Coming on board

Posted on Sun Sep 5th, 2021 @ 1:42am by Lieutenant Mark Valleroy & Corey Valleroy & Connor Valleroy
Edited on on Sun Sep 5th, 2021 @ 1:53am

Mission: The Boneyard Heist

It was a standard day on board the Chimera, floating in the Boneyard in the Sol system. Various people moved here and there as they went about their various tasks.

One Starfleet officer in particular, and the two youth trailing after him, approached the door leading from the hanger of Luna-class ship, the U.S.S. Chimera. The Starfleet security guard assigned there perked up, sensing that he'd get a little relief from the boredom of his current assignment.

The approaching officer stepped up to the guard, who had the rank insignia of an ensign and looked like he was only a few months at most out of the Academy, and said, "Lieutenant Mark Valleroy and wards Corey and Connor Valleroy, requesting permission to come aboard."

The guard picked up a padd and made a note. "I've been notified to expect your arrival, Sir. Permission granted; welcome on board."

"Thank you, Ensign," Mark said. "Are any of the other senior officers on board yet?"

"The captain's on board, Sir," the ensign said. "I haven't seen any of the other senior staff, though I've only been here a couple of hours.
I haven't had a chance to check in with the shuttlebay, though I'm to understand that at least a couple of the other senior officers may be coming in via shuttle."

"Well then, I'd better get moving," Mark said. "Don't want to give everyone a bad impression on my very first day on the job by being one of the last in, now, do I?"

"Indeed not, Sir."

Nodding, Mark, Corey and Connor headed onto the Chimera.

"Will there be any other kids on board?" Connor asked.

"Well, it's certainly possible," Mark said. "The Luna-class is designed for a certain amount of families. Some of them may be close in age to you. You can both check with the computer for a full listing after we get settled in."

Stepping onto the turbolift, Mark said, "Deck 3." He'd fortunately remembered to check where his quarters were before arriving (unlike with his assignment on the Trellion, where he'd forgotten to check where his quarters were beforehand and where he'd spent a good 20 minutes wandering around the corridors before having to embarrassingly ask a lieutenant for help - a lieutenant who just happened to be his new department head).

Soon arriving at the quarters that had been assigned them, they entered. "Put your stuff away," he told the two boys. Entering his own bedroom and placing the few things he'd brought onto his bed, Mark headed back to the door. "I'm going to report to the captain to let her know we're on board," he told his two nephews. "You two, stay in here for now, and stay out of any mischief."

"Who, us?" Corey asked, putting on an innocent face. "Get into mischief?"

"Yes, you," Mark replied as he headed out the door.