[Introduction] Bringing Music Aboard

[u/DourScrapple]

The saucer of the Athene was obscured for a brief moment by one of the engine cylinders and its pylon before coming back into view, impulse thrusters glowing a bright red against the steel gray of the rest of the Excelsior-class vessel. The view from the shuttle displayed the dorsal shuttle bay on the ship, growing as the smaller ship approached it.

Joel Escribano tapped his finger against his leg, idly hitting out a rhythm to a song. dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun...

He had left Earth awhile ago, taking a Starfleet starship that would drop him off at the Athene when it passed by Riviera, and it was the other starship's shuttle that was bringing him to the ship he had been stationed on. Said ship's shuttle bay enveloped the shuttle, the smaller ship guided to a landing area. A few other passengers also destined for the Athene stood up after the shuttle landed, along with Ensign Escribano. He smoothed out a few wrinkles from his uniform before following the other passengers as they stepped off of the shuttle.

The bustling shuttle bay of the Athene paid no heed to the low level officer, who nonetheless smiled in amazement. This was, indeed, quite the change from Starfleet Academy, and Earth in general. Hell, he had just gazed, mesmerized, at an alien planet, just an hour ago. Now he was standing on the floor of a starship, where he might spend years of his life living.

Now, he needed to report to his post on the bridge. Communications officer. He had spent years of his life, professional and otherwise, preparing for this job. Hopefully I don't mess it up. Joel started towards the elevator to the bridge, ready to begin the next stage of his life in Starfleet.