Compiled by Calvin Capps
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Mission: Piercing the Iron Curtain
Day: 7
Stardate: 2406.01.16
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(USS Paladin, Bridge, CO Captain Eva Straton, 0900)
(Klingon Transport Vessel Q'Ro'Q, Transporter Room, Paladin Counsellor Lt(jg) Ayesha Kotal, 0930)
(Klingon Transport Vessel Q'Ro'Q, Transporter Room, Paladin ATC/ASC Ensign (jg) Sam Moto, 0930)
(USS Paladin, Bridge, COUNS Lt(jg) Ayesha Kotal, 0940)
(USS Paladin, Bridge, CO Captain Eva Straton, 0942)
(USS Paladin, Bridge, COUNS Lt(jg) Ayesha Kotal, 0943)
(USS Paladin, Bridge, CO Captain Eva Straton, 0944)
(USS Paladin, Transporter Room, SO Ensign Natalie Conaty - 0945)
(USS Paladin, Ready Room, CO Captain Eva Straton, 0945)
(USS Paladin, Bridge - COPS Ensign (jg) Michael Ian O'Connor - 0945)
(USS Paladin, Ready Room, COUNS Lt(jg) Ayesha Kotal, 0946)
(USS Paladin, Transporter Room, ATC/ASO Ensign Sam Moto - 0947)
(USS Paladin, Turbolift, Security Officer, Ensign Natalie Conaty - 0949)
(USS Paladin, Bridge, ATC/Asc Ensign (jg) Sam Moto, 0950)
(USS Paladin, Ready Room, CO Captain Eva Straton, 0951)
(USS Paladin - Outside Ready Room - COUNS Lt(jg) Ayesah Kotal - 0952)
(USS Paladin, Ready Room, ATC/ASO Ensign Sam Moto, 0953)
(USS Paladin, Bridge - COPS Ensign (jg) Michael Ian O'Connor - 0954)
(USS Paladin, Bridge - COUNS Lt(jg) Ayesha Kotal - 0955)
(USS Paladin, Outside Ready Room, Security Officer, Ensign Natalie Conaty, 0956)
(USS Paladin, Turbolift, Security Officer, Ensign Natalie Conaty 0956)
(USS Paladin, Bridge - COPS Ensign (jg) Michael Ian O'Connor - 0956)
(USS Paladin, Bridge - COUNS Lt(jg) Ayesha Kotal - 0957)
(USS Paladin, Bridge - COPS Ensign (jg) Michael Ian O'Connor - 0958)
(USS Paladin, Turbolift, ATC/ASO Ensign Sam Moto 0958)
(USS Paladin, Bridge - COUNS Lt(jg) Ayesha Kotal - 0959)
(USS Paladin - Security Chiefs Office - TAC/SC Kerge - 10:01)
(USS Paladin - Security Chiefs Office - ATC/ASO Ensign Sam Moto - 10:03)
(USS Paladin -  Security Chiefs Office - Security Officer, Ensign Natalie Conaty - 10:10)
(USS Paladin - Security Quartermasters Stores - ATC/ASO Ensign Sam Moto, 1017)
(USS Paladin - Deck 12, Photon/Quantum torpedo launching area - Security Officer, Ensign Natalie Conaty - 10:23)
(USS Paladin - FO Office - Lt Cmdr Capps - 1100)
(USS Paladin - Personal Quarters - COUNS Lt(jg) Ayesah Kotal- 1101)
(USS Paladin - FO Office - Lt Cmdr Capps - 1108)
(USS Paladin - Sickbay - Ensign Knightley - 1225)
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(USS Paladin, Bridge, CO Captain Eva Straton, 0900)

Eva was sitting in her chair reading over a PADD while sipping a
cup of hot tea.  Repairs on the star base where well under way, while 
the
Battle Group had finished repairs and was waiting new orders to move 
out.
The last few days had been relatively quite yet busy.  

	"Captain," Ensign O'Connor said suddenly from the OPS station.
"Supply convoy entering system.  They are requesting permission to 
approach
the Star Base."

	"Confirm command code authorization," Eva said, looking up from the
PADD, "If everything checks out, signal the fleet to allow them through 
and
welcome them to Star Base 234."

(Reply O'Connor IYW)

	"Also tell them to have any new crew members for the Battle Group
beamed to their respective vessels and have them report to their 
respective
Captains," Eva added, taking a sip of her tea.  

(posted by Wes)
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(Klingon Transport Vessel Q'Ro'Q, Transporter Room, Paladin Counsellor Lt(jg) Ayesha Kotal, 0930)

Arriving promptly in the Transporter room at the appointed time, Aya
was surprised to see Captain Tkur himself had come to see his
passengers off. She was well aware what an honour he did them by doing
so. She had enjoyed the journey on the ship, and had used the
opportunity to learn a little Klingon (luckily she was quick at
picking up languages, at least the speaking of them if not the
spelling and grammar) and much more about their culture than she had
previously known. In this, Sam Moto had definitely been a help. The
Klingon officers had been a little puzzled by her role in Starfleet,
but after an initial wariness had recognised her efforts to fit in
with the way things were done on a Klingon vessel and had even
eventually given her almost a grudging respect.

She smiled quickly at Sam, with whom she had become friends over the
last few days, and came to attention in front of the Captain.

" qaleghnes, Captain Tkur," she said.

Tkur bared his pointed teeth in what Aya hoped was a smile.

"batlh Daqawlu'taH Counsellor Kotal. I will not forget your first dish
of gagh! I won handsomely thanks to you," He added, with his booming
laugh that seemed to make the whole ship shake.

Aya smiled, remembering that Sam had not underestimated her, even if
the Klingons had, and had even shared his winnings with her.

"Qapla' Balth je', epetai-zana," she said as she took her place on the
transporter pad.

"Qapla' Balth je', Kotal. DaHjajaj QaQ Daghajjaj," he replied, which
almost made her laugh. "reH nay'meylIjyIn Dujablu'jaj Kotal!" He added
with another teeth-baring grin.

"I hope we'll soon settle in on the Paladin. Did you see the size of
it as we approached? I didn't know they made ships that big!" Aya
whispered to Sam as the transporter took them off the transport ship
and materialised them neatly on the Paladin, in another transporter
room.

(posted by Liz)
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(Klingon Transport Vessel Q'Ro'Q, Transporter Room, Paladin ATC/ASC Ensign (jg) Sam Moto, 0930)

Walking into the Transporter room with Aya, Sam felt a degree of 
sadness 
atagain parting from this culture, one that he had learned so much in 
and 
become accustom to over the years. But now his time aboard the Q’ Ro’ Q 
was 
over and he had to prepare for his duties with Starfleet and the 
Paladin, 
but more importantly, navigating around the colossal ship that would 
become 
his home for years to come. As they had approached Sam and Aya had 
stood on 
the Bridge, the Paladin was stationary near the Starbase, and although 
the 
Starbase was huge, the Paladin was nearly a third of its size and both 
Sam 
and Aya looked in awe as the gazed upon it, and also wonder, as Sam 
didn’t 
know how it couldn’t be classed as a Starbase itself! How he was going 
to 
not get lost on that thing was a mystery to him.

