"It was my first, best destiny," he answers, the corners of his mouth turned up in the sort of smile one gives when there's a secret in-joke at play. "Helped write the books on a good deal of first contact protocols, and last I'd heard, my mission logs were still popular reading at Starfleet HQ. I won't lie and say I don't miss it, but gallivanting around the galaxy is for the young, and I quite like having some peace and quiet with my husband in our twilight years."

"And what about yourself?" he asks, smoothly redirecting the questions back to her with the ease of someone who's handled diplomatic functions for decades. "What's your calling in life?"