Ensign Goad Personal Log - Stardate 50302.18

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I went on board the Manticore for the first time today. I must say that this is quite a ship. I did have some trouble finding where it was docked, it seems a lot of things about this ship are rather secret. With a quick look at my map I found my way to the bridge to report for duty. The ship’s first officer was nowhere to be found so after waiting a few minutes to gain some confidence I went ahead and reported directly to the commanding officer, Commodore Atragon-9. I could sense he was rather tense, so I tried my best to stay in a “neutral” mode.

 

Shortly thereafter some lady with the rank of Commander in a Medical uniform came in with the First Officer. The Captain seemed disturbed at seeing her, and had Captain Sovak, the First Officer, direct me as to my duty shifts. I had about 24 hours until my first one starts, so I explored the ship a little.

 

My quarters are here, on deck 6, although back in the corner as it is. I found out while here that the “lady” I saw in the Commodore’s ready room turned out to be Commander Jami Farrington, the Commodore’s wife. As of the latest duty roster I received, she has been reassigned as Chief Science Officer, so it seems I will be reporting to her now. I only wish I had met her while I was up there.

 

During my explorations I was surprised to find two engineering sections, nothing was mentioned about that in the briefings I received when I was assigned here. I also found out from some of the other crew that there are several experimental technologies on board as well. This combined with the emotions I could sense in the crew, have led me to believe that there may be more to this “Tugboat” than meets the eye…

 

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