Captain Carabello listened along while his crew spoke. Denise stood up first. That's brave, for a lower officer. Nick was glad. He wanted everyone to feel comfortable to speak here. And this one spoke about learning from eachother's wisdom- basic stuff, but good. The Holy Vei, if she really is a religious type, would probably eat it right up.

But Nick had to suppress a smile when Denise brought up chakras. Apparently spiritualism is the theme of this week. He'd actually heard that kind of talk before, but not from her. Carabello's father had been a spiritualist. He taught Nick the basics of a lot of religions, including the tradition of chakras. Is Denise a Hindu, or a Buddhist? Or is she one of those outside of them who has incorporated chakras into her faith? It was interesting, but it would be inappropriate to put her on the spot by asking right now. He simply nods back at her and says "Thankyou, Denise."

A flurry of more traditional advice followed: Francesca thinks conservative clothing is appropriate, Astrid thinks it's all nonsense, and Korax thinks they might be dragged into conflict.

Carabello agrees with Francesca with a slight nod. "As Astrid mentioned, we can't know what might be offensive to them. They might not like heavy clothing, or the color purple, or something else. But like you say, once we get there, it'll be easier to dress down than dress up." He smirks, remembering that certain neo-pagan rituals involve nudity. "I guess we could always just strip." 

Elm was the first one to ask for a search party assignment. Which is great, because she's the one he wanted leading it. "Glad you brought it up, Elm. You should definitely be leading one of those parties. Maybe we could get some nice glowing roots in greenhouse 3. Take all the guys from security or maintenance that you think you need."

Astrid and Beatrice, the techies, wanted to be with the Captain. He'd be flattered, except he knew they probably just couldn't do anything out in the forest. Trees don't have wires or engines, normally. He mentally adds both of them to his delegation, plus Ambassador Francesca.

And hey, it was Beatrice! Bee! Now Nick knew why the name was familiar. She was an old friend from his Academy days. She'd been a few years younger than him, but they clicked well. Nick always said he would make Captain first. He'd have to gloat later.