Left Ear to-Ennien
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Post by Left Ear to-Ennien on Sept 2, 2021 1:36:26 GMT
shortly after the events of S2-M8: Return to Serenity[ Brave Tongue to-Srellansre and Berry to-Vensre - Front Ear Station - Civilian Arrivals]   Brave Tongue to-Srellansre stared anxiously out the viewport as their transport made its final approach to the space station. It had a name that seemed almost Sivaoan, making him a little more at ease with the place his child had chosen to make her home. She had taken a very long Walk and hadn't been home since. As he'd finished his most recent rotation as a diplomat on Eeiaou, Brave Tongue had decided it was time for him to see what was so special about this place that it had drawn Left Ear not only to come, but to choose to join the massive organization that helped keep the peace between the stubborn Eeiaouans and Sivaoans. His gaze shifted to the much smaller felinoid in the seat beside him. Berry wasn't his biological child, but he'd had as much a hand in raising her as he had with Left Ear's litter. When he'd informed Settlesand that he intended to visit their daughter, Berry had overheard and insisted on coming along. Neither Settlesand nor Brave Tongue had wanted her to, but the stubborn child had insisted that she would find her own way if Brave Tongue didn't take her. That had been enough to convince them. The precocious 10-year-old would likely find a way, and possibly get badly hurt or taken advantage of in the process. The transport came to a stop and the passengers began to disembark. Brave Tongue helped Berry put on her small pack and took their other bags himself as he shuffled out along with everyone else, keeping a close eye on Berry in front of him. They reached the end of the ramp and looked around, stepping to the side as other passengers tried to push past the husky orange-striped male and small white, orange and grey splotched Sivaoans. Brave Tongue realized it may have been a miscalculation to not inform Left Ear that they were coming, but he'd wanted to surprise her. Tag Judith Eastman
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Sept 2, 2021 3:23:37 GMT
 [Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Landing Pad, Front Ear Station]As usual for a Saturday, Judy was not on her Starfleet duties, which meant she had time to meet with guests from rather far away indeed. Large cat-like aliens, thankfully, were quite easy to pick out in a crowd, and so the Captain approached them with a swift stride. "You must be Brave Tongue; I'm Judy," she greeted the big one first. "And who's this youngster?"
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Post by Left Ear to-Ennien on Sept 2, 2021 18:30:27 GMT
[ Brave Tongue to-Srellansre and Berry to-Vensre - Front Ear Station - Civilian Arrivals] ' Greetings,Judy. It's good to meet you in person.' Brave Tongue's voice was deep and friendly. His orange-striped tail reached out and briefly wrapped around the Human's wrist in greeting. He glanced down at the younger Sivaoan, nodding for her to introduce herself. Berry sat up on her hocks, her short tail making a shallow C shape on the ground as it helped her balance. This brought her head about to the level of Judy's navel, but meant she didn't have to crane her neck back so far to speak to her. ' My name is Berry. Left Ear is my sister.' Brave Tongue's tail curled around to his other side to rest gently on Berry's shoulder. ' I'm sorry for not informing you that she was coming with me. It was a last-minute alteration to the plans.' Tag Judith Eastman |
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Post by Judith Eastman on Sept 3, 2021 3:53:47 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Landing Pad]By now, the tail-hugs were something Judy was more-or-less used to, so she took that in stride. The presence of Berry, the child, was completely natural for her, as one who had dealt with children for so much of her life. "Children make their own plans, and we adapt," she said. "Trust me, I have four of my own."She shrugged. "I suppose you'll want to settle into your quarters now. You must be tired from your travels."
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Post by Left Ear to-Ennien on Sept 4, 2021 17:04:59 GMT
[ Brave Tongue to-Srellansre and Berry to-Vensre - Front Ear Station - Civilian Arrivals] ' Indeed they do,' Brave Tongue replied, his tail corkscrewing in amusement. ' Actually,' he continued, ' we got quite a lot of rest on the transport. I think we'd enjoy stretching our legs and seeing some of this station, if you don't mind. Though perhaps we could drop our bags off?
