Roman was in a great mood that day, and having a difficult time hiding it as he got to the lab that morning. His cheery mood had gained the attention of the science crew, who wondered why he hadn’t chastised NE Carpenter’s sloppy uniform or told NE Briggs to tie his shoes before he tripped and knocked something over.

The reason? Rand was to return to duty today. He was sat at his desk in his office, trying to have everything ready before she arrived with the daily reports. She’d only been off a week, but Roman could swear that was the longest week of his time on the Sentinel. He had a mountain of things he was trying to catch up on before she got back, and he was nearly done.

~ Lt Cmdr Alden, XO/CSO