SO Ens. Alexei Lisenov

[Alexei, and there it is.]

The shoe dropped and Alexei's ears flicked back. He was, thankfully, too well trained to actually hiss at the junior lieutenant, but he had to admit the urge was there. He was used to questions as to his heritage, used to partners hooking up with him for the novelty of dating a hybrid and then dumping him by the wayside when the novelty wore off. What he was neither used to nor expecting was to be ordered to report to a superior officer on the basis of his species, for a personal matter that probably amounted to little more than trying to get with the woman in question. What was worse was that the betazoid actually seemed proud of himself for finding Alexei and coercing him, rather than just asking him for help that he would have freely given.

He took another drink of the juice to collect his thoughts, then said, "Well, sir, if you've read my file, you'd know that I spent most of my life on Luna. Novy Leningrad and Copernicus City, to be exact. The knowledge that I have of Caitian culture is fragmented at best, and almost all second-hand." he took another swig. "Which is just as well, because as far as I understand it, Falyn's going to be raised by humans." he paused, then said, softly, eyes wide, ears perked, "That is the child's name, isn't it?"

[If Zolar asks how he knows the child's name]

"Doctor Keller and Commander Waters approached me at the party." he said, simply. "They asked for my assistance and experience, and I offered to help." He added, with a short barb at the end. 'If you'd asked, I would have helped, too.' was the thought left unspoken.

[Regardless,]

Damn his soft heart, he was talking too much. He'd initially resolved to tell Zolar as little as he could, but for whatever reason, the words kept spilling out. Halted and bitter, as much because he didn't want to talk to the smug junior lieutenant as from personal experience. "I can't teach Falyn about being Caitian. For all their encouragement of personal freedoms, there are many who would treat her as an abomination. If she were going to be raised among them, it might be different, as it stands, though..." he trailed off, softly, shrugging. Taking a drink, he picked back up. "Growth? I can tell her mother what I experienced, but that's hardly a guarantee for her. I imagine, though, that Doctor Keller will soon have plenty of information about my genetics and growth patterns when he's done with me. Wisdom? Well, sir, when you figure out how to explain to a child that she'll probably always be seen as a curiosity, let me know." he added with bitter venom, shrugging and opening his hand-paws palms up. "No, I can teach her never to fight with claws out. How to control her ears and tail when she lies or is upset. In short, how to interact with humans," he shrugged, "But that's for later, she's innocent enough now. The hard stuff will come when she gets older."

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SO Ens Alexei K'rorrovich Lisenov - Valdivian Station/USS Trinity
Player: Soren Alder
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