And I'd like to hear from you how Left Ear is doing. I received a communication from Settlesand that she didn't seem herself in the last message she sent.' Tag Judith Eastman |
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Post by Judith Eastman on Sept 4, 2021 19:08:17 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Landing Pad]"Right. I think your room is at the Twilight, so I'll go take care of a bit of business, and we'll reconvene in the lobby."Even on a Saturday, Judy had things to do, places to be, and a husband to join.
  [Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD & Max Williams - Lobby, Twilight Hotel & Casino]The lobby of the Twilight wasn't the best place ever to spend time in, but it wasn't bad. There were several perfectly fine sofas, one of which Judy and Max currently occupied, waiting for the Sivaoans. As usual for the couple, they were perched together side-by-side, her head resting on his shoulder.
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Post by Left Ear to-Ennien on Sept 5, 2021 21:21:38 GMT
[ Brave Tongue to-Srallansre and Berry to-Vensre - Front Ear Station - Lobby - Twilight Hotel] The Sivaoans took a cursory look around their hotel room, noses wrinkling a little at the odors left by previous occupants. It was clean...mostly, but their sense of smell was even more sensitive. Two rectangular beds were not entirely novel. They were used to the round beds of the Eeiaouans, and there had been beds something like these on the transport. Berry had jumped up onto one of them and hopped around for a few minutes while Brave Tongue unpacked their few things. Since neither of them wore clothes, the closet remained empty, but he put several usefuls in a drawer while laying a couple across the beds to have something familiar in view. They were on their way back downstairs in short order. Brave Tongue spotted Judy across the lobby and headed in her direction, Berry trotting to keep up with his stride. ' Judy,' he greeted with a polite dip of his head. ' Is this your...mate?' Brave Tongue asked carefully, unsure of the proper term. Berry stopped next to him and sat, her short tail curling just barely in front of her toes. Tag Judith Eastman |
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Post by Judith Eastman on Sept 6, 2021 0:14:11 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD & Max Williams - Lobby, Twilight Hotel]"My husband, yes," Judy confirmed, gently correcting the terminology. "I'm Max. Pleased to meet you both," Max introduced himself. The couple stood up together, steadily, not needing to lean against each other. The aches and the shakes were, at this age, intermittent, and currently, they both enjoyed a reprieve. "Let's go to the Blue Beta. It's a great place to see people and get something to eat," Judy suggested. Max gently squeezed his wife's shoulders as she spoke, and she leaned her head slightly back, towards him. Standing together, it was clear that for this couple, the human tradition of monogamy worked quite well.
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Post by Left Ear to-Ennien on Sept 10, 2021 1:21:11 GMT
[ Brave Tongue to-Srallansre and Berry to-Vensre - Front Ear Station - Twilight Hotel --> Blue Beta] ' Husband. Max,' Brave Tongue repeated with another nod at the couple. ' I am Brave Tongue to-Srallansre and this is Berry to-Vensre.' The walk to the Blue Beta was an exercise in restraint for the older Sivaoan. He wanted to pick Berry up and carry her to protect her from the crowds that bustled on the promenade, but the child wouldn't thank him, and would likely come up with some way to rebel that would make things difficult later. He settled for twining his tail with Berry's as they walked so he could keep her close. Both Sivaoans stared around with wide eyes, Brave Tongue's almost as light a blue as Left Ear's, while Berry's were an orange that nearly matched the orange patches of her fur. While they'd encountered some different aliens on Eeiauo and the transport, there were so many more here. A few gave the felinoids surprised or confused looks, but many of the station residents were accustomed to their looks because of Left Ear and the others who'd been living on the station already. Many of them had even had Left Ear treat them in the civilian infirmary. The Blue Beta itself was another surprise. The Sivaoans' noses were sensitive enough that the smell of alcohol in the place wasn't the most pleasant experience, but there was a strong smell of food, too, that had both of them inhaling more deeply in spite of it. Tag Judith Eastman |
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Post by Judith Eastman on Sept 10, 2021 1:31:52 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD & Max Williams - Twilight Hotel -> Blue Beta]Although humans as a species didn't draw attention, the individual human Judith Eastman did. Plenty of people recognized her, and therefore had to be acknowledged with a nod, a smile, and/or a hello. She had, after all, been a senior and active figure on this station for the past year and a half. At last, they reached the Blue Beta, where Max led the group to a table not too close to the bar. "This is where I work," he said proudly. "It's a lot more fun than what Judy does for a living."Judy just chuckled at the jab.
