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Oed Streets - After The Opening

Posted June 22, 2021, 3:23 p.m. by Civilian Karilan Massat (Owner - Parchment and Quill Bookstore) (James Sinclair)

Posted by Civilian Luana Iolani Kaili (Director of Medical and Social Services) in Oed Streets - After The Opening

Posted by Civilian Karilan Massat (Owner - Parchment and Quill Bookstore) in Oed Streets - After The Opening

Posted by Civilian Luana Iolani Kaili (Director of Medical and Social Services) in Oed Streets - After The Opening
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Karilan sighed and said “You care about me? You just met me.” and they reached forward and took Kaili’s hand in their gloved one. “But I think I understand. I… I would like ot get to know you better as well. Spend time… together. And you are the one that makes me uncomfortable, no. That has always been me.” and they sighed and squeezed her hand.

Kaili squeezed Karilan’s hand in return while her gaze never wavered from theirs. After a few heartbeats of silence she asked softly, “Why?” She had an idea, but didn’t want to make any assumptions and instead open the floor for them to share as much or as little as they felt comfortable.

“My species evolution is one of… sexual and gender fluidity. That, coupled with the potency of our pheromones and the Deltan reputation for… well… I am sure you are aware… has led me into some very… um… awkward… interactions. Foremost amongst them was when I was a junior officer in Star Fleet on my first ship. I use an inhibitor to keep my pheromones in check. Indeed, in Star Fleet it is a requirement for my people in order to serve. The Medical officer on board the Tappen Zee, my first vessel, was more than problematic to deal with… to the point that they neglected to give me my inhibitor. The Engineering team was affected, refused to work just so they could be close to me… and that caused a near-catastrophic failure while at warp. By the Gods favor no one was killed, but I was nearly arrested before the truth came out. When it did, I was transferred. I felt so ashamed, Kaili. And that took me a long time to process. That coupled with my species tendency to fluidity of gender has made romantic involvement… well… so complicated that is no longer a thought to me. Or rather… hasn’t been. Now… here… I find that thought has returned. And as such, I am nervous. For many reasons… part of which is the differentiation between my body and my mind. I am hoping that makes some semblance of sense.” and they chuckled slightly.

Karilan

As Karilan told her what had happened during their first assignment and how they had been treated, anger flashed briefly across her features. Only to be replaced by a tender smile as they shared part of the reason they are nervous. Still holding their hand, eyes still locked with Karilan’s, Kaili said softly and with the utmost sincerity, “Gender and body parts have never played a role for me. I consider it a mere coincidence that being assigned female at birth happens to be the gender that feels right to me, that feels like me. But a person’s gender or genitalia never played a part in why I feel attracted to someone. I feel attracted to people because of who they are as person. And you, Karilan, are a wonderful, kind, caring and thoughtful person. Someone I’d love to spend more time with in whichever ways.”

~Kaili

Karilan paused and looked at her for a long moment and then took a very deep breath. “I… appreciate you being so forthcoming with your feelings. I… well… I would like to spend time with you as well. But I just ask that you be… patient… with me. These are waters I am not familiar navigating through.” and they smiled. “But…” and Karilan slowly withdrew their hand and then took off the glove and set their hand back in hers, “… I am willing to give it at least a try.”

Karilan

“I will be patient and give you all the time you need. I promise you that Karilan,” Kaili said gently. “All I ask for is that we’ll both always be honest about how we feel and what is and isn’t okay. Even if that is an ‘I don’t know how I feel’.” She chuckled softly and when Karilan placed their now gloveless hand in hers, she suddenly felt as if her stomach was full of butterflies and it took some of her self-control to keep herself from doing something rash. At the same time her cheeks turned a pale pink again.

~Kaili

Karilan’s head cocked to side slightly and they said “You are blushing… why is that?” with a smile. “It’s not the first time. You did on the street as well.” and they chuckled. “One of the benefits of my previous life… I have a very good eye for detail.” and the smiled… a truly relaxed and warm smile.

Karilan


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