Pomp and Regrets - Part Three

Posted on Wed Aug 31st, 2022 @ 6:30am by Commander John 'Nuke Em' Sheridan & Lieutenant Commander James "Dash" Derringer & Lieutenant Savannah Yamaguchi

Mission: Mission 108: Grains of Sand
Location: Various Locations - USS Spirit of Winter
Timeline: 1000Hrs - November 27th, 2393

Commander John Sheridan rose to his feet, he tapped his combadge. "Sheridan to Yamaguchi. Savv. Would you join us in here please and thanks?" Sheridan was starting to hate today but he wanted the issue resolved once and for all.

"Right away sir." came the response. Savannah Yamaguchi was sitting in the command chair of the watch. She raised an eyebrow as she wondered why she was wanted. She knew it was connected to her husband. "Suguna. The bridge is yours," she commented.

The ready room doors opened and out came Gabriel Yamaguchi. He went over to his post without acknowledging his spouse.

Yamaguchi went over to the ready room door before she knocked. She was then permitted entry. She entered after a moment before she went over to where the skipper was standing behind his desk. "What can I do for you skipper?" Yamaguchi inquired. It may be formal but then it may not be and she also did not know why she wanted either.

Sheridan regarded her. "I'll come right to the point Savv. We just promoted Gabriel to the rank of Lt Commander. What this means is we need to reassign him away from the Spirit of Winter. He said that you were going to want to go with him." he paused. "Is this accurate?"

"It is." Yamaguchi nodded her head in agreement.

Derringer indicated the chair across from him. "Take a seat, Savv. We need your help to select your successor. It'll make my life easier and it'll tell me you know what you want."

"You'll always be welcome here Savannah..." Sheridan smiled across at the younger female before him. "but all of that said... I need your assistance with your replacement." he commented as the dark-complected woman sat back and made herself comfortable. "I've been looking through the operations database for someone who would jump off the page at me but for some reason... I didn't select anyone."

"Mmm... Well, we can't have that, now... Okay. let me take a look." Yamaguchi answered as she simply turned the chair she was now sitting in, to face her commanding officer. "Let's see..." she paused. "You will want someone with a lower rank... So they can't be poached from you by some asshole wanting to nail you on the procedures of things," she commented before she realized her double-entendre. Savannah decided to ignore it and press ahead. "Also avoid higher ranked people as they tend to not stick around because of Starbases and their own commands," Yamaguchi added. "Computer, interface with Starfleet mainframe and display all tactical officers of Lieutenant rank seeing transfers in the last two weeks." she commented, "It'll probably be a few, due to recent events around the Federation..."

"Working." the computer answered in its usual flat female voice.

"Display on-screen when ready." Yamaguchi quipped.

The list appeared as requested and it was over a thousand names long. Yamaguchi sighed softly. "Alright... Now remove anyone below the age of twenty-four years old relative to their species." With that, a third of the list vanished. "You want someone who is stable and mild-mannered, you do not need a hothead or a malcontent," he added.

Sheridan nodded. "I want a successor to you. They seem to be hard to find."

Yamaguchi looked almost pained. "I'm sorry skipper. But we almost don't exist," Yamaguchi answered. "My next assignment is on Starbase Vanguard. Oh, I already knew that weeks ago, the same as Gabe did." she added. Yamaguchi smiled. She liked her issues to be as cut and dried as possible but she also understood when they weren't. "Computer, remove anyone with a bad review or physic evaluation." and with that, almost half the remaining list disappeared. "Three hundred or so names remaining." she paused. "Now, computer remove anyone above the age of thirty-six and all of the mustangs..." Yamaguchi paused. "People too old won't stay either... and it'll also remove the officers who still think like they are enlisted men."

Two hundred and sixty names vanished, this left about thirty names. "Alright, I can work with this," Sheridan answered.

"Computer, highlight anyone who had their last assignment on a Starbase, Deep space station or Federation outpost." nine names were suddenly highlighted. "Let's start with these ones first... They are often wanting to get away from bases with massive populations and want the small village feel of a Starfleet ship rather than the cities in space that Starbases often feel like."

Sheridan tapped the first name, it was an officer who was an Andorian Shen. He went through her request and it said a colony or a ground base, so he removed her, the elimination process was quick and shortly the three officers were down to two candidates. "What about this one. Natalya Kirilova..."

"Mmm..." Derringer paused as he regarded the female before him. He smiled as he admired the young woman's picture. "Mmmm... She's a looker, I might have to take this girl to bed and fuck her myself."

Sheridan raised an eyebrow as she opted not to press further. "She's skilled... She has over a half a dozen degrees from Starfleet tactical school," he commented. "Maybe this is the one..."

"Let's call her, and ask her directly," Yamaguchi answered.

Sheridan went about the arrangements.