Personal Log
Weldon Edwards Jr.
// STARDATE 102161.4 //
A faint thud followed by the sound of something hitting padded leather can be heard on the audio recording, followed by another, and then another. The rhythmic pattern continues on for a few moments before a voice finally joins the mix.
“Tomorrow is going to be a big day. Walker and I will both be on loan to the Hornet for temporary assignment to assist with a humanitarian aid mission.”
Thud.
“Who knows, it may end up being permanent if I’m able to impress Captain Vel. I’ve done a little reading up on her and she’s certainly had an impressive career with Starfleet. There won’t be any time for introductions given the timetable I was given so I’ll need to make sure I don’t muck things up. I’m set for a rotation on the bridge handling comms so I should probably keep my head down and just do my best not to screw anything up.”
Thud.
“No idea where Walker is at the moment, probably on the holodeck running tactical drills in preparation for tomorrow. I doubt anything will happen on a simple humanitarian mission, but I suppose it pays to be prepared for the worst.”
Thud.
“I had a nice evening with Cadet Willow and Ensign Felenn tonight. Ice cream and learning a new sign language. Or parts of it anyway. An odd combination to most probably. I certainly had a good time and it seemed like they did to do so I’ll probably reach out to them again about making it a regular thing. The ice cream I mean, not sure everyone else is as thrilled about studying languages as I am.”
Thud.
“Willow and I also chatted for awhile afterwards. Seems she’s been struggling to pick a direction for her studies, but I’m sure she’ll figure it out in due time. I tried to provide some insight but, I must say, I don’t think career or life counseling is my strongest skill set.”
Thud.
“Maybe when I return from Hornet I’ll have some new insight to share with her.”
Thud.
“Then again, probably not.”
A final thud, followed by an exasperated groan one might make after rising from an uncomfortable position they’ve found themselves in for far too long, marks the end of the repeating rhythm.
“Computer, end log. Send a copy of log entry to Delphine Edwards, linguistics department, University of Alpha Centauri.”
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// STARDATE 102296.5 //
Soft beeps interspersed with tapping sounds carry on for a few seconds before Weldon’s voice breaks through on the log recording.
“Captain Vel approved my plans for my ECW torpedo modifications five days ago and so far we’ve made decent progress towards a live test. I talked to Walker about volunteering to be the test pilot for the ECW Peregrine test and he’s agreed to speak with the CAG about flying the mission. I’m pretty sure we should be able to conduct the test during regular flight operation training so it shouldn’t impact things too much.”
A silence hangs for a few moments before the tapping and beeps continues.
“I’m sure it will be a successful test as the engineering team I’ve secured has been nothing but exceptional in following the plans I’ve laid out for them. Given it’s simply an ECW test there shouldn’t be any major complications if there is a failure, but it would mean going back to the drawing board. And it would not be great to rack up a failure with my first team lead assignment.”
A few more beeps followed by the voice of the computer stating a file has been saved successfully and then forwarded to another party punctuates the last spoke though.
“Well, I just sent off my official request to the CAG for the Peregrine test along with the summary of the relevant technical information. Hopefully in the next forty-eight hours I’ll have a success to report to the Captain and then I can speak with Commander Na’Toth about securing Gato for the mock exercise to test the larger scale torpedoes. If that goes well we can move forward with a final test for Hornet. Computer, end log.”
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