[center][h1][color=steelblue]T'Plior[/color][/h1][/center]
[center]Location: Mess Hall[/center]

[i][color=steelblue]"Hmm. Late to a meeting she scheduled. To the point with her speech. Engages in small-talk and is insistent on socialization."[/color][/i] T'Plior wasn't sure what to make of this young captain. Her habits portrayed her as irrational, yet there were some strains of logic within. Her purpose for the forced socialization was logical but based on irrational ideas. Many StarFleet officers were certain that the only effective crew was one where there were no friction between crewmembers both on duty and off. Encouraged socializing was then an early test of whether the crew would "get along" as the humans say. Any crewmembers that caused trouble were marked and any further doubts of their capability with the rest of the crew could mean reassignment. Sometimes, the crewmembers were legitimately disrupting the smooth operation of the ship and the safety of the crew. Other times, it was undeserved on the crewmembers' parts. Logic dictated though that as long as the crewmembers performed their duties and didn't risk the lives and well-being of others on the ship, any crew relations that didn't harm either of those main tasks could be allowed. Starfleet had the example of Mr. Spock and Dr. Mccoy's friction not being a detriment to the operation of the ship to show that crew members could disagree with each other and still operate at peak efficiency.

T'Plior made her way to the food replicator and entered in her card. Her solution so far had been to work and eat only while around others, talk only when necessitated, and stay as inobvious as possible. Since the captain had gathered them in the mess hall and the launch was scheduled within the usual evening meal time, then logically she would be wanting them to partake of an early evening meal while socializing. The replicator opened to reveal ratatouille, a dish T'Plior had gotten use to from Academy days, with a glass of milk, which she then took to a corner, alcove seat within the hall. There she sat down and ate, observing the rest of the crew to test her knowledge so far of the crew (she would need to finish up her reading after launch) and observe anything not put down in the medical records and psych profiles or any deviation that could signal illness or distress.