<div class="floatleft">(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j480/Erion2451/Miki.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Azadia Telzan<br/><strong>Rank:</strong>Chief Medical Officer<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Mess Hall<br/><hr/><em>Chief?</em>Her mind echoed the word even as her lips formed a bemused smile.<br/><br/>"Thank you," the Trill said simply as she pulled out the seat next to him and sat down.<br/><br/>She glanced at his food and drink and then turned her head to look at the replicator.  She really wasn't hungry, but if it made him more comfortable she could get a glass of tea.<br/><br/>"I've heard mixed reviews about the food here.  There's a rumor that some of the Ensign have decided to use their own recipes.  I'm not sure I'm feeling that adventurous today.  Though, I would be surprised if anyone could ruin spaghetti and meatballs."  She gave the Sergeant a warm, friendly smile.<br/><br/>Azadia operated under the belief that friendly conversation was the best way to promote a positive work environment, and when she lived in the same general environment as those she worked with it was even more important to do all she could to make people feel at ease around her.<br/><br/>Her bemused smile didn't fade, however, when she noticed she had stolen Antonio's full attention.  His Italian accent was thick, but it wasn't as difficult to understand as certain Klingon dialects, and much more pleasant than Ferengi.<br/><br/>"Please, call me Azadia when we're in a casual setting.  If you call me Chief, I may start looking for the Chief Engineer," she teased.<br/><br/>Azadia had been talking but she had politely waited for De Rica to reply before she continued the conversation naturally.  She paused to read him, every now and then, as she tried to get a sense of the man behind the file.  It wouldn't be very tactful of her to bluntly ask why he had shifted focus from Medicine to Xenobiology, or why he had called her Chief instead of Doctor.  She had a hunch on the later, but the though seemed petty and beneath a Starfleet officer so she paid it no more attention.<br/><br/>She gave his datapad a pointed look and tipped her head slightly in its direction, "I hope I'm not interrupting your research.  May I inquire what it is that you're studying?"