The alpha bridge crew shuffled into the briefing room, mugs of soup and Raktigino clutched tightly.
"Staff meeting time. What's on the agenda this week?" asked Jhrot as he dropped into his chair at the head of the table.
"I have the latest set of makework assignments and notifications from Starfteet Command-" began Anthi, his Andorian second.
"-And I have some non-standard requests from the crew plus the intelligence breifing for the Klingon front," finished his chief Engineer, a Saurian who had transfered in after his own impromptu promotion had shook the department up something fierce. Ephren. The family name didn't have a direct equivalent in Federation Standard yet. Either the language or the people would change. He was betting on the language.
"Scuttwork first, then the news from the front. Anthi?"
"Colonists on the move again. The Federation Council feels that a war with the Klingons and a cold war with the Romulans is a poor excuse for stopping the colonization program."
A small chorus of groans sounded.
"Exactly, so double check that the public areas are civilian proofed and we'll be ferrying the first in colonists to the Delta Volanis Cluster infill colony sites.
"On top of the scheduled leaves, medical rotations and what have you, I have an application for attending the latest symposium on ketracel white derivatives, two requests to attempt asteroid mining with ship equipment during off hours and
"Staff meeting time. What's on the agenda this week?" asked Jhrot as he dropped into his chair at the head of the table.
"I have the latest set of makework assignments and notifications from Starfteet Command-" began Anthi, his Andorian second.
"-And I have some non-standard requests from the crew plus the intelligence breifing for the Klingon front," finished his chief Engineer, a Saurian who had transfered in after his own impromptu promotion had shook the department up something fierce. Ephren. The family name didn't have a direct equivalent in Federation Standard yet. Either the language or the people would change. He was betting on the language.
"Scuttwork first, then the news from the front. Anthi?"
"Colonists on the move again. The Federation Council feels that a war with the Klingons and a cold war with the Romulans is a poor excuse for stopping the colonization program."
A small chorus of groans sounded.
"Exactly, so double check that the public areas are civilian proofed and we'll be ferrying the first in colonists to the Delta Volanis Cluster infill colony sites.
"On top of the scheduled leaves, medical rotations and what have you, I have an application for attending the latest symposium on ketracel white derivatives, two requests to attempt asteroid mining with ship equipment during off hours and