Thea Baker
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Post by Thea Baker on Jul 11, 2021 20:12:16 GMT
[Thea & Isaiah's Quarters] Listening to Judy and Felicity as Judy in particular spoke about Niles' rank and how it would be seen by another command team should he ever transfer. Thea was in agreement with how they would have the same information as they did. All of this would be on his service record, including everything they had done to help, his successes, failures and the outcome of their decision. " Agreed they will and nothing will be hidden from them, including all additional reports as well as his record".As the others agreed with her probation idea, it didn't seem as bad as they first thought, especially now that they discussed it and come up with a plan of action. Hopefully it wouldn't come to a double demotion, but they would deal with it swiftly if it did. Although did manage a grin at Felicity's next choice of words. " Exactly and now that we've agreed on his punishment, who wants another drink? and do you want anything stronger than beer?".
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Jul 12, 2021 14:59:50 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Thea & Isaiah's Quarters]Judy had more to say about rank as a sign for future COs, but she didn't, because it didn't make sense to litigate such a minor thing when they agreed on everything that at all mattered. She nodded in approval of six months as the length of probation, and chuckled heartily at the "Last Chance Saloon" quip. "I'll stick with beer. With Sleebaggo, there aren't really sorrows to drown, per se" she said to Thea, turning their attention to that nincompoop as she took another beer. "Can we ship him in a crate to San Francisco?"
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Felicity Ellis
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Cap'n Mum
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Post by Felicity Ellis on Jul 15, 2021 15:39:00 GMT
[Felicity Ellis - Thea & Isaiah's Quarters]"I'll stick with beer, too," Felicity chimed in, before taking another generous sip. It was far too early and she had far too much work to do the following morning to start mixing drinks. Besides, beer was lending itself nicely to the relaxed, easy atmosphere. "Thanks, Thea," she added when another was offered. She snorted at the idea of shipping Sleebaggo off to San Francisco, leaning forward again to try another of the cheeses. "Addressed to my mother?" She asked, still grinning, a slight crinkling of the corners of her eyes suggesting she was feeling a bit mischievous. "So what's his damage?"
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Thea Baker
Command
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Rank: Captain
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Post by Thea Baker on Jul 15, 2021 16:38:24 GMT
[Thea & Isaiah's Quarters] With both Judy and Felicity deciding to stick with beer, Thea liked their way of thinking and it was probably not a good idea to mix drinks. So after replenishing Felicity's drink and smiling at her thanks, Thea grabbed a fresh one for herself. Taking a sip and trying not to choke at the quips aimed at Sleebaggo. Thea took a second to let it pass, as she imagined the Admiral's face if she opened up a crate containing the Intelligence officer. " I can just imagine her reaction, if she opened up a crate to find Sleebaggo staring back at her" Thea added with a slight chuckle. Antoinette wasn't everyone's favourite person and from what she knew about Sleebaggo, it would definitely be worth it to be a fly on the wall to witness such an event. Danger of choking averted, Thea reached for some more food as Felicity asked what his damage was. Interested in what punishment they would decide in regards to his behaviour.
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Jul 17, 2021 18:08:39 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Thea & Isaiah's Quarters]Judy burst out with loud, shrill laughter, at the visual that Felicity and Thea built. If only they could take this joke and make it real. "Since we can't ship him - no crate that big - I think we can put him on probation, but the ultimate goal should be replacing him, in my opinion. Replace him with Matt if we can, Chloe Hudson if we can't."Judy thought quite highly of young miss Hudson, but still hoped to integrate Matt back into the crew. "Tony's bad at the job, and a poor fit for this crew. Simple as that."However, Judy had a feeling Felicity had ideas for how to chart the course that would separate them from Tony.
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Felicity Ellis
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Post by Felicity Ellis on Jul 18, 2021 14:40:05 GMT
[Felicity Ellis - Thea & Isaiah's Quarters]Felicity chuckled too, the image of Antoinette opening up a crate to find the irate Sleebaggo within quite an amusing one. Likely though that she'd close it again, block up the breathing holes and go away for a long weekend. "Replacing him is definitely the best plan," Felicity agreed when Judy declared that he wasn't fit for the job. "I'd prefer Harmon to return, personally. I've no doubt that Chloe is a capable officer, but in my opinion she's far too green for a department head position. Particularly Intelligence; which is an area that requires real world experience to completely appreciate."She'd met analysts who couldn't survive in the field, and she'd met field operatives who would sooner quit than chain themselves to a desk to read data all day. But neither area of expertise de facto translated into leadership. Fresh from all sorts of notions regarding team building, however, Felicity did have an idea of how to begin the process of separating the unsuitable Sleebaggo. "How about a little trip to Kerelia for Tony?" She poured some of her fresh beer into her glass, the smile returning as she began to warm to the notion. "We require surveys after all. Oh, and he'll need some help." She took a sip, but her shoulders had started to shake with contained mirth.
