Ensign Zhaan Dal - 42851.4

Posted on 08 Nov 2022 @ 9:59am by Ensign Zhaan Dal
Edited on 08 Nov 2022 @ 10:11am

Zhaan adjusted the camera on the personal log as it began recording. She took a deep breath and presented her usual smile as she looked directly at it. She was dressed in her usual service uniform.

"Ensign Zhaan Dals log, stardate 42851.4. I do not usually do personal logs, but I know a lot of crew do. So i thought i would give this a try." Zhaan paused for a moment before continuing. "The Boston has been a great experience so far. It is definetly a step in the right direction from working on Starbase 88. It was busy there which was good, but being on a ship is far better."

Zhaan lifted a mug of warm hot sauce and drank it like it was tea. "The engineering crew is smaller than the starbase. There was hundreds maybe thousands of us there it maybe only a couple of hundred or so on the Boston. The work is fun and interesting. " she paused for a moment a warn smile comming over her.

"We are currently docked at Andoria for repairs, yesterday Commander S'Ris father came on board for a tour. He is a Commodore with the JAG. He was a lovely man and it was so nice he came to visit his son. They didn't say much when they met on the bridge. I could see they loved one another and were so happy to see each other again, even uf they kept up the disciplined starfleet appearances. I didn't realise S'ris has a son either!" Taking a longer pause her usual smile faded.

"Other members of the crew and their family members have been filtering on board, it isn't something i am use to. Starbase 88 was a static place people usually took leave and went away to see their families. I am really happy everyone is getting to see their families! However it does bring back memories and is making me a little sad. I know Mum and Dad wouldn't want me to be sad and I won't! Just a little blip for me where i feel out of the norm. When i was showing the Commodore the warp core and he was talking about his son and Grandson i couldn't help but miss them..."

Taking another pause she took a sip of her hot sauce drink. "I wonder where Dad and Mum would be now if the accident on the USS Lagan had not have happened." A warm but teary smile came over Zhaan as she thought of fond memories. "I think Dad would have been really happy as the Chief Engineer of the Kyoto. Mum would have been happy as well she loved anything warp core related as much as Dad. I wonder what they could have taught me about Warp Cores if they were still here." Zhaan wiped away some tears from her eyes as she tried to compose herself.

"Being on the Boston is a step in the right direction of honoring Mum and Dads legacy. I know I have been stuck as an Ensign for a few years longer than i thought. But it took Dad a long time to get that promotion to Chief. If i keep working hard I am sure I can do it as well and I know if they were here.... I would make them proud of me!" She said with a positive enthusiastic tone.

Zhaans face slowly returned to show her normal smile. "I am going to try and make some more friends. A few people have said all I do is work , what else am i suppose to do with my time! Someone even suggested trying to meet someone and date. It sounds nice... I don't know how to go about it though. I know non Violaceans can find me a little intense in my positive attitude which made it hard at the Academy and the Starbase as well. There is someone out there for everyone though!" Zhaan laughed a little as she thought back on her words. "I am going to try and do these logs a bit more regularly. I think a short one will do for my first. End Log entry." She took a final sip of her Hot Sauce drink as she leaned over to turn off the log.