While Shara was familiar with most of their senior staff already given they had all served together during their last assignment, there was an exception that had been on board a short while already. She was mostly settled in after her and Micah returned from her much needed R&R, so Shara decided now was as good a time as any to rectify the situation.

Her promotion had been in position only so she bore no obvious signs of the change, but as she stepped into Main Engineering, an ensign immediately snapped to attention. “Commander,” he said.

She bit back a chuckle and gave a tiny smirk. “At ease, ensign.” In truth, the deference weirded her out. Shara was far too accustomed to moving about inconspicuously unless she wanted to be seen. Now she had to be seen and she had even desired it. It was so bloody strange.

Moving over to the warp core, she folded her arms on the barrier and leaned forward, gazing intently at the pulse of the ship. She didn’t do anything else for the moment but just contemplate and wait, mentally noting what was going on around her with a keen sense of observation that many found unnerving.

~Shara Calloway, XO