Nasira raises an eyebrow very slightly, and then steps forward.

"Yes, Ma'am. Very pleased to meet you." Nasira clasps her hands in front of her and goes back to waiting for the previous conversation to finish before butting in.

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Effie frowns in thought and pauses as she silenty counts. "No," she says finally. "Eight months. I guess I don't need to, then. Hi. I'm Effie Barclay. Euphemia to my angry relatives." It's her very, very best joke. "I don't want to interrupt anything, though.

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"My name is Vaal Seraxx. And please! Neither of you are interrupting at all. I've been very bored."

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Effie pauses in thought yet again. How did Bolian names work? "Does that make you Dr. Vaal or Dr. Seraxx?"

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"Dr. Seraxx but please call me Vaal."

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Despite her terrible mood, Nasira found herself smiling. At least this doctor seemed to have a goodly spirit. Nasira took her cue to stop standing in the corner and started setting up what would be her work area.

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"Okay, Vaal," Effie says pleasantly after another pause. "Nice meeting you."

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"It is very nice to meet you. I'm curious, what do you do on this ship?"

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"Science officer," She smiles. "Stellar cartography and xenogeology, mostly."

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