Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 9:07 PM
::with the kitten strapped to her back, Millie carried a platter of Piroshki to the table, the bread still steaming. Another trip to the table brought a platter of Kotleti with a wild mushroom sauce and a plate of Blini with a salmon stuffing::
((Doorbell can begin ringing at any time))
::laughs as she feels the soft tug on the end of her braid:: You’re not allowed to chew on that, silly girl!
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:09 PM
::Walks up to the door, shifting her platter to one hand and ringing the door chime::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:09 PM
::Guiding her offering on a hovering tray, walks along the hallway to Millie’s quarters::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 9:10 PM
::calls out:: Door is open!
Lt. Ghas – COpsO — 08/15/2023 9:10 PM
Commander it’s good to see you
::the doors open::
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:10 PM
::sees Kerwen coming to the door:: hello, Lt.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:11 PM
Hi Commander. ::Nudges the tray slightly::
Lt. Ghas – COpsO — 08/15/2023 9:12 PM
::places his long tray onto a table::
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:12 PM
::nods to the open door:: go ahead. ::smiles::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 9:12 PM
::pulls several glasses from the cabinet as the doors open:: Goodness, were you all standing out in the hallway waiting?
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:13 PM
Thank you. ::Steers the tray through the door, and towards a space where it can hover happily over a table.:: I appreciate it!
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:13 PM
::chuckles:: we crossed paths…
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 9:14 PM
Apparently so. ::likewise pulls two bottles of the good vodka from the cabinet::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:14 PM
And I was allowed through the door first. ::presses a button on the side of the tray. Shimmering legs descend from it to anchor it in place:: This should stay warm for a bit.
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:15 PM
::sets her platter with a pedestal on the table and removes the lid, revealing a pavlova topped with various colourful fruit::
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 08/15/2023 9:15 PM
::dressed in a turquoise silk shirt with gold threads, stillbelt with pouches but with a latinum-plated buckle, loose black silk knee length pants. Carrying a bottle of kumis. Rings bell::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 9:16 PM
::calls out again:: Enter! The door is open! ::chuckles:: Evelyn was supposed to program the door to just open this evening…
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:17 PM
But we are generally polite. So it might not have worked anyway.
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 08/15/2023 9:17 PM
::enters:: Whoa, look at everybody. Where do you want this, Millipede?
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:17 PM
::Takes the lid off her dip, and arranges the cuts of bread, tortilla type flatbreads, and similar around it::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 9:18 PM
::blinks:: Millipede? ::laughs::
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:18 PM
Mmm…that looks good
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 08/15/2023 9:19 PM
::laughs and shrugss:: What can I say, I like nicknames.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:19 PM
::Turns and grins. She is wearing a long dark cream skirt, layered with a tunic top, and scarves. It’s a very Boho sort of look in Earth tones::
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 08/15/2023 9:20 PM
::steps up to the door, dressed in a blood-red tunic and black leggings–and the bell rings::
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:20 PM
It’s open!
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 9:21 PM
Please, everyone, grab a plate and a glass and help yourselves!
((Millie’s quarters look moderately like Captain Pike’s in SNW, if you follow the show. She’s accommodated frequent company with lots of seating))
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:22 PM
::Helps self to some of the goodies, and a drink, then moves out of the way.::
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 08/15/2023 9:22 PM
::enters, holding a platter with a spore pie, but pauses at the door, seeing the crowd::
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:23 PM
::Takes a step back to let the others go first. She’s in a pair of black flowing pants and a fitted blue shirt that only goes over one shoulder::
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 08/15/2023 9:24 PM
::puts his bottle with the rest and grabs a plate:: We are eating good tonight.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:24 PM
::Nods, her mouth full of fruit:: Mmhmm..
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 08/15/2023 9:25 PM
Hey, Z. Come on in.
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 08/15/2023 9:25 PM
::manages a smile, and sets her platter on the table:: It’s–a Ferengi dish. I hope the replicator got it close enough.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:26 PM
::Sits down and tucks her legs up, cross legged::
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 08/15/2023 9:27 PM
::glances at the table, trying to make out what the different dishes are::
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 08/15/2023 9:28 PM
::takes a little bit of everything, but sniffing each as he does::
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:28 PM
: :to Statzia:: I’m sure it’s good!
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 9:28 PM
::pauses at the table, pointing to the Russian dishes in order:: Meat pies with beef, beef patties with a mushroom sauce, and these are—pancakes with salmon in them.
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 08/15/2023 9:29 PM
Ah! ::grabs another of the pancakes::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:31 PM
::Points at hers:: Ashwin Dip, with breads. The dip is made with ashwin cheese. A sharp cheese from Trill.
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 08/15/2023 9:33 PM
::finds a seat and begins to eat in a surprisingly fastidious manner::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 9:33 PM
::unwraps La’lana from her back, setting her in a high chair with one of the salmon pancakes torn into little pieces on the tray::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:34 PM
::Wiggles her fingers at La’lana::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 9:35 PM
::tiny claws reach for Kerwen’s fingers::
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:35 PM
::makes her way past the dishes, taking a small amount of everything:: the “cake” with the fruit on it is called Pavlova, and is essentially a baked merengue cookie, large enough to cut and share.
