Fleet Captain Addison MacKenzie - High Standards

[Addison MacKenzie]

(( Captain’s Ready Room - Deck 1, Artemis-A ))

MacKenzie: And you don’t have any concerns about needing to carry out his orders, even if you disagree with them?

Storm: For a good officer, following orders is immediate upon taking any position, but trust still has to be earned.  It’s the difference between an unplanned split-second delay and an instantaneous action.  Both are following orders.  One does so successfully, Sir.  

 

The redheaded commanding officer of the Artemis held both the silence and her posture for a moment before finally releasing it with a very non-committal shrug.

MacKenzie: Well, that’s good enough for me. Sorry you haven’t caught us at a particularly active time, but the crew had a particularly stressful mission and deserved some R&R, so here we are. Have you had a chance to check out much of Deep Space 224 yet?

 

Storm: Not yet.  Lt. Silveira met me as I was disembarking from my transport to 224.  But as the ship's on shoreleave, I’m sure I’ll spend some time on the base. Any suggestions of good places to eat?

 

MacKenzie: I’m not sure what you like to eat, but the wings at Molly Malone’s are quite good.

 

Storm: Molly Malone's. ::single nodd:: So noted.  I’ll check it out.

 

MacKenzie nodded curtly and offered a smile.

 

MacKenzie: So, Lieutenant – is there anything else I should know about you? Beyond what I’ve already learned via your service record?

 

MacKenzie was already familiar with everything contained in the officer’s records, but she always felt it interesting to see what a person felt to volunteer about themselves when given free reign.

 
Storm: No, Sir.  I don’t believe so.  Everything relevant to my service aboard the Artemis should be in my personnel file.

Storm nodded toward her terminal.

MacKenzie: In that case, I consider myself to be well-informed.

 

MacKenzie didn’t feel the need to elaborate beyond that.

Storm:  Is there anything that you’d particularly like me to know about serving here that would make my transition easier or expedite my integration into the crew?

She thought for a moment before offering a response.

MacKenzie: I think it goes without saying, but I hold my crew to the highest standards. Given your experience, I’m sure you’ll have no problem meeting them, and I expect my higher-ranking officers to set the example and instill the same expectations on the lower-deckers.
 
Storm:  I will bear that in mind.  Thank you for the advice.

 

MacKenzie nodded.

MacKenzie: That’ll be all, Lieutenant.

Storm:  Yes, Sir.

Alex snapped to attention, did an about-face, and walked out of the Captain’s Ready Room.

 

 

End Scene for MacKenzie!

 

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Fleet Captain Addison MacKenzie, M.D., Ph.D., FASFS
Commanding Officer
USS Artemis-A

Captains Council Member at Large

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