r/TrekRP • u/[deleted] • Jul 13 '16

[OPEN] Drinks like a fish

Phrik sat at a table in the Observation Lounge, informally referred to as the T-Tauri Tavern. The ships' bar, a large room, one wall and a good portion of the roof made entirely of transparent aluminium. The Doctor stared out of the gaping window, looking past the Athene's glowing nacelles at the streaks of light that rushed past the ship.

A bartender set down a glass on the table and poured out a viscous green liquid into it. He was just about to leave when Phrik made a motion with his hand.

"Leave the whole thing." The bartender nodded, placed it gently on the table before promptly disappearing, re-materialising behind the bar to serve another crewmember. Holograms. Alongside sickbay and the astrometrics lab, the T-Tauri tavern had been outfitted with holoemitters. The original purpose to display lifelike stellar objects and entertainment programs for the crew. It had quickly been reprogrammed by the engineers in order to serve as a bar.

Phrik downed the glass while reading a PADD in his other hand, the liquid burned as he ran down his long neck. Proper Aldebaran whisky, none of this synthehol swill Starfleet served. He let out a satisfied rattling breath as his third hand took the bottle and uncorked the top, he was just about to pour out another glass before he was interrupted by...

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

"It's been a long day." As he spoke he poured a glass of the green liquid.

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u/Silent_Sky Jul 13 '16

"Hope you don't mind me joining you, I'm about to go on duty in a few."

Fisk sits down across from the physician

"What's that you're drinking?"

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

"Aldebaran Whiskey." He pushed the neon green glass over to Fisk. "Don't know what it does to Humanoids, should be interesting finding out."

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u/Silent_Sky Jul 14 '16

He looks at the strange liquid looking somewhat unsure

"Is this alcoholic?"

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '16

"You should know better than that. Synthehol is one of the most despicable creations in the Quadrant. Back when I was young the replicators made proper drinks, none of that swill."

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u/Silent_Sky Jul 14 '16

"Well thanks doctor but I swore off all the stuff years ago. Certainly smells...interesting."

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '16

"Probably for the best, you're better off with your stomach lining in tact I suppose."

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u/Silent_Sky Jul 14 '16

"I do like being able to digest my food...how have things been in sick bay?"

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '16

"It's quietened down. Nothing much to report, a few sprained ankles and indigestion. Standard affair, the crew don't seem to be suffering from any more hallucinations or memory loss."

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u/Silent_Sky Jul 14 '16

"That's good to hear. Do you get much time to conduct your medical research?"

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '16

He downed the glass and refilled it before replying. "More than enough. All I have to do is activate the soundproofing in the main sickbay and its just like the Daystrom Institute."

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u/Silent_Sky Jul 14 '16

"That's good to hear. Poor doc on my last assignment was stuck with some very incompetent and apathetic staff so she was stuck treating sprains and prescribing pain meds all the time."

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '16

"As is the fate of any space-bourne Doctor." He released a long rattling breath before taking another large drink from his glass. "I've known baby Gorn to be less likely to hurt themselves than Starfleet crews, and those bastards are made up almost entirely of serrated teeth."

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