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 08/15/2023 9:35 PM
::fixes herself a plate with a large piece of the spore pie, and a little bit of the other things::
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:37 PM
::gets a glass of the vodka, and finds a seat, to begin partaking::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:37 PM
::Lets La’lana play with her fingers, smiling at the little::
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 08/15/2023 9:38 PM
::takes a sniff of each bite:: It’s all so delicious.
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 9:38 PM
::chuckles:: Careful, those claws are probably due for a trimming.
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:39 PM
::swallows her bite:: it is!
Lt. Ghas – COpsO — 08/15/2023 9:40 PM
::sits in a small corner of the room and starts to observe everyone::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:40 PM
Thank you for the warning, and I won’t complain if I get a little nick. ::Pushes some of the pancake to the little, and eats some from her own plate:: I like being able to say hello to younglings.
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 08/15/2023 9:41 PM
::goes over and pours himself some vodka::
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 08/15/2023 9:42 PM
::takes a seat on one end of the couch::
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:43 PM
::to Kerwen:: where does ashwin cheese come from? This is lovely!
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 9:44 PM
Well, if she has her way, half of the pancake will work its way into her fur by the end of the evening! ::fixes herself a plate, also taking a piece of the spore pie::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:44 PM
So.. how is everyone? Outside of shift I mean.
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 9:47 PM
Well, I may have started a planetary-wide youth revolution, so there’s that. ::laughs and pulls up a chair next to the baby::
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:47 PM
I feel like I’m finally catching up on some much-needed sleep.
Lt. Ghas – COpsO — 08/15/2023 9:47 PM
I was able to finally finish Song of Ice and Fire, it has taken me 500 years to finish reading those books
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:49 PM
Are there that many?
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 08/15/2023 9:49 PM
I think I finished that whole series in the first few weeks of my last posting.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:49 PM
Dare I ask what that book is? Books?
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:50 PM
::tilts her head:: guess not…::chuckles::
Lt. Ghas – COpsO — 08/15/2023 9:50 PM
there are 8 in the series and it had taken the original writer 30 years to finish the first 6 and then another writer took over to finish it after his death. Of course that happened after World War III
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 08/15/2023 9:51 PM
Oh, there’s a lot of them. I just–had a lot of time staring out into the void of space. I burned through a lot of books.
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:51 PM
Ahh…I see
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:53 PM
Interesting. World War III from Earth?
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:54 PM
I believe so
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:55 PM
I don’t think I’ve ever read a book from Earth. I had no idea it takes so long to write books there.
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 9:56 PM
I think it depends on the author. Sometimes they move on to other projects, sometimes they just pause for a while. Others are incredibly prolific.
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 08/15/2023 9:57 PM
I think the author who finished the series seemed to go far more in-depth with the descriptions than the original author.
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 9:58 PM
<La’lana> ::tosses a pancake bit into the air, and it sticks to the ceiling::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 9:58 PM
::Plays with the little a bit more:: Didn’t they do holostories there?
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 9:59 PM
::looks up:: Uh oh…
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 9:59 PM
::watches the flying pancake:: I’ll say…
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 9:59 PM
…that’s the third time this week.
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 08/15/2023 10:00 PM
::just eating and listening::
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 10:00 PM
::grins:: won’t be the last either…tho she has good reach!
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 10:01 PM
::Laughs:: Good aim. You’ll be targetting phasers in no time.
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 10:01 PM
It’s a good thing Patricia didn’t hear you say that. Otherwise we’d have a phaser as her 2nd birthday present.
Lt. Ghas – COpsO — 08/15/2023 10:02 PM
::smiles::
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 10:02 PM
Oh geez…don’t give her ideas
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 10:02 PM
::looks up:: …I’m not sure that’s coming down.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 10:03 PM
::Chuckles:: You think that isn’t in the plans at some point?
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 10:03 PM
::giggles::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 10:03 PM
<La’lana> ::lets out a combination of a purr and a squeal::
Oh, I know it is. Auntie Trish wanted to give her one for her 1st birthday, but I talked her out of it.
Lt. K’Naut, Chief Engineer — 08/15/2023 10:03 PM
You weren’t safe within 2 meters of one of my cousins when he was a baby.
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 10:05 PM
Good aim too?
And that’s really silly. Younglings get phasers for their third birthdays, right?
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 10:05 PM
::shakes her head::
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 08/15/2023 10:06 PM
::almost chokes on her kumis::
Lt Kerwen Nuhl-Helm — 08/15/2023 10:07 PM
That’s because you teach them to fly for their second birthdays. ::looks around:: What?
Lt. Cmdr. Statzia Liski
BOT
— 08/15/2023 10:07 PM
::reaches for her napkin::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — 08/15/2023 10:07 PM
((Find pausing points))
Cdr Edra Crow — 08/15/2023 10:08 PM
::washes her last bite down with another gulp of vodka::