Ben’s first nights sleep on the Magellan had been uneasy. He never slept well the first night in a new place, but here it was something different. After an early rise and breakfast, Ben headed to the science labs to meet his CSO. He had met her briefly when he had arrived but, but she had then vanished into her own domain fairly quickly.

Looking at his crew roster, he saw why. There were insufficient Science personnel to man the department effectively. When he entered the lab he waited in the anteroom. It would both be inpolite and innapropriate to simply walk into the main lab without invitation, especially given he had no idea what the teams were working on.

Ben looked through the transparant wall to see if he could see his chief…

-Ben