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Observation Lounge - Watching the Stars (Open to all)

Posted March 20, 2019, 2:01 a.m. by Lieutenant Prinz Esther (Chief Science Officer) (Cass Young)

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Posted by Lieutenant Prinz Esther (Chief Science Officer) in Observation Lounge - Watching the Stars (Open to all)

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The first thought that crossed Lt. Prinz Esthers mind as she entered the Observation Lounge was this is not the room I thought it was, but then she mentally shrugged and though it’ll do. She’d been meaning to find the Mess Hall or Crew Lounge and get a drink and maybe something to eat, but here would work just as well. As well versed in ships as she was, part of her ability to find her way around them without needing schematics was plain dumb luck. But she was here now, and it might work out quite well as now she’d get a nice view of the stars while she was here.

Spotting an empty seat near the window, she made her way over too it and sat down, ordering some Tulaberry wine and Hasperat from a passing waitor. She was dressed in a brown Bajoran tunic and pants that suited her frame in a modest but flattering way. While she waited she leaned back in her seat enjoying the buzz of the ship and it’s crew, and watched the passing stars.

Lt. Prinz
CSO

Suddenly a male snow leopard approached Lt. prinz. The cat had come up from behind her walked around the bench and was one sitting in front of her. His ice blue eyes wached her intently there was an intelligent behind his eyes. He wore a coller made of silver the metal was cut in a way to look like snowflakes. Both his name Snowflake and crystal’s name we’re engraved into it. Crystal was not far behind him but she remained out of sight for now wondering how the new LT would react to snowflake.
Crystal Marine CO

The half-bajoran stood up, taking a slow step back her hand hovering over her combadge. Her eyes were wide with fright. She’d never seen a Leopard before and had no idea what to expect from the creature before her. The thing before her kind of resembled an Earth pet cat, but those creatures were much smaller than the animal before her and they could be vicious enough. She trembled to think of the damage this thing could cause. But as time passed and the animal made no obvious move to attack her, her fearful expression was rewritten with a curious one. Her eyes spied the collar and the name tag, and all fear faded from her stance, it was obvious now that this Snowflake was somebody’s pet. Slowly, so as not to startle the Snowflake, she streched her arm out towards it, her palm flat, and watched to see what the animal would do.

Lt. Prinz
CSO

The large cat sniffed her hand the tubes his head agenst her hand and purred. Crystal was watching from behind the pair giggling. “ well that was entertaining, Lutanat this is snowflake and I am Crystal.” She had steping up next to Prinz and snowflake. Crystal was a caitian Covered with a thick wight and black spited fur coat. She was cruintly in her uniform witch identified her as the Marine CO.
Crystal Marine CO

The Lieutenant nodded, “Esther, nice to meet you,” she returned, drawing her hand back from Snowflake and focusing her attention on the Marine “I take it the animal belongs to you?”

Lt. Prinz
CSO

”he’s my best friend, how long have you been onbord” crystal asked.
Crystal Marine CO

“I came on board this morning, so not long at all” Esther replied, “Would you like to join me?” she asked guesturing to one of the seats next to her, “I was just about to have my dinner, and having company is always nicer than eating alone.”

Lt. Prinz
CSO

“We would love to” crystal said with a smile she sat next to Esther. Snowflake settled between them on the floor. “ where are you from” she asked curoulsy.
Crystal Marine CO

“Bajor I guess,” Esther shrugged, casually leaning back in her chair, “But a little bit all over. My parents were on a transport ship so I spent my early years there but I’ve spent more time on Bajor than anywhere else. And I’m part Bajoran,” she added the last sentence almost as an after thought. “What about you?” she paused briefly and then added “And Snowflake?

Lt. Prinz
CSO

” We are from earths north pole, my parents are human scientist who specializes in artic investment there currently working to preserve the animal that call earths closer climates home.” crystal said with a small. Snowflake mowed at them clearly demanding attention. Crystal smiled and pet the cat. ” growing up on a transport sounds fun” crystal said with a small.
Crystal Marine CO

Bump to keep on boards.
22.2.19

OOC: Apologies I was LOA for so long. Thanks for the bump Trinity.