In the Transporter room the Captain was there to see them off Along 
with 
other officers of the ship. Sam turned to Aya and she gave a quick 
smile 
before steeping into the room, luggage in hand, stepping straight up to 
the 
Captain, wishing him farewell that it had been an honour to be aboard 
his 
ship.

Sam followed but began by first speaking to the Tactical And security 
officer of the ship, well the Klingon equivalent anyway. In Klingon Sam 
spoke “It has been a privilege and honour to fight you Ata’p. I am glad 
to 
have met you and to have had the opportunity to meet you in combat. May 
you 
Fight and die with honour!”

Ata’p replied “As it has been to me Sam. Good look! And may you prove 
your 
worth aboard the Paladin!” With that he bowed and Sam moved towards the 
Captain and Aya, who were still deep in conversation.

“Captain. Thank you again for the hospitality of you and your crew, and 
the 
privilege of meeting you in combat. May your day’s be honourable and 
your 
death in glory!”

“As to you Sam Moto.” The Captain replied. “And when we meet again I 
hope to 
settle the score in our bout, You caught me on an off day that is all!” 
He 
laughed at the remembrance of the Bat’leth bout they had had during the 
trip, on which Sam won, although admittedly only just.

“I would be Honoured Captain! But for now Farewell!” Sam bowed and he 
and 
Aya stepped onto the transporter. Dematerialising into space.

(posted by Nick)
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(USS Paladin, Bridge, COUNS Lt(jg) Ayesha Kotal, 0940)

On boarding the Paladin, they had been instructed to report in to
Captain Straton on the Bridge, so Aya had made her way there
immediately, pausing only to remove the PADD containing her reporting
orders from her luggage. Luckily she had packed it at the top,
anticipating such an instruction. She was still in awe from the first
sight she had seen of the Paladin. She had heard that the Meredith
Class vessels were huge, but until she had seen it for herself she had
not appreciated just *how* huge they were. It put her in mind of a
small space-station and dwarfed every other ship in the fleet
surrounding Starbase 234. She wondered how long it would take her to
find her way around a ship of this size.

~Months, I should think~ she thought to herself. Fortunately she had
received explicit directions to the Bridge from the transporter
operator, and had been relieved to find that they were accurate.

As the turbolift doors opened and she entered the Bridge, she saw a
tall, red-haired woman with a rather intimidating expression on her
face sitting in what could only be the Captain's chair.

Taking a deep breath, she walked over and came smartly to attention in
front of the person in the command chair who she hoped was Captain
Straton. She would really hate to make a mess of her first impression.

"Lt Ayesha Kotal reporting, ma'am," she said, then held out the PADD
to the Captain. She assumed it *was* the Captain since she could now
see the woman was wearing four pips on her collar.

(posted by Liz)
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(USS Paladin, Bridge, CO Captain Eva Straton, 0942)

"Lt Ayesha Kotal reporting, ma'am," a young woman said, holding out
a PADD to Eva.  Eva took the PADD and looked it over briefly before 
looking
up at the Lt.

	"Welcome Aboard Lt. Kotal," Eva said, "I'm sure we will be needing
your services after what we have just been through.  But first, take 
time
to check into your quarters and get your gear stowed.  You can check 
with
Operations if you are unsure where your quarters are located.  I'd 
advise
you to check in with either our CMO Dr. Keller, or our new ACMO Dr. 
Loxari
as soon as you are ready to begin.  We've just been through a major 
battle
and I am sure there are more than just physical wounds that will need
tending.  Questions?"

(posted by Wes)
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(USS Paladin, Bridge, COUNS Lt(jg) Ayesha Kotal, 0943)

"Welcome Aboard Lt. Kotal," Captain Straton said, "I'm sure we will be
needing your services after what we have just been through.  But
first, take time to check into your quarters and get your gear stowed.
 You can check with Operations if you are unsure where your quarters
are located.  I'd advise you to check in with either our CMO Dr.
Keller, or our new ACMO Dr. Loxari as soon as you are ready to begin.
We've just been through a major battle and I am sure there are more
than just physical wounds that will need tending.  Questions?"

Aya blinked, a little taken aback with the abrupt delivery of the
information. "Thank you, ma'am. Yes, I do have some questions. Perhaps
they might be better addressed in your Ready Room rather than on the
Bridge?" she suggested. She was stretching her empathy hard, trying to
pick up something from this woman. She sensed a certain directness in
the Captain and hoped that she would appreciate it in return. And if
she didn't, then now was surely the time to find out.

(posted by Liz)
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(USS Paladin, Bridge, CO Captain Eva Straton, 0944)

"Thank you, ma'am. Yes, I do have some questions. Perhaps
they might be better addressed in your Ready Room rather than on the
Bridge?" Lt. Kotal said.

	"Very well," Eva said, standing.  "Ensign O'Connor, you have the
Bridge."  Eva then lead the way to the Ready Room door and motioned the
Lieutenant to enter first.

(posted by Wes)
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(USS Paladin, Transporter Room, SO Ensign Natalie Conaty - 0945)

Nat stood there with the other security guard waiting for the two transports to come through. She was to take the one 
named Moto to his quarters and then to the captains ready room. She was ready for this, she got stuck with these sort 
of jobs. It wasn't fair, she thought it just because she was a woman in security.
 
~Surly if I'm in security people would think i could look after myself...~ She shook her head in disbelief.
 
She looked at the other guard, and nodded to him. And then returned to her position of stance. She wasn't quite sure 
what position this Moto was taking on board but it was something within her own department or maybe Tactical she hadn't 
bin told. But either way he was her superior, so she would treat him as it.
 
The transport came through, she assumed Sam Moto was the male of the two so she went up too him. "Ensign Sam Moto, 
You are to come with me. I will escort you to your quarters and then to the Captain" She reeled the same thing of AGAIN, 
as she had many times before.
 
(Reply Moto IYW)
 
She nodded to him and then left through the door, making sure he was following her. She made no attempt to speak with him 
on the way to his quarters what so ever. She stood outside while she waited for him to return. She knocked on the door 
after several minutes of waiting and said "The captain is waiting, Sir" She then smiled to show she wasn't trying to be 
hostile towards him.
 
(Reply Moto IYW)
 
She led him through the corridors into a turbolift, "Bridge" She said as the turbolift began to move. She turned to him 
in the turbolift, "I'm Ensign Natalie Conaty by the way, its a pleasure to meet you" She extended her hand so he could 
shake it.
 
(Reply Moto IYW)
 
"I'll be showing you around the ship for a while. Its a big place to get used too - if ya get what i mean." She said. 
She felt more comfortable to talking to him now since they had been introduced.
 
(Reply Moto)
 
"Before we reach the bridge, incase you dont know. Since your not officially on the ship yet since you haven't reported 
to the captain. Before you enter the bridge you must first ask permission to from the commanding officer, in this case 
the captain. I will introduce you and then you should do this.
 
They finally reached the bridge. The turbolift doors opened she stepped out onto the bridge before Moto had chance too, 
she made a motion for him to stay there for a moment. "Ma'am i have Ensign Moto for you." She said.
 
(Reply CO)
 
She nodded and then let him in as she let the female out. "Good Look...." She said as he passed her... ~hehehe...~
 
She by on of the consoles waiting to received her orders. She was pretty sure it would be to show Sam around, it was 
everyother time....

