Fresh from her meeting with the skipper, Meredith headed for the next stop on her itinerary, the semi-dreaded meeting the the local head shrinker.

As she strode down the corridor towards the office, she reflected in her previous evaluations. They’d always proved constructive and helpful in the main, but she couldn’t help but grin at the thought of the opinion her ancestor, Captain William Monroe of his Brittanic Majesties Royal Navy, and his peers would likely have had of the practise.

She thumbed the door chime and waited.

Meredith Monroe - Chief Engineer