Paku bounced on the balls of his feet, trying not to wiggle too much as he waited. The other students chattered and talked while they waited for their mentors to arrive. Paku was very excited because he got to shadow the coolest person of all of them. The First Officer. His Ig’ta was the coolest person on the ship, but they weren’t participating in the job shadowing. … Probably because a lot of the kids in class were icked out by bees and ants and other weird bugs. Paku twisted a bit of his shirt, fiddling with it.

“Quiet down, students. Our volunteers are here now. Use the picture on your Padd to find your adult.”

The door opened, and several uniformed Starfleet Officers filed into the classroom.

Paku, Middleschooler