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Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade T’Mor (Chief Science Officer) in [OPEN, Side Sim] Kal-toh in the Recreation Center
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T’Mor sat and stared, a jumble of t’an rods in front of her. She had been working on this game of Kal-toh for about 15 minutes. It was an exercise in focus, trying to suppress the more chaotic thoughts that had been distracting her.

She had sent several personal messages informing others of her promotion. Solkar had already sent a message expressing his approval, ‘As I expected, you have proven your abilities to Star Fleet. This success reflects well on both of us.’ he had said. Neither her sister or her mother had responded. She could help that she felt hurt by their disinterest. But she wouldn’t dare admit that, especially to them.

So T’Mor focused on something else, the game in front of her.

~€> T’Mor, Acting Chief Science Officer

Cerenity entered the rec area. The five year old walked right up to T’Mor. ” That a Vulcan game right? She asked.
Cerenity

“Indeed,” T’Mor responded, though still focused on the pieces in front of her, “It is called Kal-toh.”
She made her next move, removing a rod and replacing it somewhere else. The whole structure shifted, now resembling a sort of three-dimensional star.

~€> T’Mor, Acting Chief Science Officer

” How do you play” She asked. Watching the game intentionally. Here mind already trying to put together how the game worked. ” I get that you move the suports around but what is the goal” She asked.
Cerenity

“The goal,” T’Mor stated, picking up another piece, “Is to organize the structure into a spherical shape. To do so, is to successfully master the chaos inherit within the game, through the application of… logic.”

T’Mor placed the piece, again shifting the structure, this time to resemble a lop-sided cube. She exhaled, showing a slight hint of frustration.

~€> T’Mor, Acting Chief Science Officer

Cerenity picked a rod from the top and moving it lowere. The shape shifted to being slitly less lopsided. ” I think it’s close” she said.
Cerenity

T’Mor tilted her head slightly looking at the game. While Cerenity move did seem to help at first, it made T’Mor hesitate. It appeared the child might have even lost her the game.

“Yes,” she said. “Though, sometimes when it seems like you are getting closer to a solution…”

She was about to say, * ‘you are actually putting yourself in a less than advantageous position’* But at the five-year-old girl, she stopped herself. This is why she couldn’t be a good Vulcan parent. Questioning the child’s optimism, no matter how logical the reasoning, was pointless, discouraging even.

She took a look at it again. Suddenly, the next move seemed clear, blatantly obvious even.

“Sometimes you realize it wasn’t as difficult as you thought it was going to be.” she said, moving a piece and shifting the shape once more.

“It is your move,” she said with a small gesture, inviting the girl to keep playing.

|Lt., j.g. T’Mor,
Chief Science Officer|

She watched then looked at the peace tiling her head sidways. She was studying the structer she opened her wings and flapped them hovering in the air to give her a difrent view. It was several minutes. She landed.

” I think this one” She said moving a peace and waching the shape shifted.

” You know mommy dose not like Scientist vary much do you think this game would help her” She asked.
Cerenity