Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Sept 27, 2021 23:14:03 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD et al. - Beach, LZ-2]Judy was pre-empted from offering her explanation about different species and different forms of vegetables when the youngsters did say their piece after all. For the moment, she just looked into Max's eyes, thinking back to their own parenting experiences, the two young children they'd wrangled together. She could not have chosen a better partner, that much was certain. As though reading Judy's mind (or rather because, after so many years together, the couple could predict with relative accuracy each other's reactions to things), Max's own train of thought went down a similar track. "When Anna was your age, she also fed pets much more than she should have," he said. "As opposed to Mom, who at the ripe age of 65 still gives the dogs treats they're not supposed to have," Anna defended herself, saying aloud what she had been thinking earlier. "Well, we all slip up sometimes."
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Post by Left Ear to-Ennien on Oct 12, 2021 15:55:04 GMT
[ Saya and Family - Beach] Saya looked down and smiled a little, remembering some of those early visits with Judy's family, though Anna had been older than Evekh when she first met Judy's family. She'd been so uncomfortable with children and had been almost terrified of Anna at first, but watching Judy and Max parent had taught her much of what she knew about taking care of her own son. Saya's parents had been fair enough, but it was much more difficult to extrapolate from her own upbringing how to raise Evekh. ' We do,' Kyo agreed with a laugh. A loud rustle and occasional flapping sound heralded the arrival of a pair of large, brightly-colored creatures as they glided down from a high ridge to the beach. Evekh's eyes popped wide as he whisper-squealed, ' Mama, look!' It was his first time seeing the native Kerelian species in person. The dragon-like beings carried several melons in their talons and left them where they'd landed before retreating a little way along the shore. Alieth made a curious honking noise and made a bee-line for these new and different winged dog friends. They looked more like her than the corgis did. Tag Judith Eastman
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Oct 17, 2021 1:00:29 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD et al - Beach, LZ-2]At the sight of the dragons, the Eastman-Williamses sprang into action. Anna promptly grabbed Bridge's collar, while Max lifted Tunnel off the ground. They weren't going to take their chances with the rambunctious dogs and the local wildlife. They weren't going to take a chance with Alieth either. Judy left the bench with a lunge, and caught the little animal with both arms. "They're probably friendly, but we don't want to take any unnecessary risks," she remarked. "I think I hurt my knee."
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Post by Left Ear to-Ennien on Oct 19, 2021 17:21:07 GMT
[ Saya and Family - Beach] Both Saya and Kyo started to twist to see what had caused Evekh's excitement when all three of the Eastmans exploded into action. Alieth sounded like a dying goose as she protested being grabbed by Judy. The dragons tilted their heads to extreme angles at the offensive sound. Saya caught a flash of color from the corner of her eye and finally realized what was going on but wasn't quick enough to get to any of the pets. She did go to Judy quickly when the older woman revealed that she'd hurt herself. Kyo quickly followed with Alieth's leash and attached it to the three-horn's harness, taking her from Judy so they could take care of the woman. ' What can I do for you? Do we have a medkit?' As Kyo stepped back with Alieth, he kept a close eye on Evekh, cautioning him, ' Stay here with me, son. We don't need to be afraid of them, but we don't know enough about them to let the animals, or you, go around them freely.' Evekh nodded but was still staring with wide, delighted eyes as the brightly-colored flying creatures preened. Tag Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Oct 20, 2021 18:28:33 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD et al. - Beach, LZ-2]Max rushed to Judy as well, though he could tell by her tone that it wasn't too severe. "I think it's a cut," Judy said. "Let's take a look."She rolled herself over onto her back, and there was, sure enough, a smallish cut on her left knee. She had landed on some kind of stone. "There's a dermal regenerator in her handbag," Max directed the youngsters. "Someone here keeps forgetting that she's not 6 years old anymore."The dragons seemed curious now about the humanoids' actions, but Max was too absorbed by Judy's sheepish smile to notice.
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Post by Left Ear to-Ennien on Oct 26, 2021 19:48:05 GMT
[ Saya and Family - Beach] Kyo had Alieth and Evekh in hand, so Saya hurried to Judy's bag and fished through it until she found the dermal regenerator, returning to kneel beside the older woman. She was grateful Judy hadn't been hurt worse while rescuing Alieth, or preventing the precocious three-horn from starting an inter-species incident, whichever the case may be. As Saya began swiping the medical device back and forth above the captain's knee, the orange dragon made a series of trills and chirps and hopped a little closer to the small pile of melons they'd brought. He moved his head in a scooping motion toward the fruits and trilled again, tilting his head at the people, and flapping the frill around his head. Evekh gasped, completely enchanted by the creatures. ' Did they bring them for us?' ' I think they did,' Kyo answered. ' Do they do this often, Judy?' he asked, almost incredulously. Tag Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Oct 30, 2021 22:42:54 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD et al - Beach, LZ-2]Holding onto Max's hand, Judy rose back to her feet, only for her man to sweep her off them, as he was wont to do. She went along, putting her arms around him. "Yes, it's happened a number of times," she answered Kyo, from this ridiculous position. "We believe it's some kind of friendly gesture, perhaps a peace offering. Of course, it's the last thing we want from a native species, to go out of their way to interact with us."The last thing the fleet wanted to do was domesticate whole communities of native species. All sorts of trouble came of that. "You know, for a damsel in distress, you're awfully bureaucratic," Max ribbed Judy. "Maybe that's just how this damsel deals with distress."Anna, naturally, cringed.
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Post by Left Ear to-Ennien on Nov 1, 2021 20:09:00 GMT
[ Saya and Family - Beach] The dragon seemed to feel he had done his due diligence and left the melons to return to his mate with a final trill. The pair settled on their haunches a little way down the beach, staring out over the ocean and snuggling together, occasionally preening one another. Kyo watched the pair for a moment as Max helped Judy up, and further up, then said, ' Looks like we'll have to keep the pets contained for now. I've got the collapsible pen for Alieth, but I don't know that it's high enough to keep the corgis in.' It didn't take much to keep the stubby-legged three-horn contained. She couldn't jump at all. Saya rose from her crouch as Judy got up and stowed the dermal regenerator, then went to the wagon and pulled free the low panels that could be set up in a number of different configurations to make a safe play area for Alieth. The panels were solid and opaque, so once they got her in it and distracted, she'd probably forget about the Kerelian creatures. ' Evekh, why don't you come help me set this up,' Saya said. The boy immediately obeyed, but kept staring at the dragons. Saya shook her head, but couldn't complain. ' You may watch them as long as you stay here, but I think Alieth would like it if you played with her for awhile since she can't run free now.' For a moment, Evekh looked like he wanted to protest, but as he stepped inside the pen, he realized he could still see the majestic creatures, so he happily sat on the ground as Kyo picked Alieth up to set in the enclosure and Saya brought a bag that contained a number of toys and Alieth's food and treats. ' Those creatures have a much higher level of intelligence than I would have expected,' Kyo commented as they worked on getting Alieth settled. ' Did that concern Starfleet with setting up a colony here?' Tag Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Nov 2, 2021 1:01:05 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD et al - Beach, LZ-2]"We have leashes," Judy directed, ever the boss. Max instinctively set her down, to get the leashes in question, and the dogs were quickly controlled. The policy question, too, didn't give Judy much hesitation. "We discussed it, and we concluded that, intelligent as they are, they're tens of thousands of years away from approaching sentience. Evolution is a glacial process."Some might dispute this judgement, but the Federation had thorough processes to make such determinations, overseen by Vulcans. "Someone has to play God, and it might as well be my mother," Anna cut in, contrarian as always.
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