Fleet Opening Mission: To Our Future

[Steve Malloway]

POSTING AS LT GREGREZ, CEO USS BRAVEHEART

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USS BRAVEHEART, docked with Starbase Thrinacia
Main Engineering
1259 hours

Well, he HAD intended to report in. BUT, two things had gone wrong; one - his PADD wasnt up-to-date and it would seem the Commanding Officer had changed over suddenly from a Captain Donald McGriff to a Captain Ethan Trane, and two - said ACTUAL Captain he was after had beggered off to some meeting with the big do-bo's from Command.

Well, it wasnt all doom and gloom as it meant that Michael could escape to Engineering and really caress his new lady's thi- nacelles. He grinned, cutting himself off as he looked at the Ensign stood before him.

"So, you thought that would be more efficient?" Michael asked the Ensign, folding his arms across his chest slowly. "Use your noggin next time, OK? The next time I walk in and find you with your face pressed deeper between those two conduits than a really lonely bachelor on a stag-do, I will go completely mental. Understood?" The Ensign nodded, scattering as Michael flicked his hand at him as a sign to scoot. He turned to the Assistant Chief and rolled his eyes. "Are they ALL like that? 'Cos if they are, I'm gonna need to be sedated by the Doc if they mess with the engines without thinking. Thats all I need - to blow the ship sky-high before even meeting with the CO."

"Relax, they're not all as immature as him."

"Not ALL?" Michael fell back into his chair heavily and rubbed at his forehead. "11 years I've been doing this and he's the first one to almost not only singe his eyebrows off, but singe the inner hull of the Starbase at the same time... Eesh... Anyways, I'm not officially due to be on-duty till 1600 hours, so in the meantime, here's the deal." He looked at the Asst. Chief again. "I'm gonna disappear to the Starbase for a quick munch, while I'm gone you tell that lot to mind my paintwork. Done?" He received a sharp nod and a grin. "Good, I'll see you all later."

STARBASE THRINACIA
Promenade
1226 hours

"Hmm... I'll have 2 Bacon Double Cheeseburgers, 3 large fries and a Large Chocolate Milkshake."

"Takeout?"

"Are you kidding? It's just me." Michael winked at the server behind her counter. "OK, save one of those fries and I'll have that when I go." He grinned, turning away to look at the tables in the Restaurant and spotted a vacant one on the far wall. Always farthest away? Awesome. As far as it may have seemed, it wasnt overly; the trip through the various officers and civilians seemed to last all of the blink of an eye if Michael was honest, sitting into the booth's leather chair. It squeaked lightly and he turned to look at a small boy grinning at him. "It was the chair." He smirked, sliding along the shiney fabric to the end of the table nearest the wall. It was actually quite comfy.

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