Personal log

Posted on Sun Oct 11th, 2015 @ 8:31pm by Captain Dimitriy (Dima) Miller

My first day as an explorer.
I would never believe myself if I told my younger me that a child to a proud Starbase rats family would go where no man has gone before. Hopefully.
It is as Commander Ch'tan said - no one escapes the Starbase once gotten in one, not even Captain Sisko. Well, it seems Utopia didn't hold me long and I'm off among the stars.
Well, it's been a long day to get myself to my new home and then to haul the old lady into her first run after a long spell in the dock.
She is a fine ship, to be sure, even if it creaks and puffs still and the motley of technology from different decades and even centuries makes it a challenge to sort through its bowels.
But I have full confidence in the Chief, that has us retrofitting around the clock for the next week, to make the needed adjustments.
The team in engineering is small, but very professional and I've enjoyed working with the Assistant Chief.
As a designer I can see the Lt. knows her EPS and I can't wait to tinker in the core and have it work miracle for us.

The medical examination was uneventful but educational, apparently they had an infestation of brain slugs or some such. Probably just a manifestation of the ACMO. But I like the Bajoran doctor and should invite him over for a glass of Springwine or Alvanian brandy.

Well, it's late and tomorrow is the second day of the rest of my life.

Miller out.