Star Trek: Starbase 777

Vara'l was where he'd been for the past hour, having started his current shift then, stood behind the Tactical console. Grey eyes occasionally fixed on its readouts as the day and his shift continued and he watched as was his duty for any inconsistencies or other things that might have merited a closer look from him. * *He watched quietly and carefully as he continued with his shift assigned duties at tactical as the ACTO. Calm if a little on the bored side as time passed, there hadn't been much to do really past the standard monitoring and checks required. That was fine and all but it'd started to get a tad monotonous considering at least in his eyes, what had needed to be done this shift had been..very repetitive.

After his conversation over comms, he looked around at the various officers around him. Various redshirts from Command and Tactical, mostly. "Tactical would also probably be a good idea as well as security, actually, for the sake of protection. Any volunteers?"

Vara'l glanced up from his console, when the Captain proceeded to ask that. He then looked to the Captain. "I'll volunteer sir, if you're okay with my popping off to join the away team."

Alyssa was there as well, assisting Vara'l given he had asked for it previously. No training sessions or drills to be had, but it was nice to do something other than the norm for once. Upon hearing Mo ask for any volunteers to head onto this mission, Alyssa paused. Well... this would be the first mission she was on in a while. And the first, without her visor and with her new cybernetic eye, in nearly ten years. Her first mission where she'd be chill. "As will I, Captain," Alyssa added onto Vara'l's declaration.

"Go ahead, both of you." He wasn't sure why he would have a problem with it. There were other tactical officers here if he needed them. "Don't get into too much trouble."

Alyssa thought for a moment, and realized that Mo would need another tactical hand. One did come to mind. "Would you like me to send Lieutenant Junior Grade Essen up here to assist you in our absence, sir?"

"If she wants to, but it's not necessary." There were always NPCs.

Nodding respectfully to Mo, Alyssa joined Vara'l and headed out with him towards the #turbolift while tapping her comm badge to call to Essen, gauging her interest in helping Mo on the bridge.

Vara'l snapped to attention. "Thank you sir." He then handed over Tactical to another tactical officer and headed toward the Turbolift. He slowed his walk a bit as he did so until Alyssa joined him that was. Once he reached it, he stepped into the #turbolift

A few minutes after Vara'l and Alyssa left, who else was to make it back onto the bridge other than miss Essen herself? Dressed in her uniform, which today was without any wrinkles whatsoever, she strolled onto the bridge, Noticing the other officers there, at least Essen knew she wouldn't be alone, so it wasn't all that bad. Noticing Mo, she approached him while obviously keeping a respectful distance away. "Reporting, sir!" Essen greeted Mo kindly. "Alyssa said you might need help up here? I figured some more bridge time wouldn't hurt." With a stretch of her arms, Essen centered herself again. "So you said there are some colonies of interest?"