She was nervous and that was a strange emotion to surface in herself. Not that she didn’t get nervous, but never for a simple meeting. And not with Willow. They were friends, so the feeling stopped her in her tracks as she was making her up to the bridge. What was her worry? Taking a deep breath, Dira allowed herself to search for the clue. And there it was.

Maybe it was a case of her expectations of herself being too high, but she was worried that she had damaged her credibility on the ship. And while that was something of an external factor, she had to admit that it mattered how the crew saw her. It mattered that they still trusted her and saw her a strong leader. While she wasn’t brand new, and she had found her footing here (as it were) Dira was still worried that she hadn’t been long enough to make enough of a difference on this ship. That she would be deemed to have somehow failed.

Shaking off the thought, Dira stepped out onto the bridge and made her way to the ready room, pressing the chime.

Commander Myqian, XO