Ensign Lyanna Avery, "Not Blushing, Just a Concussion" (Open Residual Tag)

[Simming Kristen]

Avery:  Lieutenant ... I just wanted to take a moment to actually introduce myself.

::She flashed a genuine smile, then continued.::

Avery:  I'm Ensign Lyanna Avery, new engineering officer.  It's nice to officially meet you.

::Avery felt her nerves calm slightly as the Andorian flashed her a warm and wonderful smile.  For some reason she still felt the tension spin her stomach about every time she introduced herself to a new crewmate ... but a nice smile made all the difference.::

Udas: ::smiling:: Pleasure to meet you, Ensign. I'm Chief Science Officer Udas.  Please, have a seat.

::He put his hand on the back of the chair next to him and spun it about.  It was awfully smooth ... and when combined with that smile ...::

oO No, no ... just a warm welcome.  That's all, Lyanna. Oo

::Avery shifted her weight and dropped a hip slightly while she pondered.  Men, no matter the species, were really her blind spot.  As intuitive as she found the complicated systems which composed a starship, she had absolutely no idea how to handle herself when the mood strayed from professional ... so she just chose to pretend it didn't, and slowly lowered herself into the seat.::

Avery: Why ... thank you.

Udas: ::leaning in and whispering to her:: I'm sorry we haven't properly met yet.  I don't know if you heard, but we had a little problem with some Romulans.

Avery: ::as the Lieutenant leaned in and lowered his voice she felt her heart rate pick up slightly ... she had to admit, it was certainly more fun than being shot at. She gave a hushed snicker before answering:: No kidding?  Hard to imagine them causing any trouble ... ::she grinned::

Udas: A phasing cloak or something another.  Ask Dueld...err..Lieutenant taJoot.  He uncovered the whole thing while we were on the station. ::he threw his hands up.:: You're lucky to have a good section Chief in the Lieutenant.

Avery: Phase cloak!  You don't think they brought back the initializing calculations?!  I ... ::at that moment Avery realized how she probably sounded and slowly clamped her mouth shut.::  I mean ... yes, I'm excited to go over everything with Lieutenant taJoot.

::As the dull clamor of the room began to subside, Avery looked about quickly and found more and more faces beginning to focus on the Captain.::

Udas: ::still leaning in:: Listen, Ensign, I'd love to hear more about what happened on the bridge while I was away.  What do you say to dinner and drinks at the Watchpost after all this official business stuff is over.  ::he offered her a sly smile::

::Avery couldn't be certain, but she would have placed a healthy wager that her normally ivory skin was now redder than Klingon blood wine.  She bit her lip, an old trick that always helped her focus, and awkwardly forced out a reply.::

Avery: I ... uhm.  Yes, of course ... that would be - Sounds great.

oO Oh, well played, Lyanna. Oo

::Luckily, it looked like the Captain would be speaking soon, and Commander Pavlova was walking their way for a quick word.  A few things to save her from herself ... and let her savor the moment ... she had fared far better than usual when a handsome man flirted with her.  As Pavlova walked around behind Udas and placed a hand on his shoulder, Avery let her focus drift to the far end of the table and hoped her cheeks would return to normal before the Captain addressed them.::

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Ensign Lyanna Avery

Engineering Officer

USS Vigilant

NCC-75515-A