From:		Jorith
Date:		07 January 1996 00:18
To:		U.S.S. Lafayette (BBS)
Subject:		RE: Briefing Room

<Lt Cmdr. Kindle - USS Lafayette Briefing Room>

	Chandy entered the stark briefing room and glanced around. Crew members, both old and new, were still filing in. She had originally wanted Ensign Zahn to attend this meeting so he could answer any questions concerning the engineering department, but she had changed her mind. Afterall, she was the chief engineer and she had spent the majority of her time at StarBase 336 learning all the details of the Lafayette. After her brief experience in the StarBase lounge, she had not been very anxious to leave the ship, although the ship's growing reputation as cursed did little to alieve her anxiety.
	"There's our new acting first officer," she thought to herself. "A rather strange man. Still, he has made an exceptionally efficient Operations Manager." Chandy thought back to all the help - however indirect - Mortimer's running of the operations section has helped her down in engineering. She never had any worries about not having supplies, various paperwork, or personnel when or where she needed them. It has made her job of learning a whole new type of ship easier.
	Taking a seat near the door, Chandy brought up her PADD and glanced down the roster of the new crew members. "Hmmm....a few enlisted engineers but no new officers for me. We can manage. Zahn is beginning to calm down a bit and might even be ready for a bigger leadership role in the future." She let her eyes scan back over the room. "I can't imagine why StarFleet has manned one of their newest ships with such a young crew. There can't be anyone over 30 in here. I would of thought we would have gotten more experienced members. Ah well...a new generation of folk for a new generation of ships."
	She glanced back over at Mortimer, who was fiddling idly with his new arm unit. "I wonder how he is holding up - especially after the kidnapping. He doesn't seem to be any worse for the wear. At least we have a replacement councilor now. I have a feeling this ship is going to need one very much." Her thoughts wandered over to the other members of the Lafayette who made the trip to StarBase 336. She had not seen very much of any of them since they had docked. She had isolated herself with the designer notes on the Lafayette and she only interacted with the engineering crew only when necessity arose. "I really have to get out and be more social. I'm not sure how much time we have left here - not that I won't be happy when we leave this awful place. I'll talk with Mortimer, or another of the operations folk since he now has other duties, and see if we can't get some kind of social event going. Something to boost morale around here. Something informal."
	Chandy turned back to her PADD and jotted down a few ideas to discuss later and waited for the meeting to start.