CMO meets the Colonel.

Posted on Tuesday October 13th, 2020 @ 1:03am by Captain Tobias Bishop III & Lieutenant Contessa McQueen

Mission: The Forgotten Outpost
Location: Colonel's Office
Timeline: Current

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Lieutenant Contessa "Tessa" McQueen made her way from the tea house to her appointment with the CO.

As she made her way to the Command Officer's Office deck, she rang the chime and waited to be admitted. She straightened her collar and pulled her PADD out of her consultation jacket.

"Come in." he said in an answer to the chime.

When the door opened, he saw a young woman standing there in medical blue and a lab coat. "I'm guessing your my new Chief Medical Officer?" he asked, standing from his desk

"Yes Sir, I am Lieutenant Contessa McQueen, the new CMO. I arrived today and look forward to working here." She said and handed her PADD to him.

"Well, that's refreshing. It is so nice to hear someone say that they are looking forward to being here. Everyone I've talked to so far has expressed feeling like they were being punished by being sent here." he said, walking over to the replicator.

"Would you care for something while I'm grabbing my tea?"

"No thank you, I just concluded tea at the little Tea House on the Promenade, they serve very fine teas and scones." She said politely. "As far as this place being an undesired MOS. personally, I find it more a challenge to meet than something to complain about, but then I am a doctor and one Sickbay is pretty much the same daily routine. "

Tobias smiled. "They opened the tea house? Excellent." he reacted. "I really appreciate your attitude."

Tessa smiled. "I learned from traveling with my parents that there are always worse destinations than the last diplomatic mission or conference . " She said politely. "As you can see in my report, all the equipment has been installed for Sickbay and Medical Lab one. I look forward to treating the crew and annual physicals in the newly upgraded Sickbay."

"It does the soul good hear some good news for a change." he said with a smile. Taking his tea and reclaiming his seat at his desk.

Contessa nodded. "And you have your job cut out for you with this large base Sir. You are to be commended for how well it is running. Not every Command officer is cut out for such a large task."

"You flatter me, Doctor. I tied a knot at the end of the rope and am barely hanging on."

"Well you know what they say... the best defense is one heck of an offense, keep your opponents on defense, Sir." She said and smiled.

Tobias genuinely laughed for the fist time in days. A few moments later he said "Is there anything you need from me, Doctor?"

Just fast approve the Valley Forges cargo she is bringing for Sickbay. Some of the experiments are temperature controlled and need to be put into the cold vault as soon as possible, Sir. My research is very important to Star Fleet Medical."

The Colonel picked up a PaDD, typed on it for a moment, then pressed his thumb to the reader. "Done. This should speed things up." he added, holding the PaDD out toward the Doctor.

"Thank you so much, Colonel. You have helped advance medical research today." She took her PADD. "If there is nothing else, Sir? I shall take my leave. I know your time is valuable." She rose to make her exit. She had many things to accomplish herself.

:: End ::

Colonel Tobias Bishop III
Commanding Officer
Deep Space Three

Lieutenant Contessa McQueen
Chief Medical Officer
Deep Space Three