Getting to Know You

"All right Mr. Harris I'm here to relieve you. "Devore said walking out of his ready room. Harris didn't seem to hear him. He was busy going over his mind that the son of a fellow officer who had served under him at one time, was now serving under him.

"Grant. Hey Lieutenant!" Harris realized that the Captain was talking to him and shook his head and looked at him. "It's time for you to get off duty. It's 2300 hrs."

"Sorry sir my mind was a thousand light years away," Grant said standing up leaving the command chair.

"Oh yeah! Sir, the warp core is just under a days time away. Other then that not much going on," Grant said as he stepped into the turbo lift. Harris felt he needed to talk to Warrant Officer Ambrose. "Mister Ambrose meet me in the Staff lounge." He said after tapping his comm badge.

[Acknowledged]

Grant walked into the lounge and saw it only had ten people in there. Harris found a table by the view port and sat down. A human female came up to him and asked, "What will it be Lieutenant?"

"Blood Wine and steak medium rare."

Grant felt fairly good about himself. For he had been promoted and given the position of first officer and only a Lieutenant. His food came and blood wine as did Mister Ambrose. He came in and sat down and ordered a warp breach drink. "Yes sir? What is it you want to talk about?"

Harris swallowed his food and took a drink and leaned forward and spoke. "I need to tell you something that has troubled me deeply. You have your mother's nose and eyes and the look of your father. " Grant stopped.

Kirk gave Lieutenant Harris a frown. "Sir I don't understand what your saying."

"I fought with you father. He served under me and died on the battlefield to take Cardassia Prime about 6 years ago."

Kirk then knew what he was saying . "You knew my father well didn't you?"

'Well that's in the past. He told me that once that he had a son who had just joined Starfleet. So I told him that if I ever was your senior officer I'd look after you."

Kirk laughed and looked at Harris and said "Well sir, we'll just see what happens."

Grant finished his drink and food and excused himself and went to his quarters. While in his quarters he pulled out his personal log and thought, *Well it's been at least 5 years since I've entered a log entry it's about time I do so now.*

Personal Log Stardate: 0186.0

I am still a Lieutenant but I have a new assignment which is a new ship. She is a good ship that has proved herself very well. I must be the first Lieutenant in star fleet to be the first officer on a ship. I like that idea. Today I learned a lot about myself and mankind which is no matter how terrible something may seem it has good impact on those around it. Take me for example, I have killed a lot of Dominion but it made me more compassionate for my fellow man. So I have been too hard on myself for no apparent reason.

I've also meet chief Ambrose son he's a little excited at his first assignment, but weren't we all on our first starship.

End Personal Log.