Doin' a Science

Posted on 20 May 2020 @ 10:49am by Captain Mallory Thorne & Ensign Cydwenn Sov

548 words; about a 3 minute read

Cydwenn was in the general lab looking over some of the scans she'd run of the very, very interesting AI. The material was fascinating. Watching the computer working on a comparison, Cydwenn remembered that she had other work as well. With her being general sciences but with an emphasis in stellar cartography and astrophysics, she had taken it upon herself to work on making two sets of maps--well, really one set as she updated the maps.

Given that science was a small part of a larger ship currently running with a rudder, Mallory took it upon herself to head down an see how they were doing down in that part of their little world. She walked into the main labs and looked around, spotting an ensign she vaguely recalled from the ultimately disastrous diplomatic event.

"Knock, knock," she said with a small, humorous smile.

Cydwenn looked up and quickly got to her feet when she recognized who it was that walked in. "Oh, uh, Captain... Um, how can I help you? Or, uh, do you-- Would you like to see the chief?" Cydwenn stammered, cursing her stutter especially around high-ranking officers or commanding officers.

Mal smiled sympathetically and waved a hand. "Relax, Ensign. I just came to see how to see how things were going down here in science. With the abrupt transfer of the chief, I'm sure it's a little in a state of upheaval."

"Um... Yeah, you can say that. Uh... Right now, I am just trying to figure out what projects we have going on and which ones are, well, almost done," Cydwenn said, looking at the many, many PADDs strewn across the table. "And, well, as you can see, it's bit messy."

"Yes, I can," Mallory agreed, taking everything in. "I have often heard that scientific progress is, indeed, messy. "As long as progress happens in the end, I imagine that it doesn't really matter how messy it is in the process, wouldn't you say?"

"I would agree with that," Cydwenn said with a smile. "So, are we close to getting a replacement chief?"

Mal smiled and nodded. "Yes, actually," she replied. "Commander Petrova is speaking with Lieutenant Deschamps right now, who has awakened now and is doing well."

"Oh excellent," Cydwenn said, sounding relieved at the sound of that. She didn't mind doing cataloging, but she now had someone to show said work to and have someone make the big decisions.

"Do you have any questions or requests for science in the meantime?" the captain asked.

"Um... N-not right now. I think once I get this cataloging done, I'll have a better idea of what we are dealing with," Cydwenn said, her stuttering slowly disappearing as she was getting a little bit more comfortable around the captain.

Mallory nodded. "Well, I imagine by the time you're done with that, you'll have your new chief in place and be able to get those matters sorted through her. If that's not the case, feel free to send your report or any requests to Commander Petrova or myself."

"Okay... Th-thank you," Cydwen said with a smile.

"Certainly," Mal said with an easy smile and a single nod before she sauntered back out of science.

=/\= End Log =/\=

Captain Mallory Thorne & Ensign Cydwen Sov (apb Skittles/Lt. Sabine)

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