Location: Captains Ready Room ON: Tolbin: I don't doubt you will. I was a bit puzzled, though, when I noticed your age, and then when I noticed this is your first commission. But to look at you in person... are Starfleet's records of your age incorrect? I'm afraid I have no experience with your species. Koptuka : Fifty is my correct age. The average member of my species lives to be 280 years. I ended my teaching career for want of something different in my life. I wanted to explore, as one does on a starship. Tolbin: Well I can say you will out live most of us on this ship. Vulcans have a very long life span as well. I bet you have alot of things to do with getting your quarters ready, and familurizing yourself with the ship so one of these days soon I would like to hear about your race. We also have a Hydorian on the ship I am also curious about him. Maybe the 3 of us can get together and exchange about our planets. OK Ensign Koptuka dismissed. ::: Ensign Koptuka exits ready room and I follow behind back on to the bridge. I see Ensign Redrio at his station checking on something ::::::: Tolbin: Excuse me Ensign Redrio is it? Redrio: :::: spins on his heals and looks at the OX, a look of suprise is on his face::::: YES! Hmmmm Commander Tolbin Mame, I mean Sir. Tolbin: AT EASE Ensign! Redrio: Aye Sir. Tolbin: Welcome aboard the Excalibur Redrio. May I ask what you are doing? Redrio: Well I had a bit of trouble in the turbo lift coming here and I figrued that I would run a level one diagnostic on the system. Tolbin: :::: shakes head::::: Ensign could you please come into the ready room? :::::: Looks over to Mac with that knowing look ... theres always one on the ship:::::: Redrio: :::: Turns a bit red in the face:::: Aye Sir. :::: Walks into the ready room:::: Tolbin: Please sit down Ensign. ::: he doesn't give Tolbin eye contact while staring at the floor he finds a chiar in front of the dest and sits::: Tolbin: Ok Ensign did you ask anyone if you should do a level one diagnostic on the system? Redrio: Well no Sir but Tolbin: ::: cuts him off before he could finish::: So you just figured we are all here just waiting for you to come aboard to take care of this? Redrio: OH NO SIR!!!! Tolbin: Well a level one has already been done there are fixs already going on with all the systems. As a matter of fact if you took the time to check with you CO you would know this, or if you just looked at the log. ::::: looks down and picks up the pad with Ensign Ingoldo's information on it, hands it to Redrio::::: Now Ensign please take the time and not just jump into things. Redrio: Yes Commander I am sorry that I didnt pay more attention, but I am very excited about being on the Excalibur. Tolbin: Well that could get us killed Ensign. You know how to follow procedure and I expect you to do so from this day forth. Dismissed. :::::: Redrio exits the Ready Room, I follow to talk to the Captain::: Tolbin: Hey Mac it looks like we might have a hot shot here. Mac: Oh Alayne I know you it seems you find one who just gets under your skin right from the start be easy on the guy. Tolbin: Well, not unlike you I want this ship to excell above all the rest so I want our crew to excell to. We can't have people doing what they think is right under pressure. Mac: Yea. I know .... just don't be to hard on him... or I will have to take you to the holodeck and beat you again with the Bat'leths to remind you that you were a Ensign at one time to. OFF: Well I had to have some fun as OX... I am not very hard just I had to do it... Next person take over from here... :) LT (jg) Alayne Tolbin First Officer USS Excalibur, NCC-2997