Chief Science Officer's Log 2

Posted on 29 Nov 2012 @ 6:05am by

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Chief Science Officer's Log, Stardate 66722.86

It is my fifth day aboard the Galileo. I have settled in well, and I think that I can say that it's better here than I thought. I have been acquainted with a number of my staff, though most have now left the ship on holiday. I still have yet to meet some of the senior staff, too, but I think that I have met the majority.

The captain seems friendly; I took her up on her offer to spend the night in her quarters on my first night here. I had originally fallen asleep on my sofa, but I woke up with a sore neck and the environmental controls were taken offline because of repairs. We had a few drinks and shared some stories; I think the captain and I will get along nicely.

I am a little weary of the first officer, though -Commander Holliday. He seems like the military-type, overly concerned with protocol and shoe-shining. He came to my office the other day wanting to know why I hadn't reported to him yet. I was in the middle of organising my office. And, I think he jabbed at me, as well, when he made a comment about duty coming before rest. I said that I hadn't reported in to him because I reported to the captain, and because I was under the impression that he was on leave, so I don't know what he meant by that. When I offered him some tea, he didn't seem too enthusiastic about it. I'm hoping this was just a bad first impression, but probably not. I usually get on a few people's bad side just for breathing.

Somehow, I've managed to get into two arguments with our Vulcan diplomatic officer. I was told that it was his fault both times by his interpreter Athlen, who works in my department as a sociologist as well. I must admit that I find both of their positions quite puzzling, but those aren't my calls to make. And, I like Athlen.

There is a nurse in sickbay with whom I had wanted to make friends. His name is Andreus Kohl. During my physical, I don't know, he made me smile quite a lot. I shocked myself when I invited him to my quarters for a wine tasting, which he seemed to want to do, but I haven't heard from him since. I guess when I made a fool out of myself by asking him some personal questions, he must have changed his mind about me. I don't know.

My assistant chief is a twenty-two year old girl who has literally just left the Academy. Her name is Kiri Cho, and she is already a lieutenant junior grade, the same rank as me. It is a little daunting, I hate to admit it, but it really is. But, there is something about her that I really like, I can't put my finger on what it is, though. She is possibly one of the smartest people I have ever met, though not because of anything she has actually done. She just has this air about her that says intelligence to me. It could be that I feel I can relate to her more than anyone else on the ship; I think that maybe she remind me of myself in some strange way. She's definitely not the weird gothy hipster that I used to be, but still she reminds me of myself. I realised how important she is to me when I asked if she wanted to share a late lunch with me. I hadn't eaten and we had just finished a department briefing when I casually asked her to join me. I don't think I was imagining it when she lit up, and almost seemed sad when had finished. She asked if she could eat with me again some time, which at first struck me as odd, but then I knew she probably just wanted a friend.

Since then, she's asked me to join a dinner party she put together, invited me to some thing she's organising at a beach, and yesterday we were partners in a ridiculous combat exercise put together by the one and only Cyrus Kiwosk, whom I absolutely despise. I worry about her, though; she seems nervous all the time and is incredibly reserved. If I didn't know any better, and I suppose I really don't, I'd think that she was being abused.

As far as the science department goes, we are nearing normal operations. We still have more supplies that need to be brought aboard and some additional repairs need to be made to the holo-matrices in several of the labs, but I foresee no problems. Kiri supervised the repairs quite well.

My quarters look like a home and my office looks like a workspace. I am quite satisfied, except that don't have a piano yet. I will get one tomorrow night, I think.

End log.

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