Walking the white corridors of the ship, the fast pace of Mr. Kingstone could be heard a section forward. Kai was nervous at the Idea to talk to better experienced Officers and lead a team to make his project real.
When he arrived to an intersection, he would stop and check his PaDD to remember where the NEs were: the first was NE Jeanna, who was the nearest from the intersection he was standing still. Restarting to walk in direction of the quarter, he held the PaDD under his arm pit, while his head a hundred of thousand of random thought were flowing back and forth.
It took nearly 20 seconds - as he deliberately took extra turns, but he was now in front of this door with the sign “Quarter 098”. Kai was indecisive if to press the button or go away, but as some kind magic felt on his hand, his finger tip pressed the button and a fading chirping was heard beyond the door. The time it took to NE Jeanna to open the door seemed endless and Kai was about to leave with steel nerves, but right before he turned away, the orange door slipped apart and a woman, apparently slightly older than him, with blonde hair and black eyes asked: “Hello? May I help you?”
In his opinion he would have said that she was good. But his courage slipped away with the door.
“A-Ah! Yes, A-Are you, NE Jeanna O’Connor?” He asked babbling
“Yes I am. What I can do for you?” She asked back to the younger man.
“I was sent by Mr. Kanto… Uhm, I need you for a project.” A brief silent moment. Enervating.
“Yes, sure. At what hour?”
“Uhm… 18:00? Is okey?” At that point he was driving crazy and his heartbeat was going up and down that fast, that even a cheetah had a slower heartbeat. But then the girl replied with a smiley okey and Kai, happily responded: “Great! I-I’ll see ya in the Lab 1, then.” Giggled right afterward.
Just before leaving the quarter, NE Jeanna winked to the Cadet, and consequently he blushed embarrassed while walking faster toward the other NE’s quarter.

After another 40 seconds - this time he got the wrong path for mistake, Kai arrived to another intersection. NE Peabody’s quarters was near a storage and for a moment, Oliver confused it for the quarters of the Ensign. He waited for 20 seconds still in front of the door, when the NE himself, that was entering his quarters in that moment, told Kai that was a storage room and asked what was doing in front of the door.
With a fast response, Kai tilted his head toward the NE and scratched his head: again it was embarrassing.
“Oh… I suppose you’re Mr. Peabody, right?” Asked the Cadet shyly
“Yes. I am, There’s something you need?” He asked back
“To be honest, yes… I need you for a project. Mr. Kanto sent me to take a crew.”
“Alright” he joyed “When it is the appointment?”
“18:00, Lab 1.” He said fast.
The NE nodded and entered the quarters, but just to remind the Cadet he told to Kai: “Better pay attention next time!”
Oliver took finally the turbolift to leave the deck, and while the elevator was taking him to the Lab to prepare his project, he said to himself: “Oh gosh. A really embarrassing performance. Congratulations Kai!” He sighed

Cadet Kai O. Kingstone - Scientist