The Strong Jerk Manoeuvre
Posted on Wed Jan 18th, 2023 @ 1:22am by Ensign Alyssa Strong
Mission:
The Assessment
Location: USS Albion
Timeline: Present
:ON:
{USS Albion}
Strong ::Departs the newly arrived shuttle after completing the final shutdown procedures. She looks around the empty shuttle dock entrance:: “Uh, isn’t anyone going to greet me? Or take my bags?”
{USS Albion, Bridge}
Strong ::Looks around the bridge to find no officers, only crewmen. She sees a second year cadet sat nervously in the command chair:: “Cadet, what are you doing sat there?”
Lethridge ::Gets to his feet and stands to attention nervously:: “Cadet Archibald Lethridge, ma’am. I brought Captain Sprague a caramel crunch sundae about 2 hours ago. He told me to take over whilst he ate it, and I’ve been here since.”
Strong: “Where are all the officers?”
Lethridge: “I was wondering that myself.”
:: Bleeping in the background ::
Strong: “And the Captain?”
:: Bleeping continues ::
Lethridge: “His ready room I think.”
:: Again, bleeping continues ::
Strong: “Well I’m Ensign Alyssa Strong, the Albion’s new Chief Flight Control officer.”
:: Bleeping ::
Lethridge: “Well that’s good, maybe you can tell me what that bleeping is coming from the helm controls.”
:: Bleeping ::
Strong ::Steps towards the helm, her eyes opening in fear. The bleeping, the ever increasing bleeping was a warning that the ship was on a collision course with an asteroid:: “Jesus!” ::She jumps into the chair and pulls off a quick reaction that would go down in history as “The Strong Jerk Manoeuvre” and avoids the asteroid by mere meters::
Sprague ::Exits the ready room for a moment:: “Excuse me, I’m in a very important meeting in here, and we’re all being thrown around like Klingon kittens. Can you drive this ship a little more carefully please or I’ll find someone who can” ::Re-enters the ready room, almost walking into the wall::
Strong: “Let me guess. Captain Sprague?”
Lethridge ::Nods slowly::
:OFF:
Ensign Alyssa Strong
Chief Flight Control Officer
USS Albion
