You have just been promoted to the rank of captain and have been promised the command of a ship in the near future. Two ships in particular have been suggested as possibilities; the Wanderer and the Everest.
The Wanderer is a combat ship with a crew of 300. Its current captain has held the position for nine years, three of which were due to a battlefield promotion one year into his original assignment as security chief. Initially dispatched to the Hautrous sector during border tensions with the Auwace, the ship continues to patrol the region on an ongoing peacekeeping mission. Though the Federation has the upper hand, rebel splinter groups continue to cause problems - firing on other ships passing through, enacting spontaneous temporary blockades to slow down trade, etc.
The Everest is a science ship with a crew capacity of 730, and a current crew of 511. Its former captain was forced into retirement following a disastrous away mission on Gersata in which a rockslide killed several members of a geology team and their Gersatan planetary guides, which the captain was blamed for because those under her command ignored a safety warning from their subordinates and orders from her and went ahead with the mission. It's not an isolated incident, but the latest in a series of chain of command issues that has marred what was an otherwise average career.
Which task would you rather take on; putting out wildfires (Wanderer) or being the new sheriff in town (Everest)?
The Wanderer is a combat ship with a crew of 300. Its current captain has held the position for nine years, three of which were due to a battlefield promotion one year into his original assignment as security chief. Initially dispatched to the Hautrous sector during border tensions with the Auwace, the ship continues to patrol the region on an ongoing peacekeeping mission. Though the Federation has the upper hand, rebel splinter groups continue to cause problems - firing on other ships passing through, enacting spontaneous temporary blockades to slow down trade, etc.
The Everest is a science ship with a crew capacity of 730, and a current crew of 511. Its former captain was forced into retirement following a disastrous away mission on Gersata in which a rockslide killed several members of a geology team and their Gersatan planetary guides, which the captain was blamed for because those under her command ignored a safety warning from their subordinates and orders from her and went ahead with the mission. It's not an isolated incident, but the latest in a series of chain of command issues that has marred what was an otherwise average career.
Which task would you rather take on; putting out wildfires (Wanderer) or being the new sheriff in town (Everest)?
