Awards Ceremony Part 4
Posted on 22 Jul 2022 @ 1:31pm by Captain Jasmine Somers FCapt & Lieutenant Colonel Alexandria Somers & Lieutenant Commander Remington Dodd & Lieutenant Leland Hawksley & Lieutenant Lamia ‘Mia’ Kildare & Lieutenant Matthew Thompson & Lieutenant JG Jane Sinclair MD, DVM & Lieutenant JG Thyra Sh'shraaqir & Captain Mazal Falk & Lieutenant JG Ted Silver & Warrant Officer K'Muss
Edited on on 22 Jul 2022 @ 1:32pm
2,560 words; about a 13 minute read
Mission:
S03 Ep 04 Captive State Part 1 (Incidental)
Location: USS Tomcat Flight Deck
Timeline: After Departmental Changes Parts 1&2
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Before the final three, she stopped in front of Second Lieutenant Thoron Shon catching Armitage off guard but the Captain's Yeoman quickly adapted and left and returned with another tray. she stepped in front of Shon "Lieutenant Shon, for duty done on this ship and to her crew I am proud to award you the following awards" she said as she picked up the first one "for your conduct I am proud to award you with the Good Conduct Medal" she added and pinned it to his chest, then proceeded to repeat with the second one "and this for basic participation during the ground mission I am proud to award you the General Participation Medal" she said as she finished pinning the award, stepped back and gave him a salute and then held her hand out "we will miss you on the next mission Lieutenant, enjoy your leave" she finished as she shook his hand.
Thoran accepted the gesture, "Thank you, ma'am. I'll do us proud."
Thyra was silently sitting in the back just observing everyone. She clapped at everyone that got awarded. Getting a whole department to run was already too much responsibility. But she was happy for her crew mates.
The Colonel stepped back and looked at the assembled, before I come to the final three, there is one more before them" she said and came to stand in front of Lieutenant Tosrol Ze as after he was Sinclair, Sh'shraaqir and K'Muss, as the Colonel stood in front of Tosrol Armitage left and returned with another tray, the Colonel picked up the first Award and pins it to Tosrol's chest.
"Lieutenant Ze in the same vein as all others here I am proud to award you the General Operations Medal," she said and pinned the award to his chest, then she picked up another and pinned it to his chest "I am also proud to award you the Good Conduct Medal and Mission Excellence Awards," she said as she quickly followed up with the last award "Congratulations Lieutenant as she stepped back a little with a smile and held out her hand.
As Ze stored there it was like time was in a slipstream, never in a million years did he think he would be getting awarded anything. A proud yet happy smile crossed the young Betazoids face "Thank you Captain it is an honour" He said standing at attention, looking around at all the faces present, proud of each and every one of them as he stood having his awards pinned to his uniform.
With that done and a somewhat bewildered Pigeon standing there, Alex had to remind herself that this would be the last time he would hold the CoO position on the Tomcat as the moment the ship docked Tosrol would be changing to Security Chief.
Mazal was very happy to hear this as well. Deep in the recesses of her mind, she planned on giving him a rather lovely congratulatory kiss later on when it was appropriate.
Leland stifled a fist and grin on his face, as he had so wanted to chant out Tosrol’s name. His bro Bro! He held on to his hands; as he watched back at Tosrol receiving his awards, it was giddiness, and happiness was apparent on his face for his friend. He watched as the medals were given in fashion.
After the applause died down the Colonel stepped back "and now for the final three, these three were on the team that helped me rescue the Fleet Captain, each proved themselves in their areas of expertise, one even distinguished themselves and the following awards will reflect this" she said and walked and came to a halt in front of Lieutenant Sinclair.
As she stopped in front of Sinclair Lucy returned to her side with a tray, she picked up the First Award "Lieutenant Sinclair for doing outstanding duties in the Medical and Science field and with this awards given by the Fleet Captain I am proud to award you the Medical and Science Ribbon" she said pinning the black and Red striped ribbon onto the doctor's chest, then she picked up another"Like others in this lineup I am proud to award you the Mission Excellent Award" she said, pinning the award to the left of the first award she was given this day.
And then picked up the next award "Also, for proving that you can be neutral and able to separate duty from care and for showing your ability in getting the Fleet Captain back to the state she is in and on the mend. I am proud to award you this, the Captain's Merit, I put you in for it and the Fleet Captain agreed, congratulations Lieutenant Sinclair" she said pinning the Captain's Merit Ribbon to her chest, "Just one more" she added and fell silent allowing Sinclair to compose herself if she needed.
