Posted by Ensign Nala Winters (Science Officer) in Snow Leopard at midnight ( Open to all)

Posted by 2nd Lieutenant Laju Eghimea (Security Officer) in Snow Leopard at midnight ( Open to all)

Posted by Ensign Nala Winters (Science Officer) in Snow Leopard at midnight ( Open to all)
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((OOC: This is a collaborative effort between Christina and myself))

Eghimea spotted the furry alien walking into her cargo bay and let out a soft and near silent sigh. She knew Ensign Nala Winters all too well. Nala had become a close friend to Marusaya, Eghimea’s Orion roommate. Marusaya, or Maru as she preferred to be called, was the leader of a group of yakking females that Eghimea had named, the Science Girls Gala. These pests would infest her room on a near daily basis going on about this or that.

They talked about relationships, rumors, and even events happening halfway across the quadrant. Eghimea was sure that if she desired, she could learn anything and everything going on across the Saracen simply by ease dropping on their conversations. Luckily, the Gala would be meeting around the time Eghimea was waking up and getting ready to leave the room. So Eghimea’s exposure to them was limited.

Eghimea didn’t need to check her datapad, she knew why Ensign Winters was here. She wanted to address the matter right away, but she had to finish checking in the last of the cargo being offloaded by the Gun Ho. As she continued her task, she watched from the corner of her eyes as the strange woman paced like a cornered animal.

She had wanted months for this a Snow leopard cub was on his way here in the very next transport. She was over the moon excited she had spent months getting the proper paperwork and permits together for the animal. Today was the day. She paced in the cargo bay wanting Anxiously for the transport to arrive.

” Would he be ok?” She thought then her mind wondered about his name. Given the hour of his arrival midnight seemed fitting. Though she had not decided. Her claws could be heard against the deck plating rarely did she ever wear shoes. Her feet just we’re not made for them. Her tail wiped back and forth and her ears were pinned against her head. Her movement showing more and more patients with every step.
Ensign Nala.

Once the last of the cargo was properly checked in and there were no threats to the ship or personnel, she gave the final all clear to the Deck Master. Who, with a heavy frustrated sigh, started to have the remaining cargo on the shuttle off loaded.

With a hidden smile of a job well done, she turned and approached the Caitian female. “Ensign Winters,” Eghimea said calmly and with a flat tone. She offered no hand or nod. Instead, her posture was perfectly rigid as she stood there before the furry alien. “I am Second Lieutenant Laju Eghimea,” she said formally introducing herself. “It is my duty tonight to check in all cargo that is moving through this bay,” she explained.

• 2nd Lieutenant Laju Eghimea

Nala had caught sight of Eghimea a few times but did not pay her much mind until she started to approach. She carefully looked over her paperwork one more time just to be safe. She remembered Maru saying she was OCD. She did not want any reason for the snow leopard to be held up here for longer then necessary. It was best for the animal to get him in his new home quickly.

She looked up again when Eghimea addressed her. ” I can see that. How is your shift going?” She said with a bright smile. The movement of her tail and the way her ears laid slightly back showed her unease.

Eghimea watched the movements of the tail with curious eyes. Being able to experience so many different alien races aboard the Saracen was something that she wasn’t sure if it was a blessing or curse. Noting that the Ensign was nervous, she decided not to address the question. Instead, she would keep the encounter professional.

” I assume you wish to see my paperwork for the Snow leopard” she asked talking a more confident tone.
Ensign Luna

With a nod, she held out her hand, “that would be a good place to begin. Allow us to start with your documentation.” As normally, her voice was calm and her tone flat. Her movement was sharp and clear. She made no effort to soften her voice or her demeanor.

• 2nd Lieutenant Laju Eghimea

There was a twitch in Nala’s left ear. The movement of her tail shifting becoming faster and in a way sharp like the first of a earh cat’s warnings. ” I can hear far better then you and the hour is late for me. Could you lower your voice just a bit please Ma’am” She said gently as she handed the pad over. She she took a step back as she waited for Eghimea to go over the paper work.

Eghimea heard the request and was caught slightly off guard by it. ‘Was the hearing of this alien so much better that even normal conversation tones were too loud for her,’ she pondered. She concluded that it was something worthwhile to research at a later date. In the meantime, she chose not to do further harm to this strange creature, so she remained silent.

A clump of hair on her Hand caught her attention. She took a comb from her pocket. She carefully occupied herself fixing the fur and forcing it to lay flat and neat again. Once the comb was put away she looked back to Eghimea. A sound from the unloading of transport caught her attention briefly. Her ears moved like radar dishes to pinpoint and identify the sound before she returned her attention. To the Bajoran once more. Still patiently waiting for her.
Ensign Nala

As Ensign Nala’s appendages moved about, Eghimea caught the motion from the edges of her eyes. She refused to allow herself to be so easily distracted from her duties. ‘I am not surprised she carries a comb,’ she mocked in her own thoughts. ‘Though if she started to lick her fur, I would have called Doctor Knight down here,’ she added.

After triple checking the documentation, she brought her eyes back to the alien before her. “I am surprised that your documentation is all in order,” Eghimea said in her normal calm and flat tone. “I mean, considering the complexity of what you are trying to do,” she added. She had seen so many attempts to bring animals aboard and so many failed to follow the proper protocols.

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