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Mess Hall - Open Thread

Posted Feb. 6, 2019, 1:09 p.m. by Cadet Rhese Bowman (Scientist) (Chris Molyneux)

Posted by Cadet Simon Starr (Security Officer) in Mess Hall - Open Thread

Posted by Cadet Maximilian Woolley (Doctor) in Mess Hall - Open Thread

Posted by Cadet Catt Beñnet (Scientist) in Mess Hall - Open Thread
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Catt smiled she was at least in part correct so far. That was pleasing. She had a theory as to how it was possible to get hot home made food made by the councilors mothers own hand out here near the Klingon and Romulan borders. But it would be impolite to render another guesd before all of the others had tried. So she instead turned to face the XO.
“I have as my baggage sir brought seeds and soil for the continuation of my research if that was permitted. While half the soil is contaminated the soil for the control group is perfectly viable for a small vegtable garden. I also have a small hydroponics setup I intended to use as a further platform for both control and testing. Between them I may be able to provide some relief from routine replicated dietary substances. Asking for permission to bring that aboard was part of my intention at my meeting with Lietenant T’Kam tomorrow. But as you are both here and the requrst would need to be relayed to You anyways sir. It seems logi al to catcj two flyiers with one cast rock. Thougj why cadting tocks at flyers is used for such situations escapes me.”

Cadet Catt Bennet. Sciences. USS Challenger.

“I brought some seeds, too. Perhaps we should build a hydroponics bay, Bennet!” Rhese suggested.

Starr had to admit he was intrigued by the idea that Catt had. It reminded him of his days back in England on the farm with his parents. “To be fair, I’m not the scientist here” he said with a chuckle. “Though I have to admit, I do have a soft spot for vegetables, and well, these ones are delicous, and they’re on par with the ones my family grow on the family farm,” he said as he tucked into a carrot on his plate from the counselor’s banquet.

Simon smiled at the caitain’s expression “We actually have a similar expression on earth. Two birds with one stone, though again, where that comes from I have no idea,” he said with a slight chuckle. “Well, not officially at least,” he continued “there are a few theories, however.”

Cadet Simon Starr, Security

Catt swiveled an ear to face Cadet Starr. Her head turned to look at the security officer as was polite in human culture.
“My experiance of Galactic standards earth idioms is limited. Thank you for correcting my usage. My first language Caitan uses body language heavily. And my second language uses tonal variances to modify meanings. So Galactic Standard can often be confusing in it’s monotones. Also unlike most Caitans. I have a bad ear for linguistics.

Cadet Catt Bennet. Sciences. USS Challenger.

Max had not joined the group in the mess hall. It wasn’t for lack of being social. It was a combination of him only grabbing a cup of soup and heading back to his quarters to do some reading before catching some sleep before his next shift in sickbay and that he had the vague sense that the ship’s counselor was trying to trick him into a confession of some sort. No good could come of this sort of casual interaction, as far as Max was concerned. He walked past the table holding his soup in both hands as he caught a piece of the conversation, notably Starr’s reference to killing two birds with one stone.

Max stopped for a moment, weighing as to whether he should interrupt, then finally chimed in. “Sorry to eavesdrop, Starr” he said, having met Simon previously in the lounge. “But I believe one of the earliest sources for the expression is from the Christian bible. One of the epistles, I believe.” Max then paused, taking a sip of his soup.

Cadet Max Woolley (Medical)

“That is indeed one possible origin, though it has also been made in reference to greek mythology, which would then predate the bible. It could have also originated from a chinese saying” Starr replied. “Of course, all of these predate the theory that it was an expression from the early 17th Century, but that’s history for you. All of them are possible, but as to which one is correct - there is no evidence necessarily pointing to that.” he added, making it clear that he reserved his own opinion and was only providing facts. He knew theories were important, especially to the scientists - but Starr was into law - and he knew that evidence was key for each of these. There was none to say exactly which was the case in this instance, so he left all of them as open possibilities.

“Of course, this is unrelated to our counselor’s question. How did he get the food here - I probably have to go with Rhese’s theory - however how it would have got here from Earth and remained warm, even in insulation - is beyond me - unless it had been reheated somehow, which would have affected the taste,” he said, finishing off the fresh chicken on his own plate.

Cadet Simon Starr, Security

“Ah, but he didn’t say they lived on Earth. My hypothesis presumes they must live nearby,” Bowman added, looking to the counselor for confirmation.

Cadet Rhese Bowman (Scientist)


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