Meeting the QM

Posted on Sun Feb 11th, 2018 @ 5:41pm by Lieutenant JG Seamus MacDonald Jr & Warrant Officer Eliza Harrington

Mission: R&R
Location: Hephasistos/Iota Station
Timeline: 3 hours after docking at station

Normally pulling into a space station was a time to relax, but Seamus had a few things he wanted to wrap up prior to taking time to relax. The first thing he did was pull up the duty roster for his department. He skimmed through and signed off on it. He sent it with a quick note to Frenette, asking her to ensure everyone took at least some time for themselves on the station.

He was able to finish up everything else quickly and was going through the logs of all guests who had come aboard over the last 5 weeks. He noticed an entry about a quartermaster from another ship coming onboard and being escorted to the quarters of the H's quatermaster. He read that it was to establish a relationship so they could pull from resources outside of the normal channels, but was curious as to whether they were looking at items outside of normal ordering parameters.

=/\= MacDonald to WO Harrington. I was wondering if you'd be free to chat about your meeting with PO Cassidy from the Highlander. =/\= Seamus called.

Eliza had just received the last requisition confirmation she had been waiting for from Iota's central quartermaster and sent back the coordinates of where the items were intended when the call from the Security Chief came in. She was a bit surprised by the call, but knew that no protocol had been broken and that she was not in any trouble.

=/\= I am free, sir. I was about to go to a little hole in the wall pub on the station for a drink. If you don't mind, I'd prefer to chat while starting to relax at the same time. =/\=

Seamus raised an eyebrow in amusement. =/\= Sounds good, WO. I know exactly the place you're talking about. I'll meet you there in 20 minutes. =/\=

=/\=You bet, sir. See you in 20. =/\=

Seamus shut down his console and headed out of his office. He went to the nearest transporter room and beamed over to the station. He took his time walking to the pub, nodding at a few crewmen he recognized from the H. Striding into the pub, he scanned the room and saw a tall redhead grabbing a drink at the bar. "Ms. Harrington?" He asked as he stepped up to the bar.

Turning towards Seamus, Eliza smiled. "That would be me, sir. First round's on me as long as you get the next one." She greeted.

"Sounds fair. Whiskey sour, please." Seamus requested.

Grabbing their drinks, the two headed towards an empty table.

Looking around, Seamus nodded in appreciation. "Excellent choice, Harrington. This little place is quaint and provides a quiet place to relax and talk over a quiet drink."

"I agree, sir. This is my first time here, in all honesty. A friend had stumbled on it when her ship first arrived in the Delta Quadrant and recommended it the next time we were here." Eliza replied as she scanned the room. "Let's cut to the chase and get the reason for your asking for our meeting out of the way, shall we?"

Seamus smiled. "I like your directness. I was essentially just curious as to why Cassidy came to the H. I'm assuming it was a networking meeting so we could work together with other ships out here so we could get what we need more quickly?"

"Yes, sir. That was the primary reason for the meeting. Working together as a task force as opposed to each ship relying on the proper channels tends to make everyone's job easier. Part of a QM's job is to also have items that are wants as opposed to needs as well. Jordan-PO Cassidy-and I were also comparing inventories so that if a member of our respective crews asked for something, we could reach out and find it."

"Amazing. Personally, I appreciate the two of you doing that. I know you already have access to my inventory logs and am willing to help whenever I can. On a personal note, I have 5 cases of a vintage Canadian Whiskey in my storage area. I am willing to part with 2 cases of it someone is looking to trade for something we need."

Eliza couldn't hide her surprise at the offer. "Thank you, sir! That would be an amazing option to have if asked."

Seamus laughed at her reaction and took a drink. "It's all good, Eliza. I've found that getting into the good graces of QM's comes in handy as they're the ones who get what we need." Seeing that the drinks were almost done, he signaled to the bartender for another round.

"Ah, I see. You're trying to buy me off with booze." Eliza replied, barely keeping a straight face.

Nodding his thanks to the waiter as he delivered the drinks, Seamus turned back to Eliza. "Your poker face is good, but you have some work to do if you want to play against me." He said with a smile.

"I'll keep that in mind, Seamus." Eliza said with a wink. "So, how are you liking the DQ?"

Seamus leaned back in his chair and took another drink. "So far, so good, I guess. I'm looking forward to continue with establishing a relationship with the new races in this part of the galaxy, but I am still getting used to being so far away from everyone and only having a few ships in the quadrant for backup."

"I can see that. We're having similar issues as we're still establishing an inventory for the ships to pull from. I know it will improve, but finding stuff between now and then will make my job ... interesting."

"Understandable." Seamus replied after finishing his drink. "Well, Eliza, thank you for meeting with me, I appreciate it."

"All is good, Seamus. Thanks again for your offer. I'll talk to you soon. I'm going to wander the station and relax for a bit before returning to the H." She replied as she got up to leave.

"Talk to you later, Eliza." Seamus said as he headed back to the ship.

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Lt(jg) Seamus MacDonald Jr.
Chief Sec/Tac

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WO Eliza Harrington
Quartermaster