Not quite a pirate ship

Posted on Fri Jul 24th, 2026 @ 11:17am by Lieutenant Commander Isabelle Veran-Dallas & Commander David Wallace

Mission: SHAKE DOWN IN A NEBULA
Location: Docking Bay three - USS Cascade
Timeline: ==45 minutes after the meeting==

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Ensign Hannah Gibson could stand out in a room full of trees, her bright red hair was almost a contrast too the red command uniform, she'd had maybe thirty minutes to get herself organized, the watch officer had delegated the task of escorting one of the mission crew, or what she'd been initially told. She'd managed to grab a uniform coat covering up the polo style uniform shirt she'd been wearing at the time. As she walked across the gangplank ambilocal too the station she caught her refection, ~Damn I should have left the sidearm on the ship~ she thought to herself, the drop holster strapped to her thigh and belt made her look like something between a pirate and a security officer, the open coat didn't help the case. As she walked the short distance too the station side she actually felt out of place, even on a Federation starbase. She checked the safety on her sidearm to avoid drawing attention of the station security, Hannah stepped on to the station other than a single security officer no one noticed her. she let out a low sigh as she waited for the officer to arrive.

Isabelle had said her goodbyes to John and her children before making her way to the Cascade. As she arrived she noted throw quiet it was wondering if she was late. “I hope I’m not holding anyone up?” She smiled. “I’m Isabelle Veran-Dallas.”

Hannah snapped to attention, "No Ma'am, I'm Ensign Hannah Gibson I'm supposed to show you to your quarters and give you a tour of the ship, did you need help with your bags?" looking to be helpful

“There’s only this one so don’t worry” Isabelle smiled. “I travel light for short assignments. Oh and please relax, I’m a Counsellor not a marine general.”

Hannah tried to keep professional "This way please.." motioning too the walkway, "Have you been aboard an Interceptor class before?"

“Actually no I haven’t” Isabelle shook her head.

Hannah smiled "The comparison to an Intrepid class is only external in nature, yes they're smaller, stripped down in some respects, less crew, in the case of this one better armed and better equipped for the missions we go on, we'll be entering the ship on deck five, main engineering, the shuttle bays, cargo lifts, a few other key systems, I'll show you too your quarters on deck Two." she paused as the airlock opened allowing them to enter, "The good stuff is on decks three and four, sick bay, labs, the holodecks, mess halls, the gym and lounge, the officer's mess hall and quarters are on deck two including your quarters ma'am." Hannah made a motion to her left towards the very obviously marked 'Turbolift A' doors.

“I’m looking forward to exploring, and having quarters on the same deck certainly helps.” Isabelle smiled as she stepped towards the turbolift.

"Just one thing..." Hannah said quickly "Turbolift A is the only one that runs the entire height of the ship, Deck nine up to the bridge, the B lift goes from Deck eight up to deck two, it's used heavily by the engineers, Turbolift C is a cargo lift it only goes between deck five and seven and generally isn't is use unless we're taking on cargo and supplies for missions, There's a stairwell between the officer's quarters and the bridge I can show you..." She said pausing at the lift doors opened "Deck two." she said as the air stepped in "The main armoury is on Deck eight, Master Chief Rollins and Chief La'hain are in charge of that, main supply and storage is on deck seven, if Chief Harrington doesn't have it down there he can find it." she said unzipping the coat she had grabbed earlier.

“Right I’ll have to remember that, the stairs will certainly come in useful though.” Isabelle smiled warmly.

As the lift slowed Hannah's thought's switched back to the task at hand, "This way commander." she said as the lift door's opened, "Deck two, three VIP quarters' the senior officer quarters including yours are this way..." Hannah said "The supply guys spent the better part of the morning bringing up furniture for you, uniforms, even Chief Rollins dug into the good stash for you, the whole crew kinda made it their project for you..." She paused "The majority of the of the crew are confused though...."

Isabelle smiled. “Thank the crew for me, I didn’t expect them to go to so much trouble.” She gave Heidi a curious look. “What is it they’re confused about?”

"Several of the crew think you're the new first officer and before you ask why..." she pointed too the First officer name plate on the door of their destination, "We only have four guest quarters, not the most luxurious but they're comfortable, I got the impression the skipper wanted you to be comfortable for the length of time you are with us." She said opening the door. "Lights!" Hannah said as she showed the way in, "Ops and engineering fabricated the crib, Ensign's Chen and Bear pulled a full uniform allotment, shirt's, pants, leggings similar too mine, two different field coats, the boys in the armoury installed a sidearm locker for your service weaponry with a child proof release, Lydia....I mean Ensign Powell and I goosed the replicator in case your not in the mood to have meals down in the mess hall, plus considering how many of us joined the crew it wouldn't be unusual for one more to join this pirate crew..." She said trying not to laugh.

“Wow, what can I say!? Thank you all so much!” Isabelle smiled. “Oh and I’m definitely not the First Officer, at least not that I know of anyway. I wasn’t planning on bringing my children because I didn’t think there’d be suitable room for them, but now you’ve gone to so much trouble I don’t see why not.”

"Well. we are aware you're joining us on the intel conference trip at the end of the month so ensign Millen, when they were replicating the couch over here made it a pullout bed as well," she said showing the hidden handle "Most of our missions so far have been a week at most but the gang wanted to cover all the bases for you and the haul to earth from here is about a day and a half when we finally go."

Isabelle nodded. “Well I certainly appreciate all the thought and care that’s gone into this.” She smiled warmly. “It’ll be my home away from home.”

Hannah smiled "If you need anything just give me a buzz, the mess hall menu updates everyday in the daily status reports, I think it's fire roasted red pepper and tomato soup with Serrano ham."

“Mmm sounds lovely” Isabelle smiled. “I will, and thank you for showing me around.”

Hannah straightened slightly, "It's no problem Ma'am I'm soon off duty but I'm sure I'll see you around."

Isabelle nodded. “Have a good evening.”

As Hannah Stepped back she paused and looked to her left seeing Lyla and Alex, "Relax she's not the new XO for the moment just got a larger quarters."

"Well I hope that chooses to stay, The Captain is a good man but he needs help and she seems to have her head on her shoulders eve with having kids to raise." Alex chimed in.

"Well she's got my vote when the time comes." Lyla said "C'mon let's get drunk!"