"New Recruit"

[Kansas_Jones 0]

12.16.2006

UES Challenger NX-05

“New Recruit”

 

Shaow JoNs stood out of the way in the aft bridge area, just taking in what was going on. She had reported in to Commander Giovanni on the bridge, but had not been formally dismissed. Therefore, she would stay until told otherwise.

 

Standing at what the humans referred to parade rest attention, she shifted a bit in her new uniform. She was used to wearing a Caitian day robe or the jumpsuit of the Caitian merchant fleet; the blue military uniform of the human space naval fleet would take some getting used to. At least she had been accommodated for her tail and the feline shape to her lower legs.

 

Shaow knew that the glances she was getting from some of the bridge crew would go on for a bit. With the aftermath of the Caitian first contact and subsequent installment of the Officer Exchange Program between Cait and Earth, it was currently only herself and one other Cait (a doctor based mainly in the Interspecies Medical Exchange Program), serving in the human fleet. More Caitian officers were currently being trained, but for now it was a bit unusual for the humans to have a furred felinoid being on the ship. She took some comfort in the fact that there was a female Vulcan manning the communications board on the bridge. Not that Vulcans were overly comforting mind you, they could be mildly stuck up when they wanted to be. At least she was not the only non human on the ship.

 

But, then again, that was her purpose for being here, to learn.

 

A small smile crept across the brown furred Caitian's face.

 

A new adventure. Indeed.

 

Ensign Shaow JoNs

Assistant Security Officer