Post by Lt. Commander Cobus Rok on Apr 18, 2012 19:14:10 GMT -8
"Experienced, then, are you,"
"Oh. Well, I uh-," he searched for the right words in the bottom of his beverage. Somehow even when Cobus stumbled for words it didn't quite seem accidental, like he didn't want to play all of his cards at once. "I like to try new things whenever I can. So yeah, I guess you could say I'm experienced."
"I didn't need you to tell me that, Cobus."
"Sorry. The accidental ingestion of animal testicles is an inevitable part of interstellar travel. Do they not mention that at the academy?" When you had several lifetimes of sayings and life lessons memorized, it was easy to forget where they came from. Or if the right saying hadn't come along: you made one up.
"Only for the adventurous," he said. He gave Jack a sidelong glance. "But for the lovely lady, anything."
The vendor quickly produced a platter of shiny green insects per Elly's request. Now he'd never been particularly fond of bugs, but maybe eating one wasn't so disgusting, maybe it was a great triumph over all of the other insects that had ever bitten or annoyed you in the past, maybe it was an opportunity for revenge. That and the Shydran seemed really excited, and he hated to disappoint.
He looked at Elly expectantly, and offered her a gentle elbow of encouragement. "Well come on, tiger." The look on Elly's face wasn't particularly promising. He would offer her the opportunity to touch something of his, but he was pretty sure that would come out skeevey no matter what body part he chose.
"May I," he asked, gesturing toward the insects. The vendor offered his approval and Cobus picked up two insects, holding one out to Elly (from the color of Jack's face, it looked like the medic had had enough adventure for one afternoon). "Alright lovely lady," he said with a smile, raising his insect like a champagne flute. "Are you feeling adventurous?" He asked, stealing the Shydran's words.
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"Oh. Well, I uh-," he searched for the right words in the bottom of his beverage. Somehow even when Cobus stumbled for words it didn't quite seem accidental, like he didn't want to play all of his cards at once. "I like to try new things whenever I can. So yeah, I guess you could say I'm experienced."
"I didn't need you to tell me that, Cobus."
"Sorry. The accidental ingestion of animal testicles is an inevitable part of interstellar travel. Do they not mention that at the academy?" When you had several lifetimes of sayings and life lessons memorized, it was easy to forget where they came from. Or if the right saying hadn't come along: you made one up.
"Only for the adventurous," he said. He gave Jack a sidelong glance. "But for the lovely lady, anything."
The vendor quickly produced a platter of shiny green insects per Elly's request. Now he'd never been particularly fond of bugs, but maybe eating one wasn't so disgusting, maybe it was a great triumph over all of the other insects that had ever bitten or annoyed you in the past, maybe it was an opportunity for revenge. That and the Shydran seemed really excited, and he hated to disappoint.
He looked at Elly expectantly, and offered her a gentle elbow of encouragement. "Well come on, tiger." The look on Elly's face wasn't particularly promising. He would offer her the opportunity to touch something of his, but he was pretty sure that would come out skeevey no matter what body part he chose.
"May I," he asked, gesturing toward the insects. The vendor offered his approval and Cobus picked up two insects, holding one out to Elly (from the color of Jack's face, it looked like the medic had had enough adventure for one afternoon). "Alright lovely lady," he said with a smile, raising his insect like a champagne flute. "Are you feeling adventurous?" He asked, stealing the Shydran's words.
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