It's all so shiny, thought G'Tollikos, and not for the first time since arriving aboard the USS Discovery. He was still learning his way around the ship's labs, arranged as they were on decks four, five, and six. Thankfully, his own quarters were also on deck four, so it was a short walk to the primary labs.
Today, though, he was on deck four, doing absolutely nothing. The Discovery hadn't received her latest orders yet, and Tolly had no specific orders, nor experiments to perform. So he was doing his best to learn the ins and outs of the ship.
After the anarchy of the Earth invasion, Tolly thought that the only thing that could make this better was a petrie dish full of some unknown bacteria, a tall drink, and a visit from a friend.
He also reminded himself to make time to report in to the Captain, preferably before the CO found himself in critical need of a science officer.