The Mihoshi docks at Deep Space 5

Malko was one of the first onto the ship when it docked.  He stopped by the XOs quarters just long enough to set his case inside before continuing to the bridge.  He recognized the lithe bond beauty meditating in the commander's chair as Catrina Matheson, and remembered that she was the primary engineer responsible for the extensive modifications on the Saber Class that resulted in the Mihoshi. He hadn't noticed the implant on the lovely young woman's pictures.  It looked like a remote control device, but he could tell it was fused into her skull.  Had she managed to desing a neural interface for some ship's system?

"Lieutenant Comander Matheson i presume?" he said with a soft smile, offering his hand.  "I'm Aurin Malko."

When the Mihoshi had docked, Catrina had begun a systems-wide diagnostic, which had sent her into what appeared to be a trance.  In fact, she hadn't heard Malko speak with her ears, rather through the ship itself, which brought her back to the physical world.  Eyes fluttering open, she looked up at the man speaking to her, then saw the pips on his uniform and immediately stood to attention.  "Sorry sir, I was running a diagnostic, she said, noticing Malko's hand, which she took.  "Yes, I'm Catrina Matheson, one of the engineers aboard the Mihoshi."
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  Malko smiled.  "Your record is quite extraordinary, Ms. Matheson.  I sent Professor Argyle a missive at Starfleet Academy to ask if he wanted to brag on you.  He was quite pleased to do so, vociferously."  Malko quirked a grin, remembering his own relationship with the veteran engineer who'd had taken a teaching post at Starfleet Academy.  They had gotten along rather well despite the fact that Engineering was his worst subject.

  "I understand you're the primary mind behind the Mihoshi's refit?  I intend to draw extensively on your knowledge.  We can discuss that later if you'd like a rest?"

"You are too kind, sir.  I know Captain Greene needs us to get underway as soon as we're ready, rest will have to come later," Catrina said with a slight shrug.  "I need to meet with her in a little while, but I'm free to answer any questions you might have while I'm here."
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Elsewhere on the ship, Thani was boarding and preparing to drop off her personal effects in her quarters, once she could find them. The Saber-class was new to her, and it served as good reason to get directions from the ship's computer and wall consoles. Getting her bearings on the vessel was just as important as anything else. To that end, once she was in her quarters, the next plan of action was to map her way to the research labs and science station, where she figured she'd be spending a good portion of her time.

Malko blinked as Aurin quite suddenly and with complete assurance informed him of something utterly impossible.  He blinked again, then shook his head.  "Thank you Ms. Matheson.  I'm sure questions will come flooding in soon enough--from myself and many others."  Perhaps especially Kate?

Malko took the captain's chair.  He drew a PADD out of his tunic and entered the duty shifts he'd planned into the system.



"Dr. Dupont," Malko replied, "Good to hear from you.  You'll be running sick bay on first shift, and on call for the others.  Please familiarize yourself with sick bay and let me know if there's anything we need to address." 



"Welcome aboard Ms. Seward he said to Kate.  You will be needed at the Ops station on first shift, if you would be so kind?"






"Lieutenant Keyes, good to see you.  How is the station matching up to the simulations?" 
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"Understood sir." In reply to Cmdr Malko's response. Having already reviewed the ships' layout, he quickly located his quarters, dropped off his belongings and then headed to sick bay. Once at sick bay he begins a thorough review of all equipment locations, becoming familiar with the layout and where the equipment was stored. Alex would be  noting any deficiencies that need to be addressed on his PDA. "Computer, display current inventory. Then run scan for vitals on me." Having already done a scan back at the medical bay on the Cadmus station, he wanted to see if there were any issues with the equipment before they were underway. He would then validate the inventory the computer gives him with his review to see if there are any discrepancies there.


OOC: Is the Mihoshi equipped with an emergency hologram doctor or assistance? Alex would also test that to make sure. Basically, he's got a check list of everything he expects in med bay and what schematics were provided, and wants to test everything before departing.

OOC: No EMH.  Those came a year or so later, according to canon.  Alex would be meeting with the few other non-descript NPC medical staff there.  Everything on board is shiny and new, but it stands to reason (and likely protocol) Alex would want to run full checks of everything.

OOC: Yes, it should be protocol that each shift has an inventory check and tests all the medical equipment.

Kate gives Maria a confused look before gently squeezing her hand as she resumes taking the cat carrier to their quarters on the Mihoshi.  "Well, it looks like you get some time off, while I work.  I'll see you in a few hours okay?" she asks sadly.



Vanna glanced back at Aurin and nods "So far, we'll see if I keep that oppinion after we really get underway."

"It's alright, love," Maria said to Kate as they made the short trip to the quarters assigned to them.  She hadn't expected a place aboard the bridge and wasn't disappointed to find she didn't have one.  "I'm just glad they want you there, even if not as a diplomat.  You haven't been at an ops station since the Endeavor, I imagine it'll be a bit like home."   

