=UNITY CEO's Office=
=Starbase UNITY=
Rick leaned against the corner of his desk as Lieutenant Proietti entered.
"So, Lara, how are things going with the shipyard?" Rick asked.
"They are going well," she replied. "How about yourself and your new job."
Rick smiled, "Commander Utley left the starbase in a mess, almost as bad as the last time I became CEO. We've also been busy working with security in seeking out and removing the survellance devices that were planted
throughout the base. Seems that Utley was very busy in that regard. All in all, though, it's good to be back."
"Glad to hear, though I wish you would have found somebody else to run the shipyard."
"Nonsense. You know that shipyard almost as well as I do. But, don't worry, I'm going to have Lieutenant Karn help out while the Detector is at UNITY."
"Thanks. I could use a hand," she smiled.
Rick moved away from his desk to the door.
"Come, I need to go for a walk," he said.
They walked out of the engineering area into the corridor.
"I almost forget, a non-SSF ship, the Lagash, will be making an emergency stop within the hour," Rick said. "She has been given clearance. Apparently, she has suffered a problem of some sort with her warp core and ours was the closest facility."
"We'll be ready," she said.
"Her crew will be premitted 24-hour leave on the starbase, but from what I've been told, her chief engineer always remands behind. He doesn't trust anyone working on his ship unless he's there to supervise. Even so, you are still on direct charge of any repairs. If he gives you any trouble, let me know and I'll take care of it myself."
Lara just shrugged, "Don't worry, I'm sure I can handle him myself."
Rick smiled, "I don't doubt you ..."
She turned just as Rick came crashing onto the deck.
"Rick!" she shouted out as she knelt down next to him. "Proietti to sickbay. I have a medical emergency."
"Belay that," she heard Rick's weak voice as he slowly opened his eyes and looked up at her.
"But, sir?"
"I'm OK," he said, having her to help him stand. "How long was I out?"
"Just a few seconds."
"Really? Usually, I'm out for a few minutes," he replied, clearing the fog out of his head.
"I still think we should stop by sickbay."
"No. There is nothing they can do," he turned to face the concerned engineer. "Don't worry. I'll be fine. I get these blackouts every couple of months. I'm surprised this is the first one I've had in front of you."
Rick smiled, "You, on the other hand, look like a nervous wreck."
"I'm OK. That was just a frightening experience."
"Well, anyhow, where were we?" Rick asked as they continued walking down the corridor as if nothing had happened.
Commander Rick Rodgers
Chief Engineering Officer
Starbase UNITY/Tarangor-Aeran Shipyard
and
Lieutenant Lara Proietti (npc by Rick)
Assistant Engineering Officer
Starbase UNITY
attached to Tarangor/Aeran Shipyard
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