IC:”What do you identify as then?” Esther asked curiously, she’d heard that humans oddly liked to identify themselves by the part of their world that they came from. “A Polian? Northie? Artician?”

“ you know I have not really thought about that before, I’m just from earth” she said smiling.

“And yeah I loved growing up on the transport. I got to go where I wanted and do what I liked.” She smiled wistfully, “It certainly beat boarding school,”

Lt. Prinz
CSO

“ That sounds much like my childhood” crystal said smiling. She thought for a moment then looked out at the view. “ the northern light are amazing in the winter, I’m sure you have seen some amazing stuff to” she said smiling.
Crystal Marine CO

“The northen lights?” she asked feeling like she’d heard it before, but couldn’t quite place where.

Lt. Prinz
CSO

“ yes there caused by sulerflares from the sun hitting earths atmosphere and theyre beautiful” crystal said she pulled a pad from her poket and quietly searched for an image of the lights. When she found one she handed the pad to Prinz. The ground was covered in snow and the sky was black but danceing in the sky were transparent currents of light ranging from purple to red in coller.
Crystal Marine CO

Esther took the PADD from Crystal and quietly studied it, her face slowly unfolding into a look of rapture. After several minutes of studying the photo she handed the PaDD back to Crystal. “They are magnificent,” she said, “The colours remind me of a Nebula in the Ducarus system I saw when I was a child.”

“That sounds amazing I’ll have to look it up”crystal said with a smile.

Just then a waitor brought over Esther and Crystals food, a bottle of Tulaberry wine, and some wine glasses. “Is there anything eles you would like?” the young waitor asked. Esther shook her head, “Not for me,” she said as she began to pour herself a glass, “Crystal?” it was unclear if she was asking Crystal if she wanted wine as well, or if she was asking Crystal to respond to the waitors question, or if it was both.

Lt. Prinz
CSO

Snowflake got excited when the waiter came back. One of the the things brought was a raw steak with slides apple for snowflake. “ apples are his favorite treat I don’t let him eat them often though” crystal said as she gave snowflake his food. “ no thank you to both of you I’m happy with water” crystal said taking a sip of her drink. Snowflake happily munched on his food. “ so I can only assume that you know a little bit about snow leopards not every many people who encounter him know that they should be afraid of him” she said smiling.
Crystal Marine CO

As Crystal was speaking, Esther had started eating her meal and her mouth was full so she couldn’t answer right away. “I haven’t, actually. But I know enough about Earth creatures that unless you know them very well you keep a safe distance… Especially when they’re as big as Snowflake,” she chuckled.

”thats excellent advice, ” Crystal said with a smile.

“I am curious, why do you have such a potentially dangerous creature on a Starship with you?”

Lt. Prinz
CSO

”that’s quite complicated and sad. His parents were part of an experiment meant to…umm… to help the snow leopard population on earth, they are engineered the arctic regions of the earth are still relatively unsettled. The hope was that we could introduce the animals into the north pole and they would thrive. They did thrive until poachers from off plant decided to hunt them. Snowflake is the only one of those cats who survived. In an effort to protect him I got the necessary paperwork from star fleet to bring him onboard a starship. He was so young when the incident cured he had to be boddle feed. He doesn’t have the skills to live in the wild, and he’s actually really friendly. Snowflake is the exception to the rule though. He has also joined the Marine’s and I on several missions. He’s got a set of armor that was given to him by a Klingon ambassador that works very well.” crystal said taking a few bites of her own dinner. ” so why did you decide to become a scientist” crystal asked after a moment. Snowflake had finished his dinner and like most cats started to groom himself.
Crystal Marine CO

