Airik Mitchell returned to his quarters. His dog managed to get up this time and the Ba’ku squatted down and scratched the lab’s ears. “Now you want some attention?” The dog continued on to his water dish. Evidently getting up was just coincidental. Airik merely chuckled. It only took a few moments and Airik was out of his uniform and into the typical soft, tan clothing of his people.<br/><br/>The Captain flopped back on the couch with a PADD in his hand.<br/><br/>=/\= “Computer, begin meditation recording one.” =/\=<br/><br/>The silence of the room was broken by the soft music Airik assembled for meditation.<br/><br/>LOREENA McKENNITT - Dante's Prayer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDw3CyOmj20#)<br/><br/>Airik read the PADD in his hand, messages sent. He quickly read through any from Starfleet. At this point the inventory contained none from the senior officers. Smiling, he noticed the message from Dallas. Using his thumb, he keyed it up to play. Closing his eyes, Airik listened carefully to Dallas’ strong voice. Just hearing the low, gruff voice of the human caused Airik to smile. They would be together again, Airik was sure of it. The two were yin and yang to one another.<br/><br/>Feeling a nudge on his arm Airik opened his eyes. Trooper looked up at him and Airik responded by reaching down to gently pet him. “You miss him too?” Dallas had an interesting connection to the lab instantly. With his other hand Airik returned to thumbing through the messages. This time with a broad smile on his face.<br/>