<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=82478.msg3792535#msg3792535">Quote from: titanshadow on 19-10-2010, 09:28:45</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Val smiled and shook the hand warmly with a tight but friendly grip.  He knew how much humans valued a good handshake.  "Nice to meet you, sir, I am a science officer.  Plasma physics is my specialty.  I heard you mention that you like holodeck training, what kind?"<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Tosh visibly softened at the inquiry to his training.  He quite enjoyed talking about it as well as participating in it.  "Well, I am proficient with all standard regulation weaponry.  However, my personal favorites are hand-to-hand combat styles.  I've been trained in karate, kenpo, judo, kickboxing, and taekwondo, to name a few.  I have created a series of training programs, some of which are still used at the academy, and I have a personal repertoire of programs that I have created to train myself further.  I've programmed them into holodeck format with varied difficulties and have been studying them for the better part of my time in star fleet, and at the same time, improving on their content."  The man finally stopped with a smile then cleared his throat as if to lighten the mood a bit.<br/><br/>"So, umm...plasma physics?  What made you pick that for your area of expertise?"  Tosh asked, trying to give Val a chance to converse.