The Cardassian and the Captain

Posted on Wed Jul 18th, 2018 @ 6:21pm by Lieutenant JG Jasad Yuvek & Captain Taliserra Tigran & Petty Officer 1st Class Miranda Fry

1,429 words; about a 7 minute read

Mission: Negotiations and Apothecaries
Location: USS Wolff - Ready room
Timeline: 11th Feb 2395

ON:

For the second time today Miranda found herself pacing around the security station waiting for another new senior officer that had recently been assigned to the Wolff to arrive; another that seemingly happened to be in the right place at the right time when the Wolff needed more officers.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Jasad Yuvek waited for several moments for the umbilical cord that was connected from the Starbase to the USS Wolff's' docking bay to connect and to complete its laborious connection procedure. It had always been a source of annoyance for the Cardassian that Federation facilities wasted so much time all in the name of "safety". From docking procedures to tactical situations, all the way down to how they prepared their food.

Jasad stopped his mental ruminations as he stepped through the corridor and set his eyes upon the Crewman who awaited him. He smiled as he approached her with the padd in his hand.

"I'm assuming that you are going to be escorting me onboard?" He asked casually. "I'm certain' there are a lot of things you could show me." He said with sharp smile.

"Lt Yuvek?" Miranda asked though she'd already seen a picture of him via the Padd in her pocket and it certainly looked like him; cardassians certainly stood out amongst the typical federation species. "I'm Ensign Fry the Captains yeoman."

"Well, Ensign Fry, I am Lieutenant Yuvek, your new Chief Helmsman," He said while still looking the younger girl over. "So how long have you been onboard?" He said to her, attempting to make small-talk. He figured that the Captain would not be expecting him any time soon so he might as well take the opportunity to get closer to his new crewmates.

"Several years." Miranda replied. "I was yeoman to the previous Captain before Commander Tigran took over." She put her hand on the security station. "Please log yourself in and then follow me." She said turning towards the airlock.

Direct, to the point, task-oriented...Jasad noticed about the young yeoman. "Very well." He said as he grabbed his things and began to follow her.

Entering the ship Miranda led Jasad through the corridors to the nearest turbolift heading for officers quarters on deck 2.

"Officer quarters, huh? So where are Yeoman's quarters located?" He asked as the turbolift made its ascent to the appropriate deck.

"With the rest of the junior officers." Miranda replied, she found the cardassian's attitude a little strange.

Jasad exited the turbolift and followed her down the corridor, passing by several other officers as he made his way to his new quarters.

The quarters assigned to Jasad were only a couple of doors down from the turbolift and they quickly reached it.

"Here we are Lieutenant." Miranda said coming to a halt by the door.

Jasad entered the quarters and gave it an appreciate look around as he walked towards the center of the main area. Officer's quarters on a starships were always larger. As the Chief Helmsman, Jasad was granted a slightly larger quarters with a small section that he could dedicate to departmental matters.

He looked back towards the Yeoman who continued to stand by the door.

"This. . .will do." The Cardassian said mildly.

"Better than I have." Miranda remarked, "If you need to make any changes contact Lt Sika in operations."

"Very well," He said as he dropped off his duffle bag on the floor near his bed. He turned back towards the Yeoman who was still standing near the door. He could tell by the expression on her face that she was waiting for him.

"So much for rest and relaxation. . ." He said as he placed the last of his things down and made his way out the door towards the corridor. "After you..." He said.

"This way please." Miranda turned and headed back for the same turbolift they had came on. Within a few moments they were on the bridge. "Commander Tigran is waiting for you Lieutenant."

The young Cardassian nodded to the Yeoman as he departed from the turbolift and made his way towards the Commander's Ready room. He walked just slow enough to take in the Helm console that was at the front of the bridge. A junior officer was posted to it; however, Jasad knew that he'd be in complete control soon enough.

He stepped to the doors and pressed the chime, waiting for the Commander to respond.

"Come in." Taliserra called out looking up towards the door.

He entered the doors and waited for the doors to whisk shut behind him before he approached the desk.

"Lieutenant Jasad Yuvek, reporting as ordered." He said confidently.

Taliserra smiled. "Ah Lieutenant, welcome onboard." She motioned to the chair opposite her.

Jasad nodded as he walked across the room and took his seat in front of her desk. He studied his new Commanding Officer for several moments. Based on what little research he had been able to perform prior to coming onboard he knew that she had been to the Mirror Universe and had been a captive there for sometime.

Jasad had heard stories about the alternate universe where Cardassia was actually aligned with Klingons. There very idea of it repulsed him.

"Thank you ma'am, I'm excited about being able to lead the flight department on board the ship. I'm espeically excited to get my hands on one of those Volga-class Runabouts." He said eagerly.

"I prefer the Danube myself, a little older but sometimes older tech is better." Taliserra remarked. "Thank you for taking this assignment on such short notice."

"Absolutely, I would have been crazy to not jump at it." Lt. Yuvek said. "I had been the Assistant Helmsman onboard the USS Nexus for several years and it did not appear as if that would change any time soon." He informed her.

"Here, I feel like I can finally achieve the opportunity for career advancement" He said.

"Taking full responsibility of a department is a good start." Taliserra told him. "Now tell me a little about yourself and your time on the USS Nexus."

"Yes ma'am, well, I was the Assistant Chief Helsman Officer for the vessel. We were tasked with patrolling the Cardassian Breen border. We mostly dealt with raiders. The Breen government always claimed to not sanction any border raids; however, the vessels were were going up against were too well-armed and had too good intelligence to just be rag-tag pirates looking for a dilithium crystal." Lt. Yuvek said, the experience still sharp in his mind.

"As much as I respected Captain Hilliard, I knew that I would not be able to advance until I took on a more challenging role. Thus, here I am." He said.

"I cannot promise more challenging flying than you get in a combat situation, we are a science and exploration ship after all but then again anything can happen, that is part and parcel of exploration." Taliserra said, she had a feeling he may be dissapointed if his expectations were as high as they seemed.

"Well, the Equinox and Voyager were intended for science and exploration and look what happened to them." He replied firmly. "The Federation has a lot more enemies than it did before the Dominion War. A lot of so-called allies now see us as a dwindling target. We have to remain vigilant." He said.

"That is true" She remarked. "And we have had more than our share of fights over the history of this ship, no doubt there are more to come.

Lt. Yuvek nodded in response. "With our upcoming mission, what do you believe should be my department's main priority?" He asked.

"Right now we have no mission. We're fixing some minor repairs and waiting for orders. Hopefully command will have something for us soon if not we'll head out and just patrol around." Taliserra replied.

"Yes ma'am," The Cardassian nodded. "Then i will go and meet with the rest of my department and get things underway." He said. "Anything further from me?" He asked.

Taliserra shook her head. "I have nothing for you but I bet Ensign Bracca would want to test just how good a pilot you are."

He stood and nodded. "I'm sure we'll get along just fine." He said as he came to attention and waited to be dismissed.

"Good, then you're dismissed." Taliserra said.

He turned and exited the office and made his way towards the turbolift.

OFF:

Commander Taliserra Tigran
Commanding Officer

Lieutenant Jasad Yuvek
Chief Helmsman

 

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