SD960815.14 Joint Log - Captain Vincent Dharmajiva and Captain K`ylana Vilqa - Part 3
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Aug 15, 2011, 10:36:10 AM8/15/11
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"So, Tobias Blake. One of yours right? Married to Cait?..." the question
broke the silence after the issue with the Xeleucians had reared it’s ugly head.
Vin really didn’t need an answer to the question though, he knew the answer
already. Vin only asked the question out of courtesy but as he spoke it he
realised that stating the obvious in a questioning manner wasn't really
courteous at all so he pressed on.
"I have a number of applications here from him, Liaison Officer, Counsellor and even XO as a tertiary priority." the Captains voice lowered "sort of offended... XO as tertiary... you'd think more people would be fighting for the position of prestige" shaking his mutterings off again his tone once again became more audible. "But, in any event... your opinions valued. Given his experience as a counsellor and his obvious ability in empathy, I believe Liaison Officer on this planet is probably the best position for him. The heavens know we could use a peacekeeper."
“Toby is one of mine yes. He’s served under me since his graduation from the Academy. He’s proven himself time and time again.” She started then went on to answer his other questions, “Toby does not seek positions of grandeur, Toby does his job and he does it well,” K`y then went to explain further, “By that I do not mean that he does not deserve his position in the command structure but that Toby does his job because he is good at it, accolades are not why he does it. I believe Liaison Officer would be befitting of his greatest strengths.”
"Done then. I'll contact him as soon as possible and bring him up to date. It will be a very busy start for him." starting to move on already Vin started looking at some of the other Starfleet officers on the planet through the personnel listings on a PADD he was holding in his hand.
“Of course Cait as the Chief Medical Officer goes without saying.” He spoke her first name because he was very familiar with her. Cait and Vin had spent time together at the Academy and then time together in postings. In fact time in another life had a very different path for the two, but only Vin knew of that life and he was glad he was no longer in it.
“Hope she's up for running a hospital and not getting her hands dirty as much. One of her first jobs will be to assign the personnel underneath her to the appropriate sections. And she has to liaise with development for her new medical facility. And she has to work with assigned medical civilians...” Vin added with a impish smile another couple of “and... ands…" to signify that the first few taskings were only the tip of the iceberg. Noting that K'y was looking at him quizzically again Vin’s impish smile faltered a little and then his countenance changed more over as he had to stifle a rather phelgmy cough.
K`ylana nodded, there really wasn’t more to add here. The decision had been made and it was a good one, “She’s a feisty one and her only weakness is not knowing when to stop, Toby has been a great help there to stop her as much as possible from running ragged.”
"Continuing" was the word mentioned in such a way that it seemed rather harsh. But Vin was obviously more frustrated with his own physical being than the beautiful presence in the room. "Does Saladin and Lox know the difference between Operations Manager and Chief of Operations?" It was a very pointed question, designed to have K'y assess the intelligence of her own officers and at the same time their ability for the potential positions. Still it was a retarded question, somewhat suck eggs.
There was a laugh, “I believe Marcus does…Lox on the other hand is so very eager he can at times overstep his bounds but with the absolute best intentions possible.” K`y mused to herself in thought, and not always with the best results. “If you have a problem Lox will fix it, I am not saying he will follow standards but he’ll fix it.” She then spoke of Marcus, her demeanour slightly changed once more when talking about him, “He is my third set of ears,” she said, “He has a strong hold as to what is and isn’t being resourced on the Ridge and in instilling limits where needed.” She was trying to be cautious to not show favouritism knowing Marcus in a manner most did not. “He knows how to issue a challenge to me without me knowing it,” she smirked, “You know I do not do well with challenges, at least not publicly.”
<<for reference – refer to the OOC comments about positions -ed>>
"So Saladin can make hard calls?" it was apparent that Vin was very interested in Saladin. "Given a current situation we have I am beginning to think that he, that is if he takes up this position will have to make possibly one of the hardest calls in his career." it was unusual to see Vin like this, but it was apparent that grief was actually starting to affect him. "Don't get me wrong, K'y. If Saladin is up for the position, I will back his decision to the hilt, I think we all want the best, but I am in fear of the worst."
