Elaine Reid<br/>Onboard Annie<br/>Midwatch<br/>Serena, Mateo, Jin'Lai, Iona<br/><br/>El swung about to fix Serena with a decidedly flat stare I'm response to her petulant tone. "Unless you wanna fly the shuttle, yeah, I am your boss until such time as the Captain comes aboard." She grinned, then reached for a stylus in the center console which she flicked at the engineer. "I call you cute so often anyway that I'm worried you're going to get a big head about it."<br/><br/>She spun her command throne to face Mateo, fixing him with that same flat stare. "You insult my piloting again tin man and I might just space you myself. I'm more worried about one of your disappointed one night stands shooting at the<i>Annie</i>again. I spent two hours cleaning carbon scoring off the hull last time."<br/><br/>She turned last to the cook, who she fixed with a warm smile. "Good go have you aboard, Jin. So long as you don't serve us rotten meat and listen to the Captain you'll be fine. Don't do the first or someone might beat the tar out of you. Don't listen to the Captain and she<i>will</i>beat the tar out of you." She shuddered in her seat. "Seriously. Takes a lot to get her worked up but once she's there the woman's downright<i>scary.</i><br/><br/><i>"Advise souls on board before final departure planetside."</i><br/><br/>Elaine spun back to the control panel and keyed the direct comms to the bridge. "Currently four souls aboard, Captain. Myself, the grease monkey, the tin man and Cookie. Am I waiting on anyone or am I cleared to vent the hold and depart?"