Kaia took a deep breath of the shuttlebay air as her transport shuttle opened up and released her to her new post. She was glad to be back, even if her departure had been under such difficult circumstances. It really was as the humans said. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. The fur-like covering that had once hidden her prosthetic hand was gone - she had gotten used to the sight of it bare. Said hand was clamped onto a small suitcase that held all the belongings she had chosen to take with her; a few changes of civilian clothes, some holo-photo frames, and a selection of little gifts she had received from her siblings.

The diminutive alien stepped onto the shuttlebay floor with wide eyes, the arrival reminding her how big everything on a Starfleet ship was. She let out a happy sigh.

Ens. Kaia, Eng