Joint Duty Log |aCapt Rhodes & Lt Quoicho & Lt Lucas & Lt Alessandro| "Did Someone Say Pumpkin Pie?"

Posted on 241410.30 @ 4:14am by Lieutenant Alyssa Lucas & Acting Captain Mark Rhodes

Mission: Suicidal Running Title
Location: Planet Surface

=*=M Class Moon=*=

Acting Captain Mark Rhodes stepped onto the transporter padd, adjusting his phaser and tricorder on his belt. He looked to the Chief: "Energize." A few shimmery seconds later he materalized in front of Lieutenant Lucas, Lieutenant Quoicho and their merry band. He took his first step toward the away team and said "The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated," he said with a cunning smile.

She'd turned instantly at the arrival of someone and blinked a little not expecting to see Mark there. "Captain..." She was about to say more, though hearing him she couldn't help but to chuckle softly. "We knew you were living, though it's good to see you getting the chance to relax and explore with us."

Nanee was standing by to hear back from Morgan about the pumpkin like plant while she had some of staff look for more of them. Luckily they appeared to be standing in a patch of them, "captain." Nanee said without looking away from her CPaDD as she calculated how many they would need to feed the crew.

Ricky was standing overwatch with his selected team of enlisted master at arms mates. It had been awhile since he was on a protection detail and he had to admit it felt good. "Hey doc you think those well make good pumpkin pie?"

"I apologize the XO had to step away," said Mark. "There was a matter he had to attend to," remaining somewhat ambiguous. "And Aly, you can toss me in the brig for breaching away team protocol when we get back," he winked.

"Transporter Chief said you had been down here for a few hours now? Find anything interesting?" he asked as he took out his tricorder and began scanning.

Smiling hearing that Mark knew what she'd been thinking she gave a nod. It was only the fact that she trusted herself and the security team that Ricky had picked that she hadn't said more. That and so far things seemed to be going fairly good.

"Umm.. wait? So is the Commander not getting the extra scans for me then on the water creatures?" Slightly confused by the Captains words at the XO's departure.

"Oh yes, he, yes," said Mark back peddling a bit. "We decided we would switch off, and give me an opportunity to stretch my legs a bit. Its been quite some time since I have been on an away team to such a strange new world."

Aly frowned a little hearing him, she wasn't dumb and could tell something was amiss by his reactions. Though she also decided now wasn't the time to push it. The chance to relax and explore was likely something she felt was needed for all that had come down. "Good, I'm hoping to see what he finds shortly so we can learn more about them." She said with a motion over to the lake.

"In the meantime, perhaps we'll get lucky enough to have some real pumpkin pie." The talk between Ricky and Nanee had not been missed and she grinned.

"So what have you found out thus far, aside from the normal things we can learn from planetary scans?" he asked looking between the three officers.

Lowering his OSOG (phaser sniper rifle) Ricky kept his eyes and ears wide open. "Well these pumpkin things are edible and well make a good substitute for replicated food and if it's alright I would like to start beam them up for storage." Nanee said working on taking soil samples so they could try and grow some in their hydropondics bay.

"By all means," said Mark with a smile at the enthusiasm. "I wonder if they taste like pumpkin..." he said bending down to scan one with his tricorder.

Tapping her badge again she let the transporter chief of how many were being beamed up to the ship. She also let Morgan know that soil samples would be arriving as well as several other scans so they could mimic the environment as much as possible.

While Mark was joining in the fun of exploring, she let her gaze drift over the area again as she listened and watched. She knew some of the security officers were also running scans on different things so that notes could be made and checked out later. A few exotic birds had flown overhead, and seeing one land in a tree not to far away, she inched closer towards it as she tried to adjust her tricorder to be able to scan it without having to be overly close.

Ricky was getting anxious being out in the open like this getting a quick check in from his staff. He continued to keep his eyes peeled especially keeping an eye on the CMO as she started wandering further and further from the group.

"Mr. Alessandro," said Mark looking up. "You don't have to worry," he said nodding to the CMO. "All of our scans show nothing of real danger around here," he smiled and took another scan just to double check he really was telling the truth.

"This is quite the lovely place you have found Aly," he said aloud looking up and calling over to her. I take it you worked with Doctor Cooper to find a suitable location?"

Ricky nodded but even if this planet didn't have any sentient alien life that didn't mean him and his team could relax. "Understood captain but you can never be too careful." Ricky nodding to a crewmen to keep the doc some company. Nanee glared at the crewmen but let him be as she continued scanning.

"Aye Sir, considering a good part of this planet is made up of water, finding area's like this seemed a good place to check out." Her gaze drifted over to Ricky hearing Mark him.

"Captain, Alessandro there doesn't know how to not worry." She said with a soft chuckle and wink to Ricky.

Ricky just smirked adjusting his TED (tactical eye display) to heat vision allowing him to see any heat signatures. "Mmmm...." Nanee said to herself detecting some interesting pollen in the air marking something on her CPaDD she continued to wander.

"Come across any higher functioning lifeforms yet?" asked Mark looking up from his tricorder to Aly.

"No Sir." She said as she explored a little more. Slowly, she wondered a bit away from the others. She couldn't help it, the chance to be out and about was getting to her and she smiled and scanned this and that. She paused as a strange noise caught her attention and started wondering over towards the area it seemed to be coming from.

"Captain I think I have all that I need permission to beam back to the ship?" Nanee asked feeling a bit awkward outside of the infirmary and also worrying a bit that she hadn't heard anything of issues.

"Approved," said Mark looking to Nanee. "Aly, Ricky? Would you like to stay with me? Id like to have a look around some more."

Seconds later Nanee disappeared in shimmering blue light to remerge on the Enterprise's transporter pad. Meanwhile back on the planet Ricky got his men into a defensive set-up of the beam in/out zone while he moved to stay near Rhodes, "of course sir." As he adjusted his combat OSOG.

"Fantastic," said Mark. "Lets head over there, I like that geological formation."

Acting Captain Mark Rhodes
Commanding Officer
USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-F


Lieutenant Nanee Quoicho
Chief Medical Officer
USS Enterprise

Lieutenant Ricky Alessandro (apb Aza)
Master at Arms
USS Enterprise

Lt Alyssa Lucas
CSec
USS Enterprise