Lieutenant Commander Lael Rosek: An Opportunity
Lael Rosek
((Chief Engineer’s Office, Deck 14, USS Chin'toka))
{{Time Index: Day 5 of Shoreleave, Morning}}
As she was going through the routine paperwork, she noted transfer orders for Lieutenant Carter Greyson and arched her eyebrows. She’d worked with the man a good deal over the years and had always been pleased with his exemplary work as well as the way he carried himself. A smile played at the corners of her lips, recalling how the man had also kept tight reins on Anjar Thoran, who was prone to emotional decision making. She only hoped that the time since she’d last seen him had been kind to Anjar.
A knock at the door interrupted her thoughts and she set the PADD aside with the intention of perusing the details later.
Rosek: ::turns to the door:: Enter.
The door opened to reveal Lephi, looking much better than the last time they’d talked. It appeared the ordered time off had served the woman well.
Lephi: Do you have a second, sir?
Rosek: ::smiles:: Of course. ::motions her inside:: What can I do for you, Lieutenant?
Lephi: I find it ::pause:: difficult to focus on my work with all the noise in main engineering now. That brief experience with impaired hearing has really caused me some problems now that it has been fixed.
She studied the Ferengi woman, nodding. Lael had experienced difficulties herself given the decreased size of the room and therefore the increase proximity to the center of the action so to speak. There were times when she needed to wear noise-cancelling wireless earpieces just to focus.
Rosek: Understandable.
Lephi: I wonder, sir, if you might agree to let me repurpose one of the two engineer lounges on this deck to an office. Seems reasonable for the Assistant Chief to have some space to work, right?
Lephi was right. It was a reasonable request. However, as with any major change to the ship’s layout, particularly a room that had been set aside for such a specific use, it required planning and paperwork. The latter had never been her favorite part of the job, but it was necessary.
Rosek: What kind of changes to the lounge did you have in mind?
Lephi: Response
Rosek: ::nods:: I see. ::pauses:: I assume your request includes sound-proofing of the room to improve focus?
Lephi: Response
Again, she nodded. With her finally settled in for the most part, she’d been tempted to submit a request to the Captain that would allow her to resume her research on uses for the Reskari alloy she and Doctor Alentonis had created. She wondered if Lephi’s needs weren’t the perfect opportunity to conduct yet another test of the alloy’s properties.
Rosek: I believe I have a unique solution for that, actually. ::pauses:: Long story short, myself and a skilled metallurgist, Doctor Timothy Alentonis, were able to come up with an alloy that can be painted on to most surfaces. From what we learned of the base metal’s properties, we hypothesized that the alloy itself would be efficient for protecting vessels from tetryon radiation. I believe it might also prove effective as a sound-proofing material.
Lephi: Response
Rosek: ::grins:: Consider it a team effort. If you agree to test this for your office, you would have a credit in the SCE journal article I plan to submit about the project.
Lephi: Response
Rosek: ::nods and smiles:: Draft me up an official proposal that we can bring to the Captain detailing any needed structural changes or modifications and we will work together on the wording for the sound-proofing material.
Lephi: Response