Walking down the corridor outside of his quarters, Jay was neither excited nor nervous. He had repeated this ritual dozens of times over the last five years and now just viewed it as a minor inconvenience more than anything else. As he walked through the doors to sickbay, he did a quick scan around the room to try and quickly asses the mood and overall feeling of the staff. Most, if not all seemed to be going about their routines in an efficient manner and some were even smiling. “This is a nice change,” he thought to himself. He immediately spotted Dr. T’Aria in her office reviewing information on her terminal. He had never met Dr. T’Aria, but had been told that she didn’t look exactly like your average Vulcan female. The information proved to be correct. He made his way across the sickbay and knocked on the door to Dr. T’aria’s office. She looked up from her monitor and said, “Hello, can I help you?” “Hi, Jay started, ” I am Ensign Jay Westland, your new doctor, reporting for duty. “