Launch Bay 34Delta
"Ship Shape, Chief," Mac said approvingly. Then he listened patiently as the EO somehow imagined that he was incapable of reading maintenance logs... but EOs were notorious for being off their rockers a bit. Continuing to let Kurasa talk, he let himself in through the port entry and stepped inside, nodding absently and breathing in the 'new shuttle' smell.
"That's ah, great Kurasa. Great." He slid into the FC station and began to tap systems power on in cycles and compare their readouts with the maintenance logs.
Only flicking a glance from the console, Anderson smiled at the PO as he poked inside the shuttle.
"I see! It's an ugly name, but she looks straight. Does she have a dedicated sensor pod we'll need to grab before we take her out to the Dyson, or will we be picking up station stores there as needed? I know it's a little bit more involved than just normal mission loading, even though I'm more of a Class 2 kind of guy... I read up on the process but the Danube's are still new to me," he explained.
He was about to reply to the Caitian Science Officer, Argent when the deck reporter chimed in with the Lena's arrival.
"I guess it's time for me to stop fiddling with my g'Khagzk and get back to work," he said sheepishly. "Hold that thought," he told PO Altanin as he got up and stepped down out of the
Kitchissippi, blinking a bit at the slightly different lighting.
"Kurasa, Merawdr, let's go smooth our skirts and smile pretty for our final crewmember!"