<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/>Not admitting that there was charged energy between her and the Chief Engineer would be like lying to herself about what would happen if she put bare flesh on a current damper without grounding it.  There was an energy there that made Liara's skin bristle as she spoke.  Uncertain if the excitement she felt was the woman beside her or being able to talk about her engine, Liara kept her focus on the engine.<br/><br/>At the suggestion of that the senior engineer had slipped onto the ship unknown to the spacedock engineering crew made Liara smile.  She was the same way, unable to resist a chance to check out something new, which is why she'd come straight from the Academy vise going through the docking collar.  "I totally understand what you mean ma'am....Maddie."  It would be hard for the young Lieutenant to get comfortable calling a new officer by her name rather than her rank.  Granted she'd had somewhat the same level of freedom with the research crew, but this was different, it was an actual crew.<br/><br/>The touch against her fingers as Maddie took the PADD from her hand sent a wash of warmth through her body, centering at the twisted knot in her belly as she tried to fight the urge to let her eyes scan across her senior officers lithe body, hiding her stolen looks under the guise of watching the other engineer look over her upgrades.<br/><br/>"Impulse propulsion output is only part of it."  Liara started as Maddie suggested they work on the updates together.  Her eyes went to the way the other woman stood, her hand on her hip.  The way she stood was alluring and Liara wondered if her senior was aware of how she looked, the soft curves of her uniform hugging her already slender body, with her hip cocked to highlight the strength of her lines.<br/><br/>"I.....I wouldn't make any changes in spacedock ma'am"  Liara said, throwing in the respectful salutation to force her mind back on the mission and away from her supervisors body.  "Many of these changes will effect power flow to key systems.  Changes we can make enroute so we don't end up stalling out the ship."  Liara added with a wing and a gentle smile.  She was certain Maddie could see the pulse in her neck racing as they stood talking.