"DON'T TOUCH TH..." Aidans words were swallowed by a small explosion, followed by a stinking green cloud that spread quickly through the room. With a quick gesture, Aidan covered his face, and started tapping on the little keypad next to him. A low hum became audible, as the smoke was sucked out of the room and replaced with clean air. "I... I don't know what happened" was the first thing to be heard after a short silence. A darkened face came out of the hatch, revealing the bruised figure of Cdt. Delauny. Aidan uncovered his face and looked sympathetically at the young man. "You don't? I thought that was on purpose. To test my reaction in an emergency maybe? Well done, young man, would this have been rea, we'd be happily floating around with wings and playing nice harps." Aidan sighed and leaning into the shaft. "Ok, pay attention now. This wire goes here, this one goes there, then you cut ALL EPS conduits and reset the valves." The embarassment clearly visible on Delaunys face made Aidan almost laugh. "Yep, that means the bloody secondary EPS conduit, too". He wiped his hands clean and crawled back to the keypad. "...in any case, I'd say we're done for the day. Check back with your commanding officer and get a shower." he smirked at the Cadet. "And next time, bring some air freshener. I'll get the gas masks". He turned around and with an "end program" he walked out of the Holodeck. /\ Some obscure burocrats office, some time later/\ "Specialist Aidan Lynch, sign here and here please" Aidan glanced at the PADD that was being held into his face and grinned. "You don't have a pen, do ya?" he asked while entering his signature. The obscure burocrat looked at him as if he had bitten a lemon and returned the PADD to his desk. "Well, that is all, Mr. Lynch, your shuttle leaves in two hours, you should report at 2000 hours at bay seven. That is all" Aidan turned around without a word and left the office. He had been filing for a transfer for ages, and apparently, his application had come through after all. He had no real information, apart from the name and his superior officer, but it was a ship, and a ship was always an improvement. Whistling, he walked down the corridor and jumped into the Turbolift. /\ Shuttle Bay 7, again later /\ "You're late" growled the Ops officer at the door, as Aidan gave him his orders. "Sorry, forgot to turn off the oven" he replied and walked past the officer. "the what?" he heard behind him as he passed the airlock. /\ USS Chimera /\ Aidan opened his eyes and faced a yellow collared woman with a sharp glance on her face. "Good evening, miss, sorry to disturb you so late, but would you be interested in a new set of holodusters?" he said with his best smile as he stepped down from the Transporter Pad. The woman looked puzzled for a second, than looked down to the PADD she was holding. "Specialist Lynch?" she asked with a dry tone. Aidan sighed and stood to attention "Reporting for duty, sir... ma'am" he replied with a serious look on his face. He took out the PADD with his orders and continued. "Supposed to be reporting to Marine Captain Jack Walsh. Sir. Miss. Ma'am". The woman looked at him and sighed. "Follow me" she finally muttered and stepped out of the room. <<OOC: Hey everyone, thought i'd start introducing my character before the action and all that. Feel free to faint while reading this. Cheers>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spc. Aidan Lynch Engineering Specialist USS Chimera