With her easel under arm and the fresh paint sent she’d replicated ‘Tai (pronounced Tay) strolled through the corridors wearing a bright striped mix of colour jumper, shorts and a messy painting apron which itself looked like a work of art (if you called an endless explosion of paint smears and splatters.) She was on her way to the arboretum to do some painting. She’d grown fond of it since being joined and found she was actually pretty good, that among other new talents she’d not had before. Her previous hosts interest seemed to flow easily through her young mind.

Finding the doors to her destination Octavia entered looking for a fresh set of foliage to paint, she preferred painting vast backdrops however being on a star ship limited her to small and not so impressive rooms,so she had to improvise. Tai often found inspiration from the plants here and then created a fictional location sometimes a valley, mountain range or just a vast jungle. Either way she enjoyed painting and found it was an amazing way to unwind.

Setting up her easel she found a beautiful assortment of Denobulan Lillies which could be used to make a numbing gel that cooled the skin and great for burns. Lost in her world she began to apply paint to paper.

• Octavia Raain

Whilst she painted Octavia always frowned and bit the bottom of her lip, with every few strokes she’d step back and asses her work before mixing a new colour or shade to add to the canvas. She was completely lost in her work, not realising how much time passed nor the paint which didn’t make it onto the canvas rather onto her clothes and face. She herself looked just as painted as the canvas in front of her.

• Octavia Raain