[@CorinTraven] Well she might get a wake-up call from Sae. He's not so brazen that he'll ruin her outlook on the whole status but he'll definitely speak from his own experiences. As for the gossip, Sae wouldn't have paid mind to it. At least not enough to remember it upon meeting her. Now that I know Nikolas is a Captain and not a commander, I feel like Sae might be a bit more laxed with him--might even try and get him to help pull him from the Black Shields. Probably won't end well but at the moment, Sae isn't giving too many fucks about any of that. 

As for Sara, she's outgoing and I see her doing him some good if they ever hang out enough.