Cargo Bay
After leaving Engineering, Mareesa and her mother next visited the cargo bay where T'Ring had a lengthy
conversation with Eyce over the cargo they would take on and distribute, as well as the state of the ship's
supplies and resources.
Amatel Eyce had been in charge of the Havora's inventory for four years and no one could think of anyone
else alive more perfect for the role. Be it cargo, ship's resources, or supplies, he always knew what it was,
where it was, and down to an atom's weight, how much it was.
He was a serious, sober man, who was compulsive about always keeping busy. He didn't suffer small talk,
had little or no time for anything, or anyone, not related to his work and if someone annoyed him, he could
be very sharp tongued.
As a younger child, Mareesa had gotten the sharp edge of his tongue more than once. But she had found
that the easiest way to stay in his good graces was to make herself useful and her love of writing had
been the key.
She had seen him one day, after they had rendezvoused with the shuttle Manti, going over a tally of their
supplies. Instead of slipping away as other children did, she had boldly gone up to him and asked if she
could help.
He had looked at her with a raised eyebrow, then handed the eleven year old a PADD. "We transferred
a large portion of our Vuraxin to the Manti. Tally what we've got left."
That had been the start of an odd, not quite friendship, but regular interaction. Sometimes her parents
had send her to Eyce when they felt that their high energy daughter needed to settle down. But increasingly
she'd gone on her own and would spend an hour or so going over and helping to tally inventory.
The time was mostly silent as Eyce disliked aimless conversation; anything he had to say was focused
on work. But when he spoke it mattered and he always had a way of bringing his point across.
"Work never ends, while you've got a crew that needs you."
"It's the boring work that's usually the most important."
For her part Mareesa found it deeply satisfying to do something useful and to know that she was contributing
to the crew. Although she knew that she could never be as serious or as silent as Eyce and had absolutely
no desire to be. She liked to have fun!