01-22-2025, 06:43 AM
The noise in the observation lounge was rising to a comfortable hum of chatter. Most of the crew was finding a way to socialize, despite the stifling formality of the occasion. Crew parties had been looser aboard the Geronimo. Last time Qi had earned a pip, he wasn’t even wearing a shirt to pin it on. Braggins seemed like she understood the politics of Starfleet, knew how to play by their rules, at least well enough to buy herself some leeway. Qi would have to learn that trick eventually, if he wanted to make captain someday. Did he want that?
“If you’d like, you can call me Mika,” the new science officer replied. “Or, if you really want, Bowman will do just fine. Only my middle has to be ‘earned’.”
Qi laughed. Middle names weren’t common on Trill, but they were a feature of many human cultures. Like Romulan true names, they seemed like a little secret that humans carried with them throughout their lives, though they didn’t tend to have the same spiritual significance. Sometimes he wished his parents had given him one.
“I’ve always tended to be more well-rounded in my fields. The unknown was what’s always fascinated me, and it’s not quite as fun sitting in a lab, on Earth, getting the scraps from what’s already been discovered.”
Qi swirled the wine in his glass. It seemed that Mika was using Starfleet as a conduit to her career in science, rather than the other way around. He respected that.
“Rest assured, there’s plenty to discover aboard the Yeager. The ship has its quirks, but the systems are powerful once you learn your way around. We all have to do a little bit of everything from astrophysics to molecular biology, but I hope you’ll keep an eye out for your true passion as a scientist. At the very least, it will help me decide which projects to assign you.”
== Tag Bowman/all ==
“If you’d like, you can call me Mika,” the new science officer replied. “Or, if you really want, Bowman will do just fine. Only my middle has to be ‘earned’.”
Qi laughed. Middle names weren’t common on Trill, but they were a feature of many human cultures. Like Romulan true names, they seemed like a little secret that humans carried with them throughout their lives, though they didn’t tend to have the same spiritual significance. Sometimes he wished his parents had given him one.
“I’ve always tended to be more well-rounded in my fields. The unknown was what’s always fascinated me, and it’s not quite as fun sitting in a lab, on Earth, getting the scraps from what’s already been discovered.”
Qi swirled the wine in his glass. It seemed that Mika was using Starfleet as a conduit to her career in science, rather than the other way around. He respected that.
“Rest assured, there’s plenty to discover aboard the Yeager. The ship has its quirks, but the systems are powerful once you learn your way around. We all have to do a little bit of everything from astrophysics to molecular biology, but I hope you’ll keep an eye out for your true passion as a scientist. At the very least, it will help me decide which projects to assign you.”
== Tag Bowman/all ==