Val had been distracted rather rudely when Tosh had spoken to him.  Bad manners on his part...  He didn't think he was that nervous entering this ship, certainly it wasn't natural for him to be.  It was just the first day, there really wasn't anything to be nervous about.  Looking around however, the energy of the room was different from most ships he had been on.  The room was somehow charged with personality.  On any given ship there usually were the people who just did their jobs  - those people made up most of the crew.  There were the people who didn't like their jobs, few in Starfleet.  Then there were the people who really made up what it was to be a Starfleet Officer, those people who not just loved their jobs but excelled at them.<br/><br/>The energy in the room was like being in a room of too much talent, too many gifted people in one place.  When others began to walk in, he got nervous.<br/><br/>He stuffed his nerves down into the floor and headed over to where Tosh had gone.  He approached and smiled, when the conversation permitted politely he said, "I'm sorry I somehow got distracted, I'm not usually that rude.  I am Lieutenant Keval th-Zarth, my friends call me Val though."