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“And you, Counselor? Having to help look after our cadets on their first deep space mission? Are you ready for the challenge?”

-Captain Johnson, CO

“Impossible to know.... yet,” she said, with one of her wider grins. “But I’ve had some interesting moments in my career so far and I am actually quite excited to share some of that experience with the future of Starfleet. My, uh, own training cruise was rather, uh, eventual, you could say and I recognize the value in having strong leaders to learn from that you could trust.” That mission on the Sacajawea was not one she’d wish on the cadets but it certainly could have been worse. She knew form the history of the Endeavour that there was a group of cadets that had faced an utterly terrifying prospect when their ship was destroyed, and another when it was hijacked. She would be happy with less drama, but prepared for it all the same.

Lt. Cmdr. Liadra, CNS

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“A reason you were probably assigned to Endeavour,” Johnson said. “I think Starfleet likes to have officers with some more, shall we say, ‘varied’ experiences to be examples for the cadets. To make sure they can deal with the unexpected situations that being on a Federation starship can throw at them, which they can’t learn from just memorizing text books and regulations.”

-Captain Johnson, CO

“Indeed!” Liadra said with a laugh. “My methods are also not always obvious and sometimes I toss them right out the airlock. My hope is that I can adapt everything I’ve learned so far and apply all the bits and pieces where they are most useful.” She fixed her grey eyes on Johnson and leaned forward slightly. “I’m also perfectly happy to use slightly devious methods of getting people into my office should the need arise.”

Lt. Cmdr. Liadra, CNS

“That’s great to hear,” Johnson said, chuckling. “Getting people into your office, I mean. Starfleet frowns on us throwing too many cadets out of airlocks. The Commandant will start to explain to me again that cadets don’t grow on trees…”

“A human expression,” Johnson said. “I’m trying to think of the Denobulan equivalent…”

Captain Johnson, CO