Quote[ Ensign Myne - Bridge - USS Challenger ]The CSO was relieved to see Melly so focused. "I'll have to speak to Dr. Buehler about our arrangement if you carry on doing so well!" she said, eyes barely flickering from her own console. She was still coiled inside ready to brace either of the girls if necessary rather than any thought of keeping herself safe. To Ruth, being department head called not just for leadership of a department but the well being of them as well. If that meant putting herself in danger because of them... so be it.
Ensign Myne's face brightened as she heard the praise from her department head. She was going to do good and make her proud. But first she needed to continue the fight with the chair from before!
Quote[ Ensign Myne - Bridge - USS Challenger ]"At this rate, Captain, we're going to need new ones!" she quipped at the comment about knickers but motioned with her head to the Science Ensigns to hold on best they could. She reached down and locked the swivel on Melly's chair so it was more secure. The base was of course fixed to the deck plating via magnetic seals but the top was like a normal office chair allowing the occupant to turn to talk to people.
"That might be more secure, Melly..." she said in a hushed voice. "I know you need to keep checking the transwarp telemetry so that's important. I have my scans and recordings automated, so I can do other things with my hands so long as I can see my screens. You, however, are doing a vital job, we all are, but you're our early warning system... that's crucial, so you carry on. You're doing great!"
Ruth 'rolled with the punches' on semi-automatic with the grace of anyone trained in flight, some compartment in her brain responding on automatic to what Ian was ordering the helm to do, and good as she was, the helm was reacting with pinpoint accuracy. If Challenger was getting a battering it wasn't for poor piloting skills!
"Yes Ma'am. I wish I could do more. Twenty seconds wasn't long enough.. but I got it up from five seconds. I wish I could find a way to refine it more. Hopefully we won't need it after this is resolved!", Myne said as she kept hard at work, so happy the chair wasn't moving anymore.
Quote[ Ensign Myne - Bridge - USS Challenger ]"It's ok Mel... you're doing great." Ruth wished she could strip off and fold her tunic top between the belt and Melly's stomach or go replicate a pillow or something, but they were in the middle of a battle. "I've got you covered."
"Sorry about that Ma'am!", Myne said as she probably will have a mark on her tummy in the morning. But she would not cry nor make a fuss. She was an officer and would do her job.