[CS] LtCmdr Sky Blake, "Skills."

[Deliera Jay]

((Blake's office))

Blake: Enter.

::A black haired young man stepped into the office, taking a quick look at the surroundings of the room before his black eyes landed on Blake.::

Xerix: Have I come at a bad time?

::Blake gave a slight smile, in the process of rolling the exercise mat up and placing it under her desk.::

Blake: Not a bad time at all. Sorry, I didn't catch your name?

Xerix: Ensign Ghant Xerix, Sir.

Blake: Welcome to the Veritas! I'm Commander Blake  - you already know that. You were looking for security clearances?

Xerix: Yessir, and thank you for the welcome.

::She nodded, moving around the desk with her still-bare feet to her computer to pull up his personnel file, and attaching relevant allowances to it.

::Huh. Son of the Third House of Betazed.

::Given her own relation to the Eleventh House of Betazed, this must have made them ridiculously distant cousins, or something, assuming that's how the Betazed Houses worked.

::Small galaxy.::

Xerix: You’re thinking about home aren’t you? About Betazed? I’m typically only empathetic, but with some others from home I can catch strong thoughts.

::Her emerald eyes flickered back up to the other half-Betazoid in the room. There were rules about use of telepathy and empathy with other officers - some of which, even she had broken (when she'd had telepathy). A shiver ran down her spine, but she ignored it.::

Blake: I've honestly never been. My home's here on the Veritas. Has been for about four years now.

::Half Brekkian, half Betazoid, Blake was born and raised on Delos IV, the Brekkian homeworld. She's decided, however, that she was never going to return to the planet, whose civilization was currently destroying itself as it "recovered" from the planet's exploitation of Ornara.::

Blake: So you're our new helmsman?

Xerix: Yes, fresh out of the Academy.

Blake:::with a slight smile:: The Shoals can make any officer shudder. Are you familiar with the area?

Xerix: I’ve recently been briefed, and I piloted myself to rendezvous with the Veritas.

::She nodded her head in acknowledgement.::

Blake: Tetryon fields are both our best friend and worst enemy. Loved ones outside the Shoals don't receive letters for weeks, our long range subspace communication is patchy, and the Veritas rarely gets to reach her top speed. But the pirates are hindered in the same way, too. ::She glanced back up to him.:: I hope you enjoy a challenge.

Xerix: I do. I believe I’ll face many challenges here. Some more enjoyable than others.

::Against her will, her arms tingled, the natural Brekkian electrical current flaring somewhat in recognition of a 'play'.

::A grin grew across her face. Of the crew, she was perhaps the least "liberal" of them all, but she was dignified. Brekkians didn't really have a concept for "modesty" - some might even say the same for the Betazoids, perhaps to a lesser extent - but for Blake, this resulted in various uncomfortable scenarios (for her crew mates) of which she'd had to quickly learn from and adapt to.::

Blake: Good. ::Her eyes flickered back up to him again.:: I look forward to seeing your skills in action.

Xerix: Response?

::She stood properly, hands resting on the back of her chair.::

Blake: You're all set. Security clearances are enabled. ::with a grin:: I assume you know where the helm is?

Xerix: Response?

Blake: Always helpful. Did you have any questions for me while you're here?

((OOC: Feel free to add anything here))

Xerix: Response?

Blake: I'm glad. Have you met Delano? He's our Operations officer.

Xerix: Response?


Tbc . . .

LtCmdr Sky Blake
Chief of Security
USS Veritas

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