded, his hands clasped loosely behind his back as he matched the Admiral's pace. "A few finishing touches over the next couple of days, and we'll be ready to launch."
"How about your crew? I hope they've not all gone soft whilst the ship's been moored here." The smile on the admiral's face belied the stern attitude carried in his words; whilst still a starship captain, Drazman had been known for caring a great deal about his crew and their needs. In Krace's eyes, it was part of what made him the ideal man to run a facility such as the Yards.
"They've been keeping busy, for the most part," Vorn replied. "We have quite a few newer crew members joining us, and the rest are all eager to get back out there, though. And I can't say I blame them."
"Yes, I still miss the old days, when I could go flying about the galaxy in search of trouble," Drazman said, his eyes turning wistful. "I do envy you and your crew sometimes, Captain. To still be gallivanting through space out there is a great adventure, though I have a feeling that your first mission back out in space will be less so."
Krace only half agreed with that assessment. "We're not going out into the unknown like we did in the Delta Quadrant Admiral," he said, "and I know that the McAllister nebula is in a region of very stable space, but I think it will be good to be able to stretch our legs for a bit and see what our new sensors can do. Afterall, we've been able to reach that nebula for over a century, but we've never actually been able to map it before, or stay inside for more than three days. We might be able to change that."
"As an old Denobulan friend of mine used to say; 'optimism, captain!'" Drazman intoned before redirecting the topic slightly. "When do you expect to be able to depart?"
"Three days," Krace responded instantly, having already decided and issued his orders for the crew to report to their duty stations before then. "We've got almost everybody aboard now, and engineering should be finished with time to spare. I want to get back out there as soon as we can."
"Very good." The two men walked in silence for a few more minutes, before coming back to the starting point of their stroll; the Admiral's office. As the two men approached, they saw another starship captain - a female Vulcan - approaching his door; the admiral's next appointment. "I had best not keep Captain S'Trel waiting," he said, as though it was the captain's steely temprement to be feared rather than the Admiral's authority. "I shall look forward to watching your launch."
"As will I," Krace responded with a grin, peeling off to allow the Admiral to carry on to meet S'Trel, whilst he headed for his ship. If all went well, that would be the last of the regular meetings he and the Admiral had been having to discuss progress on the Iapetus, and they'd soon be off gallivanting through space again.
Captain Vorn Krace
Commanding Officer
USS Iapetus
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Admiral Drazman (NPC)
Commanding Officer
Proxima Maintenance Yards
