Preparation

The anticipation for meeting her crew was growing as she expects there to be possible apprehension. After all, she is according to this time period and Starfleet, a new Captain...again. But in terms of being a Captain, it was only yesterday, just over a hundred years difference. Pierce continues to pass through the hallways of her new ship. Crewman in varying uniforms passing by. She was fairly certain hers was dated as well, but what's it matter?

Rounding a few corners she approached the briefing room. She read the door plaque, "Observation Lounge. Hmm. New times, new names." It was certainly larger than she had anticipated. Back in her day the briefing rooms were barely big enough for 4-5 crew. This one could easily chair 8-10 around the large table and a few more in the back. Starfleet spared no expense either on the materials. It was a nice cherry oak finish on the table with controls on the edging that appeared to connect to a large screen in the front of the room.

She traced her fingers on the wood as she stepped throughout the room, examining it. As Stephanie continued, she noticed a display case on the wall with a model of the original and this era's USS Endeavors. It was gold plated and the details on each were striking. She admired the craftsmanship of the models.

Walking to the viewscreen she sat down and faced away from the door as the door swooshed open. She continued to face away as members of the crew walked in. There were nine senior staff in all. Much higher count than a normal Starship, but in these different times, we needed a great crew and Starfleet had given them to her. _'At least this will make it easier if there's an away mission to still have senior staff running the ship,' _she thought. The Captain wondered if any of the crew would be some of her lucky members from the original Endeavor, or if they'd even retained their original bodies.

'Well, no time like the present...' she thought again as she began to turn around and face the new crew for the very first time.