"You work in OPS long enough and you learn to not just watch where power is allocated in systems, but where it is allocated in the crew as well... the Captain holds the strings to all our puppets, the CMO holds the scissors... one snip and we are nothing but a pile of prone limbs on a biobed, and who claims its unfit for duty fatigue? The same CMO who cut our strings... yeah I know who has the power, and who to make nicey nice with," Makari replied in a light laugh. He wasn't suggesting doctors were crooked or pulled strings (or cut them) he was just admitting he knew who had what power. And that he knew enough to make light of it and not run around afraid that every inappropriate smile or broken limb might mean he would be declared unfit for duty.<br/><br/>"Sahara it is then, better than supreme medical overlord at any rate," Makari grinned at the doctor. "I'm OPS and second officer, neither lends itself to away missions. First officer, maybe on a rare occasion the captain, but the number two guy? I'm like a glorified babysitter. I get to watch the crew and the ship, make sure it keeps nursing on the proper nipple and sucks the right amount of power... and this analogy is getting dangerously close to either sexual harassment or plain raunchy so I will stop now..." He laughed, a light yet hearty laugh. "Sure, it's an unknown, but that's the life we lead right? Explore and investigate, discover new stuff, boldly go where no... nah, I won't go there, seems so... corny..."<br/><br/>Makari's attention pulled away from his conversation as the tactical officer's voice announced a problem with shields. He stood from his seat and moved back to the OPS console, a junior officer stepping aside as he did so. He scanned through his own displays readouts and saw the reports coming up at the touch of his fingers. From what he could tell things should have been operating fine. Yes he had personal detoured power from weapons to more critical systems, but the shields had remained at full strength. Except now they were not even working. And yet they should have been. "Contact engineering, get them on it immediately, and we will alert the captain as well as medical..." Makari gave a half smile towards Sahara and indicated she could look over his console if she wanted to see the technical data flowing past.<br/><br/>