Posted by Ensign Kiama Naim (Scientist) in Pre-Sim: Arrival on board - Naim’s quarters

Posted by Ensign Kaia (Engineering Officer) in Pre-Sim: Arrival on board - Naim’s quarters

Posted by Ensign Kiama Naim (Scientist) in Pre-Sim: Arrival on board - Naim’s quarters
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“I will. Thank you, Sir.” For everything. And without stopping to think, she gave him a brief hug. Only to realise in that moment that that was not appropriate. Heat rising to her cheeks, she stuttered, “I’m so sorry. I- I didn’t think. I-” Why do I have to be so impulsive? she chastised herself silently, while waiting to be reprimanded.

~Ensign Naim, Scientist

Not only Naim, but Max was also slightly embarrassed by her quick hug, but he only grinned and scratched the back of his head. “It’s okay, I’ll survive,” he teased her. “I’m only the ships Second Officer after all, so no harm done.”

Still feeling slightly mortified by her impulsiveness, Kiama simply nodded.

“I meant what I said though, you’ll make friends quickly here.” He had put her impulsive hug behind them but in truth, he hadn’t minded. There was a time and place for Rank and Order, and he was an Engineer, not an Admiral. They all had to work together to make the ship run right and people worked better when they were comfortable with their shipmates. “I think you are the kind of person that will fit in pretty quickly, Ensign. I’ll let you settle into your quarters and get back to Engineering. Stop by and say hello if you are in the neighbourhood sometime.”

Lt Cmdr Wynter, CE

“Thank you, Sir. And I will,” she replied with a warm and sincere smile, feeling relieved that no harm was done. And with that, she turned around and walked into her quarters on the Manhattan for the very first time and let the door swish close behind her.

~Ensign Naim, Scientist

As happened sometimes when she was doing maintenance in the hidden corridors and small cramped spaces in the bowels of the Manhattan, Kaia of Galdor was hopelessly lost. She’d made a wrong turn crawling down one tiny passage, and even her small frame couldn’t turn around in these spaces not made for living beings to crawl around in. The tiny engineer wouldn’t have been here, either, if one of the maintenance drones hadn’t broken down. Now, dragging it behind her in a small sling, she crawled through the cramped space.

Suddenly feeling a rush of fresh air, she realized she must be near an access port, and a few minutes a loud crash could be heard within ensign Naim’s quarters as an access panel that definitely was not supposed to be opened was flung from the wall.

Ensign Kaia

OOC: hope you don’t mind the intrusion!

OOC: On the contrary! And your post made me laugh; which was very much needed after a rough day. Thank you! :)

IC:
While Kaia crawled through the innards of the ship, Kiama had started to unpack her belongings. Though to be honest, she hadn’t made much headway yet as she kept getting lost in her own imagination. As a result she managed to drop something that looked like a large purple and navy blue marble she had meant to place on the shelf over her desk. And could it be any different, it rolled under the desk once it hit the floor. So it happened that her head was under the desk, when Kaia made her noise entrance.

Not surprisingly, Kiama managed to hit the back of head against her desk. Cursing under her breath and rubbing the back of her head, she got up from under the desk. Once she was standing upright again, it didn’t take her long to spot the source of crash. With her eyes slightly narrowed, the scientist walked towards the new opening in her wall and peered insight. “Hello?” she asked curiously, the throbbing of her skull almost forgotten as her curiosity took over.

~Ensign Naim, Scientist

A puff of dust came out of the wall opening, and a small face looked back out at Kiama. “Oh, hello,” the face said, approaching the wall and waiting till the scientist had backed off slightly before emerging fully from the hole and landing on the floor.

The ensign who emerged was clad in engineering yellows and had two arms and two legs, but that was about the only thing about her that was a normal Engineer. Just under three feet tall, the alien looked much like a little cat which had stood on its hind legs. She even had a tail. Her head (and every bit of her body) was covered in soft tan fur, with light grey markings in a pattern like that of a Siamese cat.

“I am Ensign Kaia of Galdor,” she spoke, a strange cadence to her voice making it sound like she was purring. “It is lovely to meet you. I apologize for intruding on your quarters.”

Kaia, ENG

“It’s good to meet you too. My name is Kiama Naim. And don’t worry about the intrusion. I honestly don’t mind,” Kiama replied sincerely. “I only just arrived on board. It’s so good to already meet people. And isn’t it exciting to be in the Delta Quadrant?” she continued, using too many italics in her excitement. “Are you busy right now? I suppose you are, but if not would like to stay a little?” While she babbled on, Kiama fought the urge to stroke Kaia’s fur. It looked so soft. And while she never understood other people’s fondness of pets, she did like to touch soft and fluffy things. Though her fellow officer was - of course - not a thing and she was well aware that it was inappropriate to just touch her as if she wasn’t a sentient being.

~Ensign Naim, Scientist

Kaia tilted her head slightly. “Well, I was on a mission to retrieve this,” she lifted up the drone. “So, I am technically on duty. But I have to clean up the mess I just made, so that will take a while at least,” she said with a small grin. “It is a little exciting to be in the Delta Quadrant, I agree with that.”

She took the panel and began to reattach it in the wall, after making sure she’d gotten all her things out of the inside. “Although, I find myself more lonely than excited at this point. You have others like you around… I am the only one like me in the quadrant.”

Kaia, eng