(posted by Jono)
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(USS Paladin, Ready Room, CO Captain Eva Straton, 0945)

Eva walked over and sat down behind her desk, and motioned for
Kotal to sit in one of the chairs in front of her desk.  

	"What's on your mind, Counselor?" Eva said, sitting back in her
chair and regarding the Lt with a neutral expression.

(posted by Wes)
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(USS Paladin, Bridge - COPS Ensign (jg) Michael Ian O'Connor - 0945)

Michael was sitting at his station, watching the sensor reading slowly
scroll down his display.  He had managed to pipe a feed from the
Starbases sensors to his console so he would be able to see why the
starbase was seeing without having to wait for someone over there to
tell him.  He was pulled away from his thoughts by the Captain's
voice.

"Ensign O'Connor, you have the Bridge."  Eva then lead the way to the
Ready Room door and motioned the Lieutenant to enter first.

"Aye, Aye sir."  Michael said, then signaled for a replacement Ops
Officer to take the station.  When the officer walked down towards him
O'Connor stood and moved to the Command Chair, slowly sitting down.
It was an odd feeling to be sitting in the command chair as a Junior
Grade Ensign, even if the Captain was only a room away.  He had been
through a lot in the past 7 days.  Two battles, fighting off a
boarding party, and countless emergencies in between.  Without
thinking he ran his hands down the arm rests.  The chair was
surprisingly comfortable.

(posted by Patrick)
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(USS Paladin, Ready Room, COUNS Lt(jg) Ayesha Kotal, 0946)

The Captain walked over and sat down behind her desk, and motioned for
Aya to sit in one of the chairs in front of her desk.

"What's on your mind, Counselor?" Captain Straton said, sitting back
in her chair and looking at Aya with a neutral expression.

"I'd like a few more details about the battle you mentioned, ma'am, to
give me a better idea of the kind of help people might need. As I'm
sure you know, people's reactions can vary according to the amount of
trauma they have witnessed or received.  And also," Aya paused,
feeling her way cautiously, "I wondered if you had anyone in
particular in mind who might benefit from talking things through with
me?"

(posted by Liz)
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(USS Paladin, Transporter Room, ATC/ASO Ensign Sam Moto - 0947)

As Sam had stepped off the transporter pad an Ensign came to him and 
greeted 
him "Ensign Sam Moto, You are to come with me. I will escort you to 
your 
quarters and then to the Captain" She saluted and Sam had to hold back 
a 
laugh. He could tell she did not want to be here at all, and probably 
got 
stuck with these jobs all the time, although he could not understand 
why, 
she looked more than capable of looking after herself ~so why would she 
get 
stuck with a mind numbing duty such as this?~ He gave a salute back and 
smiled, ?Lead the way Ensign, I?m in your capable hands!? He thought he 
saw 
a smirk in the corner of her mouth ~well maybe that broke the ice!~. As 
she 
lead the way out of the corridor Sam could not help but check her out, 
it 
was almost involuntary . . . Almost.

They made their way to Sam new Quarters without saying a word to each 
other, 
~maybe that didn?t break the ice then!~ Sam joked to himself. After 
spending 
a few minutes in his room, dumping his luggage in the bedroom and 
taking a 
quick look around the Ensign popped her head around the door "The 
captain is 
waiting, Sir" She smiled after said it, not to seem rude. She had a 
nice 
smile Sam couldn?t help but noticing. Being called sir was also strange 
to 
him, He hadn?t been in an ranking position of any kind before and all 
of a 
sudden he had people who had served a lot long aboard this ship 
addressing 
him as Sir! He walked over to her ?Proceed Ensign, wouldn?t want to 
keep the 
Captain ready on my first day!? he laughed out loud as they continued 
to the 
Turbolift.

Once inside the ensign turned to Sam, "I'm Ensign Natalie Conaty by the 
way, 
its a pleasure to meet you" she smiled as she said it, and Sam again 
noticed 
how good a smile it was.

She held out her hand and Sam shook it, ?Pleased to meet you Natalie. 
I?m 
Sam Moto, the new ATC/ASO here. I?m sorry you have to act as a tour 
guide 
today so thank you, How long have you served aboard the Paladin??

(Reply: Natalie)

Their hand shake had lingered and only now had they let go. ?That long, 
and 
your still acting as a baby sitter to idiots like me! We?ll have to 
remedy 
that I think.? He smiled and she let out a laugh, they were getting to 
know 
each other quite well and for a moment they could have been any where 
but on 
a Turbolift on board the largest ship in the 52nd fleet.

As the lift came to a halt she stepped out and turned again to him, 
"I'll be 
showing you around the ship for a while. Its a big place to get used 
too - 
if ya get what i mean."

?I think I do!? smiling they walked to the Captains ready room .

As they came to the ready room Natalie announced Sam?s arrival and then 
looked at him, "Good Look...." She beamed, ?I?ll be here when you get 
back!?. Sam Nodded and Laughed, walking up to the door they slid open 
and 
Aya walked out. Speaking with her briefly her stepped into the room. A 
Red 
haired Woman in a Captains uniform sat at a desk waiting for him.

(posted by Nick)
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(USS Paladin, Turbolift, Security Officer, Ensign Natalie Conaty - 0949)

She held out her hand and Sam shook it, "Pleased to meet you Natalie. I'm Sam Moto, the new ATC/ASO here. I'm sorry you 
have to act as a tour guide today so thank you, How long have you served aboard the Paladin?" ~An interesting name.... i 
wonder why his parents chose that...~ She couldnt help but think. She continued shaking his hand while thinking about it.
 
"Well..." She began counting inside her head. "Im not really too sure to be honest. Longer than i can remember, this was
 my first assignment. But i seem to be still here. I'm not complaining it's a great ship and a great crew, but i seem to 
be stuck doing the same things, over and over again." She said fading off... ~Im talking too much... he'll think I'm a 
right stupid c*w~ She quickly let go off his hand feeling a little embarrassed and stepped back a little, she was hoping 
she wasnt blushing too much.
 
Their hand shake had lingered and only now had they let go. "That long, and your still acting as a baby sitter to idiots 
like me! We'll have to remedy that I think." He smiled and she let out a laugh.......

(posted by Jono)
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(USS Paladin, Bridge, ATC/Asc Ensign (jg) Sam Moto, 0950)

Materialising aboard the Paladin two escorts were waiting in the 
transporter 
room for Sam and Aya. It was here that Sam and Aya said good bye, for 
now, 
as Sam was taken first to his Quarters to settle in and stow his 
luggage, 
whilst Aya was taken to the Bridge to Report in.

Stepping into his Quarters was like stepping into a 5 star hotel 
compared to 
the Klingon room he had accommodated for the past few days. ~No wonder 
this 
ship is so big!~ Sam thought to himself as he looked around. The 
Quarters 
were extremely Spacious, Furbished with high quality and comfortable 
seating, a very inviting bed, tables a personal computer amongst many 
other 
things that Sam had no time to look at and explore, as he was ushered 
by his 
escort to make his way to the Bridge and the Captains ready room. Sam 
Grabbed his PADD and made his way with the Yellow uniformed Security 
officer, who Sam had not yet had the chance to know the name of yet.

