Posted Nov. 11, 2022, 1:44 a.m. by Lieutenant Sheleah Ruby (Diplomatic Officer / CNS) (Catt Bennett)
Posted by Lieutenant Hannah Lori Asimina (Medical Officer) in Holodeck 2: Little Lost Rex (tag: Hannah)
Posted by Lieutenant Sheleah Ruby (Diplomatic Officer / CNS) in Holodeck 2: Little Lost Rex (tag: Hannah)
Snip“Hmmm I thought I saw him move that way.” Hannah pointed across to the other bank. The river was deep enough to swim and, since it was holographic water, once she stepped back into the corridor she would be dry. So she dived in, using sure powerful stroked to reach the opposite side. “The ground is a bit muddy here. We might find prints if he did go this way.”
Hannah
Sheleah thought Hannah was on the right track but she wasn’t as fast of a swimmer as Hannah so it took her a little longer to get to the other bank.
When she got to the other side she began looking for paw prints in the mud.
“Yeah, you’d think we’d find him here wouldn’t you? I’m not seeing any prints though. Maybe some of these low trees? Oh look! Blackberry bushes!” she said pointing a little further down the bank, “He likes to hide.”
She made her way slowly down tot he blackberry bushes but, again, no Rex paw prints and no Rex.
“The reason I don’t just end the program and find him the easy way is because the last time I did that, he was eighteen feet up a rock face. I don’t know if he was scared or what but, the sudden shift was very disorienting for him so, it’s hide and seek for a little while longer.”
- Sheleah
“We could easily mitigate that. Have the computer isolate his location, bring the elevation equal with outs and maintain the location 5 feet in each direction and then end the rest of the program. That way he doesn’t get so disoriented or risk getting hurt.” Hannah moved further off the bank, still barefoot, and looked for signs of Rex. He could have jumped rather than walked from the bank. “But I don’t want to end his fun either.”
Hannah
“Exactly! I don’t want to end his fun either. Sometimes I feel guilty taking him from his natural environment but, by the time I left Brazil, it was really the only solution.”
Sheleah knelt at the edge of the thicket of blackberries and gingerly parted some branches close to the ground.
“Yey. Are you in there little guy? COme on, you’re tiring momma out.”
She paused for a few minutes to listen and then stood up quickly.
“I think I heard something a little further down stream.”
- Sheleah
Hannah moved down stream to meet up with Sheleah. “So you have an Ocelot and are the counselor and diplomatic officer on board a battleship. What do you do for fun?” She cast her gaze around and moved softly along. She didn’t want to startle poor Rex, but Sheleah seemed concerned so she wanted to find him.
Hannah
Sheleah laughed.
“Aw come on… This is fun. Well, it’s even more fun when he doesn’t get himself lost. I like my job. I read a lot. I just try to find my place wherever I go. If we find a planet that has real horses, I’m happy there but, I think that’s best on Earth.” she said backing out of the blackberry brambles.
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