[[AWARDS, PT2]] Captains Serala & Isara Aleron: One of the Best Crews
Serala
(( Overlooking both the USS Chin’toka and the USS Valkyrie-A ))
With all of the ribbons and promotions completed, there was one more bit of business to attend to. Serala called the crew back to order and waited until they were settled once more.
Serala: There is one final bit of business to attend to. I confess a bit of mixed emotions about this one. I know that this is a good thing, but there is a part of me that is feeling emotional about this. :: She paused long enough to get her emotions under control before continuing :: I chose this location, and this backdrop for a reason. Effective Stardate 240212.13 I will be reassigned from command of the USS Chin’toka to Commanding Officer of Shemsh Colony in the Par’tha Expanse. Additionally, the crew of the Chin’toka, with a few exceptions, will be reassigned to the USS Valkyrie-A under the command of Captain Isara Aleron while the Chin’toka undergoes refits and upgrades. The Valkyrie is a newly commissioned Achilles refit with several upgrades that you all learn about in the next few days and weeks. I have asked Captain Aleron to join us here to say a few words and to introduce herself. Please join me in welcoming Captain Aleron.
Serala began to applaud as the Centauran woman made her way to the podium. She was just a bit shorter than Serala with pale blue eyes and light brown hair. Her record was impressive, and she knew her crew would be in good hands with them. What’s more, Captain Aleron had a history in civic service and diplomacy. She’d be a better Captain for the Valkyrie than Serala would be, and she knew it.
That didn’t make this any less hard for her.
Once she’d reached the podium, Isara shook hands with Serala, giving her a heartfelt smile before turning to face the crew that would soon be under her command.
Aleron: Thank you, Captain Serala. You have a fine crew and your record is impressive. It is going to be difficult to take over for you, but I will endeavor to do my best. To the crew of the Chin’toka, especially those of you transferring under my command, I want to assure you that while you may have a new CO, I will not ignore your past contributions to this crew. A few changes are coming, but I am going to try and minimize the disruptions because your dynamic as it is makes you the extraordinary crew that you are, as the awards presented here today prove. I will be a Captain worthy of this crew and will continue to foster and grow you all in your careers. I know it’s going to take time to be comfortable with me, but I hope I can earn the same trust and respect that Captain Serala has engendered in each of you.
Isara looked at them as she continued her speech.
Aleron: The Valkyrie will be assigned to a new sector of space, but you will not be far from the Par’tha Expanse, and we will return there often. I daresay, there will even be opportunities to catch up with Captain Serala from time to time. The Solerian Sector is an area that the Federation hasn’t been to in many years, and there have been a number of changes there. To the extent that we really don’t know what to expect anymore. We have a few rumors and theories, but not much more than that. Our mission is going to be to explore the sector and learn as much as we can about it and to make diplomatic ties if we can. This crew is highly skilled and I know we can accomplish this mission together. I look forward to working with you and until the change of command ceremony, I will make myself available to any of you who may have questions of me, or who just want to try and get to know me better.
She looked back at Serala and nodded, and the half-Romulan stepped back up to the podium.
Serala: Thank you, Captain Aleron. :: to the crew :: I cannot begin to fathom how each of you must be feeling right now, but I will say that I am going to miss you. And after you transfer, any of you… ANY of you … may contact me at any time for any reason. Even just to say hello. As Captain Aleron said, you’re a fine crew. One of the finest I have ever served with, and I am proud to have been your Captain for the time that I was.
She turned to her First Officer.
Serala: Commander T’Ama, you may dismiss the crew as you see fit.
T’Ama: Response
Any: Responses
((OOC: Both Captains will be around after the ceremony, so feel free to tag either, or both, in any follow up sims.))