Arriving at the Ready room the escort tapped his Comm badge announcing 
Sam 
arrival. Sam straightened his Uniform and smoothed his hair, waiting to 
enter. The doors eventually slid open and Sam was Glad to see Aya exit. 
He 
Gave her a smile and said hello. Arranging to meet later to chat in the 
Mess 
hall. Now Sam entered the room. At a table sat a tall red haired woman, 
with 
a Commanding yet Welcoming presence. Sam felt instantly at ease with 
her, 
and knew that she was a good person, and a great leader, someone Sam 
felt he 
would really get on with and enjoy working with and for aboard the 
Paladin, 
hopefully for many years. Sam had these feelings about people and was 
certain that he was right about the Captain. “Ensign Sam Moto, Ma’m.” 
Sam 
introduced himself, “Reporting for duty aboard the USS Paladin” He 
stepped 
forward, presenting the PADD to the Captain.

(posted by Nick)
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(USS Paladin, Ready Room, CO Captain Eva Straton, 0951)

Lt. Kotal was on her way out the door when she was stopped by a
young Ensign in a Security uniform.  They exchanged words quickly and
quietly then Kotal continued out onto the Bridge and the young Ensign
entered Eva's Ready Room, coming to attention in front of her desk.

	?Ensign Sam Moto, Ma?m.? Sam introduced himself, ?Reporting for
duty aboard the USS Paladin? He presented a PADD to Eva with his 
orders.  

	Eva took the PADD and looked it over quickly, before looking back
at the young Ensign.  

	"Welcome Aboard Ensign," Eva said, setting the PADD down.  "Looks
like you will be serving as an Assistant Tactical\Security Chief.  
Good,
the tactical department is a little short handed now.  You should 
report in
with Lt. Kerge as soon as possible.  He will assign you a duty shift 
and
make sure you are up to speed on what is going on in the department.
Questions?"

(posted by Wes)
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(USS Paladin - Outside Ready Room - COUNS Lt(jg) Ayesah Kotal - 0952)

Having wished Sam luck reporting in, Aya tapped her commbadge.

"Counsellor Lt Ayesha Kotal to OPS. I've just reported in to Captain
Straton and I wonder if you could now direct me to my quarters?"

(posted by Liz)
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(USS Paladin, Ready Room, ATC/ASO Ensign Sam Moto, 0953)

The Captain took his PADD and took a moment to study it. She spent 
several 
seconds before looking up at Sam. "Welcome Aboard Ensign," She said 
warningly, and putting the PADD on her desk, "Looks like you will be 
serving 
as an Assistant Tactical\Security Chief. Good, the tactical department 
is a 
little short handed now. You should report in with Lt. Kerge as soon as 
possible.? Sam took this in, after all he would be his commanding 
officer! 
The Captain continued, ?He will assign you a duty shift and make sure 
you 
are up to speed on what is going on in the department. Questions?"

?No ma?m. I?d just like to say I look forward to working as part of 
this 
crew and hope I am an asset to this ship.? With that he came to 
attention 
and saluted. The captain gave a salute in the return, wishing him look 
and 
reassuring him ~she can probably see how nervous I am!~ Sam thought. 
With 
that he turned and walked out of the ready room, where Natalie Conaty 
stood 
waiting for him. She smiled as he walked towards her and quickly ran 
her 
fingers through her hair, as if fixing it or something, he felt excited 
at 
seeing her again, ~strange~ he thought, ~It must just be she?s my only 
real 
new friend I?ve met since I boarded, other than Aya of course, that 
must be 
it, she?s just a familiar face that?s all.~ Sam was shoked that he had 
thought of her as a friend already. After all they had only met each 
other 
20 minutes ago. Nether the less he walked on.

"Where are we off now, Sir?" she spoke with a chirpy ring to her voice, 
~why 
am I noticing things like this!~ he thought almost ashamed at his 
attentiveness.

?To Tactical control I?m afraid. Got to meet the new boss? he laughed. 
?hope 
he isn?t too scary, after all with a name like Kerge who wouldn?t be 
afraid!? They both laughed as they walked to the turbo lift, much to 
the 
bemusement of crewmen close by. She stopped at the door and turned, 
hair 
flicking as she did so, "If you would join me Ensign we could once 
again 
take flight on another one of the Paladins turbolifts." Her smile crept 
back 
onto her face again.

?Flight, I knew that the turbo lift system on this ship had a good 
reputation, but I didn?t think we?d be taking orbit around the Paladin! 
Do I 
wear a seat belt or what??

Rolling with laughter they both entered the turbo lift and Nat could 
only 
just get out ?Computer, Deck 27? before she was in a fit of hysterics. 
They 
collapsed in a heap on each other, now laughing at the situation more 
than 
anything!

(posted by Nick)
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(USS Paladin, Bridge - COPS Ensign (jg) Michael Ian O'Connor - 0954)

Michael was still sitting in the command chair while the Captain dealt
with the new arrivals, exchanging one for the other as he looked over
to see the woman in Medical blue step out and the man in Security
yellow step in.  Turning back to look out the view screen he nearly
laughed when his comm badge chirped at the same time the woman started
talking.

=/\=/"Counsellor Lt Ayesha Kotal to OPS. I've just reported in to 
Captain
Straton and I wonder if you could now direct me to my quarters?"=/\=
He heard the woman say both from the other side of the bridge as well
as his comm badge.

He quickly tapped his comm badge twice to signal to Ops that he had
received the message and was dealing with it, he stood up and walked
over to the Woman.

"Lt. Kotal, sir, I'm ensign Michael O'Connor, Chief of Ops...You
Rang?"  Michael said with a friendly grin to the superior officer,
then again he though, everyone was a superior officer when you were a
Junior Grade Ensign.  "I can't exactly leave the bridge but I can give
you some damn good directions to your quarters or have one of my staff
show you, if you wish," Michael said with a grin, his Irish accent
coloring his speech.

(posted by Patrick)
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(USS Paladin, Bridge - COUNS Lt(jg) Ayesha Kotal - 0955)

"Lt. Kotal, sir, I'm ensign Michael O'Connor, Chief of Ops...You
Rang?"  a tall, dark-haired, handsome ensign said with a friendly
grin. "I can't exactly leave the bridge but I can give you some damn
good directions to your quarters or have one of my staff show you, if
you wish," he added, still smiling, an Irish accent coloring his
speech.

Aya smiled a little shyly back at him. "Pleased to meet you, Mr
O'Connor. If the directions are as good as you say, I'm sure I won't
need to trouble any of your staff. But if you could spare me a PADD
with the layout of the ship, I'd be very grateful," she added
hopefully.

(posted by Liz)
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(USS Paladin, Outside Ready Room, Security Officer, Ensign Natalie Conaty, 0956)

Natalie stood outside the ready room waiting for Mr. Moto to finish with the captain. She stood there thinking about what 
she could say to him when he came out. ~What the? Why am i thinking about this?~ She smiled, he seemed to have had a bigger 
impression on her than she thought he had.
 
