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XO Meeting Stark

Posted Jan. 19, 2019, 1:29 a.m. by Lieutenant Commander Stark Nightstalker (Chief Intelligence Officer) (Ian Kerby)

Posted by Commander Luka (Executive Officer) in XO Meeting Stark

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Posted by Commander Luka (Executive Officer) in XO Meeting Stark
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“That’s certainly a reason to hunt. It’s not my personal preference though. As a person who, from what I can tell by your words, has hunted in the wild manner before, I hope you don’t think lesser of me by it but… Honestly, I’m not sure I could even shoot an innocent animal, if it came down to it…” She reflected.

Stark looked genuinely surprised “Think lesser of you? Not in the slightest, different isn’t wrong, it’s just, different. I find different fascinating”

Luka nodded at his question, “Whatever you want to know, as long as it’s not classified, I will answer to the best of my ability”

Luka, XO

“Ah” Stark said obvious disappointment on his face over not being allowed to ask classified questions. “Then I withdraw the question… for now. Would you permit me to make an observation instead?”

Stark Nightstalker CIO

“You can go ahead and ask your question. I only mean that I might not answer, depending on the question,” she said with a small chuckle.

Luka, XO

OOC: didn’t expect that to stop his question. oops

OOC It won’t stop him for long, never fear :-)
IC
He wasted no time and wondered whether or not Luka might have wished for the classified question instead once she heard his question “Taking over as XO above and in charge of so many is a daunting thing at the best of times and particularly in our peculiar set of circumstances. How are you feeling about it?”

Stark Nightstalker CIO

“Honestly, I’m pretty nervous about my new position,” Luka admitted. “To step onto the bridge of a ship so massive as the Athena with a sense of being in charge of it… And all the civilians I have to think about as well. It’s a daunting task, but I think that I must be qualified if the higher-ups chose me for this job,” she said with a small smile.

Luka, XO

Stark unstapled his paws and leaned forward a little, “Nervous is good, it keeps you on point. Large or not we’re a family and a fiercely loyal one at that, qualified is a good beginning for you tenure as XO but with this crew you need a little more than qualified”. He smiled lazily and sat back again in the chair which creaked alarmingly “Be yourself and opinion be damned is your best bet for success here”.

Stark Nightstalker CIO

“Thanks for the advice,” she chuckled, aware of the irony of getting advice from someone lower on the command chain than herself. But who knew what this man’s experiences were? Not her, that was for sure. Luka yawned slightly. “Do you have any other questions for me, or is it my turn to grill you?” she asked, somewhat jokingly. Of course, Stark had the full ability to kick her out and tell her he had starfleet things to work on, since getting to know one another wasn’t really an on-duty activity.

Luka, XO

“Grill away Commander” Stark said amiably but his dark gaze was intent, “Every time we communicate we learn more about each other and intelligence is my portfolio so by all means ask me anything”.

Stark Nightstalker CIO

“Why did you join Starfleet?” Luka asked, a small smile on her face. She kept her teeth hidden, knowing the chances were that this man had some of the more animalistic instincts. “I’ve heard that you’re in a relationship with the CNS, I’m curious to know how that occurred. I know that cross-species relationships are a common thing among creatures outside my planet - the Galdori, for lack of a better phrase, do not have the parts for that. In regards to sexuality, our emotional and physical needs cannot be met by creatures outside our species, due to some physical limitations,” she tried to explained as simply as possible.

The truth of the matter was that it was extremely complicated. Their physical parts were incompatible, that was part of it, but the Galdori also had a specific organ called the En’ne, which emitted a mild telepathic signal and sensed said signal from other individuals - a signal which could not be replicated or sensed by any other method. This telepathic signal was, in simplest terms, a signal of arousal or fertility, and was psychologically necessary for the emotional well-being of a Galdori in a relationship. For some reason, those Galdori who had attempted cross-species relationships, although they had been told numerous times by their partner how their partner felt about them, had never felt properly fulfilled in the relationship due to this built-in limitation.

Luka, XO

OOC Interesting :-) Would that be on file for Stark to know or would it be not found under a normal search on the species?

OOC: If he looked around for a bit, maybe. It’s something that the general scientific community doesn’t spread around, but the information could be accessed under a sufficiently detailed search.

IC: Stark made no attempt to prevaricate over his answers, “Frankly I joined Starfleet because it gave me the resources necessary to hunt down my family’s enemies and destroy them. Strangely over that time I began to change. Ghubari opened a hole in the cold blooded killer I was and adopted me as a brother, S’Raal and T’Pon showed me love was possible even in the midst of the evils of the universe and then…” Stark paused and seemed at a loss for words for a second. “I found myself on the counsellor’s list of visitations and although I planned to be a complete swine and sarcastically avoid every question so I could get on with the blood bath of my life suddenly I realised that she completely understood me. Then I realised that every defence I’d put up over my life had been completely sidestepped by this little spitfire of a woman so I decided to marry her to keep myself and the rest of the universe safe from the power she wields”.

He laughed, “I may be exaggerating that last part a little, but not by much”. He looked at Luka “Cross species relationships are tricky, but worth it. I guess in your case that’s an avenue you won’t be able to explore?”

Stark Nightstalker CIO

“Not really,” she said with a small shrug. “For one thing, I’m not physically compatible with any other races, so that part of reason for relationship is moot. Our reproductive cycle and… well, copulation habits are somewhat alien to people other than ourselves. The physical act of sex isn’t particularly… well, enjoyable for us. Most of the enjoyment and reproduction drive stems from the psychic bond between lovers,” Luka explained. She wasn’t sure if Stark would understand the intricacies of the En’ne, but she wasn’t one who was afraid to converse on the subject.

Luka, XO

“Interesting” Stark said “steepling” his claws again and leaning forward, “Is the psychic bond ever present or just upon you due to the reproduction drive and at specific times?

Stark Nightstalker CIO

“It’s a proximity thing,” Luka explained. “Based on levels of fertility and arousal. We have this slightly telepathic organ,” she got up, turning around and pressing a finger to the middle of her back. “It’s about hereish? I’m not a hundred percent sure exactly where. But it’s got this telepathic signal it sends out. No telepath that the people of my planet have encountered has been able to detect the signal, or output anything that is detectable by the organ.” She sat back down. “One signal is transmitted when a female is fertile, and another when an individual is aroused. There’s a third that’s more of a background signal of general love - platonic love, as the humans call it. Honestly, it’s rather lonely living without feeling the affection of friends and family, but we get used to it after a time,” she admitted.

Luka, XO

“So does that mean that in your usual emotional repertoire there’s no emotion that equates to what other races would call love? Like even in a friendship sense?” Stark’s gaze was intent, “If so how do you cope with the loneliness that hits even when surrounded by others?”

Stark Nightstalker CIO


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