From Skunkworks to Skunks

[Atragon9 0]

::Moving about in his Ready Room, collecting up items he'll need for this mission off-ship, scratching at his new beard and rubbing at his simulated scars the whole time::

 

Computer, open personal log, Admiral Atragon-9, Commanding Officer, USS Manticore, NCC-5852, password *********

 

{whirr, click}

 

So now we go from Black Ops to Operatives, from toiling in the skunkworks to becoming skunks ourselves.  It will be interesting to see how the crew reacts.  We've always been a dedicated, efficient crew who happens to be operating a covert ship.  Now we are covert agents without a ship.  I'm sure they will rise to the occasion, but there's bound to be a learning curve.

 

After the briefing, some of the senior officers and I discussed going undercover in areas other than the docks, but considering the area of greatest concern from the Consul General and ESPECIALLY considering the safety and well-being of my crew, we have to stay close together.  If this blows up, I want us all gathered for a fast retreat - I am NOT going to let me people suffer and die for the good of some stupid mission!!!

 

::Pauses, thinking of Jami::  Just this morning, I said good bye to my wife as she was transferred to the Hospital transport.  The facilities at Bethesda Station are the best in the Federation.  If they can't pull her through, than no one.....  Jami - hang on, Jami!!  I wish I could go with you, but there's nothing I could do but pace the decks - waiting for news.  I'm better here, keeping busy, saving the Federation from the scum of the Universe.  After all, this is the real source of the last mission, the one that she may be giving her life for!!  If for no other reason than this - I *WILL* nail these bastards!

 

Okay, so we have identified three shift commanders, foremen really, who are under suspicion for smuggling - these are the areas we will focus on.  Shipping, Receiving and Cleanup.

 

Shipping will be Sovak, Garnoopy, Farron, Eason, Novell, t'Mara

 

Receiving will be Roget, Goad, Tovan, Faldek, Bokrah, Crito

 

Cleanup will be myself, Mele, Precip, Tino, McFly, Faldorn

 

Of course, with undercover we may have to spend some time getting to know the job and the work before anything comes our way.  Time to work, time to relax in the lounges after work - if that's where the boss goes, time to get to know our prey and make them think that we are not what we actually are - spies.

 

Okay, that's everything I can carry and safely hide on me - time to try on the jumpsuit.  Computer, EOM, EOT

 

{whirr, click}