Ensign Shikara Nilia
Chief Science Officer
Stardate 49901.26



"Computer, what time is it?" Vulcans were supposed to have a sense for
time, but for some reason it had never developed in her. Awaiting the
answer, Ensign Shikara looked around her quarters. So here she was going to
live from now on... how would it be to call the USS Darwin her home?
Looking outside the window, she was once more amazed by the beauty of the
stars. By the beauty of _moving_ stars. Finally, she was living on a ship!
She had been dreaming of this since she had entered Starfleet Academy.

"1600 hours, 51 minutes and 20 seconds",  the coputer voice set an end to
her daydreaming. Almost five o'clock?!? Oh dear... she still had to get
into her dress uniform before going to the reception. And she really did
not want to be late.	

She entered the Observation lounge. Glancing around at all the strange
faces, she wondered how long it would take her to know all the names. A few
faces actually appeared a bit familiar already, she had talked to the
ship's Counselor Troi  and to the Chief Medical Officer Dr. Slade shortly.
She saw the doctor talk to a female Trill. Who was that? Automatically, she
drifted in their direction, but was really looking for an El'Aurian, the
Assistant Science officer ...