Mikel had taken a cabin at the Black Rock. He had yet to go to the Human Resources and Personnel Division of SF and drop his transfer request. Thee was not a hurry. They were on leave right now and the ship was being combed over by SF R&D. He had come to admire the little starship. A great design and a strong engineering plan. He had wanted to serve on a larger more prestigious ship but had found he had bigger opportunities to separate himself from others in achievements on the smaller ship. No less than twice had he come up with a plan that saved the ship. If he went to a bigger ship, even as CE, then there were always someone one step behind him. Heck Engineering was not even the most glamourous of roles on a large starship.

He had a few things to ponder.

Petrov CE