The Equalizers

Posted on Mon Aug 14th, 2017 @ 7:41pm by Chief Petty Officer Alphonso Phillips & Lieutenant JuniorGrade Fethraie D'Darra

Mission: S01E01 - At the Brink of Night
Location: Tellerite Home World
Timeline: Before the ship is fixed

Phillips finished his lesson plan, stood up took a deep breath and grabbed his padd and tucked it under his arm and headed for the door. It was time to go see Ensign D'Darra the weapons officer and explain to him what was going on as time was of the essence. He was pretty sure that he would not be received with open arms, as he was the new boy and coming to a new post, with changes that no one asked for and rocking the boat was not the right way to do things. But knowing what he knew about the threat, there was no time to nurse people's feelings. The Klingons could decide to launch another attack at any moment, and they needed to be ready.

Phillips looked up and realised he had already made his way to the Ensigns location according to the information he received from Ensign Smith (npc). So he checked himself and entered the make shift office as the ship was still under repair.

"Excuse me, I'm here to see Ensign D'Darra." Said Phillips trying to get someone's attention.

“You have found her,” said the slender Vulcan female. Feth was off to the side, focused on the duty of syncing reports on her PADD to the main computer. Finished with what she was doing, Feth turned to the man. “I am Ensign,” and a little bit of disgust could be heard in her utterance of her own rank, “Fethraie D’Darra, Chief of Security and Weapons Management & Supply. That is until the Captain finds a lieutenant to fill this spot.” Feth wanted that lieutenant to be her. “You must be Chief Petty Officer Alphonso Phillips, Master of Arms.” She gave him a quick looking over to see if that title was more than simply a job posting. “I took the liberty of going over your profile as soon as I knew you were assigned to the Musashi.”

"Well I would expect no less. The purpose of my visit presently is two fold. One to report to you as my direct supervisor in the chain of command, and to inform you about a directive that I've been given and I have already outlined to the CO, which will require your aid and assistance to implement." Said Phillips.

"Anything for the safety and security of this vessel Chief," Feth said with a hint of admiration already for the man. She was pleasantly surprised. As a Vulcan though, she was well prepared to be let down. "If you will, divulge this directive. I do not mean it entirely as a pun when I say, 'I am all ears'."

Noting her humour, he smiled. "I'm glad to hear you say that. It's not everyday An enlisted Petty Officer shows up to a new assignment already approved by Fleet without stepping on toes or hurting feeling. As that was not my intention, I'm happy to be so well received." Said Phillips as he gestured toward a seat and headed for it as he prepped his padd.

"I assure you," Feth started as she moved to take a seat, "you will not be hurting my feelings. So that is one less thing you need to concern yourself over. As a Vulcan, you can only disappoint me as I already hold you in high regard." As they were both sitting and comfortable, "If you please, your program," she gestured toward his PADD.

"I call the program, Blunt Force Trauma or The Equilizer. It's aim is to equal the combat playing field when it comes to fighting the Klingons. As you well know, they thrive on close quarter combat. With the weapons I've had shipped here, we will be able to better them at their own game." He tapped a few buttons and the screen on the wall flickered to life. "Being a Vulcan, I'm not sure if you are familiar with the 1911 model .45 calibre handgun. It was designed to remove a 200 plus pound man from horseback. That is a pretty powerful punch. I want to bring that same punch into play for us when we go up against them again. The rounds won't penetrate the hull and the same with the shotgun, but a little more bang for your latinum. If you know what I mean. Tests and a demo before I departed Earth is what got me this far. The rest is up to you and me." Said Phillips.

"I do see and understand the advantages of physical projectile weaponry." Feth sat back in her chair. "I do have some experience with such weapons but never what you mentioned. Clearly there is much we can learn from each other. I certainly do expect, 'a little more bang for my latinum', as you put it." Feth placed her hands together. "I take it Starfleet has approved the lot you bring with you. I will need a full and detailed inventory of what you brought on board. This ship is not secure without us knowing exactly what we have and how much. Tell me," Feth leaned forward on Alphonso, "what do you need from me?"

"Well to start with your blessings for a quick start to the program. And all your security personnel to go through the program. It works best when security teams work together in twos, so you might need to change a few things for operations and patrolling when the ship is underway. Here is a padd with everything on it and Smith (MPs) has sorted out every detail when it comes to training records and weapons qualification. I will run them through the basic 300 combat match for qualification and fun the shotgun simple familiarisation. It's kind hard to miss your target in close quarter combat with a shotgun." And he chuckled "The classroom if setup here on Tellerite and I even have a classroom assistant. A Yeoman called Vannesa Strong (npc) to help with demonstrations and refreshments and admin stuff. All I need is your o.k." Said Phillips.

Feth raised an eyebrow to the man. "Looks like you have everything sorted nicely. Very well. Proceed as you have it currently set up. If there are any changes, do alert either the CPO of Security, Chief Truex or me. Both of our team concern the security of the Musashi so we should act as one. In doing so, I do find myself desiring that you and yours will accept my invitation in taking part in a PT schedule I am devising. I am also going to see about advanced hand-to-hand combat training and even a sparring competition among the crew. I am sure many aboard will jump at the chance to face another in the ring."

"That sounds fascinating. I too train in some ancient martial arts from our world. I have achieve varying degrees of proficiency in 5 of our earths more successfully practiced arts. Wing Chun, Hapkido, Judo, Jujitsu, and Kung Fu. I believe one most be very well rounded when it comes to close quarter combat. So I'll be glad to join in your PT formation. I might even learn a thing or two. In the mean time, I'll get the first class started and see you in the morning for PT." replied Phillips as he prepared himself to leave.

“I shall prepare my team as well for your curriculum.” Feth tilted her head a little and cracked a smile. “Since we seem to be working together so nicely already, I suggest we see about sharing responsibilities. We are both Security afteral. And do remind me to show you the Verelan Ge'Ha Gen sometime. It is easy to learn but can take a lifetime to master.”

"That sounds good to me. Now I'll go get started." Said Phillips as he left to rejoin Yeoman Vanessa Strong (npc) in the classroom.

Chief Petty Officer
Alphonso Phillips
Master at Arms
USS Musashi