The crew of the Cerritos is under review, and the Lower Decks and Senior Staff switch duties. And there’s Borg… sort of.

Shari yn Yem (remember Ari bn Bem? yep, she’s Pandronian) has been sent by Starfleet to test Mariner and crew, but mostly Mariner. Freeman demonstrates the difference between training drills and real danger.

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