The little Shih Tzu’s hips swung as he trotted down the level 12 corridor looking. His prize sat in his mouth. A medical tricorder lay between his teeth. Looking very much like a dog on a mission he moved at a good pace, just faster than an Ensign on his way to the labs who tried to grab him as he went past. A safe distance away he sat and faced them his tail wagging, but when they lunged for him again, he moved just out of their reach again before sitting down tricorder in mouth, tail still wagging.

Unsure what to do the Ensign stared the dog down. Enj didn’t blink, he simply sat there his tail swishing from side to side on the floor behind him.

A beat passed, and then two. Then inspiration struck and the Ensign crouched on the floor and extended his arm out, “Here doggy doggy,” he attempted to coo, clicking his fingers at the dog.

Enj gave him a look that said really?. Then he stood up and turned his back on the Ensign, tricorder still in his mouth and took a few steps away, stopped and looked back over his shoulder at the baffled Ensign who stood back up wondering what he should do next.

Enj the dog