As Commander Everett was working on various system checks, reports and the like. He was watching the hearings. Although he was disgusted at the Vice Admiral for some of the choices she made, Joshua felt sorry as well of how this all happened before his transfer. This was his fleet Commanding Officer for christ sake, so mixed feelings aside, Everett just kept on working while waiting for the time of his date with Lieutenant T'Pemi. Waiting for when the hearings resumed and the broadcast was live again.
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Rumor has it that Beylara has been seen around K-7 carrying various gift bags and boxes. Apparently she has not forgotten the holiday spirit after her ordeal.
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Rumour has it Commander sh'Sonora's taste in terran movies has not caught on just yet... but she remains ever hopeful as she host movie nights on the USS Baton Rouge.
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Rumor has it there's been mass screenings of the hearings held in the Leyte Gulf's mess hall. Most of the crew have remained silent throughout, but on occasion there has been some jeers and applause, most seemingly in favor of Admiral Perim. Captain DePoe has attended most of the screenings, and he's sat silent and stony faced throughout.
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Rumour has it that a stuffed sehlat with a ribbon tied around it was seen outside the door of Commander Caspius' quarters, and that when the Commander was alerted to its presence, he abruptly left the mess hall.
The sehlat has not been seen since.
The sehlat has not been seen since.
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After a prolonged recess, the Federation Council hearing on the DS13 disaster reconvened late Thursday evening to hear additional testimony from the 38th Fleet's Vice Admiral Neema Perim.
The hearing opened by revisiting the pointed questions regarding the actions of Rear Admiral Konieczko and Captain Thiessen during the battle. The claim by the committee is that the Konieczko and Thiessen failed to adequately defend Deep Space 13 during the incident, both by failing to notify the Confederacy delegation of the incoming threat and by failing to enact proper defensive measures that may have saved thousands of lives.
In a statement that visibly shocked the committee, the Vice Admiral admitted that failures in command judgment resulted in the destruction of Deep Space 13 and in the degradation of relations with the Confederacy. Perim testified that the orders she left for Rear Admiral Konieczko and Captain Thiessen were overly concerned with the content of the negotiations and the appearances she wanted presented to the Azedi. According to Perim, she instructed her officers to ensure that negotiations were not interrupted, to avoid offending the delegation, and additionally admitted that there were no prepared contingencies for unexpected situations. When questioned on the delay in opening fire with the station's weapons, Perim reinforced her point that appearances for the sake of diplomacy were given top priority, even to the detriment of the station's defense. Perim went on to discuss her emphasis on non-violent solutions.
"Admiral," Councilor Lentish spoke to confirm, "It was previously entered into the record that you were not in command during the conference. You are now saying that you left explicit instructions to your command staff that directly led to the failures this committee has identified?"
"Yes ma'am. My orders set the course of events and my officers did their best to carry out those orders. They performed admirably under the worst possible circumstances." Standing before the Council, the Vice Admiral's response was clear. "Physically present or not, the responsibility for this tragedy rests unequivocally with me."
The committee concluded the hearing with a number of low-impact questions regarding the evacuation and relocation, but the remainder of the hearing was comparatively short.
After being dismissed from the Council chamber, the Vice Admiral provided an unscheduled audience to media correspondents. Ignoring a flurry of questions about the hearing, Perim delivered a prepared statement in which she announced her retirement from Starfleet and requested privacy during her transition to civilian life.
While unexpected, this move is not entirely unprecedented for high-level officers surrounded by controversy. While GNN has yet to offer an analysis, FNS pundits are already reporting that it is unlikely Starfleet Command will attempt to block her retirement or pursue disciplinary action, as a result.
The hearing opened by revisiting the pointed questions regarding the actions of Rear Admiral Konieczko and Captain Thiessen during the battle. The claim by the committee is that the Konieczko and Thiessen failed to adequately defend Deep Space 13 during the incident, both by failing to notify the Confederacy delegation of the incoming threat and by failing to enact proper defensive measures that may have saved thousands of lives.
In a statement that visibly shocked the committee, the Vice Admiral admitted that failures in command judgment resulted in the destruction of Deep Space 13 and in the degradation of relations with the Confederacy. Perim testified that the orders she left for Rear Admiral Konieczko and Captain Thiessen were overly concerned with the content of the negotiations and the appearances she wanted presented to the Azedi. According to Perim, she instructed her officers to ensure that negotiations were not interrupted, to avoid offending the delegation, and additionally admitted that there were no prepared contingencies for unexpected situations. When questioned on the delay in opening fire with the station's weapons, Perim reinforced her point that appearances for the sake of diplomacy were given top priority, even to the detriment of the station's defense. Perim went on to discuss her emphasis on non-violent solutions.