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Post by Left Ear to-Ennien on Sept 12, 2021 19:55:15 GMT
[ Brave Tongue to-Srallansre and Berry to-Vensre - Front Ear Station - Blue Beta] The Humans led them to a table with padded benches on either side, and Brave Tongue gestured for Berry to precede him onto the seat. The little Sivaoan hopped onto the bench and padded across before sitting up on her haunches. She held her hands clear of the table until Brave Tongue slid in beside her and pulled a small bottle from the bag he'd slung across his shoulders. He squirted a bit of foam onto her hands, which Berry carefully rubbed around all of her fingers and the pads on her palms. The foam had a pleasant herbal scent. Brave Tongue explained, ' It's a sanitizer we use on Sivao. I need to find or make a bag that will fit Berry better than these sling-type bags so she can carry some for herself.' Tag Judith Eastman |
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Post by Judith Eastman on Sept 12, 2021 21:28:11 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD & Max Williams - Blue Beta]Judy took a different bottle out of her own handbag, this one containing a spray. "For something this small, maybe a holster of some kind will work," she suggested, as she sprayed the alcohol-based sanitizer into her husband's palms, followed by her own. "Something like the pockets in our clothes.""Says the woman without any pockets," Max ribbed, patting Judy's tragically pocketless trousers.
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Post by Left Ear to-Ennien on Sept 15, 2021 19:08:06 GMT
[ Brave Tongue to-Srallansre and Berry to-Vensre - Front Ear Station - Blue Beta] ' Perhaps,' Brave Tongue agreed as he dropped the bottle back in his bag. ' I'm sure Left Ear will have ideas as well.' A server approached the table with a smile, happy to see more Sivaoans. They liked to eat and were always excited to try new foods, often lots of them at once. They were also just interesting beings. ' Captain Eastman, Max, nice to see you both,' she said. ' Welcome to the station,' she went on to the Sivaoans, confident that these two must be new visitors or residents. ' Here are some menus,' she said, passing them out. ' Can I start you off with something to drink or would you like a few minutes to look over the menu?' Tag Judith Eastman |
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Post by Judith Eastman on Sept 16, 2021 16:40:09 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD & Max Williams - Blue Beta]The waitress said one thing that wasn't quite to Judy's liking. "Now, my dear, call me Judy. When I'm here, it's only as Max's wife," she gently corrected. There was a joy in being the plus-one of her kind and gentle man, that she didn't find in her honorifics and titles. "My lovely wife," Max corrected the correction. That being said, the couple left it for the Sivaoans to answer whether they were ready to order.
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Post by Left Ear to-Ennien on Sept 22, 2021 20:10:09 GMT
[ Brave Tongue to-Srallansre and Berry to-Vensre - Front Ear Station - Blue Beta] The young woman blushed slightly, but couldn't bring herself to actually address the captain by her given name. It was just too casual for her. Meanwhile, Brave Tongue stared down at the squiggles and pictures in front of him. He glanced back up at the woman who'd brought the menus and said, ' I think we'd like a few minutes please.' ' Sure thing,' she replied, recovering from her embarrassment. ' I'll grab waters for everyone and be back in a couple of minutes.' The Sivaoan watched curiously as the server scurried off, then turned his blue-eyed gaze on their Human companions. ' I'm afraid I haven't made a study of your written language...assuming it is Human language? I would appreciate your recommendations. I imagine that you're familiar with anything that would be dangerous for us. Otherwise, we will both eat almost anything. And we'll try anything once.' ' Especially if it's spicy!' Berry interjected. ' Eeiauoan food is boring.' ' It's not to our taste,' Brave Tongue corrected gently. ' Eeiauoans find their food perfectly acceptable.
'That woman seemed nervous. Is that a typical reaction to you?' Brave Tongue went on with hardly a pause. Tag Judith Eastman |
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