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Thea Baker
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Post by Thea Baker on Jul 18, 2021 15:04:03 GMT
[Thea & Isaiah's Quarters] The shared laughter surrounding Sleebaggo and the wistful idea of sending him to Admiral Ellis, was just what the Doctor ordered. In fact this was the first time that Thea had properly laughed and chuckled since her return from Earth, so it was definitely the moment to let loose. Feeling better for it, Thea ate more cheese and listened as Judy gave her assessment of the troublesome Intelligence officer and ideas of who he should be replaced with. Flick suggested that it should be Harmon as opposed to Chloe and the reasons why, Thea understood where she was coming from. Thea liked Chloe and knew that she did her job well but it wasn't enough to promote her. In time it could happen but for now Harmon was their best candidate. " As much as I like Chloe, I'd prefer Harmon too for those same reasons. We know what Harmon is capable of and replacing Sleebaggo is definitely the right thing to do" she said in full support of the idea. At the mention of sending Sleebaggo to Kerelia seemed appropriate as was the notion of sending someone with him. " Kerelia is perfect and hmm would it be bad if we sent Niles with him?".
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Jul 18, 2021 17:22:45 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Thea & Isaiah's Quarters]They all seemed to be in agreement on the eventual replacement, and the continued banter about Sleebaggo had Judy in stitches once again. "Never change, ladies; never change," she said, laughter dying down. "Of course, this isn't a punishment; it's nothing to do with a punishment. This is just... a happy little accident, right?"
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Felicity Ellis
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Post by Felicity Ellis on Jul 26, 2021 19:07:35 GMT
[Felicity Ellis - Isaiah & Thea's Quarters]"Oh, of course," Felicity agreed, trying to maintain a serious tone and expression, and obviously failing. "It's just a coincidence that both will be dispatched to Kerelia with some super important survey tasks to complete... together."What better way to find out if two people could work together? "Drop them in the middle of the jungle, pick them up at a rendezvous point the following morning. What happens in the meantime will be up to this dynamic duo." She grinned, warming up to the notion with each word. "Who knows, they could end up best of friends, united by their hatred for us."Or they could kill each other in the critter-infested LZ-1.
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Thea Baker
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Post by Thea Baker on Jul 27, 2021 8:23:50 GMT
[Thea & Isaiah's Quarters] The laughter and the no regrets over grinning like the proverbial cat that got the cream was infectious to Thea. Exactly what she needed right now and it was also a good way to counterbalance the unpleasantness of the topics that they were discussing. In fact the grin never left her face as her suggestion of sending Niles to Kerelia with Sleebaggo resulted in more laughter and the comments that followed. Agreeing wholeheartedly at this being a happy and accidental coincidence where the two officers were concerned. When it came to the jungle planet below, working together often meant survival particularly in the more dangerous LZ1. So it would be a test to see if they could put their egos aside, complete their orders and not kill each other or be killed. She had no idea how they would react but that was part of the whole punishment idea and something that they could deal with after tonight. " Exactly it's just a happy coincidence and that sounds fair to me in regards to dropping them off and picking them up the next morning. It'll be interesting to see what happens and agreed, who knows they just might. They'll no doubt be cursing us regardless" Thea said, adding her support to the idea Flick had mentioned.
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Jul 27, 2021 20:18:16 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Thea & Isaiah's Quarters]"Whatever happens, they might just learn some valuable lessons along the way," Judy remarked, with rather forced optimism. She didn't believe Sleebaggo was likely to learn anything, at least not at this phase of his life, and Niles, too, seemed awfully closed to new notions and ideas. "Is there any more unpleasant business we need to discuss?"