“Poor Snowflake” Esther spared the big cat a sympathetic glance. “As for myself,” she took a sip of her drink and grinned, “I’m afraid my reasons weren’t all that exciting or nobel. I mostly chose it out of competition more than anything.” She leaned back in her chair and took another leasurly sip. Her eyes sparkled with a youthful cheek as she spoke “There’s a guy who went to the same school on Bajor with me. He was such a smart little know it all, thought because I’d missed a few years of schooling that I wasn’t smart. So I studied and showed him just who he was dealing with.” She winked, “We’ve been competing against each other for that spot ever since. When he decided to study at the Bajoran Institution of Science, I decided to join Starfleet, as much as I love Bajor I was aching to be back on a ship again. Besides…” she paused for dramatic effect and leaned forward almost conspiratorily, “He’s only ever going to be the best Bajoran Scientist, I’m going to be the best Scientist in all of a multi-planetary organisation.”

Lt. Prinz
CSO

“ that just means your left is always interesting” Tigress said with a smile. She saw snowflakes ears perk up. Then the cat very carfuly snuck away from the table.

Every day officers came to the Lounge, Heather usually avoided the place. However, the young immortal knew that if she didn’t appear to eat something around other’s then questions may start to fly around. So while she could eat she usually did not because it cut into her work time. While it would cut into her work time, Heather took the time to show up today and order a tray with a garden salad and a glass of water. Finding an empty spot away from the other officers, Heather claimed the seat and mostly pushed her food around even as she ate a bite or two. PADD in hand she was mostly going over diagnostic and repair reports that she brought with her.

Heather Argeneau, CE

“ Esther watch” Crystal said point to the cat who was sneaking up on the CE. Snowflake was low crowding to get next the Heather. He sat up and Meowd at her.
Crystal Marine CO

Esther turned her head, her eyes studiously watched Snowflake’s every move.

Heather had sensed the feline as it tried to sneak up on her. She could smell it from across the room. She looked to the big cat as it meow’d at her and she eyed it. She wasn’t sure what it wanted from her, but the only animal she had ever known was her grandmother’s Neapolitan Mastiff Julius. She swallowed the growl that threatened to slip from her throat and scooted away from the feline.

Heather Argeneau, CE

Snowflake followed her he gently grabbed her sleeve and pulled her arm towards Crystal and Esther. The released her and looked up at her again. “ I thought he’s trying to invite you to come to sit with us” crystal called with a smile. Snowflake meowed again and the started purring.
Crystal Marine CO

Heather growled softly so only the feline would hear it, before taking her eyes off the animal to look at the animal’s owner. “really?” Heather asked unused to conversing with other’s other than her family or the captain. Unsure if she should join the other officers or not.

Heather Argeneau, CE

“Yes Really, my best gess is that he thinks it would be good for you. Sometimes animals do funny things with no clear reason and the best anyone can do is gess” crystal said. She know the cat well enough to know he did not do anything with reason. When Heather Growled at snowflake he lay his ears back and uttered his own soft growl back. He found her growl to be rude and stated as much to her. Crystal heated the exscange but did not respond as snowflake had not made a truly thretining move the cats growl was a worning.
Crystal Marine CO

“You’re more than welcome to join us,” Esther added from where she sat from across the room, the growls from both Heather and Snowflake too low for her to really hear them above the chatter of the other crewmembers at the surrounding tables. She shoveled more room into her mouth and her eyes carefully watching to see what the other officer would decide.

Lt. Prinz
CSO

Heather watched the feline a moment more before lifting one hand and resting it on top of its head, scratching it behind the ear. She stood and despite her instincts telling her to lie and say she’s finished her food and had to get back to work she instead moved to sit at the table with the other two officers, without a word.

Heather Argeneau, CE

Esther nodded, as Heather sat down as a welcome, her mouth too full of food for her to say much else. She chewed and swallowed “Esther,” the Bajoran introduced herself once her mouth was empty.

Lt. Prinz
CSO


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