Jovireh Velal
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Aug 18, 2021 2:34:29 GMT
[Devra Kul - Kerelia - Lake]"Oh, we saw all sorts of places, but this is definitely among the most beautiful. The kind of place we would have chosen to stay a few extra days." How marvelous it would have been to be among the first scientists on Kerelia, helping with the exploration and learning about the native flora. But her days of traipsing through a jungle and locking herself away in a lab were long behind her.
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Aug 18, 2021 2:56:07 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - LZ-2]"That's why we snapped up a condo here. Such natural beauty," Judy replied. She wasn't one for camping, at her age, but day trips like this were always a delight. "Now, lunchtime?"Judy enjoyed the water, but she was hungry, and she'd put quite a bit of effort into their food.
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Jovireh Velal
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Aug 21, 2021 4:41:14 GMT
[Devra Kul - Kerelia - Lake]"It does make for convenient vacations," she agreed with Judy's decision to get a condo at the colony. Devra had considered doing the same, but it was just too impractical at the current stage of her life. Perhaps once her shop was doing well enough she could hire more full time help, and once Jovireh had settled into her new position. But until then, the Betazoid was perfectly happy with day trips. At the mention of lunch, her smile grew. "No arguments from me!" The cool water had relieved her body of the heat enough for her to be aware of the appetite the hike had created, and she did so love Judy's food choices.
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Post by Judith Eastman on Aug 23, 2021 2:22:25 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - LZ-2]Passing right through the waterfall, rather than around it, Judy made her way back to the picnic table, where she toweled off, and then wrapped the towel around herself. After putting on her glasses as well, she took out two decent-sized sandwiches from her bag. "Turkey and avocado sandwiches, with mayonnaise and mustard," she introduced them. "I'm a sucker for anything with avocado in it."She laughed briefly. "I've actually cut myself many times cutting avocados. When I die, that'll be the cause, I'm sure."The last avocado-related incident had been quite recent, only a few months ago.
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Jovireh Velal
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Aug 23, 2021 4:52:18 GMT
[Devra Kul - Kerelia - Lake]This time instead of following Judy through the fall, Devra retraced her steps along the rocks - not trusting her footing on the slippery surface with the pressure of the water from above. Swimming to the shore, she also toweled herself off before stretching the towel on the grass and sitting on it. Grabbing her water bottle out of her backpack, she listened as Judy talked about the hazards of cutting avocado. "Normally I'd suggest a device that does the cutting for you, but I feel like that might take all the fun out of it." She teased her friend lightly.
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Post by Judith Eastman on Aug 23, 2021 17:37:08 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - LZ-2]Judy had thought to use the picnic table, but she was more than happy to go with the flow. She dropped both sandwiches off with Devra. "I have a machine for that; his name is Max," she joked, as she took the towel back off and sat down on it. "Only problem is, he doesn't fit in my purse."Max, understandably, mistrusted Judy with avocados, which only emboldened her to keep cutting them herself.
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Aug 23, 2021 21:08:16 GMT
[Devra Kul - Kerelia - Lake]Devra laughed at the mental image of Max's head popping out of Judy's purse. "You know... I'm sure one of your engineers could find a way to shrink him down to size. Should only take a few adjustments of the transporter." As Judy sat down beside her, she took a bite out of one of the sandwiches. "Mmm! Delicious as always!"
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Post by Judith Eastman on Aug 23, 2021 23:28:26 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - LZ-2]Judy laughed at Devra's suggestion, which was made funnier by the fact that it was probably possible. As she chewed on her own sandwich, she nodded at the compliment. "You don't need too much sophistication for a good sandwich," she said, after finishing a bite. "This one is really just a matter of getting the right amount of mustard."An idea then popped into her head. "You know, I wonder what kind of magic we could work by mixing Terran and Romulan ingredients, in the same sandwich."
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Aug 24, 2021 2:56:42 GMT
[Devra Kul - Kerelia - Lake]Devra pondered the suggestion as she chewed another bite. It was certainly a combination she hadn't tried before, at least not in sandwich form. "Travit might go well with a good homemade barbeque sauce..." She did love barbeque sandwiches when she lived in San Francisco.
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Post by Judith Eastman on Aug 24, 2021 20:29:20 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - LZ-2]"Well, meat with barbecue sauce is kinda cheating. It goes with everything," Judy replied, half-joking. "Although we do have an excellent recipe for barbecue sauce, from Gerald's wife."Judy put her mind to thinking of a more creative alternative. "You could try travit in a slow-cooker stew, with potatoes, a bit of paprika, maybe some green onions, and of course garlic."She was now quite confident that this combination could work. From what she'd learned from Devra before, Travit worked in a lot of the same applications as beef, and a good, juicy cut of anything in a slow-cooker was never bad.
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Aug 26, 2021 9:00:56 GMT
[Devra Kul - Kerelia - Lake]"Ooh that certainly does sound delicious," Devra replied in between bites. "Jovireh told me one of the other Romulan hybrids on the station recommended hlai in a fajita. That also sounds like an excellent combination." She hadn't prepared hlai for Judy before, due to it most likely not being kosher. But if replicated foods were allowed in that particular diet, then it was certainly something she was willing to try.
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Post by Judith Eastman on Aug 27, 2021 3:16:36 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - LZ-2]"I don't think I've ever had hlai, but fajitas are pretty flexible, meat-wise," Judy replied, her curiosity piqued. "I'd have to check if it's kosher, if we ever try that combination together."In proper Jewish tradition, there were several authorities on kashrut across the quadrant, each bitterly disputing the others' credibility.
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Aug 28, 2021 20:48:00 GMT
[Devra Kul - Kerelia - Lake]"Hlai is a very large flightless bird... Not unlike Earth's ostrich. Generally considered a delicacy, but if you really want to impress your guest it needs to be wild-hunted." Devra supplied a bit of cultural cuisine knowledge before finishing off her sandwich. "Naturally, either domesticated or hunted hlai is almost impossible to procure in Federation space, so if we do use it in any experiments, it would be replicated." Perhaps that would help Judy figure out if it would be kosher or not.
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Post by Judith Eastman on Aug 29, 2021 22:19:00 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - LZ-2]"Ostriches are actually explicitly not kosher, so that doesn't bode well," Judy assessed. "Max says I'm missing out."She let out a brief laugh. "In any case, I brought apples for dessert."Judy took out two apples from her backpack, offering one to Devra. "An apple a day keeps the doctor away, my ass," she quipped, referring in no small part to her prosthetic hip.
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Aug 30, 2021 20:48:50 GMT
[Devra Kul - Kerelia - Lake]"While I've never had ostrich, in the case of hlai I have to agree with him," she replied playfully about Judy missing out. Taking a bite of the apple that was handed to her, she laughed at the ancient idiom. "They are a healthy substitute for caffiene though!" While apples didn't provide the same mental kick as a cup of coffee, they did provide the body with the same amount of physical energy. At least... According to biologists.
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