A day in the life of your average Brythton CONOPS officer in Starfleet

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There was something about the CONOPS station that made JJ slightly uncomfortable. It sat right in the front center of the bridge, in plain view of the entire deck. It made him feel spotlighted in a way, as if all eyes were on him. There was always an ample amount of work to be done. Whether it was allocating ship resources, clarifying status reports, or calculating minor course corrections, there was always something that drew attention towards him. The start of this trip had been particularly busy, being that all departments had to were trying to resume normal operations after an extended period of operating underpowered and undermanned, not to mention all the requirements of the mission itself. It was a steady stream of requests sent to him, which then had to be forwarded with assessment on to the Command Staff, followed by their subsequent approval or disapproval, followed by the sending of the work order to Engineering to allocate the resources. The first two days were the busiest, but as they came closer and closer to Cestus, the requests had begun to dwindle as each department reached full operational readiness.

 

His shift was coming to a close, meaning it was time for JJ to file his reports. The bridge had been fairly quiet towards the end of the shift. He couldn't recount the last time he had seen Commander Ridire or Captain McQueen on the bridge. He hadn't really taken the time to assess the new Captain and his manner of conducting business. Then again, he hadn't really been on the ship long enough to assess how anyone really conducted business on the ship. 'A time and a place' he thought to himself. With that he opened up his report.

 

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To: Commander Aidan Ridire

 

From: Ensign Jyrd Lexi

 

Subject: Daily Status Report CONOPSDEP – 06162385

 

 

Commander,

 

Of the 14 resource requests approved by the command staff today, all 14 have been sent to the engineering department or procurement department for execution. Of those, 12 requests have been fulfilled, with the remaining 2 currently in process. Operational Readiness currently stands at 99.5% with a projected 100% to be reached within the next 3 hours. This is a full 8 hours ahead of the initial 24 hour projection upon departure from Starbase 1123.

 

 

Our course remains steady. A slight course correction may be necessary possibly 14 hours from now, as we are currently on course to possibly skirt the observation area of the USS Urbain Le Verrier which is preparing to launch a study on some deep space gamma ray bursts. The range remains open, however if any course correction is necessary, it would only delay our arrival by 45-90 seconds. I will keep the command staff informed, of course.

 

On a more personal note, I would like to request some sort of cooling system be installed to my chair at the CONOPS console. Although I am starting to become acclimated to the temperatures most beings consider normal, I wish to ensure that I remain in peak form at all times. Keeping my body cool and closer to the temperatures of my home planet is the best manner in which to do that. I have spent the past few days pouring over the ships database and have found several instances on other Starfleet vessels where a similar modification was made. My requested modification will have a negligible effect on the Reaent's resources as it will run on a light cadmium battery which should require charge every 3-4 months. With your and Captain McQueen's permission, I would like to send this request down to Engineering for execution. The schematics are attached.

 

May we remain blessed,

 

 

Ensign Jyrd Lexi

 

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With his report filed, JJ stood up and headed for the sanctuary of his quarters.