Posted by Civilian K’vorth, Son of the House of Duroc (Klingon Warrior) in Art Gallery: Klingon Appraisals

Posted by Civilian Halai Cosgrove (Head of Science and Terraforming) in Art Gallery: Klingon Appraisals

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A knowing look had settled deep in her gold-ringed eyes and she smiled with an almost delight. “No, not just you. If it were, we’d not be having this conversation, now would we?” she asked rhetorically. Halai leaned in slightly towards him with an almost conspiratorially demeanour. “But then again, you already knew that about me.”

K’vorths own grin in return was wide and obvious. “Guilty, as charged” he said and chuckled slightly. “A person that can make art like this” he indicated the birds and other sculptures, “or this” he said, and raised one hand and gently traced a finger in a half circle motion, top to bottom along her face and the markings there, although not touching her at all, “has a mind made for deeper thought and catching emotions, turning them into physical things. Even if you didn’t place the markings there, they are you.”

She simply smiled deeply, the action echoing into her gold-ringed eyes. There was no need for a direct response to her true statement, so she simply didn’t give one.

Resting her right arm on the ladder, Halai seemed contemplative. “So, my fellow art philosopher, what brings you into this gallery today? If you’re looking to purchase something, I can guarantee you’ll make the owner very happy, as well as whatever artist you so graciously support.” She looked over her shoulder deeper into the gallery where other works were on display. Hers just happened to draw specific attention, the least of which being because she was actively installing some of them.

~Halai Cosgrove

“Purchase something, No” he said to her, and as he did he looked at the pieces on display again, although this time his eyes were searching, not examining. “Aside from not having the funds to purchase something from you, I neither have the security of keeping it safe. My vessel is not something that abides the preservation of delicate objects.”

“There are forms of art that are more… sturdy than others. Textiles especially can be just as thought provoking, but require less protective measures,” she said in rebuttal. “Trust me, I was a Starfleet officer. I know all about sprucing up very utilitarian spaces without compromising the space itself.”

“My Brothers and I seek something. A relic, of ancient Klingon design that is said to exist only in myth. Although we believe, we know, it exists and can restore the House of Duroc to it’s rightful place in Klingon society. Our lord, the Klingon hero Kvaar’ton, had a dagger shaped from one of his horns, broken in battle. It is why our symbol shows one horn broken, it is the relic we need to prove that Kvaar’ton is more than myth, and deserves his place beside Kahless the Unforgettable. So, I came here to search the pieces on display. It seems this Gallery may not hold that which I seek, although I have found something I was not expecting.” K’vorth bowed his head slightly in acknowledgement of Halai.

K’vorth, Son of House Duroc

She grinned and bowed her head back. “Though I do love to collect unique pieces that catch my eye, but I can’t say that I’ve ever seen what you’re looking for. But this colony does tend to produce things you weren’t expecting. Qapla’! I hope you find what you are looking for on your journey,” she said intently, and for a moment she could almost feel her saying it to herself.

~Halai Cosgrove