OOC: w/ Sep

Shaking the offered hand and taking the seat, Black smiled at his inquiry. “I do not like you referring to my staff as lackies.” she said, although her tone carried no threat whatsoever. “But you are right there are a few things that need to be settled.” she sighed. They didn’t meet too often, but when they did, the man was not very pleasant fellow. The one dent in his plan right now was that she has spent the whole day in a chair like this, and was at the point where she couldn’t care less where she sat.

“I hope you don’t intend to put me through something like this again,” captain said, handing over the drive with the records, “I’m trained to fight bad people, not bureaucracy. The one thing I want to discuss is: Who is second in command? I have seen no mention of this nor were any of those I was to review assigned that role. I’d hate to think the ship would be paralyzed were I to become… Indisposed, whatever the reason.” she said with a slight sigh. “The next one rank wise is colonel Blaze to my knowledge, but he’s army. Not too much of a qualification.”

Williams continued to lean back in his chair. “Tell me Captain, up until a year ago did you have any experience on interstellar battlecruisers?-” He didn’t even wait for the reply. “-I thought not. Your mind had not even conceived of their possibility in your lifetime until you were enrolled in this program. I agree that you do have some experience in captaining a vessel however should you be incapacitated and Colonel Blaze be put in charge he will have both his tactical experience and the assistance of those around him. Besides I hardly think you are in any danger of being killed while on the ship, or are you actively planning to disregard protocol and venture down to planets that we visit? If worst comes to worst I will take direct control over the vessel in order to remove us from a combat situation until the time comes that we can call in a replacement via the Stargate. If you are incapacitated Colonel Blaze will likely only be in control for a couple of hours.”

“With all due respect, I have been trained for this, probably as a first commander to take a 304. That includes spending months on the Apollo and Hammond, so yes, I [i]do[/i] have certain experience. And i’ll tell you right now it was hard to adapt even for me as an air force member, and I was used to 3D battlefield. It is your call, and as you said the chances are slim, but if you insist on colonel Blaze, I’d like him to be present on the bridge often then to be ready, just in case.” Catherine said with a nod.

“Well, if he is on the bridge it won’t be during Combat situations. I hardly like the idea of both of you being on the bridge and having it blown up and you both being out of the picture. Also he is your head of security and on board the ship right now, he knows the ship probably just as well as you do. However if you feel you have a better candidate out of your current crew or have something you feel I should call in I am open to the suggestion, just tell me the name or hand me the file. If they aren’t here I could probably have them brought here in a matter of hours.” The last bit was a subtle brag, just reminding the Captain that he was the one with power and connections in the current discussion. 


Black resisted the urge to bite her lip. “Not presently, no. The thought occurred to me only after the interviews and making my way here is hardly enough time to give it proper thought. Once I know, I’ll get back to you.” she said, mildly embarrassed about not coming more prepared. The man on the other hand had an inborn knack to making her furious, cold fury as it was. She noticed how he did everything by the book. After reading the SGC files, she immediately knew that would mean trouble, but she had no idea. 

Williams wrote down on a small notepad before looking back to the Captain. “All right, I’ll keep a note on that and keep the IOA apprised on the situation so that when a name does come to mind we can request them immediately. I will also have some suggestions posted to me and the ones that make it past my initial screening will then be sent on to your office for review. So is that all? I know you like to do your own work but actually coming into my office and requesting to see me has to be more than dropping off paperwork. You could simply have given them to Miss.Hart, oh. While we’re at it I need quarters assigned to Miss.Hart somewhere near my office and my own quarters. I sent the paperwork to your office however I haven’t got any kind of confirmation from you that it has been done.”

That one earned him a quirked eyebrow. “Sorry, I didn’t have time today to even get to my office.” she said, mild annoyance about the interviews present in her voice, “But I’m certain there is enough space, consider it done.” she said once she got over her initial surprise. “See, this is perfect demonstration. You like to delegate thing to the point of bringing extra staff, I like to do them myself. To each his own I guess.” she shrugged. “Now, if there’s nothing else, I still have engineers to pester, so I’ll be off your back.” she said with a smile, ready to get out of this office yesterday.

Williams pulled out another report from amongst the substantial pile. “I delegate for this pile of files is only a small portion that crosses my desk [i]daily[/i]. Miss.Hart deals with all the little things such as the daily reports to the IOA while I deal with the weekly. However this report should be interesting for you-” He slid it over the desk to the woman. “-It is the final design specs for the Recon-302 craft. I have already filled out the paperwork in that file to replace two F-302s with R-302s pending your signature. The cloaking device is not yet operational however Doctor.Lawson who designed these craft has been re-assigned to the vessel after his absence on the shakedown cruise, the IOA and Airforce called for a live demonstration before they were cleared for duty.” He pressed the button on his intercom. “Miss Hart, could you please come collect some reports to file with the IOA?” He gave the Captain a nice smile after he finished speaking. “If you have any other issues, don’t hesitate to drop by.”

"Splendid, one of the things I wanted to talk to them about, actually. Thank you. Have a nice day Mr. Williams." she said and was all too happy to leave. She headed towards the elevator, browsing the files. During her stay on the other 304s, she noticed the lack of recon before jumping into an area. She didn't like that idea at all, an the R-302 was a godsend.