It felt like a decade since Kara Nakuto had stepped onto a functioning engineering deck - and the one belonging to the USS Leviathan was incredibly impressive indeed. It was clear that whoever was in command of this domain cared deeply for the machines and the technologies within these walls, although the obvious yawning from a few of the engineers as she passed by suggested that perhaps the same care was not extended to the personnel.

Still, she was eager to meet Lt William Hampton. The half-Klingon had read his file and particularly the section on his advancements in Starfleet weaponry. That he was, like her, a survivor of the Dominion war had also not passed her by. So it was a knock borne of Klingon strength and bolstered by human enthusiasm that pounded against the Engineering Chief’s door that afternoon…

• Kara Nakuto ( Consultant Researcher)