04-09-2024, 03:30 PM
Alex was relieved that his beverage materializing on the table and him not going to the replicator didn't bother anyone. He tended to do so many things that were simple convenience items that were time savers that he often took them for granted when around others these days. Many considered his programming of such subroutines for networking and automation to be compromising or hacking of local systems, but they were simply overlooked grey areas that were not exactly forbidden, but had not really been anticipated by the designers. Talion simply took advantage of those grey areas and used small person improvements, through the interface of his networked devices to accomplish tasks in a way that enhanced day to day quality of life options.
When Mala asked about the nanny and children, he grinned, "Indeed. My six year old daughter is aboard. Her name is Reyna, though she sometimes uses Rain or short, which is rather appropriate, as she can sometimes seem like a force of nature."
Alex pulled a normal PADD from a thigh pocket and brought something up, glanced at it and then placed it face down on the table after only a couple seconds of looking at it. He nodded to himself but initially said nothing as they got beverages and so forth, waiting for them to get comfortable.
== Not sure at this time if T'Kol is with them or not, so leaving that open to other posting before I say anything specific about it... ==
Once they appeared settled, he became a little more serious as he looked directly at Mala and began, "I see that your heritage is both Vulcan and Betazoid. The challenging mixture of cultures aside, I bring it up only to inquire about what might be a sensative subject. I apologize if this seems personal, but I do have a point in asking it, so I hope that you take no offense in my asking it."
He paused and took a sip of his water, then continued, "I myself am Betazoid. I wish to inquire about what my family refers to as our gifts. I am unclear about what you may or may not have inherited from your parents and I'm even more curious about what, if any, training you may or may have not received in that regard."
Although his words were a mixture of polite manners and technical sounding language, his manner and tone of voice remained soft, soothing and friendly, even to the point that unless someone were listening closely, they casual conversation would easily be missed by those seated near them. He was being very matter of fact about the subject of "gifts", which was often a term used when discussing Telepathic or empathic abilities, The discussion of mind melding was often not brought up with non-vulcans, but Betazoids were more open about it in conversation.
== Tag to those in our conversation ==
When Mala asked about the nanny and children, he grinned, "Indeed. My six year old daughter is aboard. Her name is Reyna, though she sometimes uses Rain or short, which is rather appropriate, as she can sometimes seem like a force of nature."
Alex pulled a normal PADD from a thigh pocket and brought something up, glanced at it and then placed it face down on the table after only a couple seconds of looking at it. He nodded to himself but initially said nothing as they got beverages and so forth, waiting for them to get comfortable.
== Not sure at this time if T'Kol is with them or not, so leaving that open to other posting before I say anything specific about it... ==
Once they appeared settled, he became a little more serious as he looked directly at Mala and began, "I see that your heritage is both Vulcan and Betazoid. The challenging mixture of cultures aside, I bring it up only to inquire about what might be a sensative subject. I apologize if this seems personal, but I do have a point in asking it, so I hope that you take no offense in my asking it."
He paused and took a sip of his water, then continued, "I myself am Betazoid. I wish to inquire about what my family refers to as our gifts. I am unclear about what you may or may not have inherited from your parents and I'm even more curious about what, if any, training you may or may have not received in that regard."
Although his words were a mixture of polite manners and technical sounding language, his manner and tone of voice remained soft, soothing and friendly, even to the point that unless someone were listening closely, they casual conversation would easily be missed by those seated near them. He was being very matter of fact about the subject of "gifts", which was often a term used when discussing Telepathic or empathic abilities, The discussion of mind melding was often not brought up with non-vulcans, but Betazoids were more open about it in conversation.
== Tag to those in our conversation ==