[Backsim/Ribbons] Lt. Cmdr Rebecca Iko -- It's gonna be a little different around here (part 2)
Rebecca Iko
Vataix: So in addition to actions that occurred here on Amity Outpost, I will also be recognizing the actions of your future selves in honor of their sacrifices. I know it may seem strange for you to receive something you haven't done yet, but perhaps you can take these ribbons as a commitment to become the future you who answered the call of the Federation and perhaps more importantly, of each other when needed.
Rivi really didn't know what the Temporal Prime Directive, meant, did she?
((OOC: Tags between Robin and Nathan omitted as they're out if earshot))
Any: Response?
Vataix: Sam, would you please come up here to join Niev?
Sam was first? That was interesting.
Vataix: For the modification of probes to carry charged dilithium, which proved instrumental in the defense of Amity Outpost, I hereby recognize Samanthan Richards and Niev Galanis with the Innovation Ribbon. Thank you both for your brilliant application of science to defend our home.
Galanis: Response
Ukinix: ::To Sam and Niev:: Good job, you two.
Wil was back to happily dishing out the ribbons. Bec smiled.
Vataix: Don't sit back down. You're not done yet.
Galanis: Response?
Vataix: Charlena, please come join us.
Wil clapped. Bec smiled. They didn’t even know what ribbon those two were getting yet?
Vanlith: Aye Ma’am.
Vataix: Commander Alexis Hopper reported upon the great sacrifices both of you made in her time period. While I cannot reveal the full extent of what you both went through to preserve the integrity of the timeline, just know that when you both were tested by life's circumstances, you answered with resilience. As such, it is my honor to recognize you both with the Captain's Commendation. Congratulations!
Okay, maybe Rivi did know a little bit about what the Temporal Prime Directive meant.
Vanlith: Thank you.
Bec joined in on the applause.
Ukinix: Suits you, Char.
Vataix: All right, Sam, Charlena, you may return to your seats. Kaito, Esma, please come up and join Niev.
Bec gave Kaito a nod and a smile as he got up to go collect his own ribbons.
Vataix: For their defense of Amity Outpost while working together aboard the Yosemite, actively engaged against hostile forces, I am pleased to recognize Lieutenants Galanis and Moore along with Ensign Esma with the Silver Star. Congratulations.
Galanis/Moore: Response
Esma: Thank you, Madam Ambassador. ::Looks over at Wil as he pins the ribbon on her dress uniform.:: And congratulations on your exoneration and new command, sir.
Ukinix: Thanks, Ensign. And hey, congratulations on your ribbon.
Galanis/Moore: Response?
Vataix: All right, you Niev, Esma, you may return to your seats. Nathan, Ikaia, Jansen, and Alexis, please join Kaito.
Bec watched Kaito have to stand there and stay behind while everyone else shuffled around. She smiled.
oO Sucked in. Oo
Vataix: In the future, each of you were instrumental in leading your colleagues across the galaxy in separate locations and aboard separate ships. I wish I could say more, but know that you followed the best traditions of Starfleet's greatest captains and the Federation's finest leaders. I hereby recognize Nathan Richards, Ikaia Wong, Kaito Moore, Jansen Orrey, Alexis Hopper, and John Carter in absentia, with the Leadership Excellence Ribbon.
The question of “Why wasn't I up there with them” came across Bec's mind, but she pushed it down and away faster than you could say “hippopotamus”. She would not be contemplating crap about the future. That was last week. Not today.
Richards: ::Slight nod:: Thank you, ma’am. ::Looking at Wil:: Sir.
First was Wong…
Wong: Response
Then Orrey…
Orrey: Response
Then Alexis… Who Bec wondered if Wil lingered on more than the others or not.
Ukinix: Souvenir from the early 2400s for you?
A. Hopper: Response
And Moore.
Moore: Response
Ukinix: Well done, mate.
Any: Response?
Vataix: All right, all of you can return to your seats except for Nathan and Jansen. Bec, would you please join us?
She'd almost been able to get through without getting awarded something oO If only… Oo. Bec got out of her chair and made her way up, passing Kaito on the way.
TBC (in part 3)