Arriving at their door, she leaned in and kissed Kate, not caring who saw.  "Bastet and I will be fine. "
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Seeing the duty roster Malko had put up, Istala wasn't surprised to see her name on another shift from his.  It kept things properly separate in case Farah had concerns, but then again Farah might wonder why.  Nothing she could do about it as she shrugged and looked at Vanna, "Well, looks like you get to take her out first.  Lucky..."

Kate kisses Maria and opens Bastet's carrier, letting the kitten out who immediately nuzzles Maria's leg. "See you later, maybe we can have dinner here after my shift?" she suggested as she double checked her uniform. "Love you." before reporting to the Ops station.

Much like Catrina, Jessica set herself to immediately begin checking engineers panels to run diagnostics of the ship. When Boarding, she had come in with a few suitcases and boxes that she transported herself, mostly she carried them from a nearby service conduit that she had likely stored them in so they would be closer to the docking port the Mihoshi was coming into. This would be done using an anti gravity sled.

While, as soon as her things were in her room, she took to running diagnostics as Catrina did, her approach was different from the other Engineers.
Though she made sure to do a quick check, complimenting the other engineer by going through what hadn't had a normal check. As soon as that was finished, Touching a comms device to send in the report of what the initial diagnostics showed, she doubled back and started again. She didnt want to keep the Captian, the crew, and the ship waiting but she also wanted to conduct her own checks.

This time, going through checks she would also make to look at what was being checked. Each terminal would be set to check its own station while also checking other stations for cross-check verifications.

Her process was clearly meant to be extremely thorough even though it was exceptionally tedious. She was also very much more cognizant of her surroundings and more present/mindful towards the physical world then both was her normal from all their earlier socials as well as in comparison to Catrina.

Even though Jess was going about things in a much more tedious manner, she was clearly excited and elated about what she was doing. Her face held flushed, her eyes and the corners of her leps sharpened to that of a smile, even the normal curiosity that seemed to give her eyes a little twinkle seemed intensified to a shine.
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With nothing in the way of personal effects to bring, Farah left her office and headed to the Mihoshi.  The few she had were already on-board, put there during her last visit to check on the of the Mihoshi and her designer.  She had already met the crew who had brought the Mihoshi to her, she thanked them for their hard work and made a mental note to suggest commendations for it.  Once aboard, she thought to head to the bridge and take command, but decided to let Malko have some time in the chair.  She had plenty to keep her occupied.

"Greene to bridge," she announced with a tap of her comm badge.  "I'm aboard, Mr. Malko.  Get us underway to the Jorret system.  Warp 7 if you would.  We're on a clock."

It was already hard for Catrina to consider the Mihoshi anything other than her ship.  Blood, sweat and tears was a figure of speech for how much work went into such a refit, but it had been far more literal for Catrina.  A piece of her mind had been on the altar as well.  So it wasn't the easiest thing to see the young engineer come onto the Mihoshi with a sled full of odds and ends and begin her own diagnostics without introducing herself.  Teala had told her Jessica was as talented as eccentric, but ultimately it was feeling her in the systems like a squirrel in a loft that moved Catrina to action.

"Does Medbay meet your expectations, Doctor?" Teala asked Alex Dupont as she walked by.  She wasn't needed for the launch and with the Captain was giving the Mihoshi a tour, the attache found herself without an immediate task.  "Captain Greene will probably stop by, but I wanted to check on you first in case you needed something."

  Picking up Bastet, she held up the kitten to Kate so the woman could kiss the both of them.  "We'll be here when you get back."

"Nice setup you got, Thani," Istala said as she looked around the Science lab.  With Vanna at the helm, she didn't have anything to do until her shift and she wasn't one to just sit around.  "Gonna play mad scientist?"

Kate gives a playful grin and gives Bastet a loving kiss on the forehead, leaving a small trace of lipstick on the cat's brow.  Much to Bastet's displeasure. "I'll see you when I get back love, and we can set up a dinner with Cat maybe."

"Aye aye Captain Greene"   Vanna disengaged the locking clamps and began to pull away from the station carefully while warming up the warp drive.  After entering coordinates she pushed up on a small digital display infront of her till it read 7 and watched as the stars infront of them elongated signifying them jumping to warp.

Thani turned from one of the many consoles she was shifting between to shoot Istala a smirk. It appeared she was having the system run some brief diagnostics, using that data to calibrate the system, and also pulling up data on the ship's sensor array and calibrating that as well.

"It's only mad science if it blows up. Get it right and it's just regular genius. You're a long way from the helm, Istala. Thinking of changing your uniform to blue? We can have a lotta fun rearranging our understanding of the universe in here."

In reply to Teala (msg # 18):

Alex looks up from the last cabinet he was doing a visual inventory of. "Everything looks to be up to speed here. All diagnostics of the devices are in normal parameters. I doubt I'll see much action here unless one of our missions have gone awry. Crew of this size will be easy to schedule routine check ups." He smiles, "Thanks for checking in with me though. Medical staff tend to be ignored until they are needed. It feels nice to know people care."  He pauses a moment, "Do we have any cross-training assignments, or is going to be self-directed? I have a feeling I will have plenty of time to learn another station or two after this first day."