She ran her finger along the edge of the frame, gazing at the captured moment in time. The silver gilt frame was heavy in her hands and she kew it was one of the heavier objects she was bringing with her. While a sentimental person, Dira Myqian was not one for collecting things. Well, that wasn’t true. She enjoyed beautiful items and being the daughter of an artist meant she had an affinity for decorating her quarters. But still, she didn’t like it to be cluttered. Too much to keep tidy that way .

Paige had once accused her of being a slob. She defended herself by saying it was a well known trait of creative people. Paige has simply lobbed a shirt at her in protest. She gazed at the photo, and at the two woman smiling like nothing could ruin the moment. And nothing had. Paige was in all her glory, beaming brightly with her shiny red hair flowing down her back. Her left hand was playing with Dira’s mass of tightly curled black hair. Quelling the growing emotions within her, Dira slipped the frame into her case and moved on to finish packing up her life.

The call was unexpected, but welcome. It had been exactly what she had hoped for, but the circumstances were less than ideal. Still, Myqian was ready for a new challenge, of which her first assignment as an executive officer was bound to be. Especially on this new ship. She was still working through the briefing material but her first impression was one of mild chaos. Chaos she could handle.

Slinging a duffle over her shoulder, she looked at the empty space, now just a blank space for some other officer to make their own. Dira stepped out and made her way down a couple decks to arrive at her first and final stop. All the goodbyes had been made and Captain Siterra had given a couple good-nature quips about poaching her crew, but in reality Dira knew that she was happy for both her and the Ogawa’s new Chief Engineer. She’d even go far as to say she was pretty certain Elise thought they deserved the opportunity after everything. Myqian couldn’t disagree.

Stopping at a door, she chimed the quarters of her quarry.

Commander Myqian, XO