Cowboy
Well-Known Member
- RP Date
- YE 44.2
- RP Location
- NSS Surprise
Captain's Quarters
Kilroy opened the door without a knock or any warning and announced in his uncouth manner. "Them Yams is here." Jack was playing his violin and finished the piece he had been working through before answering. "Thank you Kilroy." Jack's steward was an old sailor and so set in his ways there was little point in trying to correct him. He was excellent at keeping Jack's uniforms in order and doing most other duties a steward should do. But he was forever complaining and never in a good mood and sometime Jack wondered why he kept the man around. "Is everything ready for tonight's dinner?" Kilroy smiled. Although the only time he ever seemed to smile was when he was sharing bad news. "The galley is mess. Cook overcooked everything, as usual. The help didn't put the wine in the chiller in time, so you'll likely as not have piss warm wine." He would have continued to spew gloom and doom but Jack had heard it all before. "Hand me my coat." Kilroy helped Jack into his dress uniform coat, muttering all the while.
Outside the Docking hatch
Jack approached the airlock. His XO, Commander Tom Calamy was there with a honor guard of 6 Marines in their dress uniforms lining each side of the air lock at parade rest. Jack glanced at his pocket watch while they waited for the Yam shuttle to lock with the Surprise. Right on time. Jack smiled at that. He was a man who liked punctuality. "Everything ready Tom?" He asked his XO quietly. "Everything is shipshape sir. I passed the Galley on my way down to check on things. Cook must be up for another promotion. He's really outdone himself. Mike and 'Poet' are already at the Wardroom and I send Caff to remind the doctor it's number one uniforms." There was a slight pause. "The doctor seems to be settling in well. She's already treated a couple Marines for miner things but they seemed to like her." Jack smiled and nodded. "She did well the other day at our meeting with the Baroness."
The light above the airlock turned green and Commander Calamy shouted. "Attention! Present Arms!" Right as the air hatch opened.
Kilroy opened the door without a knock or any warning and announced in his uncouth manner. "Them Yams is here." Jack was playing his violin and finished the piece he had been working through before answering. "Thank you Kilroy." Jack's steward was an old sailor and so set in his ways there was little point in trying to correct him. He was excellent at keeping Jack's uniforms in order and doing most other duties a steward should do. But he was forever complaining and never in a good mood and sometime Jack wondered why he kept the man around. "Is everything ready for tonight's dinner?" Kilroy smiled. Although the only time he ever seemed to smile was when he was sharing bad news. "The galley is mess. Cook overcooked everything, as usual. The help didn't put the wine in the chiller in time, so you'll likely as not have piss warm wine." He would have continued to spew gloom and doom but Jack had heard it all before. "Hand me my coat." Kilroy helped Jack into his dress uniform coat, muttering all the while.
Outside the Docking hatch
Jack approached the airlock. His XO, Commander Tom Calamy was there with a honor guard of 6 Marines in their dress uniforms lining each side of the air lock at parade rest. Jack glanced at his pocket watch while they waited for the Yam shuttle to lock with the Surprise. Right on time. Jack smiled at that. He was a man who liked punctuality. "Everything ready Tom?" He asked his XO quietly. "Everything is shipshape sir. I passed the Galley on my way down to check on things. Cook must be up for another promotion. He's really outdone himself. Mike and 'Poet' are already at the Wardroom and I send Caff to remind the doctor it's number one uniforms." There was a slight pause. "The doctor seems to be settling in well. She's already treated a couple Marines for miner things but they seemed to like her." Jack smiled and nodded. "She did well the other day at our meeting with the Baroness."
The light above the airlock turned green and Commander Calamy shouted. "Attention! Present Arms!" Right as the air hatch opened.