SIM:Haase/In Love With Engineering

((USS Gorkon - Deck 6 - Corridor))

::With all the excitement - meeting Captain Nugra and conversing with
crewmates only a short while ago, he had almost completely forgotten to
report to the Chief Engineer. Frazzled, he entered a turbolift and ordered
to be taken to Engineering. After moments of sliding throughout the ship,
Adam looked out into the most high-tech and elaborate Engineering setup he
had ever seen. If he had been a child, this would have been like a
playground on Betazed, just waiting to be explored. Slowly stepping from
the turbolift, Adam's mouth dropped. His eyes meandered the entire deck, in
awe of its magnificence.::

((USS Gorkon - Deck 15 - Main Main Engineering - Upper Level))

HAASE: ::speaking to himself:: Well, Starfleet has outdone themselves this
time.

::<nowiki>Setting his pack next to a chair which he would claim his own, he <br /> wandered around the room. The sheer size of the room seemed to make Adam <br /> leap with joy. Adam had to hold himself back from making any irrational <br /> decisions - he wanted to get right in and begin experimenting. But before <br /> he did that, he thought he'd better meet up with his Department Chief. Adam <br /> picked up a PADD, and searched through it for the name.::<br /> <br /> HAASE: Computer, locate Lieutenant...::looking to the PADD:: Stoyer, Chief <br /> Engineer.<br /> <br /> Computer: =/\= Lieutenant Stoyer is located on the Bridge. =/\=<br /> <br /> HAASE: Thanks.<br /> <br /> Computer: =/\= You are quite welcome, Lieutenant Haase. =/\=<br /> <br /> HAASE: Oh...::slightly amused::...they must have added some upgrades to the <br /> computer as well. I hope that doesn't effect computer efficiency.<br /> <br /> <nowiki>::<nowiki>Taking a step away from his chair, he glanced one time more around the <br /> room before again entering the turbolift. He was going to catch up with his <br /> chief if it killed him.::<br /> <br /> HAASE: Bridge.<br /> <br /> <nowiki>::Again, the turbolift whipped into gear, and trusted him through the
unseen tubes of the ship. Within moments, he was walking out onto the
bridge, into what seemed to be a large gathering. Adam could overhear some
of the conversation, but attempted not to butt himself in.::

((USS Gorkon - Deck One - Bridge))

CHEN: I’ve never worked with a ship’s writer before. What is it that you
do? Are we talking reports for the Federation News Service?

::Adam had never seen a ship's writer before. That was somewhat rare in
Starfleet. Adam concluded that he would have to meet up with this person at
a later date - odd jobs had always interested him.::

BJARNADOTTIR: Response

ROSEK: I'm sorry if I'm interrupting anything. ::to Reynolds:: I just
wanted to formally report in for duty. Lieutenant JG Lael Rosek. I worked
in Operations aboard the Victory.

REYNOLDS: Welcome aboard, Lieutenant. ::A quick smile of greeting crossed
her face.:: You'll be assuming the same post on the Gorkon.

::Adam had wished that he knew the posts of every officer on this ship -
but that just wasn't so. He was so new - and most of these officers were
reporting from the Victory. Adam sighed with confusion and continued
listening.::

CHEN/STOYER/BJARNADOTTIR:

REYNOLDS: You're trained as engineer as well, I understand? Perhaps you can
join me when I annoy Lieutenant Stoyer by poking around in engineering
later. I've yet to have a proper look at our slipstream drive.

ROSEK: ::grins:: Yes, ma'am. I haven't had a chance to look at it in the
flesh either. Never got time to check out the one they installed on the
Victory. I've been over the blueprints, of course, and seen the holophotos,
but nothing can compare to the real thing.

::Ah! Another Engineer. Adam's heart lifted from the murky swamp and
breathed a sigh of hope. Adam always enjoyed discussing ideas with other
officers - and this Lieutenant looked like a perfect candidate. Then he
realized that he had met this person before. Yes, on the Starbase. It was
the woman he had lunch with.::

oO Hm...what a coincidence Oo

CHEN/STOYER/BJARNADOTTIR:

::Adam turned around to find another officer entering the room, which was
beginning to fill very quickly.::

EERIE: response

SIRIS: Major Siris reporting as ordered Ma'am.

REYNOLDS: I prefer sir. ::She gestured, open-handed, palm toward the floor.
The amusement wasn't entirely absent from her face.:: And please, at ease.
Before you rupture something.

::Adam laughed inwardly. He had made the same mistake as well.::

CHEN/EERIE/SIRIS/STOYER/BJARNADOTTIR:

REYNOLDS: You and Commander Eerie will be interested with the Marine set-up
here, Major. Rather than sequester the Marines in their own section of the
ship, they're housed with and use the same facilities as the Starfleet
personnel. HQ believes it will foster "inter-service cooperation".

::Adam had never worked with the Marines before. He admired them for their
service, but far too often he was hearing stories about the mix-ups between
them and Starfleet Officers. Adam guessed that he would just have to seem
for himself how these things really turned out.::

CHEN/EERIE/SIRIS/STOYER/BJARNADOTTIR:

REYNOLDS: Honestly, I think there just wasn't the room for it. The Gorkon's
a big ship, but once you've doubled the number of science labs, added a
quarter more VIP quarters, **and** squeezed in a slipstream drive, there's
really not much spare space to be had.

CHEN/EERIE/SIRIS/STOYERBJARNADOTTIR:

REYNOLDS: Apropos of nothing -- It's good that you're all here. There's
going to be an awards ceremony in the holodeck in the next couple of days.
I believe Captain Nugra has some commendations he'd like to award, and the
whole of the Gorkon senior staff has been invited. I wanted to ask that you
reach out and make our new transfers feel welcome.

ROSEK: ::nods:: Yes, ma'am.

::Adam was excited for this ceremony. His ceremony had taken place about a
month before - so he didn't expect anything from this crew - but it always
excited him to watch other awarded their medals; their faces beaming with
pride.::

CHEN/EERIE/SIRIS/STOYER/BJARNADOTTIR:

ROSEK: If I might ask, ma--sir, what's the dress code?

::Adam too thought about asking that question::

REYNOLDS: response

CHEN/EERIE/SIRIS/STOYER/BJARNADOTTIR: response

::But now it was finally Adam's turn to speak. Making his way through a few
people, he found the Chief Engineer and introduced himself.::

HAASE: Afternoon, Lieutenant. My name is Lieutenant Haase, and I will be
one of the senior engineers working in your department. It's a pleasure to
finally meet you.

STOYER: response?

HAASE: Yes, sir. Just transferred in from the USS Atlantis. Served there
for about seven months before being transferred here.

STOYER: response?

HAASE: Yes. I was down there a few minutes ago. Beautiful. I've already
picked out a console, as long as that's okay with you. ::Adam smiled::

STOYER: response

Lt.JG. Adam Haase
Engineering Officer
USS Gorkon
NCC-82293