Unsettling in

Posted on 03 Jun 2016 @ 8:51pm by Lieutenant JG Randolf Eklund

343 words; about a 2 minute read

Well, I've made it through the first few weeks on the new assignment. Galileo is different from what I expected. Some of that is good, some of it isn't good but isn't really bad either. I guess it's just taking me some time to adjust.

This is my first time actually running things from the 'big chair.' Yeah, I know, I'm just the Assistant Chief, but there in the middle of Beta shift when Lt. Benice is asleep, it pretty much feels like I'm in charge. And that's pretty nerve wracking. I know that if things get insane, she'll be there to pull my butt out of the fire (probably before kicking it for getting into the fire in the first place), but it's still a big jump in responsibility.

The crew isn't exactly what I was expecting, either. I think that's good, though. It certainly keeps me on my toes. We had our first full staff meeting just a couple of days ago. The team seems good, professional. It's a small ship, so it's a small team. I'm glad they all seem sharp. There are so few of us that one problem officer would really get annoying quickly. I don't think that's going to happen, though. Small blessings, right?

I keep putting my foot in it with Commander Kohl, though. He's a nice guy, but an odd sort. He asks the most random questions out of nowhere. I don't know if he's just that curious, or if he's trying to throw me to see how I react. So far the worst I've done is opened my big mouth and let words fall out. I know better, but I just can't help myself sometimes.

Things on the personal front may be looking up, then again I might just open my mouth and screw that up, too. We'll see. I can't really think of what else to say at this point, everything is still too new for me to start making decisions or judgments. I'll try to save those for later.

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