Will it be a Shakeup or Shakedown Cruise

Posted on Wed Apr 25th, 2018 @ 4:21pm by Captain Andreas O'Shaunessy

Mission: Shakedown Cruise
Location: Various locations throughout the ship

Andreas headed back into his ready room after walking the ship with Odergaard. He was very pleased about how the ship and her new crew were shaping up. His XO was proving to be an incredible asset to the ship and was on top of all of the concerns that arose along the way.

He went over the latest reports of the work completed and felt confident that they would be ready for their shakedown cruise. Most shakedown cruises allowed the crew to familiarize themselves with their new ship and work out any glitches that pop up along the way. While Andreas had no worries about the crew's ability to take care of whatever the ship could throw at them, he wasn't as certain about how the area players would react to the Alabama's presence near their territories.

Pulling up the latest DQ map, visualizing the route they would be taking. They would be passing through the area of space between the territories occupied by the Turei, Vaadwaur and Malon. They would then head towards the Ankari System, skirting the perimeter of Turei Territory, and then head back to Iota Station.

Based on the limited knowledge of the Ankari and Malon, Andreas wasn't too worried about their having ill feelings towards the Federation. They may make an appearance, but the chances of them being aggressive was nominal. The Turei and the Vaadwaur on the other hand were a completely different story. The last two players weren't known to have good feelings towards the Federation and may wish to test the abilities of a class of ship they hadn't come in contact with.

Leaning back in his chair, Andreas looked up at the ceiling to give his eyes a rest. "Well, we'll have to hope for the best, but prepare for the worst." He said to himself.

Knowing that there wasn't anything else he could accomplish at this point, Andreas decided to head to one of the gyms to blow off some steam.

Once on Deck 11, he couldn't decide which gym to go into. Each gym had the same basic equipment, but each one had it's own layout depending on the desired type of workout the person wanted to do. Wanting more of a low intensity but tiring workout, Andreas went into Gym 1.

He strode into the gym and walked around the equipment and worked out a game plan for what he wanted to do. Walking to one corner, Andreas did his pre-workout stretches and then head over to the weight bench. He set the weight to 35kg to start with and laid on the bench. As he finished his first set, he realized he had been out the gym for too long as his muscles ached already.

"Damn, I'm going to look like a novice when I go to train with Lt. Ch’Thorthaan's crew. His staff will run circles around me." He said to himself as he went over to one of the ellipticals. Starting off slowly, he was on the high level by the end of his 20 minute stretch.

Moving over to the track, he decided to do 10 laps before going back to the weight bench, but by the time he'd finished his 7th lap, he knew he wouldn't be able to do a second set on the bench.

Once he finished his 10th lap, he decided to just head home, shower, have a drink and then turn in.

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Commander Andreas O'Shaunessy
Commanding Officer
USS Alabama