The Medical and Science Ribbon! The Mission Excellence Award! The Captain’s Merit Ribbon! Jane figured that she had earned some specific distinction for her work on the SAR mission, and it always felt good to be recognized for one’s good work. But three awards! And apparently a fourth coming! Her heart threatened to beat from her chest as the Colonel pinned the awards to her chest.
This one she let linger a little it was the 2nd highest Medal anyone could be given well on the Tomcat anyway, unlike the others that were small oblong affairs, this one was an old-fashioned style medal when the Doctor had collected herself.
"Lieutenant Sinclair, for the aforementioned ability to carry out one's duties in a dangerous situation and for the care and skill you showed in the recent mission it is my singular honour to award you the second-highest medal available on the Tomcat" she paused as she pinned the medal below the rest.
"I am proud to award you the Distinguished Service Medal, DSM for short, you have earned this award Lieutenant, congratulations," the Colonel said with a big smile as she stepped back and held out her hand, this would be the time for Sinclair to speak if she could, but the applause was quite loud.
The doctor was beside herself. Surprise, excitement, joy, and pride all competed for space in her mind, and so she found herself at a loss for words as the cacophony of applause also drowned out all other sounds.
“Th-thank you, Colonel!” she finally got out.
Lamia gave her friend a big round of applause, and a warm smile as she looked at her. It was nice to see Jane getting well-deserved awards.
Serina had held her applause until now. Standing, she clapped loudly for her fellow crew mates. They had all deserved their rewards with distinction. Everyone had done their jobs to the best of their abilities and then some. Serina was still surprised about her award but she had done her part it makes sure the mission was a success.
Giving Sinclair a friendly smile the Colonel moved on and she came to stand in front of her Andorian Chief Intelligence Officer, by this time Armitage had adapted to the Colonel and her method, so she was standing to the colonel's right and slightly behind as the Colonel spoke.
"Ensign Sh'shraaqir, you have outdone yourself on the rescue mission we took together and such dedication to duty needs to be acknowledged, so again with Fleet Captain Somer's approval I am proud to award you with the Captain's Merit, this is awarded to you for doing one's duty in a tough situation," the Colonel said and picked up the Captain's Merit ribbon and pinned it to her chest, she then picked up the next one "this next award is the General Operations Award given out for duties rendered in a tough situation," Colonel Somers said pinning the ribbon to Thyra's chest and picking up another one, "this next one is the Mission Excellence Award, given for the same reasons others on this lineup have gotten it for," she said as she pinned the award to her chest and then picked up the next award and pinned that too.
"This one is given for your conduct during the Rescue Mission to get the Fleet Captain back, I am proud to award you the Good Conduct Medal, congratulations Ensign," she said and paused as she lowered her arms, she allowed Thyra to have a reaction to the awards, while she readied the final award.
"I mean...I...wow...I don't know what to say." Thyra tried to hold her emotions in.
Now she picked up a half-pip and pinned it behind the full pip "Ensign Thyra Sh'shraaqir I am proud to promote you to Lieutenant Junior Grade and give you all the rights and privileges that come with that rank" she finished putting the pip in place, stepped back and held out her hand "well done and Congratulations Lieutenant Sh'shraaqir" she added still holding her hand out.
Thyra thought it was over, but the colonel dropped a promotion after it too. She could feel her cheek fluster as they turned a few darker shades of blue. She took the colonel's hand as she didn't want to let her hang. "Thank you, Colonel, I really wasn't expecting this. Forgive me, for the first time I am speechless." She used her other hand to wipe away a tear of joy she couldn't hold back.
The Colonel gave Thyra a knowing smile but refrained from responding, especially as she did not know the Andorian that well.
Leland smiled at Thyra. She was a hard worker and an integral part of its operations. He was lucky to be around such individuals on the USS Tomcat.
Lucy went to collect the final tray with awards as the Colonel stepped in front of Warrant Officer K'Muss "Warrant Officer K'Muss you have not been with us for very long, but you have proven yourself many times over" she said as she picked up the first award and pinned it to his chest "Chief K'Muss I am proud to award you the General Operations Award" she said pinning it and then doing the same with the next "and finally thew Mission Excellence award" congratulations Warrant Officer" she said, stepping back giving him a salute then holding her hand out.
"Thank you, Colonel" the caitian replied, after his salute of course. He gladly took the colonel's hand.
