Off on the Wrong Foot

Posted on Tue Mar 31st, 2020 @ 2:44am by Lieutenant Takeshi Nakazato 'Zack'

423 words; about a 2 minute read

Second Officer's log,

My first reassignment has started off on the wrong foot, to say the least.

For starters, I wound up in a standoff with the commanding officer in engineering, and she didn't believe who I was. If it weren't for my Starfleet training, no doubt it would have ended up in a firefight and a possible core breach.

After having to prove to her my identity, trustworthiness, and authenticity of my cargo, I helped her offload the supplies and take them to the various departments or the cargo bay if not needed. As I did so, I couldn't help but notice the crew staring at me as if they'd never seen another Starfleet officer in their lives.

Then, as it turns out, the position of second officer isn't as highly regarded here on the Tokyo, as the high officers were on Myogi, and Taiga insisted after reading my personnel file that I become the Starfighter Air Boss, given my history in that position aboard Myogi.

Currently, we're working on purging the Cardassian-engineered virus from the ship's systems and crew. But, because this process is lengthy, we all need down time at some point: One can only work for so long before fatigue sets in.

I must admit that I feel like an outsider on this ship. Everyone has a perfect chemistry between them, and here I am just standing there mute because nobody is allowing me the chance to speak.

I just hope these people warm up to me eventually. Because right now, I'm not quite feeling the camaraderie I felt on Myogi. I understand that right now they're dealing with high levels of stress, but I can't help but feel like I'm being brushed under the rug.

Perhaps other factors are weighing on my emotional state right now as well:

It has been over 3 years since I last saw Sayuki on my last leave of abscence, and from what I've heard, she's bore me a son that she named after my silly academy nickname... He's almost 4 years old, and likely doesn't know what his father looks like aside from pictures. And his big sister, Mako is almost ready to start elementary school.

This reassignment has helped me realize that I miss them, and I want to see them... See my son...

Perhaps once all of this is sorted, and we get back home safely, maybe I'll see about requesting a leave of absence.

-- End of Log --

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Lieutenant Takeshi Nakazato
Second Officer
Starfighter Air Boss
USS Tokyo

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