Xander thoughtfully looked over the report that the ships counselor had sent him pertaining to the mission at hand.  The ship had dropped out of warp and was set in a geo-synchronous orbit over the biggest continent on the northern hemisphere.  He scratched the thin beard of hair that extended from his chin about halfway down his jawbone as he read.  Nothing in the report the counselor sent stood out as anything but positive regarding the planet below and it's inhabitants, but he would need to be careful just in case.  Once he was done with the report, he set the datapad down in the pocket beside his chair and pressed the comm button on his console.  "Captain, we've established a stable orbit over the planet.  The away team is awaiting my arrival in transporter room two.  Everything seems in order if you want to give the away mission a green light."  Depressing the button, Xander stood and headed for the turbo lift.  "Mr. Clay you have the bridge."  he said expecting to hear from the Captain on the way to the transporter room.