The ship was in orbit of the planet below, and Shirley had just given the order that they’d be going down to the planet surface in search of the origin of the warp trail on their sensors. Roman was in his lab, preparing everything for him to be away. Finishing up notes, catching up with paperwork, that sort of thing. He did his work in the biology lab, he preferred to be there rather than his office.

He was excited of course, as a biologist and zoologist, he loved an opportunity to see an alien world though he knew in this case he wouldn’t have time to stop and examine the wildlife. Unfortunately. Even so, he was going to have his science tricorder and it would be easy enough to slip a lab notebook into the carrying pouch with it. He was nearly done, just a few more things to do (there were always a few more things to do).

~ Lt Cmdr Alden, XO/CSO