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I believe many - perhaps even unconsciously - chose to see him as nothing more than an accident; a technological fluke, as to not face the though that we were technically experimenting on a living, sentient person..."

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confronting us with entirely new and primarily uncomfortable questions regarding the ethics of our work opposed to the moral obligations to act in the name of the greater good for the Union.
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We expected to work with inert hardware, and for the longest time most assumed that that would be and stay the case.

Xas's awakening was a... Shocking experience to many of the staff;
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The Epsilon staff seeing him more as a test subject and less as a person of course is a more complex subject matter, but it certainly did not help that upon retrieval of him and his downed ship, we deemed him dead.
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As for your question regarding Xas:
No. he has never caused and/or instigated any type of incident.
As a matter of fact, he has become one of my most reliable and trusted peers.
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It would not be my first time working as attaché for one of my XOs.
On that note, you will have my list of requested positions by shift end as well."

With a little stretch of her neck she leaned back in her chair, her hand once more reaching for her mug.

"Thank you.
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As Willow began to muse about getting new Staff for the Valiant Tal leaned a little forward, raising one hand as if she had something to interject.

"...If it is of any help, I will gladly take anything office- and bureaucracy related off your shoulders.
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Different levels of emphasis people put on rank and hierarchy was not new to her, but especially the casual approach proved to feel... Alien... To Tal.
The last time she had been asked to use someone's first name was during her time with the Sargun almost seven years ago...
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