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“Aye, that was one of my concerns. Call the security desk, have them send someone over. I’ll inform the bridge” Will answered “Inform them of the situation and make sure they have the proper equipment to handle such a beast if necessary. Tell them to send someone who it doesn’t know, I don’t want the cat to smell a friend and start trying to claw itself out.”

”..Aye sir..” Came the reply from an NE

Faith didn’t arrive until after William had already left but she asked the Security officers if she could be brought up to speed on the situation. The room had cameras inside just like any other, and the scene was surreal. It was Ginger, or else an extremely good likeness, but he was about five times the normal size. She also wondered what he was chewing on since it contained a bone as long as a man’s forearm.

“I’d like to stay and help, if I can?” asked Faith. “He knows me. I doubt he would attack me.... say, I’ve heard that there have been a number of these strange occurrences. How long do they last? When is he likely to change back to normal?”

Scans showed that Ginger was still the large Tiger like cat it was before now licking its sizable paws clean of the blood and viscal it had gotten on itself from the earlier eating. Bones of the meal lay nearby while the cat stretched out on the couch of the VIP Quarters it had taken residence in. There still was the energy pattern around the Cat similar to the Finite Stone so likely at least it wasnt going to be changing back anytime soon.

NE NotPaidEnoughForThis spoke up. “..No idea, Faith. The cat just finished its meal and is lounging in there. If the Captain gives you the go ahead we’ll see about getting you inside..” He said.

Faith looked again through the window and realised exactly how large the cat had grown. Upon hearing that it wasn’t going to change back anytime soon she had a second mind about entering the room.

“That’s okay,” Faith replied. “Don’t bother the Captain. I’ll just sit out here with you, if that’s okay. I don’t want to interrupt the cat’s lounging time!”

-Faith, yeoman

As Faith and the two NEs waited there, inside the room on the monitor they could see Ginger the cat/now tiger awaken from its post meal nap. Stretching languishly like it owned the place it strode over to where one of the tiny air vents were but quickly recognized it couldn’t fit. Prowling the room it leapt up on the window sill by the view ports and seemed to take great pleasure it scratching up the fabrics of the sill. Once it was in shreds the cat/tiger leapt down and seemed to sniff the air, prowling over to the door where its sharp claws pawed at the door scratching at it letting out a deep yeowl for attention.

”..By my grandfather’s red shirt like heck you’re getting out of there!” NE NotPaidEnoughForThis said nervously fingering his type-2 phaser in his holster as he eyed the door then monitor back and forth, which thankfully least for now was easily holding back the attention seeking cat/tiger.

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