[Ready Room]
Kirok dipped his head slightly. It was agreeable to see the excitement back on the XO face. He lifted his head before he spoke.
"I'm actually more interested knowing exactly how fast this ship can go. And how long it can maintain that top speed. It is said she should be able to maintain warp 9.999" Kirok said.
"Let's figure that out first. But yes, you may take her out. I will be on the Bridge shortly" the half Vulcan added.
[Ready Room]
Kirok tapped his badge. -/\- Thank you, Mr. Wu. Commander Tekin is on his way. Kirok out -/\- he said before tapping his badge again.
"They are waiting for you Commander. Make Captain Briggs proud" Kirok prompted. Then he offered the man a slight bow.
[Ready Room]
The Bajoran nodded to his commanding officer... though it did occur to him that once again he was probably going to stumble between addressing him as Captain or Admiral. But that was a challenge for another time. Right now... they had a ship to test.
[Bridge]
The Nevir who walked out of the Ready Room was not the same one who walked in. He seemed calmer, more confident, and certainly like he belonged there. Having a quick look around at the new bridge, and that new ship smell, he walked over and nodded to Alex.
"Thank you, Mr Wu. I'll take it from here." he said turning towards the back and front, seeing the mix of new and old faces.
"I'm not going to try to add to the Admiral's speech. A few days ago we lost a great ship, and a great Captain. We lost some friends and colleagues. But we have kept as much of our family together, and I hope that those of us new to the Discovery will grow to be a part of that. The spirit of our Akira class is here with us on this new and exciting vessel. Let's make the name 'Discovery' one to remember." he said, turning back and finally taking a seat in the big chair. Whether he was the first to sit there was unknown to him, but it felt special to take the big chair.
He might not be the Captain... but that dream was not lost. Just delayed.
"All hands, this is the bridge. Secure stations."
he said, tapping controls on his chair. He looked up, half expecting the chief flight officer to take the helm, and was surprised when it was a younger officer doing the maiden departure.
"Crewman Tracha? Enjoy this, very few helmsmen ever get the chance to take a new ship out. Bring warp engines online and break us from the station, one quarter impulse." he said, nodding to the younger crewman. He waited until he felt the ship lurch for a moment, before the dampeners kicked in.
"Engineering, once we clear dock we're going to stretch her legs. I want maximum warp, and to see how long we can hold it. Bridge out."
As he leaned back, he smirked. "According to the Engineering Team, this ship can maintain Warp 9.999... depending on how long it can be maintained, that would make her the fastest ship in the fleet. We have some new features that need to be tested before we enter the new frontier. I'd rather not turn this ship into the next Voyager, so we'll go for a safe location within Federation space." he said, waiting until he had the notification that they cleared the spacedock.
"Excellent. Helm, set course 145.6 by 23.9. The Hershing system right near the edge of the Quadrant. Maximum warp. Engage." he said, flipping his fingers forward as a go ahead to light up the skies.
The Discovery B was off.