CO Capt. John McKnight

[McKnight, in the conference room]

[OOC: Sorry, I probably wasn't clear. The crews of the Carina and the Broadsword actually aren't on board just yet. They are in the system though]

"Chief Engineer, reporting as ordered Captain," Trieu said crisply as he directly addressed Captain McKnight.

The Captain looked up and nodded as he said, "Ensign, your uniform actually doesn't quite represent your rank, but we will have that discussion later. Please have a seat at the table." He smiled at him as he watched his Chief Engineer take a seat. Trieu was a very good officer and even though he had been on the ship for a short amount of time, his wounds and scars indicate that he was a seasoned officer.

John scanned the room and could tell that his crew were very tired from the last battle but the past few hours did give them an opportunity to rest a bit all with the exception of their Chief Engineer who had to work a tremendous amount of hours to repair their bridge and get their systems operational again. There were still some decks that needed repairs but they were low priority. A few of his senior staff were missing, but the Captain decided to start. Those that were missing were probably still recovering either in their quarters or in sickbay.

McKnight cleared his throat as he looked at his crew. "First off, I wanted to say that I really appreciate all your efforts during the attack in Main Engineering. It was a tough situation and a lot of our comrades didn't make it with the majority of the causalities in the Engineering and Tactical departments. We will hold a ceremony when we get back to base once the situation here has been dealt with. Starfleet, on my recommendation, has sent back up forces to this sector. The USS Broadsword and the USS Carina should be joining us shortly. We're maintaining our distance from the planet as we conduct repairs but once the other ships have arrived, we will begin working with them to come up with a plan to secure the sector, retrieve the scientific data, and rescue our flight control officer, Amy Hunt."

He looked over at Kal to see how he was holding up since John could tell that the Andorian had feelings for the Commander. In reality, everyone on the ship cared about Amy and would never let anything happen to her. "Before we proceed, there are a few matters of business to discuss," said John as he took out two boxes and walked over to Ensign Trieu. He opened one of the boxes and said, "Mr. Trieu, please stand. Your uniform isn't properly appropriate for one of your rank and status. By the order of Starfleet Command, I am hereby promoting you to the rank of Lieutenant, Junior Grade for your bravery and ingenuity helping us secure Main Engineering. Without your efforts, we probably would have had a core breach and destroyed the ship."

The Captain removed the black pip from the box and affixed it to the Lieutenant's uniform. "There, now you're properly dressed," said the Captain as he shook Trieu's hand and patted him on the shoulder. "Congratulations," said McKnight as he walked over to Resnov.who looked a lot better now that she wasn't covered in blood. "Ensign," said the Captain, "Please stand as you are also improperly dressed." As the Ensign stood up from her seat, the Captain opened up the second box and removed the black pip. He pinned it to her uniform collar and said, "By the order of Starfleet Command, I am hereby promoting you the rank of Lieutenant, Junior Grade for your bravery and extraordinary efforts in holding off the creatures in Main Engineering. Your knife also came in very handy during the attacks." The Captain smiled at her and shook her hand. "Congratulations, Lieutenant," said John.

"There is also one more thing I wanted to point out before we proceed with the briefing. Dr. O'Connor has given birth a few hours ago so we want to formally extend to her our congratulations and welcome the newest member of the Perseus family," said John as he smiled and clapped.

There will probably be more awards later on, but for now the Captain gave out the two that were long overdue. He returned to his seat as he activated the holographic projector which displayed the planet as well as the current location for the Perseus. The Grand Duke was seen orbiting the planet. "We have been actively scanning the planet but thus far we haven't seen any thus far. The creatures are ignoring us at the moment," said John as he looked at the crew. He also wanted to hear the situation reports in each department.

He looked over at Kal and asked, "Lieutenant, can you tell me the status of our weapons and about your department?"

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CO Captain Harvey Kirkman
SM Valdivian Station / USS Trinity
7th Fleet Manager
Newsfleet Division Manager
Player - Mike Yan
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