Meeting with a Scientist

Posted on 17 Nov 2020 @ 12:42pm by Lieutenant JG Ted Silver & Lieutenant Leland Hawksley

715 words; about a 4 minute read

Mission: General Sim Postings
Location: Science Labs - Deck 07
Timeline: Before USS Tomcat Arrival at SB51

- Starbase 51, Science Labs - Deck 07 -

[ON]

Lieutenant Jg Hawksley was interested in meeting up with the crew of the Tomcat, who was currently in Starbase purgatory. He was bored after his informative meeting with Security Chief Smithson. She was accommodating and professional, which said a lot for the running of the starbase.

On the station's sciences deck, the Lieutenant Jg had turned to one of the wall panel interfaces. He touched the panel on. "Computer," Leland rubbed at his eyes tired. "Where is the current location of Ensign Tom Silver?" He had asked.

=^= Ensign Ted Silver is currently located on Deck 07, Main Science Labs annex suite ten. =^= The Starbase main computer had informed him without hesitation.

"Ah. It looks like I am closer than I had thought." Hawksley then patched in the directions to the science labs annex to his padd. He looked at the padd and followed the directional interface.

Having entered into the main science labs annex, Leland furthered to suite ten. Chiming the doorway at the science lab annex, he awaited a call from within. He tugged at his uniform, ensuring that he would make the best of impressions. As the Chief Helm Officer, Hawksley had wanted a feel of what science work would be completed on the Tomcat.

Silver could not believe it. Even though he had been on the Tomcat for a while now. Suddenly the computer was getting his name wrong. It was calling him Tom instead of Ted. Still at least it was not Toad.

He heard the door chime.

“ Come in please.” He said

Lieutenant Jg Hawksley had entered the room, once he had heard a call from within. Entering, he held two cups of coffee with him. "Ensign Silver. I believe you are working with the Tomcat Science Department." He began.

"I am Lieutenant Jg Hawksley. Tomcat's Chief Helm Officer." He beamed proudly. "I had wanted to check in and say hello to a fellow crewmate." He offered the cup of coffee to Ted on his science desk. "I hope I am not disturbing you?"

He looked at the Ensign.

Ted smiled it was a good job the Lieutenant had come along when they did. He had just been on his way to deck 13 of the Tomcat. He took the coffee cup smiling Hawksley had brought him the proper stuff. Not that Klingon goo everyone seemed to be going nuts over.

“ Hello. Wow thanks I could do with this. I can never see why everyone goes mad over Raktajino. It’s so bitter you have to put tons of sweetener in. Just to make it drinkable. Please take seat.” Silver said with a smile.

"Ensign, I will accompany you if you don't mind?" He got up and had begun to leave the Science lab for the Tomcat. Breaking in to some friendly conversation, Hawksley had asked "So what science stuff will you be working on, if you mind me asking?" He chuckled. He wasn't one to understand all the science aspects of each mission, he was just curious to be in the know.

Ted smiled.

“ Well at the moment I am working on rebuilding the hydroponics bay on deck 13. It’s been aloud to go to seed so to speak. Many of the plants and flowers are the wrong type. I don’t want to replant them as it could kill them. So I’ve been working on a nutritional supplement. Then I’m hoping will help them to grow in this type of environment. It’s really quite interesting really , You see it’s a question of balance. Plants grow differently in artificial light. So they need different nutrients to help them grow .” He explained.

Hawksley had laughed. He shook his head. "Man. I had no idea plants needed so much work. That's awesome. I'd like to see this when your completed. It would definitely be relaxing."

He laughed, as they entered in to the corridor, inside of the Tomcat. "Good seeing you Ensign." He paused adding. "Better not ask me to try and house sit those plants though... You'd probably end up with a whole garden of dead!" He shrugged his large shoulders.

[OFF]

Ensign Ted Silver
Assistant Chief Science Officer
USS Tomcat


And

Lieutenant JG Leland Hawksley
Chief Helm Officer
USS Tomcat

 

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