Michael Carrick

"Welcome to Engineering" Lt. Cdr. Tandaris Admiran and Ensign Michael Carrick Stardate 0701.21 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was quiet in engineering—for now. No doubt the meeting with the inhabitants of this system would be finished soon; no doubt someone would trudge down to engineering to inform Tandaris of his next assignment. Until then, he would just sit here. Running diagnostics. Fun. The new ensign, Michael Carrick, was in the process of realigning Excalibur's space-time driver coils. Tandaris was monitoring the repairs from engineering. "I'm reading a 0.2 micron misalignment. You need to get it down to within 0.08 microns," he told Carrick over the comm. "On it," said Carrick. He adjusted several of the controls. There was a buzz from one of the nodes—the only warning he got before the node delivered a sharp jolt of electricity into his arm. "AAAAH—er, is it okay now, sir?" Tandaris had heard the scream and shook his head. The new ones were always fun. He glanced down at his console. Ah, that was better. "Yes, it's down to 0.07. Good work. Next time . . . try deactivating the feed before you realign it." Carrick said, "Noted, sir. I'm returning to engineering." He replaced the cover to the access space, put his tools back into the repair kit, and left. A few minutes later, he returned to engineering and reported to Tandaris. "I am here, sir." He smiled. Tandaris looked at him. "Ah. How very reassuring." Then again, the new ones were always hard to break in too. This was probably Tandaris' least favourite of managing a department—not that new crew members were a problem. But in six lifetimes, he had still not found a good way to be someone's superior. "I guess now would be as good a time as any for you to ask me any questions that you might have." By the way Carrick's face lit up, Tandaris could tell he had more than a few. "Has the ship been battle tested yet, sir? How do you think she will perform in battle?" Good question. Tandaris replied, "That will certainly be interesting, especially with Captain Corizon's tendency toward . . . aggressive tactics." Slight smile. "Be prepared for a lot of shifts on damage control." "What happened to the Excalibur—the Sovereign class?" " Decommissioned. Mothballed, disassembled for scrap." Tandaris ran his hand over the console, adding, "Some people get awfully attached to their ships. I must confess I was sad to see ours go, but . . . it's all just a part of the universe's cycle of renewal. Things change, adapt." This seemed to surprise Carrick. "Why, sir? She was a relatively new ship." " I advise you to read the recent mission logs, then. New, yes. In mint condition? Certainly not. The Excalibur-B was wounded grievously—in more than one universe, I might add. And each time, it's our job to fix her. They get her damaged, and we fix her." Tandaris was still more than a little bitter about this fact, and it showed. Still smiling, Carrick said, "Fixing it is our job. What about our Captain—may I ask what he's like?" Oh, Captain Corizon! Tandaris had never encountered a more quixotic Starfleet officer. "Mmm. Intelligent, crafty, devious, nefarious . . . ambitious, protective, vindictive. . . . Any of those adjectives work." Now if he would only stop breaking Tandaris' toys. . . . "I look forward to working on this ship. Did you read my record? And may I ask more about the engineering crew?" Tandaris' warp speed alarms went off. "Whoa, whoa. Slow down. You have to evolve from a single-celled organism before you can develop legs. You'll meed the rest of the team soon enough—just watch out for Crewman Kent. As for your record—frankly, I was expecting an Ensign Harrison today and you tomorrow." He frowned. "Where is Ensign Harrison anyway?" "Sorry, sir, I'm just excited. Harrison? I don't know—I haven't seen him for awhile. And why should I watch for Kent, sir?" "Oh, you'll see. You'll see. . . ."

Personal Information: Name: Michael Carrick Race: Human Gender: Male Birthday: February 6 Birthplace: Kranj, Slovenia Earth Age:24 Physical Appearance: Height: 5'11" Weight: 190lbs Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Brown Family : Marital status:Single Parents: John,Marie Carrick Siblings:Sisters Joanne age 23 ,Anna age 21 Early years: Born in the outskirts of a city Michael had a quiet childhoo d with his two sisters and many friends.He's love towards technology was obvious early on.He was a role model to his two sisters and they were inseparable.His father, a Commander in Star Fleet was chief development officer at Utopia Planetia shipyards.He often took his young family to look at massive ships being build.The first time Michael saw a ship in dry dock, he knew what his future will be.Determent and hard working boy made his mind that he wants to join Star Fleet.Through his years in school every Sunday evening he and his sisters with 3 life long friends sat on his house balcony and watched the stars and dream. Academy years: When Michael came to age and completed school with top marks,he and his 3 friends applied to Star Fleet Academy.His sisters followed his steps in the years that came.Michael passed the admission exams with flying colors.His psychological evaluation said he is very intelligent,natural leader,and very loyal to StarFleet cause.From early on he show ed he is very charismatic and a good person in whole.That made him many friends and was known to professors as very bright and charismatic young man.He tries to get the best out of anyone and anything..He chose to be an engineer like his father.Also one of his interest was science and ship operations.He was first in his class of Engineering 101 and Engineering 202.He also specialized in warp dynamics,Computer Science, Star ship Design,physics and structural engineering..He was in his third year when the youngest sister joined the academy.He always helped and protected both of them.In his Cadet years he was presented with three commendations.Many of his friends would say his goal is to serve well and someday command his own ship.Michael graduated with full honors at the Academy.His sister Joanne was promoted to Ensign and posted on USS Dauntless,the younger Anna is still in the academy Service log: Promoted to Ensign and posted to USS Excalibur in engineering dept. The ships c urrent assignment is in gamma quadrant

Hello everyone This is my first post and i have a question i know it's the holidays but i am a bit anxious and can't wait to sim i hope you don't blame me the thing is all thou it's the holiday time but i graduated Tuesday 18 December 2007 and didn't get a reply to my application.i have send it the same day. i really hope you understand me and don't blame me for being inpatient i am just wondering could it have been misplaced. Thank you Sincerely Michael Carrick