Visualisations of gas clouds flashed across the overhead panoramic screen as Cadet McMorran fiddled with controls on a panel below. Over the weeks since she had boarded Challenger, Aili had spent much of her time off-duty working on the project Garth had requested from her. Stellar Cartography had become almost more of a home to her than her quarters. Today was the big day. Garth had agreed to come down and listen to her present her work. She was proud of her research and was fairly confident Garth would appreciate her work. The degree to which he would show his appreciation was a very different question, however, so she was fully prepared to be given the cold shoulder. Completing her preparations for the presentation, she retreated from the console and took a seat on one of the lab’s benches with a view of the display. Her leg shook nervously until she gave in and began slowly pacing around the central floor space of the lab, awaiting the arrival of the CSO.

Cadet McMorran - Science