Captain Airik Mitchell nodded and a smile cracked across his face. "Here, here. I like your suggestion." He breathed in the air. "Can't you all smell that 'new ship' smell?" He chuckled. "Let's see what she can do and if we need to make modifications we can make them." Airik leaned back. "How about we take a little time to meet each other." He looked around the table.<br/><br/>"I think...perhaps hope...most of you know me. I am Ba'ku and my background is in the social and psychological sciences. You may be aware my people  were a technologically advanced humanoid civilization." Airik's face turned to a solemnity. "In the early 21st century, we developed the means of building weapons of mass destruction and was on the brink of self-annihilation. A small, enlightened group of the Ba'ku people escaped this horror and found an isolated planet in Sector 441, commonly referred to as the Briar Patch." He shrugged, shaking off the painful history of his people. "I left my home world shortly after the negotiations with the Son'a, but began my studies with the Enterprise."<br/><br/>With a renewed smile on his face, he then looked to his left. "Doctor Tir. Perhaps you'd start out with introductions?"