K`ylana nodded, "He can make tough decisions, he a methodological thinker but not to the extreme and doesn't act on pure impulse which at times is beneficial and honestly grounding for myself." She crossed her arms loosely and leaned back against the edge of a counter, "You will back him up in terms of what he decides is best for the region or in his overpowering a decision we make?" Her fingers brushed against the fabric of her jacket, "My crew, at least those most trusted in high ranked positions have served with me since the Audax, some as far back as the Erinys. I trust them and their abilities without question. My senior staff has been hand picked and while each does have their faults they are damned loyal. We have served on planetary missions before and all have eventually become accustomed to, lest be honest, lack of comforts that we are used to. We are in a precarious position right now, the quake has certainly put us back a few paces; I am hearing rumours of missing persons beyond what was originally speculated."
They were lost in thought for a while until Vin finally broke the silence. "Get Saladin to see me as soon as...” shaking his head to get himself out of the delusion Vin apologised to the demi-klingon Captain “sorry K`y. You are not mine to command. I'll get someone else onto it. Time is running out."
With that Vin looked up and towards his doorway noticing two things as he did so. One was that his doorway had no automatic shutting and two... that he was only now regretting that there was not anyone working on anything in or anywhere near his office. To be utterly blatant no one was around but him and K'y. "Damn wish the communicators were working."
As if tracking Vin’s thoughts Vilqa nodded as the silence was broken by the cardassian's voice, "Forget automatic, how about simply closing and locking...." she trailed off and waved the subject aside. This surprised Vin a little but the surprise slipped away as his mind reasoned that it wasn’t uncommon for two people that had worked together and known each other for a very long time to be aware how the other one thought.
"Sorry K'y. We will have to finish this later. I do need to track down Saladin as soon as possible, or at least someone to track him down. Join me for food later? My wife cooks a mean potato bake." Vin smiled wryly "Yes, that does mean a decided lack of replicators here, but fresh food and the farming areas..."
"I will consider it," K`y wasn't certain what her place would be within a family home, "I had noticed the cooking apparatus in my quarters, it has been a long time."
"Well, I will try to explain later, as well as discuss with you about the science and security positions. And try to find out if you know anything about a Tari Adin. I made a promise to an old friend to 'bury her in paperwork' because of some mischief she was involved in but I don't know why?" the two Captains moved out of the Vin’s office to find people to command while chatting about other matters.
"Tari Adin." There was disdain in her voice but she said nothing else on the matter; that was the cherry a top of the large 10-man sundae.... Tari Adin, once again they would be face to face however revenge would need to wait. This mission was suddenly starting to look promising and for the first time since K`y met up with Vin she smiled as her thoughts raced.
End
"I have a number of applications here from him, Liaison Officer, Counsellor and even XO as a tertiary priority." the Captains voice lowered "sort of offended... XO as tertiary... you'd think more people would be fighting for the position of prestige" shaking his mutterings off again his tone once again became more audible. "But, in any event... your opinions valued. Given his experience as a counsellor and his obvious ability in empathy, I believe Liaison Officer on this planet is probably the best position for him. The heavens know we could use a peacekeeper."
“Toby is one of mine yes. He’s served under me since his graduation from the Academy. He’s proven himself time and time again.” She started then went on to answer his other questions, “Toby does not seek positions of grandeur, Toby does his job and he does it well,” K`y then went to explain further, “By that I do not mean that he does not deserve his position in the command structure but that Toby does his job because he is good at it, accolades are not why he does it. I believe Liaison Officer would be befitting of his greatest strengths.”
"Done then. I'll contact him as soon as possible and bring him up to date. It will be a very busy start for him." starting to move on already Vin started looking at some of the other Starfleet officers on the planet through the personnel listings on a PADD he was holding in his hand.
“Of course Cait as the Chief Medical Officer goes without saying.” He spoke her first name because he was very familiar with her. Cait and Vin had spent time together at the Academy and then time together in postings. In fact time in another life had a very different path for the two, but only Vin knew of that life and he was glad he was no longer in it.
“Hope she's up for running a hospital and not getting her hands dirty as much. One of her first jobs will be to assign the personnel underneath her to the appropriate sections. And she has to liaise with development for her new medical facility. And she has to work with assigned medical civilians...” Vin added with a impish smile another couple of “and... ands…" to signify that the first few taskings were only the tip of the iceberg. Noting that K'y was looking at him quizzically again Vin’s impish smile faltered a little and then his countenance changed more over as he had to stifle a rather phelgmy cough.
