Airik sat down and took a swig of the water and set it down. “Please in here, between us, Airik is just fine.” He leaned back in his chair and studied the Commander. The Ba’ku weren’t telepathic or empathic, but they were students of life. Not to mention Airik’s background in psychology…it seemed that MacReady was hesitant. Perhaps it was just meeting for the first time.<br/><br/>The Commanding Officer studied the profiles of each of his senior officers, but definitely most so his Number One.<br/><br/>“Our ship, Commander.” Airik corrected MacReady.<br/>