First Impressions

First Impressions is a Star Trek Online short story published on the ARC website on April 22, 2019. The short story was written by Cryptic Studios art designer Thomas Marrone. The title image is a screenshot created by Cryptic Studio community rep "Ambassador Kael". The short story was announced as lore blog by Marrone on his professional and on his private Twitter account when the blog went live on the ARC website. "First Impressions" is the eighth entry in the ' series ', which ties into ''Star Trek: Discovery.

Summary
At the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, starship design & development engineer Lieutenant Whetu gives Captain Th'Pev a tour of her new ship, the prototype USS Buran (NX-96400). They philosophize about destruction and perseverance, storms and ships named Buran.