Captain Roshanara Rahman: I have and always shall be

[Roshanara Rahman]

((CO's Office, Denali Station, Ring 42))

Captain Roshanara Rahman walked into the office to find her friend--and now technically superior officer--sitting behind her own desk, looking over various PADDs before the Bajoran turned her head up to see Rahman.

Oddas: Response

Rahman: You look right at home there, sir.

Oddas: Response

Roshanara walked up to the desk and smiled.

Rahman: The Kitty Hawk is ready to get back underway to the Delta Quadrant, so I wanted to meet with you one last time--to wish you well and good-bye. It's quite possible we might not see each other for some time...

Years really, although that was understood unsaid between the two women.

Oddas: Response

Rahman: Hmmmph, if I could tell the young lieutenant who excitedly spent all those hours working in the lab, checking countless equations and calculations because she was too stubborn to accept a "self-imposed" limit... I wonder what she'd think if I told her that one day she'd be leading her own crew out on the frontier, investigating an alien megastructure.

Oddas: Response

Rahman: "The only true limits are those we put on ourselves." That's what always motivated me while we worked on the Warp XV engine.

Oddas: Response

Rahman: Working on an engine is one thing... working with a crew... well, I know you've learned how much more of a challenge that is. Warp field dynamics are one thing... mentoring and managing people are another entirely.

Oddas: Response

Rahman: Just do me a favor while you're out here, will you, Fleet Captain?

Oddas: Response

Roshanara took a moment to glance around the room.

Rahman: Just don't let yourself get stuck in here all the time--as nice as it is. A gilded cage is still a cage.

Oddas: Response

Rahman: What I mean is, you may be the captain, and you may have your duties. But you also have a duty to yourself--to make sure you get to do some real exploring of your own. So make sure you get out there, whether it's on the RIng or beyond. There's a whole world waiting out there.

Oddas: Response

Roshanara smiled one last time at her friend before they walked around the desk together and embraced each other in a hug.

Rahman: Stay safe out here, promise me.

Oddas: Response

After squeezing her tight for one more moment, she stepped back, feeling the emotions make her eyes wet.

Rahman: I'll be sure to send you a postcard when I get out there.

Oddas: Response

Rahman: ::nods:: =/\= Rahman to Kitty Hawk. One to beam up. =/\=

And soon a swirl of light took Roshanara back up to her ship, where she'd head out once more into the stars.

TAG! END

(OOC: It's been real, Juneau crew! Good luck and have fun! Rahman over and out!)

Captain Roshanara Rahman
CO, USS Kitty Hawk
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