Posted by Civilian Nicodarius (Captains Companion) in Nico and the Case of the.....
School was out for the day, Nico had returned to the Captain’s quarters after classes as expected. Nightskin, and Korn-rows wouldn’t be back for hours, maybe Millenia Nico was not the best with time. The door swooshed open and admitted the six limbed backpack wearing creature. It was a dash and a scamper to the couch, for a flop and roll, then to the bed room for a flop and roll. Oh! Nico ran to the replicator, and waved at the aperture then clambered up to hit the button he knew what did the things, and got whatever was made last for a snack. Nico wrinkled his nose up at what appeared, but tasted it none the less, Korn-rows breakfast. Too many Marsh things for Nico’s preference, the milk was good though.

Nico knew he had time so he reached up under the couch into his favorite place to hide things. Working the second back-back out of hiding, and opening it carefully. Nico had done a lot of work and study to get all these things just right. Most of them he did not understand, or even find remotely comfortable or useful, but with a little work, he got his black uniform shirt on with carefully, well as carefully as Nico could have managed it, added holes for his extra arms. Then came the pants with as carefully added, IE ripped a hole in the seat, tail access. The sandals still were a mystery, Nico knew they went on his true paws, but they were uncomfortable so he left them in the bag for now.

Now dressed in his stuff, he added his “phaser” and “tricorder” to the belt area. There he was all ready to go. Looking around to make sure that no one was actually there Nico pulled himself up to stand on his rear legs his hands on the couch. Then he attempted to walk across the room on his rear paws. It was a stilted staggering thing, his body not designed to do such. He made it as far as the far end of the Coffee Table where he stared at the African head statue thingy that NightSkin kept there.

“Bleek Bleek Bleek, Bleeeek” Nico said accusatory to his suspect, his shoulders squared as he thought Shadowbrother would do. Yup Nico decided he looked tough, and the suspect would tell him everything.

Nico the Treecat

Nico stared at the wooden statue, it refused to talk, that meant extreme measures were needed. Nico dropped to all sixes adn dashed across the quarters returning with Candyland setting it next to the table. Then he went to retreive his water dish lifting it carefully to the table sliding it next to the Statue. “Bleek?” which likely translated into you better talk. Nico scampered over the couch and stretched upwards standing on the back to reach out for the moveable light for words and pictures books. Pulling down and back to skewer his suspect in its light. While doing so the generally graceful creature tumbled backwards with a bounce and roll, and BLeek! all the way to the floor. Thump.....quickly bounded back to his feet surveying his domain, no one saw anything. Not even you Mr. Bear.

It still appeared that the Suspect was not going to talk. It was time for the big guns, as Konral would say. At least that was what he told some ensign the one time that Nico had followed Konral to work, and that were gonna question called Cost, Value, Nico couldn’t remember it was something you had to pay, maybe they Guys name was Money. Nico called him Smells Like Lies. He made Nightskin very angry. Nico would find him and stuff his head in to potty someday. Then bite all his fingers and toes off, an, an, other mean things, cause Nico did not like him. Wait not time deal with that it, back to my suspect. Nico dug into the Candyland box, from Korn-rows collection of Lassics, whatever those were, Nico ignored all the small parts, and the dice that made fun noises cause they were to be rolled around, pulling out the game board. That right Woodface, Evil Villain Mastermind Extraordinaire, Time to face WATER, and BOARD! Nico waggled the board in the statues face. Supposedly this worked every time, nobody could withstand it.

Nico the Treecat