Posted by Lieutenant Xam Ra’Ti (Tactical Officer) in Side Sim - They Won’t Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Posted by Captain Rende Asam (Commanding Officer) in Side Sim - They Won’t Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Posted by Lieutenant Xam Ra’Ti (Tactical Officer) in Side Sim - They Won’t Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
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Xam stood up and said “Next time we aren’t wearing clothes… do that again.” with a grin. “C’mon. Your supposed to be showing me things on my land I don’t are there.”

Ra’Ti, Chief Tactical Officer

“Something to look forward to.” Rende chuckled, “Alright, come on.” She took his hand and started down the path. It was narrow, but easy to follow as any plant life that might have snagged, where broken away by the passage of animals.

She paused once and knelt, looking at the tracks. Then she stood, and they followed the trail for another half hour before she paused. “Come here,” she moved off the path and crouched beside a tree on the edge of the tree line. She pointed. Below them was a small lake, with a stream feeding into it and then out at the other side. There was a variety of animals, but the most impressive was a small family of kyovb. They were rare and notoriously skittish. Most photos were very distant and blury.

Cpt. Asam, CO

Xam watched them move down to the water and start drinking. He very slowly took his pack off and set it down; then pulled out a small pair of binoculars. He looked through them, and just as the last one was finishing it’s drink, he took a holovid of the scene. He lowered the binoculars and tapped the display, made a few adjustments, and then showed Rende.

The scene was perfect. The stream flowing down the hillside and pooling in the small lake. The sunlight making the water sparkle like it was covered in gold glitter. The trees on the far side of the lake, swaying gently. And there in the center, the kyovb; their bushy tails still and their ears perked up and listening for the slightest sound.

Ra’Ti, Chief Tactical Officer

Rende looked down at the photo and smiled. Then she squeezed his shoulder and pulled a blade of grass from the ground. She reached into her pack and handed him a Risan apple.

Then she folded the grass and set it to her lips and blew a quick trill of notes. The kyovb paused and looked around. Rende made the noise again, and the larger male answered. This went back and forth for several exchanges and then thr male started walking towards them, trilling back at her.

When it got close, Rende nudged his hand with the apple as she kept drilling the notes on the grass.

Cpt. Asam, CO

Xam grinned and held the apple up the male, it’s vertically bifurcated lips hesitantly touching it for a moment before it took it from his hand and moved back. Xam looked at Rende and smiled a huge boyish grin that was almost infectious. He pulled another apple out and waited until the first one was completely gone before offering it again. After that one was taken he whispered to Rende “That’s incredible.” right into her ear

Ra’Ti, Chief Tactical Officer

Rende grinned at his excitement. The male trilled again, and Rende responded. Then the male turned and uttered a different set of sounds. The female and the kit slowly walked toward them. Rende took another apple and held it out. The female sniffed and danced in place. Her ears twitching back and forth before she took it. The male watched all around for any threat. Then he reaches for another apple. He cracked it with his teeth and dropped the pieces on the ground for the kit.

When it was gone, the male whistled and stretched his nose toward them. “Let him sniff your fist,” she whispered in his ear.

Cpt. Asam, CO

Xam did as she bid, and held his fist slowly out to the male. It sniffed his hand thoroughly and then chittered softly and the female came and did the same. Suddenly the male’s ears perked up and it looked towards the lake. It was perfectly still for a moment, and then almost three took off; bouncing and hopping through the brush. A moment later, a large shadow came from across the lake. Looking up through the branches they could see a circling srylk, a large hawk-like bird whose favorite prey was young kyovb. It too was immensely beautiful as the sun glistened off of the sheen of it’s bright red and orange plummage. Xam smiled and said “Ive seen her before.”

Ra’Ti, Chief Tactical Officer

Rende watched the kyovb flee with a wistful smile. Then she looked up and watched the srylk bank and circle. “She’s beautiful.” She took the binoculars and took a holo of her, then on impulse she took one of Xam. The boyish joy on his face, how relaxed he was, not to mention how ruggedly irresistible he was, there on the edge of the forest. She looked back up, “Have you ever seen her with others?”

Cpt. Asam, CO