Airik stood from the couch in his Ready Room to greet the new officer. Centuries of study honed his memory skills and he recognized the stranger as the new Science Officer, Lieutenant Mazon Perim. The unjoined Trill would be the first on the ship. The Trill weren’t uncommon in the Federation, but there weren’t that many in Starfleet.<br/><br/>“Lieutenant Perim, no, please come in. Welcome aboard the McNair.” Airik did the customary handshake greeting, repeating what he just did with the Bajoran Counselor. “Counselor, please meet Lieutenant Perim a new addition to the McNair, like you.”<br/>