Gentle laughter and the clinking of cocktail glasses reached Julian Bashir even before the turbolift’s doors opened.
He stepped out into the cruiser's opulent reception room to be greeted by wide smiles and firm handshakes from people who seemed far too eager to be his friend, which did little to quench his imposter syndrome: his graduation from Starfleet Medical Academy was still eight days away and yet here he was, being treated to a luxury cruise to the Ferenginar system by the Onotark Corporation. They did this every year hoping to recruit the Academy’s best and brightest as medical researchers.
After ten minutes of uncomfortable Smalltalk with an Andorian woman who laughed a lot but never smiled, Bashir spotted a familiar face and politely excused himself.
Standing with his hands casually clasped behind…
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