<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/42/Valdore_%28Admiral%29.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Lieutenant Commander Havuk, Chief of Operations<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Ready Room<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Day 1<br/><br/>Havuk was already on his way from Operations to the Bridge to complete work on the ops console.  He had a long list of assignments to complete himself or follow up on, and getting back to the bridge was ahead of schedule.  It was a good thing Ensign Lister was along with the small number of crewmembers on the ship.  Even though Havuk had spent extensive time with her, she alone had managed to optimize many of the<em>Zhukov's</em>functions within Science, as well as handle other issues with power and sensors in the rest of the ship.  She was a single junior officer with the energy and ability of 10.<br/><br/>Lister's presence elevated Havuk's mood as well, which was something unusual as he did not not usually have feelings.  While he was more familiar with occasional bouts of rage and also had several partners at the Academy, he had never felt pure infatuation combined with lust like he did for the junior science officer.<br/><br/>The half-Vulcan Chief of Operations entered the bridge, then the captain's ready room.  If only she knew that he went from offending the android system in a human body to courting her.<br/><br/><strong>"Captain Williams.  Reporting as ordered."</strong><br/><br/>He stood at attention, waiting to be offered or ordered to sit on the couch.  He thought it was interesting to meet in Williams' personal office instead of the conference room.  The ready room was preferred for holding private discussions and receiving classified communications, but now she wanted the entire senior staff there.  Something was afoot.<br/><br/>Havuk considered offering her assistance, but he thought it better to minimize conversation.<br/><br/>