There was a lot of stress and pressure sitting on the shoulders of the assembled senior staff. Makari wasn't sure just who had the most on their shoulders but he had to assume it was the Captain and the XO. They were the ones directly responsible for the ship and its crew. Then the security chief and the doctor. They were in charge of safety and well being. Beyond that it fell in varying degrees to each and every department head. Engineering, science... they all had roles to play and pressure on their very shoulders. Makari was... well he was OPS, he was Second Officer, and now he was interum Science Chief. He wasn't sure if that added to his own pressure and stress or not, but he knew it didn't lessen it any.<br/><br/>He tried to not think about that. Everyone had enough to deal with. They didn't need him waxing poetically about his new lot in life. After all he had it better than the former Science Chief.... Lugas would be missed, a causality of a routine mission. It was a shame, a sad shame. And yet there was not a thing they could about that was there? Makari shook hsi head and rose from his seat as the meeting came to a close.<br/><br/>"We have a lot of work to do Doctor, I will escort you and your patient to sickbay and then we can make our way to the science labs," Makari suggested. "Have you ever called me Chief of anything? Usually it's just commander or hey you, no need to change that based on temporary reassignments," He added with a friendly smile. No point being down and dire. They had enough to do without letting it weigh them down completely.