We arrived at station D-102 shortly after midnight, which worked out well for us. The officer on duty greeted us as we disembarked through the airlock, gave us a very brief welcome, and told us to see him if our palm computers didn't automatically update with our birthing assignments and duty shifts. Then we were left to find our quarters and catch some sleep before reporting for duty. We followed the rest of the new batch of crewmen as everyone found their new living spaces. I was sharing a room with a Lt. Carlson. A second level engineer assigned to the recycling and environmental control maintenance crew. He wasn't a very chatty guy. Tended to mumble under his breath a lot. He said something and I couldn't tell if he was talking to me or himself. Then he stripped down to skivvi
