Kalani walked up to the Captain’s office and rang the door chime. It was not exactly customary for one to meet with the new CO when arriving on a ship but Kalani was not exactly ordinary. She did not arrive with a simple duffle bag sporting a slightly disheveled uniform and jet-lagged eyes from several days of traveling. Kane was arriving with numerous bags, bowls, cages, and aquariums. The main reason she was standing outside this door was to get one, Mr. Dante Knight, to approve her request. His okay would supersede all others. His permission would allow her to nudge Alindor to complete the designs she needed through engineering. His endorsements would allow her to bring back items on all away missions. Of all the people that Kalani needed to back her, Dante was the most important. Smoothing down her shirt she waited for him to grant her access to his office. “You got this. I mean if you could get Drudoc to sign off then you could sell beachfront property in the middle of a desert,” she gave herself a small pep-talk.

Ensign Kalani Kane, science