Back To School Special

[poetwarrior]

Storm? What storm? The inside of the library is as cozy as ever, comfortably warm and dry. In one corner of the study area, two aliens have commandeered a low table and some kind of soft, squishy seat that looks much like a couch made out of a giant bean bag. The table is heaped in books and datapads of various academic flavors, and Chanath holds another one of the devices, scrolling slowly through an introduction to warp physics. Unlike her typical manner of dress, the Shontin is wearing a red synthetic outfit tailor-made for her body shape, the golden delta of Starfleet perched on her collar. Her quadrupedal symbiont is sprawled out next to her on his belly, his long tail loosely wrapped around her waist, and between his forepaws is a hardcover book on the subject of basic intergalactic diplomatic techniques. Unlike his host, he wears no uniform, but there is a red band around his neck made of the same material, with Starfleet's symbol on it.

Studying from printed text instead of learning through song and speech is tedious, however, and not at all what they are used to, so it does not take long for Faris' attention to wander, finding people-watching to be of greater interest.

"If given an opportunity to study a new subject, would you take it?" he asks, of those who seem interested in conversation. "What would you wish to learn?"

Comments

[poetwarrior]

"Is this so strange?" It is true that Faris has not heard of any on the Earth he has visited, but he is confident there are many creatures he is ignorant of, in his short time there. "I do not think my friend will eat you," he adds, sounding amused. "He does require a great deal of food, but I have not seen him threaten any sapients here."

[readvondaniken]

"What kind of dinosaur is he?" Palmer's curious, since he's never seen a living dinosaur before. Dinosaurs are something he's mostly familiar with through books and museums. Maybe this dinosaur i somewhere in the library, but he only has a general idea of what to look for. "Is he a meat-eater or a plant-eater?"

[poetwarrior]

"He is an Indoraptor, a being of great size and sharp teeth, and scales black as the void. I believe he is carnivorous, though it is possible he too enjoys foods of all kinds." After all, Faris has not witnessed his large friend at mealtimes often, and K'da are omnivores by nature.

[readvondaniken]

"Indoraptor?" Palmer raises a skeptical eyebrow, playing with the name. "I don't remember hearin' about that one in science class. There's Velociraptor, but I'm guessing that one's different. Maybe he's a dinosaur people discovered after my time. There's a lot bein' found back in my world right now."