Shrike

Posted on Mon Jul 1st, 2013 @ 11:28pm by

812 words; about a 4 minute read

Mission: Mission 83 - Recovery
Location: Starbase 400 - Marine Country
Timeline: Concurrent with present mission

"tbd"

Master Sergeant Jeffery Duvall walked into the messhall wearing his regular duty uniform rather then the armor he sometimes wore on duty for the extra
weight it gave while walking around in One standard gravity.

He looked around the room and he noticed several Marines, a mixture of both male and female, a mixture of species including a Bolian female and a Rigellian male were also present.

He got into the line as everyone ignored him, he was content to be ignored until it mattered then he would make sure everyone in the room know who he was as he reached the replicators. "Plomeek soup." he requested.

"Say wha'?" one of the nearby marines.

Duvall lifted the soup onto his tray before ordering two sides of toast with ham and cheese before responding to the offending voice, when he realized an officer wasn't addressing him. "I assume you are objecting to my choices in food... Private?" he responded.

"Well... we didn't expect a facesmasher like you to order such... girly food."

Duvall sighed. "Private, I don't know who you are tryin' to impress here... yourself, me or your girlfriend... but since you insist on acting like a complete and total moron, I guess I must educate you."

"Yes Sergeant..."

Duvall growled. "That's Master Sergeant to you, Private... Drop and give me twenty, now."

The Private dropped and started doing pushups as Duvall sighed. "Always with the uneducated." he muttered to himself as he found himself a seat to sit and have his lunch before he went off to meet the General because the 1st Battalion Commanding Officer was not on the station at the time, something about being off base for a patrol that went bad or something or other.

He lifted the soup spoon and began eating his food, a few minutes later he was finished and then while ignoring the idiot private who had offended him, he went over to the replicator and recycled his items, then he departed the lounge as the Bolian female who was also a private turned to the Human private. "I think he's going to make your life a living hell Bisenti." she commented

Duvall meanwhile walked down the hallway as he tried to recall where the Generals office was located, about twenty minutes or so, he found the location and he walked into the large anteroom where a Private was sitting, clearly this woman was his secretary and aide. "Hello. I'm here to see the General."

"One moment Master Sergeant, let me see if he's free.."

He nodded. "By all means.." he responded in a present manner.

Andy was sitting inside his office when his assistant told him that Master Sargeant Duvall was asking to see him, he was finishing his paperwork but meeting one of their own was always a pleassure so he told her to let him in.

As soon as Duvall entered the Generals office, he offered the man his best
salute. "Master Sergeant Jeffery Duvall reporting for duty sir." he said evenly

"Good to have you here MSGT Duvall... Can I Offer you a Cofee?", he said

"Please, Vulcan blend, double strong, with cream and two sugars please sir.", Duvall responded evenly.

"My pleasure" he said as he went to the replicator and back with the drinks he added taking a zip to his cofee "Well what does a highly decorated NCO wants with a newly apointed General?"

Duvall receved his drink. "Well General... permission to speak freely?" he inquired

"Sure I always want my staff to have a place to bring their concerns", said Andy

"I was informed by the base computer that Colonel Hurd is off base at present and you were the next available officer to report to."

"Very well consider yourself reported... Please make yourself at home and feel free to ask if something arrises", said Andy

"Thank you sir." he drained the entire mug of the black liquid contained within. "Mmm... good coffee.."

"Thanks MSGT... I've programed the recipee myself", said Andy

"I spent time on Vulcan and even they don't get it this smooth sir.." Duvall answered evenly.

"Thanks... Im Quite proud of that myself", he said smiling

"Is there anything special about the base I need to know sir... other then the amount of brass we seem to have." Duvall inquired evenly.

"Well to be honest... I haven't been here too long... I was T'Lar XO onboard the Essex, then needed to go to earth to solve a family bussiness... we own Jones Vineyards", Answered Andy

"So you are the owner of said Vineyards... Mmm... my wife likes the wine from there..." Duvall commented. "She says its something in the grapes.."

"It's the usual thing the terroir is unique", answered Andy

Duvall raised an eyebrow. "That's what T'Nae said." he responded evenly as he looked at the General.

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