As the applause picked up and then quietened down the Colonel returned to the dais "awardees ABOUT... FACE" she said and all those on the stage changed to face the direction of the crowd "the awardees, please congratulate them when you are able" she said "If you put in the effort and hard work, you too could get a pile of shinies" she added then a brief pause. "AWARDEES... DISMISSED!" she ordered and watched the officers leave the stage, then she turned back to the crowd.
"Okay, you will see behind me a small repast and non-alcoholic beverages, you have three hours off to celebrate then I want you all back at your Duty posts so we can dock with Starbase 51 and start our shore leave, thank you all for attending and again congratulations to those who got awards," the Colonel said and signalled to Lucy to get the dozing Fleet Captain out of the flight bay and back to her quarters. She did not join in the festivities as she had work to do and stuff to prep for.
After the Ceremony...
Ted moved away in a daze.
“ Wow, two awards……me…..Congratulations everyone!!! Let’s get something fizzy!!!” Ted said making a beeline for food and drink.
Lamia was still in shock, she hadn’t been expecting awards. She couldn’t wait to tell Chris all about it later on. She headed across to the food to choose something fizzy to celebrate.
Dodd had made a point to congratulate all the award winners and he bypassed the refreshments and slipped out of the flight deck. He went to his quarters as he needed to be alone for a moment with his thoughts. He was happy for all the award recipients and all the promotions and such. However, he just longed for some private time in his quarters.
Mazal went to shake Ted's hand as well as the others who had received their awards. She was in sort of a daze though, and becoming 1st Lieutenant?
"Gosh isn't this amazing?" finally able to put together some words that didn't sound like something mangled. She moved to grab something to eat, then the enormity hit her, she had more things to learn now and deal with! Maybe. Mazal gave a slight smile and was quietly deciding to watch things for now.
Ted's hand hurt but in a good way, from all the backs he slapped and hands he shook. He finally made it to the food table and a delicious plate full of mini quiches.
“ My favourite,” He said as he gingerly took some.
Jane milled about, finding fellow award winners and supporters, fizzy drink in hand.
After the ceremony, Leland congratulated the award winners in turn. He mingled and found himself nursing a diet coke that he enjoyed. Smiling at Ted. “Good food, isn’t it?” He noticed the miniature quiches.
Ted looked up from his plate of mini quiches.
“ These are my favourite. I know they're not 100% authentic as there are no bacon bits. But there still scrumptious.” Ted said
Leland smiled, took a drink, and then stretched his shoulders, cracking his knuckles. He was tired from working on the engines left and right. Leland would have another intensive set of deuterium valve purges waiting for him…
After a few more minutes of observations, Mazal finished off her drink and her food, and she decided she'd leave. It was time to write a letter to her family and let them know of her rise in rank. With a wave she said to Leland and Ted and K'Muss, "I will be seeing you later on." then she turned and left.
Hawksley watched as Mazal left. He took the last sip of his diet coke. He nodded to the rest. “Engineering calls. It always calls.” He breathed inward and exhaled.
“ I need to get back to the lab and sort that itinerary before we dock. Otherwise, Thompson will have me clean the lab floor with a toothbrush. Take care everyone see you guys later.” Ted said putting his now empty plate down.
Waving he left the Flight deck.
"I'll see you, ell tee" KMuss replied
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Fleet Captain Jasmine Somers
Commander Officer
Lieutenant Commander Remington Dodd
First Officer
Lieutenant Commander Alexanderia Cahill MD
Chief Medical Officer/2XO
Lieutenant Jg. Paul Winchester
Chief of Security/Tactical
Lieutenant Lamia 'Mia' Arderne
Chief Counsellor
Lt. Jg Nicole Taggert
Chief Engineer
Lt Leland Hawksley
Assistant Chief Engineering Officer
Lt Jg Thyra Sh'shraaqir
Chief Intelligence Officer
Lieutenant Matthew Thompson
Chief Science Officer
Lieutenant Jg Torsol Ze
Chief Operations Officer
Lieutenant Jg Ted Silver
Assistant Chief Science Officer
Lieutenant Serina 'Reaper' Donovan
CAG/Raider 1/Helm Officer
1st Lt Mazal Falk
Marine Executive Officer
2nd Lt Thoran Shon
Rifle Officer
Lt Jg Jane Sinclair MD, DVM
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Warrant Officer K'Muss
Rifles SNCO
Lieutenant Colonel Alexandria Somers [P: Somers]
Acting CO
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