Commander Lia Rouiancet: The Chair

[Tony Colella]

OOC This can be before or after the trio's weeklong excursion on the ring. No preference!

(( Bridge, Deck 1, USS Octavia E. Butler ))

Lia stifled a yawn. She'd been back and forth to the I-Kiyo ring a couple of times now, but never for more than an hour or so, and she was eager to spend a long while over there. Perhaps not as long as some of her crew, who seemed eager to spend a day, or even days -- but she was pleased that they were so eager to explore. So was she, of course, but her ship needed her, too.

One particular case in point arrived a few moments later. Lia was sitting in the XO's seat, to the right of the CO's, and as he arrived she waved him over and indicated the big chair.

Rouiancet: Thanks for coming, Anton. Want to have a seat?

There was something mischievous in her smile, but only just.

Richards: Response

This time, she shrugged. This wasn't meant to be especially official, despite where they were.

Rouiancet: It was your first time commanding a starship, wasn't it? I just wanted to see how you felt about it all.

Not that she had any concerns about his performance during his brief stint in command, but she realized as she traveled along with this train of thought that of course he might reasonably read something more into this line of questioning. After all, several of the other lieutenants had taken their first turns at command recently, and she hadn't ambushed any of them during shore leave on the bridge. Not yet, anyway.

Richards: Response

Rouiancet: (with a smile) I promise there's no wrong answers. I'm curious about your experience. How did it feel?

Richards: Response

Tags! and TBC!

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Commander Lia Rouiancet

Commanding Officer

USS Octavia E. Butler

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