Posted by Ensign Rand Farquharson (Yeoman) in Yeoman - Always Up Early

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Roman Alden (Science Chief, First Officer) in Yeoman - Always Up Early

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Rand took the PaDD back and looked around for a computer terminal. She walked over to the nearest one and pulled out a set of cylendrical keys. She inserted one into the computer terminal and logged into her admin access. She started inputting the reports from the PaDD. “So would it be safe to assume that like most species as he gets older his skills will improve. So it would be possible that he will get faster as he grows?” She paused to double check something against the PaDD. “How many flies can you put in the cage at a time?” Rand finished what she was doing, logged out, removed the keys back to her pocket and returned to where Alden was working, continuing to take notes as he worked.
Yeoman Rand

“Yes, I agree. He’ll probably eat more as well,” Roman said. “Five or so before he gets bored and ignores them. I think he’s figured out he gets fed whether he eats now or later. He wants the thrill of the catch,” he explained to her as he watched the lizard. He wanted to get Mushu a larger terrarium but he currently lacked the supplied to get or make one secure enough and for several reasons he’d never risk the lizard escaping. “He’s never bitten me. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a wild critter as docile as Mushu is.”

~ Lt Cmdr Alden, XO/CSO

Rand, obviously taken by the young Verbosa, watched him as he wandered on the log. She placed two flies in the tank and watched. “He can stand in the middle of the log and reach both sides. Do Verbosa like smaller spaces?” She watched as Mushu looked back at them. Apprently she was taking too long because he walked over and put a foot on the glass again one eye staring at her and the other on the container of flies.
Yeoman Rand

“It seems they live in small dens or caves, either underground or in rotted trees. But they like to swim and can travel long distances during their active time. Mushu seems bored in there…” Roman told her. “It looks you’re teasing him,” he said with a smile, noticing what the little lizard was doing.

~ Lt Cmdr Alden, XO/CSO

“OH! Sorry Mushu.” This time Rand put three flies in. She should have gotten a stop watch or similar. “I’m sorry Cmdr, you asked me to help.” Once those were caught she put in four to see what Mushu would do. “He doesn’t really have enough room to be able to swim in there.” She jotted down more notes on the PaDD. ‘Room to swim?’ was added as well. “What else can I do to help you?”
Yeoman Rand

“You have been helping. Playing with a lizard is likely just more fun than you were imagining,” he said. Once Mushu had eaten two of the four flies, he began to ignore the others, allowing them to fly around the little terrarium. “I’ve seen you typing, I assume you’re saving me the trouble of doing the notes myself later?”

~ Lt Cmdr Alden, XO/CSO

Rand might have been said to grin, but Alden wouldn’t be sure it would have happened so fast. “Well I’m happy to come help with Mushu anytime. What else does he need?” She figured the flies would stay alive and Mushu could eat them later. She glanced at the PaDD, “Yes, Sir. That’s part of the job, make note of anything and everything that might be important. Habbit now I suppose.” And all the while she was making notes of how much Mushu ate, how many they put in the tank, when he stopped eating, how many at a time, and his habit of touching the glass while waiting for food. Even noting that it was always with the same foot. “Would you like the raw notes or is there a particular format you would like?”
Yeoman Rand

“Try to organized the information, thank you,” he said. “All the help, none of the sass, compared to one Randy Farquarson,” he commented. He and her brother had an interesting working relationship filled with very polite sass. “He requires a cage cleaning once a week complete with a refresh of the water in the little pond there. I know he comes from a swamp but the standing water still can’t be great for him,” He told Rand. “I generally take time out of my Friday to get it done.”

~ Lt Cdmr Alden, XO/CSO