The trio, Metler, Mich, and guard, entered the shuttle bay. The fog from earlier in the morning had dissipated and the floor of the bay was shinny new from its flash cleaning. In the midst of people picking up their supplies and checking shuttle systems sat Wells. Metler went silent and looked it at for a while in awe. Mich was awed as well. Both saw in it different things one the near completion of his dreams the other his salvation. After a while of silence the guard spoke, awed in no way. “Well.”  
Mich started to move realizing that he must look foolish standing there, metler just stood there completely oblivious to the world about him. The guard looked at the engineer then Mich, “If he doesn’t move I’m calling medical.” 
Mich smiled and shook his commander. “Sir, sir.” 
Minnsky slowly came out of his thoughts and noted the half completed ship behind his. 
“Say human,” he addressed the guard, “that ship, whose is it.” 
There was a pause as the guard adjusted to being called by his race and answered. “Ours, the late Lt. Blakstar started its commission.” 
“The late?”
“Yes she died coming back aboard, issue with her shuttle.”  
“I see.” Metler knew better, about the death and the accident. Her strings were still grounded in her universe as such she couldn’t die, not unless there was a massive phase change. As for the accident, ships didn’t have docking issues any more so it would have been pilot error. She didn’t come across as one to do that, so it was most likely something to do with the Tholian. 
He decided to get to work and quickly went to wells, turning to the guard he dismissed him smiling and then placed his had on a section of the ships hull. Moving them slightly he spoke. “Wells, operation D78.” He smiled at Mich who had become slightly shy. “Touch her,” Metler said, “Go ahead.” 
Mich slowly reached out and touched the ships skin, it was warm to the touch and very smooth. He smiled, “It feels, perfect.” 
“It is, the radiant heat is used to detect damage in the hull, changes in environment even scanners. The slightest change in temputure is detected and sensors can active scan the aria.”
Mich looked at him inquisitively, he hadn’t meant it in that way at all but Metler wouldn’t understand. The look was lost on Minnsky and he looked back at wells. 
“Here goes.” With that he walked thru the hull into his ship leaving Mich to ponder his next move. 
“I would say walk in.” Mich spun around to face a Romulan commander in full combat gear. “Well ok, I did say walk in. An introduction, I’m Commander Shetlen of the Romulan ship Tetrion.” The man extended his hand and moved forward.
“How are you on this ship then?” Mich responded not moving.
“Im not, well ok, I am but as a computer program. O1 actually. Programmed to interface with the out side incase of unauthorized handling of the hull, or in this case to tell you to walk into the hull.”  The image of  Shetlen disappeared suddenly.