Makari had remained quietly in his seat as he waited for the briefing to begin. Some of the other senior staff had chatted idly amongst themselves. He had just sat there and waited. He wasn't antisocial, far from it, as a Risian he was more social than almost anyone else short of a tribble. And everyone knew how they expressed social qualities. Endless sex and reproduction. Makari could go for the first. But he had no desires to start going all asexual and sprouting a copy or two of himself. Especially not in the middle of the observation lounge while waiting on a briefing. He had done that once before when he was a cadet... he hadn't been caught but he wasn't planning to risk it again. No, he would just sit patiently and wait for things to begin.<br/><br/>Not that he had to wait long at all. It only took a few moments before the captain arrived and the meeting got underway. Makari listened as he explained what they would be doing. Strange readings. Unexplored spot in space. Dangerous. The key words played out in his mind. He had been down that road before. Omega. He would never forget that day. The ship had stopped in space, officers had been ordered to their quarters. And things had just gone downhill from there. And after all the death and destruction what remained of the ship limped home after completing the mission. That had been the day he realized that his life couldn't be all fun and games. That sometimes you had to take things serious and work hard.<br/><br/>He didn't want to go through that again. But Chronitons were far more common than Omega. It would be okay. No question about it. All they were dealing with was possible time travel. Or new Romulan plots. That was entirely safe...<br/><br/>"Are we in contact with the Romulan government? Relations have been better between us so I assume we would let them know before we march into the area? And if they have a ship around as well it would be best to establish a no shoot policy before we end up phaser to disrupter in space." Makari spoke up and waited to see what the captain might have to offer about that. "And how equipped are we to deal with this? If it's some cloak disaster it could play havoc on the area, and if its a time issue..." He trailed off, unsure how to scientifically explain his concerns. He didn't want to meet his grandfather as a kid or end up invisible or anything though.