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"Shakedown cruise"

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Topic: "Shakedown cruise"

Posted By: raikon achaea
Subject: "Shakedown cruise"
Date Posted: June/29/2026 at 10:44pm

"Shakedown cruise"

Chief engineer: Lt. Cmdr. Raikon Achaea

Location: Shuttle Bay

Stardate: 58806.29, 08h30

Raikon stepped out of the shuttle, the last shuttle that needed to be delivered so he decided to hand deliver it himself. The vanguard was becoming a very familiar place. The last few months him and his engineering team have been busy refitting her and prepping for her shakedown. Pinching the bridge of his nose Raikon was trying to shake the tiredness. Its been long days as well. Picking up his bags he decided to go engineering first...

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Posted By: Greggory Griffith
Date Posted: July/07/2026 at 4:59pm

XO: Greggory Griffith

Location: Main Engineering

Greggory was crawling along the inactive warp core, running a detailed scanner over the surfaces. Given his experience, he was pulling double duty, directing the engineering teams until the CEO arrived. Currently, he was in the middle of a level 2 diagnostic, making sure the core was intact and wasn't inadvertently damaged during installation. Wouldn't do to have the system break down mid-flight.

His red collar certainly stood out among all the other engineers, but he moved with a familiar assurance.

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Lt. Cmdr Greggory Griffith - XO
Lt. JG "Scruffy" LeBlanc - Engineer

Posted By: raikon achaea
Date Posted: July/08/2026 at 5:42am

Chief engineer: Lt. Cmdr. Raikon Achaea

Location: Engineering Deck 7

Stardate: 58806.29, 08h45

Raikon dropped his duffel bags of in the engineering mess hall near his "desk". During the refit he used one of the tables as his unofficial desk. It was stacked with pads of various sizes and used coffee cups.

Grabbing a fresh cup from the replicator he walked over to the main engineering deck. The hallways were quiet at the moment but would soon be busy with various engineers from the vanguard and utopia planitia getting the ship ready for her launch.

Walking in through the main doors of engineering he saw a lone figure and a flash of red shoulder of command near the warp core doing some scanning. Curious he walked over to the figure.

Raikon: "sir?"

Posted By: Greggory Griffith
Date Posted: July/09/2026 at 1:26pm

Poking his head over the railing to answer another engineer that came up to him with an update, Greggory spotted a new figure walking into engineering. With a smile, he recognized his new CEO from the officer files he had been reviewing. "Commander Achaea, right? Welcome aboard." He shimmied his narrow frame out of the space and stepped onto the deck. "Just getting a head start on final checks."

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Lt. Cmdr Greggory Griffith - XO
Lt. JG "Scruffy" LeBlanc - Engineer

Posted By: raikon achaea
Date Posted: July/10/2026 at 8:34am

Raikon nodded to the engineer as he walked passed.

"Commander Achaea, right? Welcome aboard." he heard as he saw the commander climbing out of the narrow space. "Just getting a head start on final checks."

"Thats right Sir, Lt. Cmdr. Raikon Achaea." as he extended a hand towards the XO. "I hope she passing your inspection Sir, me and the team put in some hard work to get her ready."

Posted By: Greggory Griffith
Date Posted: July/10/2026 at 9:00am

"Oh, you were part of the refit crew? Sorry, I was too focused on remembering everyone we were taking with us." Greggory firmly clasped the other engineer's hand. "The diagnostic hasn't revealed any major issues with either the hardware or the installation. I already made sure a copy of our findings was sent to your official account."

He gave Raikon a grin that carried a slight apology. "No doubts about your team's work, I just always prefer to have a second set of eyes review any major work. That, and I get a little anxious when I have too much down time, such as waiting for launch. I promise, once we're out there, Engineering is all yours, as long as you continue to maintain performance. I wouldn't want an overbearing XO scrutinizing every detail of my department, either."

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Lt. Cmdr Greggory Griffith - XO
Lt. JG "Scruffy" LeBlanc - Engineer

Posted By: raikon achaea
Date Posted: July/10/2026 at 2:58pm

Raikon smiled releasing the commanders hand. "That's alright Sir. It's been so hectic down here I barely had the time to get to know most of my own team myself. But they are a solid bunch.".

"I'll go over your reports as soon as possible" looking around the main engineering before returning his gaze to the commander. "We got a few more diagnostics to run but she'll be ready, don't you worry sir".

Posted By: Greggory Griffith
Date Posted: July/10/2026 at 4:19pm

"Of that, Commander, I have no doubt. I can already tell she's got a lot of gumption. Just let me know if there's anything you need before we launch." Greggory smiles warmly as he looks around the bustling Engineering. "Don't worry, I'll be out of your hair now that you're here to run everything. Just don't be surprised if I prefer to come down here for our regular check-ins, rather than have you come up to my office."

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Lt. Cmdr Greggory Griffith - XO
Lt. JG "Scruffy" LeBlanc - Engineer

Posted By: raikon achaea
Date Posted: July/10/2026 at 5:13pm

While they were chatting engineers were pouring in going about their day and getting the ship ready. He sees the commander looking around there was almost a hint of something.

"Do you miss it sir?" Raikon asked.

Posted By: Greggory Griffith
Date Posted: July/10/2026 at 9:12pm

Greggory couldn't help the laugh that briefly escaped him. "Of course," he said, turning to Raikon, "but I also want to move on to bigger things. I did good work as a Chief Engineer, but I discovered I really enjoyed working on projects from the ground up." Greggory gave Raikon an amused smirk. "Catch me in the lounge sometime and remind me to tell you about the Wayfarer." His eyes again drifted over engineering, both the equipment and the staff. "I want my own ship where I can explore my own projects, not just those given to me. I've learned a lot about integrating and maintaining the equipment, now I'm learning how to do that with a crew."

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Lt. Cmdr Greggory Griffith - XO
Lt. JG "Scruffy" LeBlanc - Engineer

Posted By: raikon achaea
Date Posted: July/12/2026 at 6:47am

"I can understand where you are coming from. Sir. I've been tempted a few times but I always return back here." Gesturing main engineering with his coffee cup. He finally remembered he actually made himself a cup and took a sip of it. "Where are you of to next , Sir?".

Posted By: Greggory Griffith
Date Posted: July/12/2026 at 9:46am

"Oh, I'll probably grab a bite to eat before my next department head meeting. Now that you're here, don't forget to schedule one so we can go over any department issues before launch." He held out his hand to Raikon. "Once again, welcome aboard."

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Lt. Cmdr Greggory Griffith - XO
Lt. JG "Scruffy" LeBlanc - Engineer

Posted By: raikon achaea
Date Posted: July/12/2026 at 5:15pm

Grabbing the commanders hand "Thank you Sir, I will". Raikon watched the commander leave and took a sip from of his coffee. Counting a few seconds in his head he finally broke the silence.

Raikon: "Computer who was the commander that just the engineering?"

The computer chimed "The person who just left main engineering was second in command Gregory Griffith".

Raikon felt a bit embarrassed "Shhhhhiiiiiittttttt" he cursed under his breath. He'd totally forgotten.....

A engineer nearby was shaking their head and giving him a look. Raikon looked at them seriously "Tell anyone and I'll make you scrub the Jeffries tubes for a month with nothing but a toothbrush." The engineer turned away suddenly very interested in their PADD.

Raikon gave a slight nod before raising his voice "Right people lets get to work and get this ship ready to sail!!"