Tom had decided to take a PADD with him to the galley and catch up on some reading while he ate. His mostly-eaten burger and fries were cold and his tea was warm, but he didn't care. He was a really big fan of fantasy books, and this one was just getting good. There were only a few other crew in the galley, so it was pretty quiet. Of course, with only 50 of the 280 crewmembers aboard, it was going to be quiet no matter what.

His PADD started beeping at him. He continued reading. He was almost through with this chapter and the dragon had just woken up. His PADD started beeping louder. A reminder flashed at him in the upper right corner. Tom remembered putting a reminder on the PADD to let him know when his hour was up. Unfortunately for him, it was. He let out a growl that aroused the other diners. "Sorry." He said, meekly. Tom shoved his PADD under his arm and gathered up his food tray. He stuck the food tray into the processor and took the burger off. "Computer; dispose." The tray, with all it held, disappeared. With PADD in one hand and a mostly eaten burger in the other, he headed to the bridge.

Tom stepped into the turbolift. "Bridge," he said flatly. It instantly began its horizontal, then vertical, then horizontal movements. His mind started wandering off to his book. Before he knew it, his imagination had put him in the book as the lead character. Suddently, a certain Catian female appeared as the books love interest. For some reason, the dragon had his fianceé's head. He abruptly snapped to reality with that thought as the turbolift doors opened.