Posted by Lieutenant Ekaton Jarem (CNS) in Between Two Scientists - T’Leia’s Counselling Appointment in the Botany Bay
Jarem continued to tend his Bajoran Kava-nut vine entwined with a Cardassian Lily graft. It wasn’t easy to do, but if it was, it would have been done, and they would have been found throughout the quadrant. He did it, not to make them a popular plant, but rather to investigate how the two plants could interact and grow together. Even though he was now a Counsellor, he never forgot his roots in the life sciences, neurobiology was his specialty, but botany was still in the field, and who said they didn’t feel, didn’t respond to the environment around them. Jarem knew of the sentient plants of Canticus Theatrum IV, and of Audrey II, a Venus fly trap who sang show tunes to the crew of the USS Ogawa a long time ago, following her transfer to the starship from the planet’s surface.

Lt Ekaton Jorem, CNS, Chimera

T’Leia had received notification of her Counseling appointment in the arboretum, if all places. This was a usual Counselor and her curiosity was piqued. Entering the arboretum she felt the humidity and warmth envelop her. It reminded her of the heat on Vulcan. Not the humidity, as Vulcan was dry except for the higher humidity in the lake regions but the heat. She loved the heat and actually spent a lot of her off duty hours here. Tending the plants. It occurred to her that perhaps the new Counselor had been made aware of that fact and that was why he chose to meet her here. Making her way along the rows she found the Counselor caring for a new plant. She studied it for a moment before speaking. It looked like a Bajoran vine and a Cardassian Lily. Fascinating, the Counselor must have grafted the two together. Symbolism of Bajor and Cardassia learning to work together?
“Good afternoon, Counselor. A fascinating specimen, how do you meet each of their needs?”

Lt. T’Leia CSO