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Anderson took in Gunther's surge for power as something only a mercenary would do. "Zerick does have a point. Besides, I have had plenty of combat experience and teamwork in the Hvitt Riddaral, a formal and disciplined military."

"Hey, I'm not some mercenary! I was recruited to join this crew just like everybody else. Besides, I'm not getting paid like I was before, so I'm not technically a merc," Gunther retorted to Zerick. "And, no offense to Tomalek, but do we really want a Vulcan in charge? They'd as soon as let you die if it was the logical thing."

Gunther then turned to respond to Anderson, "Yeah, yeah, but merc work is just as disciplined. Formalities like in the military just get in the way of actually getting anything done."

"Alright, enough. Since the captain is going to be coming with us in the shore party, it might make sense for the XO to be on the ship when we go ashore. Tomalek has already shown great initiative, and he's demonstrated his ability to react calmly while under pressure. He has my vote.

"The thing is that we probably need a second-in-command for the shore-party too, but I think we can decide that later."

"I agree. Tomalek has shown remarkable discipline and skill, something that a soldier can respect. He has my vote too," responded Anderson.

"If it means I can work on HKR in peace, Tomalek has my vote."

James walked in, saying, "Have I missed much? I was just optimizing our route a bit."

"Very well then. I shall go and inform the captain then. And Mr. Zerick, you may work on HKR in peace... provided that you keep the shields up around Cargo Bay 5 while you do so. I will also transfer all primary defensive systems authority to you in order to free up time to serve as second in command. Do we have any other things to discuss before we consider this meeting ajourned?" Tomalek said.  "Hello, James!  How much time did the route optimization cut off of our voyage to the outpost?" 

Fern Hun walked over to Anderson, one of the few who looked friendly enough to talk to him. "So, can you fill me in on what happened on the ship before I got on?" he asked.

"In short, we just had introductions over a couple drinks until we ran into this assassin robot stowaway on our ship and decided what to do with it. Also, we just voted for the XO and are about to take flight," responded Anderson.

"Thank you. I guess while I'm at it, what is your name?" Fern Hun questioned.

Excuse me, I would like to make my case for being Second in command. I have a calm diplomatic demonor. To negotiate with possible extraterrestrials. Also my past with dealing with wild animals, has giving me a wide knowledge of body langauge an dither non verbal communication which is essential for overcoming a langauge barrier

This is after all an experlation mission NOT a military one.

Zerick laughed a bit at that last sentence. "I don't know if you noticed, but this ship is armed. It's true that this isn't a military mission, but that doesn't mean we won't be in any battles. You can keep being an optimist. I'll keep being a realist."

All Druids are provided are provided with combat training as in my nation they serve as Holy Militia. Plus I had to service in the wilderness for two years as part of my Tankir or becoming part of nature. This provided me to have ingenuity in a fight and make do with minimal weapons.
You may have pulled triggers at others before, but have you fought off two bears with a spear?

Plus in the end it doesn't matter, my job as second in command would not be to be doing the fight but commanding and inspiring others.
I CAN do that, having experience as a relgious leader

"You would be commanding, giving us orders on how to fight. You would be the commander, not a soldier. Besides, you don't need to be XO to inspire people. And to answer your question, I never had to face any bears because I built traps using the stuff around me." He detaches HKR's left arm. "Any further arguments?"

Well let us have democracy decide who should be The Second in Command I just worry about this peaceful expedition being turned into some sort of military one.
Violence should be a very last resort. May the Gods be with both of us. *mutters under his breath some.

I must remind everone to come in for a health examination before we fully depart.