There was a certain joy to be taken in a simple surprise. It was pure and lovely, in its entirety. He was a firm believer in surprises, which was what brought him to the door he now stood in front of.

He'd put in for time off, and taken a few transit hops with other Alliance ships until he'd gotten to Jovan. It was one of those things that just made sense to him, and while she would probably be spending this particular day in solitude after working her shift, he was determined to upend that little bit of sameness. He was almost sure that she ignored it when she was still commanding her own ship; like it was just another day.

She was on Jovan now though, and he'd called ahead so that Kes would make sure to keep her from as many duties as possible. Bare minimum, nothing frustrating for her on this day. He'd also made sure that Squirt would keep the manifest of the Nakaro from her ever-prying eyes and razor-sharp scrutiny. Last thing he needed was for her to see his name on the crew manifest.

Arriving had been easy enough; customs was navigated with ease, despite the odd looks that had been sent his way. He was normally only ever seen when the Khera'Va'ss'io pulled in to port, but it was nothing that a smile couldn't smooth over.

One hand held tight to the small duffel holding his clothes, and the other held a brown-paper-wrapped parcel, tied with rough-spun twine.

The path to the officer's level was one that he'd memorized long ago, and standing before the closed door, Samus Dage reached out while still holding the package. A single finger extended, and he depressed the chime button.