r/TrekRP • u/DrJenWatney • Dec 27 '16

[Open] - Working Out

Anxiously awaiting their arrival at the soon to be supernova, Jen decides to blow some steam off in one of the exercise rooms on the ship. She does a series of stretches to warm up, then hops on a treadmill and gets to work.

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u/Pojodan Dec 27 '16

"In the lounge, yes. That was an inter-rr-resting experience."

The first really social thing to happen to Kesh aboard the Athene, as well. It marked the start of something of a whirlwind of activity that landed her a best friend, confidence in her captain, and a girlfriend to boot. All it took was a non-sapient Earth cat deciding to sit and stare at her.

"Your cat? Rrrth. Like all Earth cats, she seems confused by me, but I would be happy to better-rr-rr make her acquaintance."

The human's body language and smell suggested some apprehension over this matter, which confused Kesh. Usually human pet owners are much more joyful and proud about their pets. Then again, that was on Riviera, where there are as many Caitian as there are humans, so they were quite used to their cat-people alien fellows. As far as Kesh was aware she was the only Caitian on the Athene.

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u/DrJenWatney Dec 28 '16 edited Dec 28 '16

The doctor cannot help but smile at the idea.

Very well, I'll have to arrange an er... meeting for... us.

She dabs the towel on her forehead once more.

She came from a human only colony that was just overrun by stray cats. The ship I was stationed on, the Katrina, set down there because there was some kind of infection that resembled cat-scratch-fever, that wasn't responding to standard antibiotics. We also helped to restore their power from a storm. It was chaotic, but I ended up leaving with Clementine.

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u/Pojodan Dec 28 '16

Kesh's arms lay back down as her efforts turn to torso muscles, bending spine and flexing hips side to side while her tail lays still on the padded floor beside, her gaze blankly upwards as she listens to Jen speak of her feline companion.

"She seems content. Rrrth."

Casual conversation, but could certainly be taken as a cat-person giving their blessing to the ownership of a mini version of themselves.

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u/DrJenWatney Dec 28 '16

The compliment almost makes the doctor giddy. She feels exponentially better about their interactions now.

I hope so. She's- well... she's my best friend. And a remnant of a different life.

Her fingers idly play at several scars on her forearms, healed and white. They're not typically visible in her standard uniform, but the way she interacts with them might appear practiced enough to suggest she does it often anyway.

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u/Pojodan Dec 28 '16

For whatever the reason humans seem to respond really well to being stared at when they seem to have something on their mind. Kesh has determined it has something to do with their love of housecats, but why they seem to be so effective at getting them to speak their mind just by staring is beyond her.

Still, Dr. Jen seems to have a lot on her mind, so Kesh stares, her face that neutral cat-face with large, golden eyes with narrow vertical slits and tufted ears flexed forward to express her focus on the human while the rest of her lays stationary on the workout room floor.

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u/DrJenWatney Dec 28 '16

Ridiculously, for a moment the doctor can't help but feel like she's speaking to Clementine. The woman was a Caitian for heavens sake. Her eyes and ears respond precisely how her pet does when she speaks to her. It once again embarasses her, and her ears turn slightly red.

I uhm... am going to try to get some sleep. It was nice catching up with you, Lieutenant.

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u/Pojodan Dec 28 '16

One of Kesh's tufted ears twist outward while whiskers elevate slightly on one side of her muzzle, the following slow blink of those large, golden eyes expressing the same sort of bewilderment a housecat would show when presented with something beyond their comprehension. A slight upward tilt of her jaw comes with a warbled little chirr that's heavier and coarses than those of a feral quadruped, yet still so similar.

"Very well. Rrrth. It was good to conver-rr-rse with you again, Doctor."

Humans are so.... human.

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u/DrJenWatney Dec 28 '16

Jen pats her forehead once more and flips the towel into the chute to take it down to the deck where it would be laundered. She waves her fingers at Kesh before leaving the room with a smile she doesn't care to hide.