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Side sim: Between Two Pulsars

Posted May 3, 2020, 5:36 p.m. by Commander Brad Walker (Chief Of Staff/Second Officer) (Brandon Irvine)

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Brad spent a couple of minutes at the entrance to the holosuite configuring a program in silence, not giving anything away to his young companion.

Finally, the computer announced the program was ready, and he triggered the door.

“After you,” he said, waving Cai into the chosen lunch spot: an early 21st century High School cafeteria on rectangle pepperoni pizza day.

Lt. Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff

Having waited patiently Cai frowned as he entered and looked around. “Dude…what?” Was all the teen could think to say.

Cai

Brad smirked. “I thought you’d enjoy eating with your peers?” he said. “No? Alright then, computer, switch to secondary program.”

The cafeteria blurred away, replaced by a brightly-lit room with many windows, outside of which a rainforest could be seen.

“Cafe Amazonia,” Brad said. “Treetop restaurant in the middle of the Restored Rainforest, circa 2323. House specialties are South American and Portuguese cuisine.”

Lt. Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff

Cai grinned, “yeah ok…very kool.” He conceded and headed to a table. Sitting he pulled a menu towards himself and began reading intently. “Ever been to the rainforest on Anort 7?” He asked.

Cai

“Can’t day that I have,” Brad replied, taking up his own menu. “What’s it like?”

Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff

“Dry everywhere else and wet when it rains. They have two suns, they have a plant that’s this deep purple colour and is acidic.” He pushed his hair back. “Will told me not to touch it, so I did, obviously. It burnt me.”

“Obviously,” Brad replied. “What else does it do?”

As someone approached to take their order He asked for a triple stacked cheeseburger, fries and a Chocolate shake. Then looked at Brad with a ‘beat that’ expression

Cai

“I’ll have the Galinhada, and some chicken Pastels,” Brad said, passing off his own menu. “With some cold- steeped black tea.”

Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff

Cai considered. “It’s roots make thing ointment that the people there put on deep cuts. It closes them faster. I think cellular regeneration properties. It also shrieks like a klaxon if you get to near it. LOUD as LOUD gets.” He said thinking back to the plant.

“They also have these things, arachnids, twelve legs and Four mandibles....they are like black and neon colours that change depending on the plants and stuff nearby. I wanted one but Will isn’t a fan of spiders so that was a hard No. they are sometimes kept as pets one of the locals said but they are clever and can get out of habitats kinda easily so you need to check on it at least once every day and make sure it’s entertained. Theirs webs are like black silky stuff that the locals sometimes use to make cloth from. So they are really useful.”

Cai

“Sounds fascinating,” Brad said. “Is their color-changing a chameleon-like thing or more like a mood ring?” The plant-spider combination honestly sounded fascinating. You could use the spider silk to make a bandage and then apply the plant root ointment for a medicated bandage that could be a life-saver if you got on the bad side of a pre-warp species… or a pack of rowdy Klingons… or a pack of Nausicaans in general.

Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff


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