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(This post was last modified: 2 hours ago by Kalli Thorn.)
At first, Kalli thought Aanil was joking with her, but for whatever reason, she seemed not to remember they had been serving together over the span of a couple of ships. Perhaps she had already had a few drinks before coming to the party. It certainly wasn't unheard of and wasn't any of Kalli's business if she had. Aanil then slid a shot over to Kalli, causing her to raise an eyebrow. It was a rare thing when Kalli did a shot, but tonight was a rare moment for her. She was trying to blaze a bit of a new trail, so she reached over and picked up the shot. She took a sniff of it first and was pretty sure it was some form of whiskey. It really didn't go well with wine, but she would keep it to the one.
Kalli gave a devilish grin and silently raised it in return and tossed it back. It was smoother than she expected. That meant they were using some good stuff for the party. She then responded, "Yes, I have to say that although I have gotten used to the uniforms over the years, I don't miss them when I am out of them. I much prefer the comfort of a fine cotton fabric."
It was the devilish grin that Aanil suddenly remembered. She had barely recognized Kalli dressed the way she was. Thorn had been serving with Aanil for a few years now, on more than one ship. This was perhaps the first time she had seen Kalli with her hair down and not in the ponytail. The doctor recalled treating her for some scratches and minor injuries from...um...recreational activities. Although Kalli was the exact same height as Aanil, Kalli had been dating a huge Mirak Leo that was 7 feet tall. How could she ever forget that? It was hard to imagine how they even made that work, but it had been the first time the shy woman had come out of her shell. Now, here the woman sat, well dressed in less than she had ever seen her in outside of an exam room. She even roughly recalled she had scars across her back from an animal attack in her youth.
As Aanil tried to reach into her mind for more details, there was something at the edges of her recall about the death of a Tellarite crewman on a classified mission. Some crew had been affected badly and at the end of it a few people had been killed. Most had become uncontrollably violent, as might have been expected. The one she was recalling had a single stab wound at the base of their skull that and cleanly and expertly severed the entire brain stem. Aanil could recall only that it had been done with almost surgical precision and Kalli's statement about it had been simple, matter of fact and without any emotion. The Tellerite had attacked another crewman and Kalli had stopped him, full stop. The mousy, shy and quiet little Engineer had been a survivor of a destroyed colony, but you would not know if from looking at her.
Pulling Aanil out of her thoughts, Kalli commented, "I'm so glad that we're doing this party here and not on a planet. I like planets, but every time I go to the surface of one, I regret it. Missions to planets never end well and vacationing to one can be worse. Thank goodness I can now experience high quality holographics in the convenience of our own ship. In no time at all, improvements in processors will make it even better. What's your favorite way to spend your off duty time?"
Kalli went back to sipping her glass of wine as she waited for Aanil to respond.
== Tag Aanil ==
Kalli gave a devilish grin and silently raised it in return and tossed it back. It was smoother than she expected. That meant they were using some good stuff for the party. She then responded, "Yes, I have to say that although I have gotten used to the uniforms over the years, I don't miss them when I am out of them. I much prefer the comfort of a fine cotton fabric."
It was the devilish grin that Aanil suddenly remembered. She had barely recognized Kalli dressed the way she was. Thorn had been serving with Aanil for a few years now, on more than one ship. This was perhaps the first time she had seen Kalli with her hair down and not in the ponytail. The doctor recalled treating her for some scratches and minor injuries from...um...recreational activities. Although Kalli was the exact same height as Aanil, Kalli had been dating a huge Mirak Leo that was 7 feet tall. How could she ever forget that? It was hard to imagine how they even made that work, but it had been the first time the shy woman had come out of her shell. Now, here the woman sat, well dressed in less than she had ever seen her in outside of an exam room. She even roughly recalled she had scars across her back from an animal attack in her youth.
As Aanil tried to reach into her mind for more details, there was something at the edges of her recall about the death of a Tellarite crewman on a classified mission. Some crew had been affected badly and at the end of it a few people had been killed. Most had become uncontrollably violent, as might have been expected. The one she was recalling had a single stab wound at the base of their skull that and cleanly and expertly severed the entire brain stem. Aanil could recall only that it had been done with almost surgical precision and Kalli's statement about it had been simple, matter of fact and without any emotion. The Tellerite had attacked another crewman and Kalli had stopped him, full stop. The mousy, shy and quiet little Engineer had been a survivor of a destroyed colony, but you would not know if from looking at her.
Pulling Aanil out of her thoughts, Kalli commented, "I'm so glad that we're doing this party here and not on a planet. I like planets, but every time I go to the surface of one, I regret it. Missions to planets never end well and vacationing to one can be worse. Thank goodness I can now experience high quality holographics in the convenience of our own ship. In no time at all, improvements in processors will make it even better. What's your favorite way to spend your off duty time?"
Kalli went back to sipping her glass of wine as she waited for Aanil to respond.
== Tag Aanil ==