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Felicity Ellis
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Post by Felicity Ellis on Jul 30, 2021 19:58:26 GMT
[Felicity Ellis - Isaiah & Thea's Quarters]"Even if all they take away from the experience is a desire never to do it again, then perhaps we could call it a win." Felicity took a nice long draft of her refreshed beer, and took a moment to enjoy it as she considered what a deterrent against future bad behaviour a survey trip to the Kerelian jungle could prove to be. If it was effective, there would be no reason she couldn't integrate it into a few of her future team building plans. And speaking of... "As you both know, we recently had the first Fleet/Civvie Treasure Hunt." That wasn't its official name, of course, but it was what everyone had started calling it. "Overall I was pleasantly surprised by how well many of the teams worked together. There was an issue with a couple of Bajoran aggressors and one of the teams - the one containing the Cardassian civilian. I'll be keeping an eye on the situation."She paused again and moved on to try some of the brie. Slicing a little from the soft wedge she continued, "I had reports that Lieutenant Hunt didn't perform very well." She spread some of the delicious on a cracker, but before sampling, she looked back up at her learned colleagues. "Likes to play by his own rules a little." She did not mean that in a 'he's a natural leader' way, either. "Perhaps a little too much."
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Thea Baker
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Post by Thea Baker on Jul 31, 2021 9:19:08 GMT
[Thea & Isaiah's Quarters] Thea understood the perceived optimism coming from Judy in respect to the troublesome twosome that they had just discussed. A survey of Kerelia probably wasn't what either officer would expect but it was the best option once everything was taken into consideration and the outcome would entirely depend on them if they could put their egos aside. It was a big ask and yet the three command officers knew it was the only way to deal with stopping any further inflation or that was the idea. Flick also made another good point and if they could call it a win then she would be to call it that. " Exactly a win is a win, even if it involves our troublesome twosome" Thea remarked as they moved on to the next topic of conversation. As Flick told them about the treasure hunt involving the crew and civilians, Thea had been aware of it. However it was good to finally hear about in detail, especially given some of the issues that had arose from the event. Overall Thea thought it had been a good idea and one that she was fully supportive of. Although the encounter between their only Cardassian resident and a couple of Bajorans was indeed worrisome so didn't blame Flick for keeping an eye on it. This was all about promoting and encouraging friendships, better working relationships etc. So showing that they took such matters seriously and how they dealt with them was also important. " From what you've said, there's definitely a lot of positives that we can take from it. Also good call on keeping a close eye on the situation that happened. Hopefully there won't be anymore incidents but at least we can intervene if there is" Thea commented as she followed Flick's lead in trying some of the brie. The redhead had just been about to take her first bite when Flick then mentioned Dr Hunt. Realising that she wasn't too surprised at what she was hearing as memories of her last mission with the Doctor resurfaced. " I agree with that assessment, I still haven't forgotten about the undercover mission and his encounter with Hezula. In fact it wouldn't surprise me if we see her again".As much as that particular thought pained her, it wasn't out of the realm of possibility thanks to Hunt's abrupt departure.
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Jul 31, 2021 16:05:37 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Thea & Isaiah's Quarters]Judy sipped at her beer, now that she was... less afraid it'd come out her nose, as the ladies addressed the treasure hunt and Mr. Hunt. "It's definitely good to have some more cohesion in the community," she said of the treasure hunt. "As for Mr. Hunt, he definitely does like to march to the beat of his own drum... even when he really shouldn't. I recall on..."She drew a long swig of beer, and then took a deep breath. "On Caldonia..."It was no secret that thinking back to that day was always hard for Judy. Less hard now, but still never easy. "He proposed an impractically convoluted undercover op, for our very short timeline, and got awfully offended when we didn't go forward with that. I think he just has a hard time playing well with others."
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Felicity Ellis
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Cap'n Mum
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Post by Felicity Ellis on Aug 3, 2021 19:29:59 GMT
[Felicity Ellis - Thea & Isaiah's Quarters]Felicity grimaced. Not at the cheese, that was yummy, but at the mention of the undercover operation and Hezula. She had feared at the time that nine months of her work, and Aydin's, could be undone within five minutes by the pool in the resort. "That was..." She shook her head, and switched her train of thought. The operation had worked out after all, so their avenues for reproach were rather limited. "He could have gotten himself killed. He consulted with nobody, he acted on his own authority and he took a massive risk. Had he not been Hezula's type, she simply could have just killed him."She fell silent for a few beats, eyeing her cheese but her thoughts were elsewhere. "And then we would have had to respond, blowing all of our covers." Felicity had let that whole debacle slide; she'd made no mention of it in reports to Command, mostly because Hunt had not been one of hers at the time. But things were different now, and whether the crew were engaged in a high-stakes operation or a simple team-building exercise, she expected the senior officers to share the spotlight. It came as zero surprise when Judy told them about the proposal on Caldonia. Perhaps he was just a product of another time. For now, Felicity would give him the benefit of that doubt, and hold any deeper misgivings within until her suspicions were proven or disproven. "One to watch." She wondered if the others had any other business for the evening.
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