Ensign T'Nel, personal log:
Today Commander Rix reported that, owing to my service to date, I have been promoted to the rank of ensign. The news was, to me, most irregular, given my limited service aboard the Duranja to date.
Yet everything about this ship, its crew, and this mission appear highly irregular. I have yet to meet any medical staff. I doubt I am the senior medical officer on this mission. But my ability to perform my role as ship's counselor is limited without the support of other medical personnel.
Even so, I have access to the medical profiles of the crew. Lt. Rand is most fascinating. Her profile offers some clue as to her erratic behavior. In the briefing room today, she at times lost control of her muscular function, gyrating about and standing on her chair. And her reactions in the holodeck indicate either a lack of familiarity with the technology, or, more likely, a delusion that what appears in the holodeck is in fact real. Her temporal displacement may have resulted in chroniton interference in her parietal lobe and cerebellum. I shall pursue a complete physical for Lt. Rand -- though I am yet unsure as to who would perform the procedure.
Commander Rix currently has command of the ship. He requested that Lt. Rand and I repeat the training simulation we had engaged in before, this time joined by a Lt. Dantes and Subcommander Kimara of the Romulan Republic. The former exhibits highly erratic behavior, as it took him ten minutes to deduce the ranks of everyone in the room, even after we had apprised him. He may require evaluation, as well.
During the space portion of the simulation, Lt. Rand noted that the parameters appeared to have been raised significantly from our prior run. Indeed, my ship's hull fell to 73% integrity, whereas previously, it never fell below 99%.
When we beamed into the Elachi ground simulation, we faced the same holomatrix malfunctions as last week, though I seemed to be more dramatically affected than the others. I in fact faced a holomatrix sensory lockout for a full five minutes. As to the elastic-band effect, none of the other team members reported such a difficulty.
Then we lost contact with Commander Rix entirely. Together we determined what our course of action should be. I surmised that the testing might run deeper than a holodeck simulation, that our teamwork would be tested as we worked with the rest of the crew of the Duranja to assess the holodeck malfunctions. I also suspect that Captain Rayne's report explaining the malfunctions may have been a ruse. Though the rest of the team agreed to the possibility of my assessment, we deferred to Subcommander Rikala, whose orders were to run the simulation once more before retiring for the day.
Upon beam-in, I experienced significant issues with the elastic-band effect. I then received an emergency call to the mess hall, and left the simulation.
My time aboard the Duranja thus far has been unsatisfactory. An inconsistency in staffing has led to briefing sessions in which the same material is repeated. That I have not met any other personnel in my department is most disturbing. Overall, I find the general demeanor of this crew to be highly unprofessional and unbecoming of Starfleet.
Though I must weigh the fact that Captain Rayne and Commander Rix might consider doing so a slight to their promoting me, I am considering a request for transfer. If the captain insists upon a manner of command such that the crew cannot perform their duties within acceptable parameters, it is illogical for me to remain a part of this crew. In essence, the captain is subverting my work as a counselor by fostering what is classically known as "a hostile work environment".
I have much to consider. I will spend some time in meditation, and if I decide to make my request, I will report to Commander Rix within the next 48 hours.
Computer, end log.