Since he would be her superior officer it was natural she was trying to make a good impression.... ~Yeah thats it.... I 
hope...~ She shook her head and then sorted out her hair, ~Darn.. shouldn't have shook me head...~ Her hair was now in a 
big mess, just then the door opened and Moto came out, ~Darnnit...~ She quickly ran her hand through her hair hoping it 
looked a little better.
 
"Where are we off now, Sir?" She said in a lighter tone than she had when she first met him. She smiled and waited for 
him to respond.
 
(Reply Moto)
 
"Ahhh to Lieutenant Kerge it is then." She smiled and then walked over to a console. "Computer what is the location of 
Lieutenant Kerge?" She said. The computer chirped instantly to show it had recognised the command and then processed the 
information, within half a second the computer responded.
 
[Lieutenant Kerge is at Deck 27, Security Chiefs Office] NRPG: In real fact i haven't got a clue where he is, I'm taking 
a wild guess. if its wrong it can be changed ;) RPG:
 
Nat nodded and looked round to Moto, "Wells lets head down there then shall we?" She said, she felt like jumping up and 
down like a silly school girl. She wasnt really sure why though.
 
(Reply Moto)
 
She nodded and headed towards a turbolift, "If you would join me Ensign we could once again take flight on another one 
of the Paladins turbolifts." She said smiling and waiting for him to come along into the turbolift.

(posted by Jono)
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(USS Paladin, Turbolift, Security Officer, Ensign Natalie Conaty 0956)

As the turbolift continued moving downwards to Deck 27, Nat began to become anxious. She was in a tight space with a 
man she had known for little over 20 minutes - overall quite a normal day, except for the fact that she actually 
enjoyed this ones company. She shook her head, this couldnt be happening to her. Not at this time during her career, 
she had worked really hard JUST to get this far, she wasnt just gonna blow it.
 

She looked around, there wasnt much to look at but anything was better than looking at the officer in the turbolift. 
She couldnt stand the tension, she had to say something "Ae Yo Memo... Se" All the words burst out of her mouth at once 
in a big flurry of emotion. ~Oh....~
 
(Reply Moto IYW)
 
"I said, will you be going to the Memorial Service. I'm not sure when it is yet - but i know its being set up." Nat 
said slower and more precise this time. She hoped she wasnt blushing and if she was not too much.
 
(Reply Moto)
 
"Even if you have just joined the crew. It would give you a chance to meet some people, i think its tonight. You can 
come with me if you like..... i mean if you want too - AS a friend of course.... - Thats if your off duty. I know i am, 
most people are, so they can pay there respects..." She said instantly wishing she hadn't said anything, as she looked 
up at Sam. Nearing the end of here speaking she had become quieter and quieted and she had wondered if he had caught the 
last part.
 
(Reply Moto) 
 
NRPG: Leaving it all open here ill just go onto taking to Kerge and then back post a little later ;)
RPG:
 
As the turbolift came to a halt at Deck 27 she stepped out, "This way please, Sir" she said in an almost professional 
manner. She whisked him away down a labyrinth of corridors and hoped that he could remember where he was going. She 
pulled a PADD and turned around before they came to the door of the Security Chiefs office.
 
"Here Sam, this is for you. Its a map of the Paladin, deck by deck. Its something i do for all of the newcomers..." 
~Your just the first one ive given it too....~ She thought as she handed him the PADD.
 
(Reply Moto)
 
She knocked on the door and then entered on command. "Sir i have Ensign Sam Moto, the new ASO/ATC here on the Paladin 
waiting to see you." She said in a polite mannered voice.
 
(Reply Kerge)
 
She nodded and then stood to the side of the door and allowed Moto to enter. She let the door close and she stood to 
the side of it listening to all the goings on, and waiting to either be given some instructions from the chief or to 
escort Moto to his next destination.

(posted by Jono)
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(USS Paladin, Bridge - COPS Ensign (jg) Michael Ian O'Connor - 0956)

"Lt. Kotal, sir, I'm ensign Michael O'Connor, Chief of Ops...You
Rang?"  a tall, dark-haired, handsome ensign said with a friendly
grin. "I can't exactly leave the bridge but I can give you some damn
good directions to your quarters or have one of my staff show you, if
you wish," he added, still smiling, an Irish accent coloring his
speech.

Aya smiled a little shyly back at him. "Pleased to meet you, Mr
O'Connor. If the directions are as good as you say, I'm sure I won't
need to trouble any of your staff. But if you could spare me a PADD
with the layout of the ship, I'd be very grateful," she added
hopefully.

"Well then directions and a PADD it is, I'll even do you one better
and give you a PADD with a copy of my handy dandy personal tour guide,
a little program I developed in the academy to help me find those
hidden offices that professors always wanted you to find, and I have
adapted it to the Paladin, in all her massive-ness."  Michael said,
smiling broadly at the Lieutenant, who seemed nice enough, if a little
shy.  He figured if she was new, she probably wouldn't know anybody,
besides the security officer she came in with, and the first face
after the captains should be a friendly one.  In Michael's opinion,
everyone needed a friend or two on a new ship, and Michael got a good
vibe off of Ayesha, so why not be her friend.

(Reply Kotal)

Michael pulled out a PADD he had finished with a while ago and wiped
it clean, before quickly uploading the ship layout and his little
program.  Quickly looking up where the computer had assigned her
quarters he looked up with a smile.  "Well it looks like my directions
are going to easier than I thought.  You are only a few doors down
from me it seems.  What you are going to want to do is take the turbo
lift you came in on down to deck 5, get off and bang a left.  Your
quarters are going to be on the right side of the corridor, 12 doors
down, number 132, so the full number should be 05-05132.  Just enter
that into the PADD and it will lead you right to the door in no
time...sir," Michael said, remembering that until she said otherwise,
he probably should stick with the sirs.  He handed her the PADD with a
typical friendly smile.

(Reply Kotal, room for more dialogue if you want Liz, but I'll skip to
the goodbye in this post just so I get to say it.)

"Well, if there is anything you need, just shout.  I'm looking forward
to seeing you around in ten-forward and the like,"  Michael said with
a grin.  "And remember, don't hesitate to call if I can help with
something."

(posted by Patrick)
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(USS Paladin, Bridge - COUNS Lt(jg) Ayesha Kotal - 0957)

"Well then directions and a PADD it is, I'll even do you one better
and give you a PADD with a copy of my handy dandy personal tour guide,
a little program I developed in the academy to help me find those
hidden offices that professors always wanted you to find, and I have
adapted it to the Paladin, in all her massive-ness."  Michael said,
smiling broadly at Aya.

Aya smiled back. His friendliness was like a warm glow around him and
it made her feel much more at ease. "Thank you," she said warmly.
"It's much appreciated!"

Michael pulled out a PADD and wiped it clean, before quickly uploading
the ship layout and his little program.  He checked on the computer
for her quarters, then looked up with a smile.  "Well it looks like my
directions are going to easier than I thought.  You are only a few
doors down from me it seems.  What you are going to want to do is take
the turbo lift you came in on down to deck 5, get off and bang a left.
 Your quarters are going to be on the right side of the corridor, 12
doors down, number 132, so the full number should be 05-05132.  Just
enter that into the PADD and it will lead you right to the door in no
time...sir," he added, before handing her the PADD with another
friendly smile.

