ORIGINS: USS Hood June 2010: Difference between revisions

             Lieutenant Commander Rick Payne looked out across the sea of red shirts in front of him and hoped, as he often did, that all the same faces would be there for the next briefing.  He knew odds were often against that desire; security officer aboard a starship was continually listed as one of the most dangerous jobs in the Federation. Which made him even prouder of his team as took in their ‘ready to get the job done’ faces.  He still had a lot of work to do to get this department where it needed to be but he was gratified to know he had a lot of talent and heart to work with. <BR><BR>

             “Ok people here’s the situation.  HOOD is currently heading into the system to rendezvous with USS RUTLEDGE.  As you’ve seen from earlier briefs, every indication is that RUTLEDGE is operating normally.  However they have failed to respond to repeated hails and if they know we are here they’re doing a frakkin good job of ignoring us.”  He paused to make sure the ramifications of that news sank in.  “Now, if everything goes to plan HOOD will match orbit, someone aboard RUTLEDGE will look out a window and wake up their comm. officer.  Crisis averted.  If it doesn’t go to plan we will likely get tapped and I want to make sure security is ready.  If communications are not immediately established we will likely send over a landing party.  Probably the CO or exec, an engineer, the doctor and a heavy security presence.  Team one is already the ready team so Mr. Lowl it will be you and your team that will accompany the landing party.”  He waited for Lowl to nod his acknowledgement before he continued.  “Plan B will mean a large security contingent may be necessary to beam over to secure RUTLEGDE.  If this happens Teams 1 through 8 will be tapped and Teams 9 through 12 will be backup.  Should this happen I want to make clear to you all that we will be beaming onto a presumed friendly ship and what ever has necessitated our involvement does not mean we go in phasers blazing and dropping anything that moves.  Unless its called for.  And that will be my call or one of the bridge officers.  Phasers will be initially set to stun.  We don’t want to be killing any of the good guys.  Is that clear.”  The sea of red nodded in unison.  “Good.  Any questions?”  There were none.  “Very well report to your team leaders for specific assignments.” <BR><BR>