Captain Addison MacKenzie - No Need for Further Interrogation
Addison MacKenzie
(( Captain’s Ready Room – Deck 1, USS Artemis-A ))
Addison sat across her desk from one of the newest members of her crew. The Galadoran proved to be a complex being, and while she’d decided to leave the conversation about its implications for its people behind, the topic shifted to its time so far on the Artemis. The scientist seemed to be unpleased with the way its first mission turned out – far more violent than it preferred, and it had no trouble vocalizing its desire for a change of pace.
…it wasn’t the only one, not that Addison would bother saying
so.
Gnai: Hopefully the next mission is to some very interesting
pulsar. Or neutron star. And there are no hostiles. Or senators to assassinate.
MacKenzie: Mmm hmmmm… Well, I can’t make any promises about what
assignment Starfleet will give us next, or what we might encounter along the
way…
Gnai: ::bobbing lightly up and down:: Correct. Those were
just wishes for future missions, not predictions... ::pause:: It can't hurt to
dream for exploration. That is one of Starfleet's principles.
Addison shrugged her shoulders slightly.
MacKenzie: What I can tell you is that I believe you
are a curious, inquisitive being, and I think those are good attributes for a
scientist to have.
There appeared to be a pause steeped in
surprise.
Gnai: ::extended pause:: Thank you, sir!
She felt it necessary to shift both the mood and the conversation again.
Hopefully it was more to the scientist’s tastes.
MacKenzie: Do you have any plans for your time in this part of the
quadrant? I’m sure there are lots of intriguing things that have caught your
interest…
Gnai: Well, since the Artemis is docked at Deep
Space 9 ::beat:: the wormhole is an obvious object of interest. To see it in
person has been a dream.
Addison smiled and nodded. It wasn’t her first time seeing the phenomenon, but
every time the wormhole opened, it always seemed to take part of her breath
away.
MacKenzie: It’s certainly a sight to behold!
Gnai: ::tentatively:: There are also the
Badlands... There was the most interesting conference talk last year on how
gravity anomalies within spouts in that region impact Langmuir waves within the
plasma, by Dr. Sarish from the Bajoran Center for Science. It would be
interesting to observe the plasmons generated from this phenomenon...
Her posture shifted slightly and her brow furrowed,
her eyebrows getting closer to the bridge of her nose.
MacKenzie: The Badlands are certainly an interesting
corner of space, but also dangerous. While I’m sure the prospect of scientific
exploration is enticing, it might not be the best idea to make a trek like that…
Gnai: Hm. Yes. That makes sense... Perhaps just
the wormhole then. That should be plenty interesting to fill free time on this
shore leave. oO What with the housekeeping that came with transferring to
a ship... Oo ::pause:: Have you ever been through the
wormhole, sir?
MacKenzie: I have, but it’s been a long time. Getting
to see inside the wormhole is worth the trip alone.
Gnai: Response
The commanding officer sat back in her chair and once again plastered on a reassuring
smile.
MacKenzie: Well, it sounds like you have plenty in mind to occupy your
time. There’s no need for me to occupy any more of it!
Gnai: Response
She watched the Galadoran stand, again intrigued by the suit that helped
give it mobility. She wondered what her old friend and engineering whiz Geoffrey Teller might think of the contraption.
MacKenzie: Welcome aboard the Artemis,
Ensign.
Gnai: Response (if any)
Tag, and End Scene for MacKenzie
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Captain Addison MacKenzie, M.D., Ph.D., FASFS
Commanding Officer
USS Artemis-A
Captains Council Member at Large
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