<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>Junior Officers' Quarters<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Day 1<br/><br/>Havuk was at her door at 1900 on the dot, and she did not keep him waiting outside.  The door opened and Havuk held his breath.  He already thought she was beautiful, but now she was even more so.  He was going to smile, but her smile melted his resistance and he showed his pearly whites.<br/><br/>Then she even took his hand!  Clearly, Lister was feeling comfortable with him.  And she seemed to like his appearance, too.<br/><br/><strong>"Thank you, Leta."</strong>He was thinking of her as a woman he was wooing instead of a junior officer he was ordering around.<strong>"I find you to be visually appealing as well."</strong>He listened her speak again.  "I, too, have been finding it difficult to concentrate as well.  Fortunately, I was still able to fulfill all my duties, although it was...<em> most challenging.</em>"<br/><br/>He gave her a soft nudge with his large stature against her petite frame.  For an android, Lister was providing all the signals.  Looking away, then looking back at him.  Moving her hair, effectively grooming herself in front of him, drawing attention to the side of her neck.  Matching him stride for stride as they walked.<br/><br/>Havuk secured the nicest table in the observation lounge.  It was facing the window, out into space, and gave them a pretty a privacy from passersby.<br/><br/>He looked over the menu in the PADD, which contained pretty much any food one could possibly imagine.<br/><br/><strong>"I believe that I will have Thai cuisine - some pad thai noodles, chicken red curry and iced tea.  What will you be consuming, Leta?  Would it please you if I ordered your meal on your behalf?  That is an old Earth custom for those who are... dating."</strong><br/><br/>He reached between them and lay his hand on her knee.  His palm was face down at first, then he turned it over so she could place her hand back in it.<br/><br/>When the server arrived, Havuk let her order first, or ordered for her, depending on how she responded earlier.  While it was happening, the server would not see him squeezing her hand.<br/><br/><strong>"Curious, is it not?  That servers still come to to take our orders when we can simply enter them into a PADD, and bring our food when it can be replicated and transported to our table.  I suppose following some old ways is not so bad.  I do enjoy reading from actual books instead of screens, sometimes."</strong><br/><br/>The conversation continued when their meal arrived.<br/><br/><strong>"For what particular reason did you join Starfleet, Leta?"</strong><br/><br/>