First Order of Buisness

Posted on Sat Jun 12th, 2021 @ 2:02am by Captain Rhenora Kaylen & Lieutenant Chester "Duo" Maxwell

Mission: Gamma Quadrant
Location: Sunfire
Timeline: Current

Once the all clear had been given, Duo left the Bridge and returned to his office on Deck 6 shortly to retrieve a PADD. Once that was done, he returned the the turbolift and proceeded to Deck 18 to being his daily security rounds. There was little to report, mostly owing to the nature of this deployment, as most of the crew were new to the ship. A few missing personal items, most likely misplaced during the move, but Duo logged each item for entry to the Security Database. There were still a few repair crews scattered about the ship.

Duo liked to start his rounds at the bottom of the ship and proceed to the Bridge, where he could deliver his report to the Captain. He entered the Turbolift.

"Computer, locate Captain Rhenora." Duo inquired.

"Captain Rhenora is in her Ready Room." came the reply.

"Bridge." Ordered Duo.

A few moments later, the turbolift came to a halt and the doors opened with a hiss. Duo walked over to the Ready Room door and pressed the chime.

Captain Kaylen Rhenora was in her ready room, reviewing the crew's roster and signing off the departmental shift reports. She looked up as the door chimed, rising from her chair and heading over to the replicator, rubbing her nose ridges as the beginnings of a headache threatened.

Duo strolled in and stopped at the Captain's desk. "Good day, Captain. I have the daily security briefing, and was wondering if you had a moment to go over a few things?"

" Bajoran Coffee" The Captain ordered a drink from the replicator and headed back to her desk, motioning for the new security chief to take a seat.

"Of course, what's on your mind, or your desk so to speak" She smiled as she settled back in her chair and took a sip of the coffee.

Duo took a seat. "Thank you, Captain. There isn't much to report in the way of security incidents. The main reason I wanted to speak with you is, I have a number of security protocols I wanted to discuss with you while we are in the Gamma Quadrant."

The coffee cup was placed carefully on the desk as her attention was fully tuned towards the man sitting opposite.
" I'm glad to hear there have not been any incidents, however I'm intrigued as to what protocols you wish to discuss. " She replied, mulling over whether the Jem Hadar would be lurking around somewhere. No-one really know what happened to them after the Dominion were defeated, surely they had to be holed up somewhere.

Duo inhaled and pulled up a list of files on his PADD. "First, due to the unknown situation with the Dominion, I am requesting that you consider approving for security officers be allowed to carry Type 2 hand phasers while on duty."

She nodded, glad that he was taking the Dominion threat seriously. Many ships had been through the Gamma Quadrant since the war but knowing her luck, they'd be the ones to poke out the Dominion "Agreed"

Duo smiled slightly. "Excellent. The next items is a request to reinforce our security presence on Decks 1, 3, 9, and 15/16. As I'm sure you know, that contains the Bridge, Environmental Controls, Torpedo Storage, and Main Engineering. Starfleet Security has released several analyses of Jem'hadar boarding strategies, and these are the areas they target first with boarding parties. They would have orders to be on hand on the decks, as to not interfere with normal ship operations."

"Again, agreed, a wise precaution. Whilst I hope we don't bump into the Jem Hadar, we do need to be ready" she agreed, a flicker of apprehension turning over in her gut.

Duo nodded. "If I never see another Jem'hadar, it would still be too soon. The last thing is the creation of so called 'ready racks' as I call them. I would like to modify a set of storage compartments on each of the previously mentions decks that contain a number of Type 3 phaser rifles, that our officers can access in case of an emergency."

She inclined her head slightly, considering the request. Whilst the threat of the Jem Hadar was very real there was a balance that needed to be maintained. She toed the line before replying.

" You have most certainly done your research. I agree to the ready racks as you call them, however please ensure they are concealed and all staff are aware of their locations. I don't want the Jem Hadar going straight for our most powerful weapons."

"Yes, Captain, absolutely. By the time Chief Mackenzie gets done with them, the Jem'hadar, or anyone for that matter won't be able to tell the ready racks from a ODN node. They can be easily removed if they are no longer needed." Duo knew the ready racks would be pushing it with most Captains, but he felt it was his duty to try. Thankfully the Captain had allowed it. He hoped they wouldn't be needed.

"Is there anything that I can do for you? Any standing orders or procedures you expect from your Security Chief?"

"I don't think so, be warned I'm going to run a combat readiness scenario shortly, please don't earn your staff, I want to get a baseline as to where we are at" The captain advised.

"An excellent idea, Captain." Duo said. He could see a great working relationship in their future.

"I thought you might agree" the captain smiled, taking another sip of her coffee." Now I believe you have a combat scenario to prep for, best hop to it"

With that, Duo stood and gave the Captain a nod and left the ready room.