K`ylana nodded, there really wasn’t more to add here. The decision had been made and it was a good one, “She’s a feisty one and her only weakness is not knowing when to stop, Toby has been a great help there to stop her as much as possible from running ragged.”
"Continuing" was the word mentioned in such a way that it seemed rather harsh. But Vin was obviously more frustrated with his own physical being than the beautiful presence in the room. "Does Saladin and Lox know the difference between Operations Manager and Chief of Operations?" It was a very pointed question, designed to have K'y assess the intelligence of her own officers and at the same time their ability for the potential positions. Still it was a retarded question, somewhat suck eggs.
There was a laugh, “I believe Marcus does…Lox on the other hand is so very eager he can at times overstep his bounds but with the absolute best intentions possible.” K`y mused to herself in thought, and not always with the best results. “If you have a problem Lox will fix it, I am not saying he will follow standards but he’ll fix it.” She then spoke of Marcus, her demeanour slightly changed once more when talking about him, “He is my third set of ears,” she said, “He has a strong hold as to what is and isn’t being resourced on the Ridge and in instilling limits where needed.” She was trying to be cautious to not show favouritism knowing Marcus in a manner most did not. “He knows how to issue a challenge to me without me knowing it,” she smirked, “You know I do not do well with challenges, at least not publicly.”
<<for reference – refer to the OOC comments about positions -ed>>
"So Saladin can make hard calls?" it was apparent that Vin was very interested in Saladin. "Given a current situation we have I am beginning to think that he, that is if he takes up this position will have to make possibly one of the hardest calls in his career." it was unusual to see Vin like this, but it was apparent that grief was actually starting to affect him. "Don't get me wrong, K'y. If Saladin is up for the position, I will back his decision to the hilt, I think we all want the best, but I am in fear of the worst."
K`ylana nodded, "He can make tough decisions, he a methodological thinker but not to the extreme and doesn't act on pure impulse which at times is beneficial and honestly grounding for myself." She crossed her arms loosely and leaned back against the edge of a counter, "You will back him up in terms of what he decides is best for the region or in his overpowering a decision we make?" Her fingers brushed against the fabric of her jacket, "My crew, at least those most trusted in high ranked positions have served with me since the Audax, some as far back as the Erinys. I trust them and their abilities without question. My senior staff has been hand picked and while each does have their faults they are damned loyal. We have served on planetary missions before and all have eventually become accustomed to, lest be honest, lack of comforts that we are used to. We are in a precarious position right now, the quake has certainly put us back a few paces; I am hearing rumours of missing persons beyond what was originally speculated."
They were lost in thought for a while until Vin finally broke the silence. "Get Saladin to see me as soon as...” shaking his head to get himself out of the delusion Vin apologised to the demi-klingon Captain “sorry K`y. You are not mine to command. I'll get someone else onto it. Time is running out."
With that Vin looked up and towards his doorway noticing two things as he did so. One was that his doorway had no automatic shutting and two... that he was only now regretting that there was not anyone working on anything in or anywhere near his office. To be utterly blatant no one was around but him and K'y. "Damn wish the communicators were working."
As if tracking Vin’s thoughts Vilqa nodded as the silence was broken by the cardassian's voice, "Forget automatic, how about simply closing and locking...." she trailed off and waved the subject aside. This surprised Vin a little but the surprise slipped away as his mind reasoned that it wasn’t uncommon for two people that had worked together and known each other for a very long time to be aware how the other one thought.
"Sorry K'y. We will have to finish this later. I do need to track down Saladin as soon as possible, or at least someone to track him down. Join me for food later? My wife cooks a mean potato bake." Vin smiled wryly "Yes, that does mean a decided lack of replicators here, but fresh food and the farming areas..."
"I will consider it," K`y wasn't certain what her place would be within a family home, "I had noticed the cooking apparatus in my quarters, it has been a long time."
"Well, I will try to explain later, as well as discuss with you about the science and security positions. And try to find out if you know anything about a Tari Adin. I made a promise to an old friend to 'bury her in paperwork' because of some mischief she was involved in but I don't know why?" the two Captains moved out of the Vin’s office to find people to command while chatting about other matters.
"Tari Adin." There was disdain in her voice but she said nothing else on the matter; that was the cherry a top of the large 10-man sundae.... Tari Adin, once again they would be face to face however revenge would need to wait. This mission was suddenly starting to look promising and for the first time since K`y met up with Vin she smiled as her thoughts raced.
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