"That sounds easy enough," Aya said happily. She had been a little
worried about finding her way around such a huge ship, but it seemed
as if Michael O'Connor was making it a lot easier for her. "Thank you
for the PADD," she added gratefully. "I know it's going to be my
constant companion for the next few days at least!"

She paused for a moment. Aya wasn't sure what the custom was on this
ship, but she preferred a less formal relationship between herself and
her crewmates where possible. She found it a better basis from which
to make friends, and as one of the newest people aboard, she wanted to
make some friends aside from Sam as quickly as possible.

"If it's considered acceptable here, please call me Aya, unless the
Captain really doesn't like informality on duty?" she suggested
hesitantly. "'Lt' and 'sir' sound so terribly formal, and it's not as
if we were in front of the Admiral or something."

(reply Michael iyw, room for more as you said :-) )

"Well, if there is anything you need, just shout.  I'm looking forward
to seeing you around in ten-forward and the like,"  Michael said with
a grin.  "And remember, don't hesitate to call if I can help with
something."

"You may regret that," Aya said with a slightly cheeky smile. "Seeing
how close you said our quarters are! But thank you again, and it's
really nice to meet a friendly face so soon after coming aboard! I
hope we will meet again soon!"

(posted by Liz)
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(USS Paladin, Bridge - COPS Ensign (jg) Michael Ian O'Connor - 0958)

If it's considered acceptable here, please call me Aya, unless the
Captain really doesn't like informality on duty?" she suggested
hesitantly. "'Lt' and 'sir' sound so terribly formal, and it's not as
if we were in front of the Admiral or something."

"Captain hasn't said anything to me, but I think we will be ok, just
gotta watch for formal situations.  Well if I am going to call you
Aya, then you are going to have to call me Michael," he said with a
chuckle.

(Reply Aya iyw)

"Well, if there is anything you need, just shout.  I'm looking forward
to seeing you around in ten-forward and the like,"  Michael said with
a grin.  "And remember, don't hesitate to call if I can help with
something."

"You may regret that," Aya said with a slightly cheeky smile. "Seeing
how close you said our quarters are! But thank you again, and it's
really nice to meet a friendly face so soon after coming aboard! I
hope we will meet again soon!"

"Oh, I'm pretty sure we will, for all that this is a big ship, it's a
small world," Michael said, in a tone that implied that if work didn't
conspire to have them meet again, he'd think of some other way.
"Well, I'll let you get to unpacking and such.  Have a good morning
and welcome aboard."  Michael said.

(reply Kotal iyw)

He watched her get into the turbo lift and disappear as he walked back
over to the command seat and sat back down.

~~New Friend...Check.  And a cute one at that~~ Michael thought then
chastised himself ~~Back down, man, she's just a friend and you just
meet her, take it easy~~  Michael thought bringing himself back to the
normal friendly Irishman that he was.

(posted by Patrick)
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(USS Paladin, Turbolift, ATC/ASO Ensign Sam Moto 0958)

?I?m sorry! What was that!? Sam Laughed, again. His Day seemed to be 
full of 
laughter with this Woman! She had just spoke a lot of gibberish, much 
to the 
bemusement of both of them.

"I said, will you be going to the Memorial Service. I'm not sure when 
it is 
yet - but i know its being set up." She repeated, Sam thought anyway, 
the 
first time was in decipherable. She was Blushing slightly as she said 
this.

He thought about this for a moment. ?I?m not sure it would be in my 
place to 
do so, after all I don?t know any of those who died or the people who 
are 
paying their respects.? He looked at her as she spoke back to him. Her 
mouth 
moved so fluidly when she spoke.

"Even if you have just joined the crew. It would give you a chance to 
meet 
some people, i think its tonight. You can come with me if you like..... 
i 
mean if you want too - AS a friend of course.... - Thats if your off 
duty. I 
know i am, most people are, so they can pay there respects..." It came 
out 
in a rush, and she seemed to go quieter and quieter towards the end. 
She 
looked a bit embarrassed. But Sam knew what she meant, and was glad she 
asked him, because he was afraid he might have to!

?I would love to go with you, and yes I do think it would be a good 
opportunity to meet some of the crew, I just hope I?m off duty 
tonight.? He 
looked at her and she seemed to feel better with that.

Nat looked at him ~Thank the lord..~ "Well i'm sure Lt. Kerge wont be 
making 
you work a night shift on your first day here... although he is 
klingon..." 
Lucy said trying to make a joke out of nothing. She wasnt quite sure 
what to 
say, so she kept quite and waited to see if Sam would say anything.

Sam beamed inside. He was so unbelievably happy about this arrangement! 
But 
didn?t know what to say and almost thanked God that The turbo lift came 
to a 
stop at Deck 27. Nat broke the silence. "This way please, Sir? She said 
very 
professionally and out of tone from their earlier conversation. Sam 
played 
along though, ?With pleasure Ma?m lead the way!?

They travelled down a maze of corridors and hallways and Sam was cetain 
he 
was in for a few fun months of getting lost and being late trying to 
traverse them. At the doors of Lt Kerge?s office Nat stoped and handed 
Sam a 
PADD "Here Sam, this is for you. Its a map of the Paladin, deck by 
deck. Its 
something i do for all of the newcomers..." She said slightly 
bashfully, Sam 
thought, but he kept it to himself.

?Thank you. I?d be lost without you!? She didn?t say anything but 
turned 
quickly and announced Sam arrival. The doors opened and She gave Sam a 
smile 
as he entered. The doors closed behind him. ? Ensign Sam Moto reporting 
sir!? ~for about the 5th time today!~ Sam thought. He stood to 
attention and 
handed yet another PADD out to the officer before him.

(posted by Nick)
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(USS Paladin, Bridge - COUNS Lt(jg) Ayesha Kotal - 0959)

"Captain hasn't said anything to me, but I think we will be ok, just
gotta watch for formal situations.  Well if I am going to call you
Aya, then you are going to have to call me Michael," he said with a
chuckle.

"Michael it is, then," Aya smiled.

"Well, if there is anything you need, just shout.  I'm looking forward
to seeing you around in ten-forward and the like,"  Michael said with
a grin.  "And remember, don't hesitate to call if I can help with
something."

"You may regret that," Aya said with a slightly cheeky smile. "Seeing
how close you said our quarters are! But thank you again, and it's
really nice to meet a friendly face so soon after coming aboard! I
hope we will meet again soon!"

"Oh, I'm pretty sure we will, for all that this is a big ship, it's a
small world," Michael said, in a tone that implied that if work didn't
conspire to have them meet again, he'd think of some other way. "Well,
I'll let you get to unpacking and such.  Have a good morning and
welcome aboard."  Michael said.

"You've certainly made me feel welcome, Michael," Aya said, meaning
it. She rather hoped she would be seeing more of him, but was still a
little too shy to say so aloud. After all, they'd only just met and he
was probably this friendly to everyone, she told herself.

With a final smile, she turned away and headed for the turbolift,
feeling a little more at home now that she seemed to have a new
friend.

(posted by Liz)
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(USS Paladin - Security Chiefs Office - TAC/SC Kerge - 10:01)

"Haaa!, he should not have moved into that position,
he has immediately allowed himself to compromise his
tactical advantage", cried Kerge aggressively as he
watched the tactical analysis of a hypothetical combat
routine running upon the monitor on his desk.

