<div class="floatleft">(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNmQ5OGUyMmQtMmRmZS00MDc0LTlmMzUtZTgzMjY0NjE5NzUxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzQ2MDUxMTg@._V1_UY317_CR104,0,214,317_AL_.jpg)</div><strong>Character Name:</strong>Kroken Liara<br/><strong>Location:</strong>USS Redemption Engineering<br/><strong>Tagging/Mentioning:</strong><br/><strong>NSFW Warning:</strong><br/><br/>Hearing a Starfleet officer catch onto and refer to Liara in the proper way brightened her smile as the senior officer approached.  The fact that she'd asked to be called by her first name instead of her rank gave Liara pause.  She demurred, looking away slightly uncomfortable at the suggestion.  "I...I'm not sure-  Before she knew it the woman had crossed the distance between them offering a hand of greeting which Liara took.  She could feel herself blush as Maddie drew closer.  The woman's eyes had been on Liara since she turned from the work she'd been doing on her console and had held Liara's all the same.<br/><br/>There was something in the way Maddie looked at Liara that was more than a senior officer sizing up her staff, this was more, Liara felt that familiar warm knotting growing in her belly.  She watched how Maddie pulled her soft wavy red hair from her face and found herself biting her lower lip.<br/><br/>The suggestion that Maddie had heard of her made Liara wonder.  She'd never been very notable regarding any major engineering breakthroughs, so she could only surmise that her Chief Engineer had taken the time to understand the young Lieutenant assigned to her staff.  "Uh, oh...she's amazing!" Liara pulled her thoughts away from the piercing blue eyes trying to disguise any thoughts she might have had not regarding work.  "She's got a lot of potential if you know how to work her."  Liara said turning out into the main deck of Engineering.  Her eyes were on the engine, but it wasn't lost on her that the comment had the possibility of another meaning if heard another way.  "I brought some updated specs from the team I worked with at UP."  She said, holding up the PADD she'd been carrying.  "The engineering team that fixed her after the failed shakedown cruise didn't implement them because they'd finished before we got them.  I wanted to talk the upgrades over with you before we made any changes."<br/>