New Crew

Josh did not hesitate to question orders if they were given without thought, but he also knew when his orders had been thoroughly examined by superiors, and this seemed to be well thought out orders. Instead of joining in the discussion of their current orders, Josh took the time to inform his assistant chief, Ensign Nidiri Kiels, about their transfer to the Lotus. Tapping away at his PADD, he ordered her to ensure that the Alsea's operations department was completely ready for the officer that would be taking over that position, and to pack her things and prepare to move to the Lotus as soon as the briefing was over, and finally he asked her to pack up his few belongings and wait for him to return and file his final report.

Once he'd given his orders to Nidiri, he started browsing through the personnel that would be available to him on the Lotus. He was a little unnerved, but not really surprised, that most of the personnel had just been transferred to the Lotus after the refit. The ship's master-at-arms was a twenty-five year Starfleet veteran, so he, at least, had experience, even if it wasn't with the Lotus.

I was really hoping that someone would have more knowledge about the Lotus than I do, he thought. I guess we'll just have to learn her moves together.

Just as he was nearing the end of the Lotus's security roster, he watched as his future CO stood and spoke with a tone that was very nearly insubordinate. He would have expected this from one of the other junior officers, but not a veteran captain like Gould. He glanced across the room to see his other future crewmates' reactions and noticed the Lotus's doctor tapping her PADD and watching the captain. Josh hoped she had some way of calming the captain down before they set out on Operation Horizon, or else the mission could get very interesting.