<<OOC: A bit back log and continuing in present :) >> ===== Ceremony and moments after ===== "Lieutenant Junior Grade Terek Weranis, Front and Center...." sounded the order from the commander Guzman. {.... jingle bells jingle bells.... What? Who? Where?....} Terek's thoughts were interrupted by hearing his name which he didn't expect at all. as he looked around he saw that people around him are looking on him and nodding their heads towards the group under the tree. Quickly he put down head of his mask and run forward. Well it wasn't exactly a run as getting through the crowd in his custume was a bit difficult, but finally he managed to get there so he stood up in attention in front of commander. With the yetti head under his arm and his own head looking out of the top of the costume, he looked ridiculous and when he heard few people gigle a bit and smile on commander's face, he turned red, as was usual for him in situations like this. ==Ten minutes later, back at the table == In front of him two small boxes were laying. he hardly knew how he got back to the his seat as most of what lingered in his memory were blinks of faces of people congratulating him for the success. He hadn't idea with what he deserved this, but felt really happy. The moment he got back to the table he exed the glass of the drink Alex got him... something called Tequila. It was on the plate with slice of orange and bit of cinnamon. He thought that is is just a decoration and before anyone could stop him, he sloped the golden liquid in. "No, no no, wait!" shouted Alex when she saw what he is about to do. "You are supposed to drink it with..... ah... never mind..." added with broad smile laughing to Terek's reaction Accustomed mosly on the wine like drinks this was a bit hard for him so his eyes widened and he coughed. "Couldn't you warn me, that you brought degreaser for engines,..." he gulped hardly... "I would have my throat replaced with duranium pipe!" "It wasn't merely possible as you drunk it before I could tell you that it is supposed to drink together with the rest of the stuff on the plate....But congratulations lieutenant, you've survived your first Tequila." "Yeah, thanks, I hope last one as well..." he said with grin. And with this the waitress brough them a dinner so they all dug in and quiet fell over the room. Later that evening, Terek was in his quaters with Alex, just getting of the fluffy costume and putting a new solid pip on his uniform's collar. "So what are we gonna do with the started evening?" He aske innocently looking at Alex, which stood up, walked toward him, giving him a passionate kiss. "I gues, I'll think up something...." ... The following days between the Christmas and the New year's eve were in the spirit of peace and relaxation aboard the ship. Terek and Alex even managed to get into the holodeck to few very interesting holonovels. Terek himself personaly most liked the fiction one which Alex dug somewhere in her inventory.... She told him that it is some old Earth fairytale. Something called Star Wars, but Terek seriously doubted that something like thiseven with very fascinating story would be appropriate for kids. But tempus fugit as was once said by someone wise and so the next year once again threw over the old one and settled on the throne of present, with past in one hand and future in the other one. ===== New year's day ===== {So it is back on duty today...} thought Terek laying in his bed staring at the ceiling and persuading his body to get out of the warm and soft environment. The idea of this itself was terrible..... Afte another ten minutes of staring and two computer warning that he should wake up, he finally managed to do so. The hot shower got him on feet a bit, but meanwhile he ordered "Computer, Pu-erh, strong, hot." He didn't hear the confirmation beep from the computer, but the moment he gout out of the shower wrapped in the bath towel and drying his hair with the another, the cup of the black tea was standing in the replicator. He put on his uniform...{uff... a bit heavy with this new pip} he thought, but then he told himself that it is just a nerves from the new rank and tried to calm down with his tea and quick breakfast. Half an hour later he found himself entering the astrometrics for his duty. the night shift was just finnishing and tired faces were saying him goodnight. he knew that too well. Night shifts were confusing. Especially on the ship like this where it was sometimes hard to define day and night. As the Chimera was after mission and heading back to starbase, he had time to work on some unfinnished bussiness. During the day he managed to write a report for the science council on Betazed about the reactions of the superheated plasma in high energy warp field. He followed results of the experiments conducted by the Bralor Kuar, one of the leading scientists in the field of warp field studies. Meanwhile the writing of the simulation experiments results he had run the routine scan procedure of the sector they were in. It shouldn't be a long time now for them to arrive at the starbase. The scan was in the middle and he was just writing about the magnitude of the tachyon stream in the experiment when the ship stumbled and lights in the astrometrics blinked slightly. Next moment scanning procedure was reported as interrupted. "Computer, explain the source of the power fluctuation." [The power fluctuation was caused by the emergency exit out of warp 6] "And the sensors failure?" [Sensors were malfunctioned due to the emergncy exit out of warp 6] {Oh Prophets... this won't help me in no way....} +taps+ "Terek to engineering... we have some troubles with sensors up here..." ===== End of Log ===== <<Anyone from engineering would be interested in J/L? Let me know :) >> ASciO Lt. Terek Weranis USS Chimera - A