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Alita rose to greet the ensign and was immediately reminded of her diminutive stature again. Why were all the women in her family so damned short? Or was the rest of the universe just tall she wondered.

“At ease and welcome to the Wolverine Ensign. Please help yourself and be seated. I’ll admit, I’ve just been going over your file and it is rather impressive but, I find it better coming from the source than Star Fleet records.”

ooc: Ma’am please.

• Alita, MO/COS

Coryn moved over to the assorted delights and took a pastry and poured about a third of a cup of coffee. He’d never much cared for the taste of the beverage, but the warmth of a mug as he held it in his hands and the scent were intoxicating. He took a seat as directed and responded to the comments about his record, “You’re very kind.” He fell silent a moment as he took a bite of the pastry allowing her to dictated the flow of the conversation. He wasn’t sure what all she knew, or wanted to know, but he was also not generally one to provide unsolicited information about himself… some might even consider him the human embodiment of the proverb about having two ears and one mouth to listen more than speak.

Vinoda Sec

Alita took another cup of coffee and a lemon bar back to her desk. She could already sense he was going to be a bit tight lipped but, perhaps, that wasn’t a bad thing, at the beginning.

“I think you will find this ship a little different than what you’re expecting or what you are used to. I prefer to learn about a person by listening to what they tell me and watching their actions, not just reading their records. So, tell me about yourself and then we’ll go tot he holodeck and we’ll get to see if you can put your boss on her ass.”

• Alita, MO/COS

Coryn cracked a small grin at her comment. He had no doubt that she was likely baiting him, a person of her stature didn’t achieve her position by accident… though he was curious to see her skills first hand. “Typical spacer sob story I suppose. Born on a remote colony, lost my parents at a young age. Enlisted at 18 to get out of that hell hole. Worked my way through the enlisted ranks on various backwater contested planets seeing things that most Starfleet personnel aren’t supposed to see. About a year or so ago I hit the wall of how far my career could progress without pursuing a commission so I was transferred to the Academy. Did my time and now here I am serving on my first sterile tin can in space.” Vinoda wasn’t sure if his description of the ship as a can would indicate that he was uncomfortable in the clean confines or if he was just a jerk.

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Even if his records hadn’t indicated so, Alita could have guessed it was Vinoda’s first time serving aboard a ship.

“Yes. We are a bit small which definitely doesn’t do well for people who don’t like confined spaces. You could have applied for a much larger ship. How did you end up on this particular tin can?” she asked good naturedly.

• Alita, MO/COS

Small can, big can, they’re still just cans he mused. “Is fate too cynical of an answer?” He joked.

“I was considerably older than most of my cohort and my methods might have leaned a bit towards the phaser happy end of the spectrum for the Academy brass.” He said, his tone light but sincere. “Then there’s the Wolverine’s reputation…” He shrugged as he took a bit of his snack.

“Sounded like a fit to me, and I suspect the Academy folks thought it would keep me far away from them and out of their hair.”

Vinoda Sec

Alita’s sparkling green eyes met Vinoda’s for a few seconds.

“No. Fate is a perfectly acceptable answer, especially here.” she said quietly, “Since we are such a small ship, I believe my security personnel should have some cross training. I have a feeling that’s not going to be a problem for you.”

• Alita, MO/COS

Coryn nodded his agreement, “Nothing wrong with being well rounded especially when all hands on deck may very literally mean all hands in this case.” He was curious which areas she wanted him to cross train in, but there was plenty of time to sort all of that out.

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