Changing Winds

Posted on Wed Feb 27th, 2019 @ 2:43pm by Commander Abigail Prescott
Edited on on Mon Mar 11th, 2019 @ 2:29pm

545 words; about a 3 minute read

Mission: Mission 2: Into The Breach
Location: Captain's Lounge
Timeline: MD06 - 0800

Mint paced the Captain's lounge as she had been for almost an hour now. It was empty, devoid of anything to do with Harry, save for a few small items left on his desk specifically for her. He must have cleaned it out after she left him standing in her office. Not that he'd had a lot in here, but it was still shocking to see it empty. Though, everywhere she looked, she could see Harry. In order to continue working in this office, she would need to make some changes. Colours, furniture, artwork, all needed to change to get rid of his influence. Not that she was writing him out of her life, but she knew she could not work in this office while being constantly reminded that he was no longer there. She sighed and moved behind the desk. It wasn't going to be easier to make the announcement if she kept putting it off. Finally, she tapped a button on the computer console and opened a station wide comm.

"Good morning, Faltan Station. This is Commander Prescott and I have some sad news to pass along. This morning at oh-seven-hundred, Captain Refelian departed the station with his family. His son in law, as many of you know, is in critical condition following the crash of the USS Medway and Captain Refelian has decided to take a personal leave to be with his family during this tough time. He is unsure of when he will return, but guaranteed me that he would return to Faltan Station in some capacity.

Before he departed, Captain Refelian officially passed command of Faltan Station to me. This is due to the uncertainty of length regarding his leave. Therefore, as of oh-seven-hundred this morning I, Commander Prescott, have assumed command of Faltan Station. Lieutenant Commander M'Mira has moved into the role of Executive Officer. We hope this will be a smooth transition, and if anyone has any questions regarding the change of command, my door is always open! Have a wonderful day, Faltan!"

She closed the comm and stood staring at the picture of himself that Harry left behind. Angrily, she flipped the frame face down on the desk. How could he do this on such short notice? Before she could do anything else, however, a wave of nausea flooded her and she ran for the bathroom. After losing the contents of her stomach, she slid across the floor until her back hit the wall, hugged her knees to her chest, and began crying. All of the pent up emotions finally flooded through her and she let it all drain out of her.

Eventually, she pulled herself to her feet, splashed cold water over her face and walked out of the bathroom. Tears stung her eyes at the empty office, but she was determined not to cry again. Finding it too hard to stay in the office, Mint decided to take a walk before she met with M'Mira and Cat. That would be its own can of worms once M'Mira found out that she'd chosen Cat as second officer. 'We'll cross that bridge when we get to it,' she thought as she made one final adjustment of her uniform and walked out of her office.

 

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