There was nobody else there with him in the office of
course, but Kerge being a typical Klingon allowed his
spirits to soar & verbalise at what he was watching.
He then slammed his fist onto the table causing
everything to bounce upon it in responce.

"Fool!!....vaQ! vaQ!", cried Kerge as he continued to
follow the combat with an ever increasing sence of
urgency. "Hija' majQa!", he added in responce to his
chosen winners eventual triumph over his now beaten
opponent.

Then the chime to his office sounded.....

"naDev vo' ylghoS!", shouted Kerge still on a high
from the contest he had just followed. Then all at
once he immediately saw the error in his ways, someone
had activated the chime & he had told them to simply
go away, albeit in his native Klingon!

Kerge looked to the ceiling of his office & cursed
himself, this time in Human speak, then he called for
the person on the other side of the door to enter,
hoping that whomever it was could not understand
Klingon.

The door slid aside in responce to frame two officers,
one a female, now departing & the other a face he had
not seen before as the smiling Ensign walked in &
presented the Chief with his PADD.

"Ensign Sam Moto reporting sir", said the Officer.
Kerge smiled inwardly as much as it was possible for a
Klingon to smile. He was mildly glad that the new
officer had probably not understood his outburst
beforehand but quickly dismissed the notion as he took
the offered PADD from the mans hand.

"Ensign Sam Moto", said Kerge as he began reading from
the PADD, "you have lived among my people?....&
skilled with the Bat'leth, umm perhaps I will test
your mettle sometime", said Kerge throwing the Ensign
a cursory glance as he spoke & realising now that he
probably had understood his abrupt remark after all. 

If he had done however, the man had not let on.

(Reply Moto)

Kerge placed the PADD onto his desk after reading
through Ensign Moto`s pre-orders, then he went on to
issue him with his upcoming duty schedule.

"As your no doubt already aware Ensign, the Paladin
sustained a good deal of damage during the boardings
that occurred during our battle to take starbase 234",
said Kerge. 

"Your first duty will be to carry out a thorough
investigation of our photon & quantum torpedo storage
areas & weapons bays for signs of tampering", said
Kerge.

(Reply Moto)

"We cannot dismiss the possibility that the boarding
crews did not gain access to those areas", said Kerge,
"If they did then we have no idea what they may have
left there for us in these most sensitive of
locations", he added.

(Reply Moto)

"Report to me directly anything that you find", said
Kerge, "take two security officers with you & make a
thorough search for anything untoward", he added.

(Reply Moto)

Kerge then sat in his chair as he watched the new
Ensign turn about.

"One more thing Ensign Moto", said Kerge gaining the
mans attention once again before he left.

(Reply Moto)

"Welcome to the USS Paladin", said Kerge.

(posted by Alan)
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(USS Paladin - Security Chiefs Office - ATC/ASO Ensign Sam Moto - 10:03)

Sam could not help but chuckle at the Klingon?s ranting as he entered 
Lt 
Kerge?s office. As the Lt scrolled through Sam?s profile and background 
he 
saw the look of worry slowly creep on his face as he realised that 
t5his 
young ensign may have understood what he had just been saying, for a 
brief 
instant at any rate. ~Don?t want to go upsetting the Boss on my first 
day 
now!~ Sam thought. ~ especially as he?s Klingon~.

The slightly more agitated officer in front of him finally spoke. 
"Ensign 
Sam Moto", pausing for breath and also to retain that vital information 
about the Ensign, his understudy, before him. After all forgetting his 
name 
wouldn?t be the best start now! "you have lived among my people?? He 
continued ?....& skilled with the Bat'leth, umm perhaps I will test 
your 
mettle sometime", looking at Sam with a challenging and slightly 
territorial 
instinct about him, after all it was his ship and his culture that Sam 
was 
entering.

?It would be an Honour Lt? Sam replied, not afraid of a challenge, even 
if 
the Lt did look a bit menacing, and willing to show his superior his 
worth. 
The Klingon did not reply to this but merely grunted as he placed the 
PADD 
heavily on the desk.

"As your no doubt already aware Ensign, the Paladin sustained a good 
deal of 
damage during the boardings that occurred during our battle to take 
starbase 
234", Kerge proceeded with authority. "Your first duty will be to carry 
out 
a thorough investigation of our photon & quantum torpedo storage areas 
& 
weapons bays for signs of tampering." Sam first assignment! Already! He 
had 
not been on board 5 minutes and already he was going to be running 
round the 
ship, no small feat on its own account, but looking for enemy 
explosives! 
Sam took this in and held his composure.

?Yes sir. May I ask, am I doing this alone or with a team? Because as 
of yet 
I have only met two members of security, those being you and Ensign 
Conaty 
outside, and you. Also may I add that navigating this ship may prove 
difficult so help would be appreciated.? The Lt didn?t seem to take 
this to 
kindly but saw Sam?s point.

"Report to me directly anything that you find, take two security 
officers 
with you & make a thorough search for anything untoward", he growled.

?Aye sir! I?ll get to it.? Sam turned and moved towards the door but 
the Lt 
spoke again, "One more thing Ensign Moto", Sam turned to face the Lt, 
"Welcome to the USS Paladin"

?Thank you sir!? With that Sam walked out the door and was once again 
met by 
Nat.

?It seems I have a little assignment!? Sam mused. Looking at Nat before 
him 
he grinned, ?How would you like to ditch Baby sitting for a real duty??

(posted by Nick)
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(USS Paladin -  Security Chiefs Office - Security Officer, Ensign Natalie Conaty - 10:10)

Nat had been standing outside the security chiefs office for not too long when Sam exited the room once more. ~Rather 
short meeting for a master to meet his student.~ She smiled at him slightly more friendly than she had intended too.
 
"It seems I have a little assignment!" Sam mused. Looking at Nat before him he grinned, "How would you like to ditch Baby 
sitting for a real duty?" Nat looked at him. ~Depends what 'real' duty is...~ She thought as she said, "Yeah might as 
well. What do you need me to do??" They walked and talked.
 
When Sam mentioned he needed another officer she opened a COMM Link and said "Conaty to, Brown. Meet me and our new boss 
at the security lockers." She said.
 
=^=Brown recieved. Im on my way down there now Ma'am=^=. Nat smiled, Brown was one of the more... less ranked than her. 
She liked this because she had to call her Ma'am or Sir. That was the reason she picked Brown to help, it would show Sam 
her true leading powers and might get her put at the head of one of the security divisions. Which was always helpful when 
it came to the chief in picking people for away missions...
 
Sam told her what they needed and she frowned slightly at the small bomb neutralising kit. Surely they wouldn't be doing 
that. She then assumed that Sam had some training in the Medical area or he wouldn't be asking for a med. kit, he would be 
getting a Medical person to join them if he was that worried. She also noticed he didnt have some of the basic equipment.
 
