Lt Jovenan – Anyone ready for a field trip?
Jovenan
((OOC: This is a tricorder training session that qualifies a player to receive an achievement which counts towards those needed for promotion. If you need that achievement (and even if you don’t), feel free to hop in!))
((Main Shuttlebay, Deck 11, USS Artemis))
Jovenan tried not to be on the way as shuttlebay staff walked past her. Pilots sipping raktajino and checking flight plans from PADDs, engineering officers and crewmen with their toolkits, operations personnel in their various tasks; Jovenan, standing on the side, was the only blueshirt in the bay early into this morning. She felt out of place for whatever reason, though in just less than an hour she would need to be the one who was an example to others if they felt lost.
A sliver of nervousness slithered in her stomach as Jovenan checked the equipment once more. It wasn’t a large list either, tricorders, the PADD in her hand, everything else was already in the shuttle she had reserved, so she had been guaranteed.
There was nothing wrong with the equipment, it was just her inexperience in taking charge of a landing party that caused her to jitter. Sure, there was the time in the La’kso Canyon (okay, bad example), but she had been just one of the ensigns and not officially in charge. And she had done one training session before, but it didn’t require them going anywhere, and it was just Hiro with her; it was a successful session, though, despite the fact that they both had been crying.
There was no further time for worrying about her lack of confidence, as the first of her trainees were already arriving. She had to force an expression of poise onto her face as she smiled to the arrival. She had seen him a few times before, briefly, in various official occasions, although the face was far more familiar to her as a twisted and mutilated copy in the morgue just a mission earlier. She tried not to think of it.
Jovenan: Ensign Chevalier, right? Hello! Thank you for coming!
Chevalier: Response
Jovenan picked up a scientific tricorder from the box on her side and handed the device to the Ensign. She had booked enough of them from the Science storage for each participant and a few extra in case of mishaps.
Jovenan: Here you go! I invited a few more people, and there were some volunteers signing in as well, so we’ll have to wait for a few moments longer before we can start.
Chevalier/Any: Response
The other participants began to trickle in, and when the time Jovenan had designated in the invitation to them arrived, she thought they should get the session started. A breath in, a breath out, and she was ready to address the small team around her.
Jovenan: Good morning, everyone! I’m Lieutenant Jovenan, and I’ll be your training officer for the day. Today, we’ll learn and refresh our skills on how to gather, analyse and record data using a tricorder in the field. I’ll let you know of the exact scenario as we get on our way, but we’ll be heading to the rural Rakantha Province on Bajor. We’ll have quite a lot of walking ahead of us, so did everyone remember to get good shoes and a water bottle?
Chevalier/Any: Response
Jovenan nodded. So far, everything was rolling well for her, but it was still early, and they hadn’t even departed yet.
Jovenan: Okay. There’s a replicator in the shuttle if anyone realises they need something. We’re still missing a person, so let’s wait for a few more minutes before boarding the shuttle.
Chevalier/Any: Response
Jovenan: I got us the Kerynitis, you can drop your stuff in there already if you want. Any volunteers to pilot it?
Chevalier/Any: Response
TAG/TBC
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Lieutenant Jovenan
Chief Science Officer
USS Artemis-A
E239911J11