"Admiral," Councilor Lentish spoke to confirm, "It was previously entered into the record that you were not in command during the conference. You are now saying that you left explicit instructions to your command staff that directly led to the failures this committee has identified?"
"Yes ma'am. My orders set the course of events and my officers did their best to carry out those orders. They performed admirably under the worst possible circumstances." Standing before the Council, the Vice Admiral's response was clear. "Physically present or not, the responsibility for this tragedy rests unequivocally with me."
The committee concluded the hearing with a number of low-impact questions regarding the evacuation and relocation, but the remainder of the hearing was comparatively short.
After being dismissed from the Council chamber, the Vice Admiral provided an unscheduled audience to media correspondents. Ignoring a flurry of questions about the hearing, Perim delivered a prepared statement in which she announced her retirement from Starfleet and requested privacy during her transition to civilian life.
While unexpected, this move is not entirely unprecedented for high-level officers surrounded by controversy. While GNN has yet to offer an analysis, FNS pundits are already reporting that it is unlikely Starfleet Command will attempt to block her retirement or pursue disciplinary action, as a result.
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After Joshua's date with pemi, he was back hard at work in Engineering. He'd turn towards the view screen, seeing the ending of the hearing. And the Vice Admiral retiring, he'd drop his jaw pure shock. As he's heard yelling out "WHAT?!" This surely was a huge surprise for the Commander as he wasn't able to meet the Admiral, so. He'd simply go back to work however, this news had possibly been the most surprising one, as of late.
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Rumor has it that an angry yell consisting of no expletives or language was heard outside of the Rear Admiral's office.
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Rumor has it Captain DePoe was seen storming out of the Leyte Gulf's mess hall in disgust. One crewman reportedly overheard the captain say "It's all gone to hell!" as he stomped down the corridor.
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Rumor around the station was that Everett was heard exiting Engineering, heading for the bar after some of the fellow Engineers had heard Josh yelling. He'd look like he was hit with the news of his parents dying.
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The Akagi's bridge crew including the senior staff was present on the bridge when the news of Admiral Perim's retirement broke. In all the news was received in silence, although everyone was clearly tense as the shock settled in.
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Caspius was on the bridge of Akagi with Captain Nimitz to see the announcement from Earth. Following the broadcast, he excused himself and remained alone in his quarters until arrival at Deep Space 13.
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Rumor has it that since the hearings began, Captain Thiessen has become relatively reclusive, off duty only seen in transportation from his command on the Atlantis to his shared quarters with his wife, Captain Desimone, aboard the Axiom. No one is quite certain of how he's been taking the outcomes due to this ... or the promotion and assignment of his apparent replacement, Caspius.
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Rumors has it that since the news of Caspius's promotion and Perim's retirement, the captain of the Melqart was seen consulting some padd about the Dominion's interference and infiltration techniques. Historical researches, he responded to the few questions. He doesn't talk a lot.
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Rumor has it that Khre'Riov t'Lhaihtrha has been on the comms to Mol'rihan for extended periods of time since the announcement of Admiral Perim's retirement.
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Captain Desimone has been harder and harder to spot lately, apart from whenever she's on duty. Speculation as to why ranges from bitter feelings about Perim's retirement and Thiessen's replacement, to preoccupation with the comatose Captain Derix, to a fragile ego motivating her to hide an increasingly pregnant figure.
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On the R.R.W T'met was Commander Rinrana on the bridge after seeing the broadcast of the hearings from the viewscreen of the bridge. Her reaction wasn't that of those within the Federation fleet. But instead, she mostly viewed this as a correct way to handle the pressure put on the Federation's Vice Admiral. glancing at her First Officer as he nods to the commander, as Rinrana was then seen heading to her quarters to contact Republic command regarding these recent events.
Rumor has it Eunha was seen trying to push a 900 lb egg out of the K-7 bar with very little success
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Word among the cadets is that Dobson and Cruz got slapped with a pair of demerits and 'volunteered' for the shared bunk spaces used by the rest of their group.
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Rumors has it that, before the depart of the USS Melqart, the captain was seen with a medium-size bag and a strange metallic case, weapon-size, heading for the quarters of K-7. After few minutes, the XO of Melqart was seen speaking loudly and coursing against two red shirts of his crew. She talked about a mission and the fact that "The f***ing rules, the d***ed f***ing rules. TAKE BACK THE CO". The captain didn't return on board before the departure of the vessel.