Posted by Ensign Dradvia (Medical Officer) in So… This Is It

Posted by Civilian Sisnil Zoi (Intelligence Consultant) in So… This Is It

Posted by Ensign Dradvia (Medical Officer) in So… This Is It
Posted by… suppressed (7) by the Post Ghost! 👻

(snip)
Sisnil followed her. Like always, he needed help getting into the tub. Then he spent a long while letting the water help relax his muscles.

~ Zoi

Dradvia helped him, but then sat in the other room, keeping Simon occupied. He was quite curios about the water and determined to be wherever Sisnil was.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil laughed, “If he could use words, he’d be thinking “Why can’t I go see my friend?”

~ Zoi

Simon was sniffing the door, and when he heard Sisnil’s voice, he began to cry pitifully and glare at Dradvia. “He’s fine Simon. I promise. You won’t be happy if you fall in the water.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Simon meowed at her and flopped over on his side, reaching under the door with a paw. Then began to mew for Sisnil again.

~ Zoi

Dradvia was afraid Simon was going to get hurt. There should not be enough room for his paw to fit under. And now he sounded like he was hurt. She hurried over and scooped Simon up. We’ll, she tried, but Simon had curled his paw around the bottom of the door and wouldn’t let go and he was mewling louder. “Simon. Simon stop it. Simon really, let go.” She tried to coax the paw out. She was afraid to open the door and his leg really get caught in the mechanism. “Please? Let go. He’ll be done soon.” Dradvia had no idea what to do. Simon cried more. “I know you want him, but now we can’t go in because you are stuck.” Dradvia was a bit panicked.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“Coax him with a treat or something,” Sisnil said from in the bathroom. “That will make him let go.”

~ Zoi

Well Dradvia didn’t have any treats. She didn’t want to leave him there while she went to the mess. A moment later her brain remembered the VIP quarters had a replicator. She hurried into the other room to get the chicken he liked.

Her absence just made Simon reach further under the door a cry for Sisnil. Or maybe he was yelling at Sisnil now.

The paw disappeared and a happy purring meow was repeated over and over while Dradvia coaxed him from the door.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil laughed again from inside the bathroom. “That worked, huh?” He said through the door.

~ Zoi

Dradvia laughed softly, “Yes.”

“Oh! Ow!” Simon had decided she wasn’t giving the chicken up quick enough and jumped up and grabbed her hand. All claws and sharp baby teeth. “I’m going to toss you in the water for that.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil laughed. “Let him in, he can find out for himself how much he likes water.”

~ Zoi

Dradvia couldn’t accuse Simon of being a traitor. Who could resist Sisnil? Certainly not her. Though she would have to try. She couldn’t lead him on any more. She stood and walked over to the door. Simon darted between her feet, almost tripping her. She pressed the button, and Simon darted through, carrying his chicken in his mouth to show Sisnil. Dradvia moved back from the door and sat back down.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Simon climbed onto the edge of the tub and Sisnil laughed. It only took a minute before the kitten fell into the water, freaked out, leaped out, and shook water everywhere. But then he climbed back up, dipped a paw in, and just shook it a little.

~ Zoi

Dradvia heard the splash, the feline yowl and hiss, and the sound of water going everywhere. She came to the door and peaked in. “Are you both okay?”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil was standing in the tub… Wearing absolutely nothing. He looked up and nodded. “He’s fine. I think he’s decided it’s not that bad.” He said, watching Simon experimentally sip his paw in again.

~ Zoi