"Dr. Alyssa Northrop......I'm the Chief Intelligence Officer," she said with a smile.  When she was offered a seat, she took it.  "Thank you.....I didn't see you at the staff meeting earlier, did you just come aboard?"<br/><br/>She spun the glass slowly on the table between her two hands and looked at the woman she was now chatting with.  It was all Alyssa could do not to stare further as Rhiannon sipped from what Alyssa's nose told her was Chai Tea.  It didn't take a rocket scientist to notice that the counselor was nervous about something....which, really, was some what humorous.  But Northrop kept herself in check, but did ask.  "Is everything ok?"