<div class="floatright"><strong>Ensign Kroken Liara - Three Forward Crew Lounge </strong><br/>            (http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/wulfjaeger/Kroken.jpg)</div><br/>Liara stepped through the door of the Three Forward Lounge and looked around.  There were a couple of people in the lounge eating or enjoying drinks but most of the crew was about the ship tending to their duties.  Taking a seat at the bar she smiled at the crewman who had been assigned to tend to the comfort of the crew in the Lounge.  "Kava Juice and Ratamba stew please!"  The crewman smiled and nodded as he turned to submit her order.<br/><br/>Scouring the data on the PADD, Liara felt her head swim and her heart sink as she realized the magnitude of the information involved in becoming an expert on the McNair's systems.  She knew that Lt McGalleon had conveyed confidence in her and seemed to be impressed by how well she picked up the nuances of the system, but she couldn't help but be worried that she wouldn't be able to keep up as things started to get more in depth.<br/><br/>Not realizing how deep into her thoughts she was, Liara didn't realize that her food had arrived until the smell of the Ratamba stew assaulted her nose.  Quickly her fears about learning the system were replaced by memories of her childhood, growing up on DS9, learning about engineering from Chief O'Brien.  She remembered his can-do attitude about learning new systems.  She suddenly felt empowered, digging in to her stew with a new found appetite.