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=/\= Lieutenant Freeman to Mr. Starr. I am reporting for Planet Team assignment in transporter room 2. Uh… Mr. Suder is still not here, I’ll be waiting him.=/\=

Upon hearing Guy’s voice Kala listened intently, she was nosey especially when guy was involved and she knew that Eve was likely doing the same thing. She couldn’t even understand why Guy had left a lasting imprint on her form their first handful of encounters but she knew she liked it.

Almost imperceptible to the biological eye, but still the android’s advanced sensors could detect the reaction within Gorvel at the sound of Guy Freeman’s voice - the slight widening of the eyes, the brief rapidity of the heartbeat and the tenuous shift of her focus towards Eve, as if to acknowledge a shared and secret experience. She had often heard females speak of a ‘bond’ with their closest and most intimate friends, an almost telepathic link borne of long years of companionship and shared adventure. Was this, their recognition within each other of a fondness for the Ark Angel’s counselor, such an event? Eve was unable to determine with any precision. But even so, she considered it appropriate to offer a brief smile towards the scientist. I hear. I know. I agree.

Simon tapped his Commbadge and replied to the counselor.

=/\=Acknowledged Lieutenant. I’ll be going down to the station with the other away team. Once Suder arrives, coordinate possible evac plans. We’re still not entirely sure what we’ll be having to deal with, but there may be some issues that might arise. Once we know more, I’ll let you know=/\=

As the two JOs were also there when he gave the update he knew the department heads had already filled in their departments as per the captain’s orders as to what they were dealing with, but this was the first time he got some time with the new Engineer and Science officer. “I haven’t had the chance to officially welcome the both of you aboard,” he said as he put his PaDD down for a moment, while waiting for the rest of the away team to arrive.

“So, welcome aboard the Ark Angel,” he said with a warm smile in a southern British accent that suggested he grew up on a farm in the Southwest of England. His black hair was kept to the right and had a look of always being slightly wet. “I’m sure you’ve done your research, I’m Lieutenant Commander Simon Starr,” he introduced himself officially, the voice the one that came through the commbadge mere minutes ago. “How have you found it so far?” he asked. He knew this was Kala’s first assignment, and also the Eve model being recommisioned as a result of the ban being lifted. He was still young when the Mars attack happened, so all he knew about it was in the Academy. His brother was in Star Fleet back then and was involved in the response fleet to the Mars attack , but it was about 5 years later when he went missing. Another 5 years and Simon would follow in his brother’s original footsteps, but as a security officer rather than an engineer. He had read her technical schematics and was really looking forward to seeing what the new model was going to be capable of. When he first saw her, he couldn’t quite believe it was actually an android.

Lieutenant Commander Simon Starr, XO

Kala forever the first to talk smiled at the Lieutenant Commander in front of her he was young and handsome so it wasn’t hard too look at him. “Well so far its been pretty much landing on two feet and running at warp speed but I like it that way,” She shrugged nonchalantly before adding, “I’m looking forward to going on my first away mission though a little apprehensive considering the circumstances. I just hope I can be of help, sir.” She said looking between both Kala and Eve who was to her side making sure she felt included in thier small talk while they waited for the other officers. Kala gave her self a small victory point for reporting their first… it was the little things in life.

~Ens. Kala Gorvel

“I am not capable of achieving warp speed, Sir,” Eve replied in a revelation of her constant struggle to separate fact from metaphor, despite having consumed exactly five thousand, four hundred and seventy-two fictional narratives, so far, to aid in the matter. “But I too hope to be…of help on this mission.”

About this time Lt. Frogue entered with his away team gear. “Are we ready to go yet?”

Frogue

Kala whos excitement was slowly and surely being replaced with anxiety as the prospect of their departure nearing ever more washed all other thoughts away from her mind, she had no idea what to expect and the brief given to her would only prepare the young trill scientist for so much. Looking around at the group assembled she tried to pull on their presence to calm herself down, which only marginally helped. ‘You can do this girl, you’ve got this’ She thought to herself reassuringly.

Simon looked and noted there was one more to come. “We’re just waiting on Miz’uki and we’ll be heading down,” he said briefly, waiting for the full team to arrive before getting ready for the mission. He tapped his commbadge

=/\=Lieutenant Commander Starr to Lieutenant Miz’uki, report to Transporter Room 1=/\=

Lieutenant Commander Simon Starr, XO

Configuring her frame once more into its ‘ready’ stance, the android began to power down her analytical routines and prepare for the experience of transportation. Unlike biological entities, for whom the dematerialisation and transmission process appeared to occur unconsciously, Eve regained some measure of awareness throughout. It was not a frightening or physically painful experience, and yet something about existing in that inbetween state of quantum variance made her feel utterly alone. Like being back on Osira VI.

• Eve (Eng)

OOC: Bare with me I just got some heavy news to process in life I’ll try to get this caught up by later today or tomrrow

GM CockRoach