Live long and prosper. I am Lieutenant Shirar, navigator of the USS Puyallup. While serving aboard that vessel in 2270, our ship encountered attack. Through no fault of my own, I was injured during the enemy assault. 

As a Vulcan, I strive each day to follow the teachings of perfect logic and emotional control. Yet physical wounds, like all things, take time to heal. For a period I was confined below decks, limiting my ability to personally oversee the Puyallup's safe passage through space. It 