"Remember," Captain Sisko addressed his senior staff who stood dutifully before him, "that these people are very, very sensitive. Choose your words carefully. Make your sentences bland. Do not swear. Do not look them in the eyes for too long. Show humility. The federation has very strict orders not to lose this race. They could be very valuable to us. Understood?" Kira Nerys, Jadzia Dax, Miles O'Brien, Julian Bashir, and Worf nodded in unison.
"Understood," Kira replied as the door opened and the head of the tribe that had come to visit stepped out. As many of the leaders were, this one was a male. His orange-brown skin looked dry to the touch and wrinkles were present on almost all of his visible skin. As the rest of the group stepped out, it was apparent that the rest of the people looked very similar. The leader stepped over to Sisko and bowed a greeting. Sisko bowed in return.
"My senior staff and I welcome you, Chief Trolis, and all of the Kolion people to Deep Space Nine."
"I thank you for your hospitality," the chief replied.
"You are most welcome. We are glad to have you," Sisko said. The chief nodded, then turned to the rest of the senior staff. He took each of their hands in a welcome, than signaled to his people and led them foreword, following Sisko on a tour of the station. Jadzia noticed Miles look at his hands and crinkle his nose in disgust. The Kolion has left a fine orange powder where he had touched. She nudged O'Brien before he had the chance to wipe his hands on his pants and risk offending one of the people. Realizing what he had almost done, he straightened and looked away, embarrassed. As the last of the people left, he let out a breath he had been holding for a while.
"Oops," he muttered.
"S'Alright," Jadzia reassured him. "I almost did it too." Suddenly, she squinted and let out a small gasp.
"Are you alright?" O'Brien asked quickly.
"Yes, yes," Jadzia said, rubbing her eye. "It was just a piece of dust of something got in it, that's all. Let's go." She, O'Brien, and the rest of the remaining staff left the area, returning to their duties.