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Daja couldn't really say she'd "settled in" yet - this place was so strange and alien, she wasn't sure if she'd ever settle in. But she'd learned to live with non-Traders - she would learn to live with these strangers too, somehow. Even if there was so much that she didn't understand, and she felt so lonely without her family and friends.

One thing she did know was that sitting around doing nothing and moping wouldn't be any use at all. She'd spent her life working, and surely even this unfathomable place needed smiths.

So she asked for directions, and found her way to the quarters of Captain Kirk. She'd met him at the orbs deck, and he was the only person in authority she knew. He'd answered her questions then, and she hoped he could help her now.

On arrival, she knocked briskly on his door. "Captain Kirk?"

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The door slid open. Kirk had his omnicomm in his hand and had been tapping out some more notes to himself. He blinked, eyed Daja, and then smiled, "Ah! Hello there. What can I do for you?"

"I'm sorry to bother you Captain, but can I take a moment of your time?" Daja asked. "I have a request I'd like to speak with you about."

Kirk glanced down at his omnicomm, shrugged, and turned back inside, setting his omnicomm aside, "Of course! Please, come in."

"Thank you," Daja said, stepping inside, careful not to knock anything with her Trader Staff.

"I would like to know if the ship has a forge I could use," Daja said, getting to the point. "Or, if there isn't one, whether I might be allowed to build one. I'm a blacksmith, you see, and I'm sure I will be able to find some kind of work I can do here."

Kirk shut the door behind her and turned to face the woman, smiling, "A forge? Well, I'm not quite sure if we have one, but feel free to set one up. It could come in useful at some point in the future - and it isn't as if we're short on space on the moment."

He nodded, "If you have the resources, feel free. If you need anything, I'll see if we can spare anything useful - you may want to coordinate with the engineering department on this one."

Daja nodded. "Do you know of any good places where I might set one up?" she inquired. "I'm not very familiar with the ship yet, I'm afraid."

"Thank you, I will remember that," Daja paused, looking a little uncertain. Perhaps if she'd managed to find her way around her omnicomm she'd be less lost, but as it was she was hopelessly ignorant about the workings of the ship. She resolved to try and find a way to learn more about that as soon as possible. "The Engineering Department? Can you tell me who I should speak to?"

Kirk frowned, thinking, "Well, it might be possible to convert part of the lab or a building somewhere in the city. I'm afraid I'm not precisely a blacksmith myself, so the thought has never crossed my mind."

He smiled again, "I believe Billy is the one you'd like to speak to - see if you can get in touch with him or the department in general. They can probably help you. In fact, you may as well see who else is interested. Get the ball rolling."

"As long as it's somewhere that having a forge won't be a problem," Daja explained. "Everything here seems so...organic. I wouldn't want the ship to be hurt by the smoke or fire. But thank you, I'll take a look at those places to see if I can find anywhere that's suitable."

She nodded, mentally taking note of the name Billy. "Will he be in the lab?" she said. Hopefully the lab wouldn't be too hard to find.

"I believe the city would serve your purposes just fine then," Kirk smiled, "I wish you the best of luck. And, hopefully, he should be. If you can't find him there, I'd suggest using your omnicomm."

"Thank you," Daja said, with a bow. "Oh...the omnicomm?" she grinned, a little sheepishly. "I'm afraid I'm still rather confused about the device. But thank you for your advice - if I can't find him in person I will try and use the omnicomm. I'm sure I will figure it out eventually."

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