She went away to fetch everything he had asked for. She walked up to him "Here we go as she placed some of the stuff 
down. Here is your own tri-corder. To keep" She winked at him as she gave him this. "I also noticed you didnt have a 
phaser with you, as your security personnel you should be carrying one when your on duty. When off duty just place it 
in the nearest security hold to you, I'm not sure if you can keep your weapon being a Assistant Chief but the Chief 
constantly has a weapon.. so you'll have to look it up. Also keep it switched off and not charged unless the ships in 
an active state of war fair or is at Red Alert. But you probably already know all this stuff." She handed him the phaser.
 
"And here are the other things you wanted.." She passed them to him. He took them gratefully. Sam turned to Nat. "So, 
I've been looking at the Map you gave me and I reckon we have to search the entire decks 12 and 32, how can us 3, when 
the third finally arrives!, search that amount of space?"
 
She thought for a moment, "If my memory recollects it self correctly, those two decks are almost identical. They bother 
have a security station which takes up most of the deck. The storage areas are in them selves quite small. But you are 
right to assume we should check the whole deck. What i would suggest is setting up our tri-corders up at each end of 
the storage area and set it to a tri-modulating scan. It will do an in-depth scan of the room and will take a few 
minutes, which gives us chance to check things over manually." She looked at him for some kind of approval of this 
idea. "Plus i have an extra tri-corder for the job." She said as she winked again.
 
She turned around to see Lee Brown heading there way. "What took you so long Crewman?" Conaty said in an authoritve 
voice. "Sorry Ma'am, i was delayed by the turbolift shutting down on me. I reported it to engineering and then made 
my way here by alternative routes."
 
Conaty nodded and then gave him some equipment. She turned to Sam "Crewman Lee Brown meet ATC/ASO Ensign Sam Moto" 
She said. She watched as the crewman extended his hand, "Nice to meet you sir, i look forward to working with you and 
Welcome to the USS Paladin"
 
(Reply Moto)

With Moto's go ahead Conaty quickly briefed Brown of the situation as they made there way to deck 12 first. They 
stepped out of a turbolift into deck 12.

(posted by Jono)
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(USS Paladin - Security Quartermasters Stores - ATC/ASO Ensign Sam Moto, 1017)

As they had travelled the deck to the Security stores Sam had explained 
the 
briefing he had received in Kerge?s officers. Nat had requested another 
security officer to join them at stores and they were waiting his 
arrival.

NRPG: Any Security want to join me? PC, SPC, NPC or otherwise!!!!! Lol

RPG:

(Reply: Nat IYW)

After Nat had introduced Sam to the Quartermaster, he requested 3 
tri-corder?s, a small med-kit, and small bomb neutralising kit. 
Although the 
neutralising kit would only work on small devices Sam wanted to be 
prepared 
for any eventuality. Sam and Nat took a seat in the Stores, waiting for 
the 
third member of their team to arrive.

Sam turned to Nat. ?So, I?ve been looking at the Map you gave me and I 
reckon we have to search the entire decks 12 and 32, how can us 3, when 
the 
third finally arrives!, search that amount of space??

(posted by Nick)
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(USS Paladin - Deck 12, Photon/Quantum torpedo launching area - Security Officer, Ensign Natalie Conaty - 10:23)

Nat turned to Moto, "We are your team to command, Sir. What are your orders?" Nat said as she turned to Moto. She 
wanted to try and give Moto some confidence in leading the way and commanding them. She quickly heard a scuffle on 
the floor behind them. She turned every so suddenly and shouted "Any one there?" There was no response, she held her 
hand up to the Asst. Chief to tell him to stay put. They were there to protect him. She nodded to Brown and they both 
leapt forward. There was nothing there.
 
"Must have just bin some dry mettle or something" She said as she turned to Moto. "Your orders, Sir?" She repeated.

(posted by Jono)
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(USS Paladin - FO Office - Lt Cmdr Capps - 1100)

It had been a few days ago when the battle occurred. During the battle many
good men and women were lost. Yesterday Calvin hand an idea to hold a memorial
service for all the fallen. He announced the event yesterday and hoped that many
people would pay their respects.
 
The decorations and the details were nearly finished. It was going to be hailed in
Ten Forward. Ten Forward always seemed to be the best place to have
something. With such a large ship and huge complement of officers the Paladin's
Ten Forward was much larger than what it would be on a standard size ships.
 
Calvin and few other officers expressed that it would be nice to see the names of
the fallen. So the officers put 3 displays next to each other on the north wall of
Ten Forward. Each one would scroll through one name at a time while a
picture appeared and a short biography displayed.
 
The first officer wasn't for sure what the mood would be exactly, but with all
the different races on board he was certain that emotions would be mixed.
Some would consider this a celebration, with others would mourn. Each race
would follow their own culture.
 
To make sure that he didn't leave anything important out of the service he called to
his new  chief counselor. "Capps to Lt Kotal. Can you please meet me in my office."

(posted by Calvin)
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(USS Paladin - Personal Quarters - COUNS Lt(jg) Ayesah Kotal- 1101)

Aya had finished her unpacking and consulted the PADD she had been
given to locate Sickbay. She assumed that she would find the CMO
and/or ACMO there, and it would help her orientation of the ship to
find her own way there.

She had just located it and was working out the best route to get
there when her commbadge chirrped.

=/\=Capps to Lt Kotal. Can you please meet me in my office.=/\=

~Capps, Capps, who was that now? Oh yes, the FO. Yikes! I wonder what
he wants with me?~

"On my way, Commander."

She sighed softly and keyed in the new search parameter. The FO's
office. She found it quickly enough and was pleased to see that at
least it was a lot closer than Sickbay!

(USS Paladin - Deck 3, outside FO's office - COUNS Lt(jg) Ayesah Kotal- 
1107)

Ayesha paused outside the door, and wondered whether to sound the
doorchime or not. She had, after all, been summoned. In the end she
decided to err on the side of caution and pressed it anyway.

(posted by Liz)
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(USS Paladin - FO Office - Lt Cmdr Capps - 1108)

Calvin waited in his office for the new counselor to show. As he waited he went over 
a few of the PADD's on his desk that needed his attention. Evaluations were
always hard to do, but they were a good tool to use to know which of the
officers were good and which ones needed some work.
 
After the 3rd PADD Calvin heard the chime from his door. "Enter." The doors
hissed open and entered a tall and beautiful women with black hair. Calvin
quickly straightened his desk to perfection for his sake.
 
(reply Kotal)

He stood and walked around his desk. He raised his arm and opened his hand
to shake her hand. "It is nice to meet you, and your presence is nice to have.
This crew needs you right now. Please have a seat."
 
(reply Kotal)
 
The First Officer walked around his desk once again to sat back down in his chair.
"I am not for sure what you have been briefed on, but I have been planning a
memorial service for tonight."
 
Lt Cmdr Capps handed a PADD over to the councilor with all the information of
the memorial. "I was hoping I could get some feedback from you about the
service, and see if there needs to be anything added."

(posted by Calvin)
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(USS Paladin - Sickbay - Ensign Knightley - 1225)

Elizabeth walked into sickbay looking for a specific person. Once she found him
he walked up to him. "Hello Doctor Loxari." She said smiling.
 
(Reply Loxari)
"No." She laughed. "I am fine. No pain. Thank you for asking."
 
(reply Loxari)
 
"Well..I was hoping you might come have lunch with me?"

(posted by Calvin)
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END OF COMPILE

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