Making tracks

Posted on Mon Oct 12th, 2020 @ 5:03pm by Captain Akeno Misaki

Mission: Section 57 and a Third
Location: Starbase 57

After sending the message to the other Wayfarer crew on the Starbase. Akeno set off heading towards Shuttlebay Twelve. It wasn't a long trip, but no doubt that by now security teams were closing in on her comm badge signal, which she had left in the holosuite.

She found herself rushing down the large sweeping corridors, constantly on the lookout for anyone in a gold collared uniform. Starfleet didn't want her knowing what had actually happened, and she had accidentally triggered a failsafe put in place to stop her from accessing that information.

Her revealing outfit wasn't one that someone would usually choose to run away from the law. But it was very much like her cheerleading outfit, plus it allowed her to move easily through crowds. With a summer festival starting on the base, it fitted in quite well. Although showing her belly button was of no concern to Akeno as she swiftly moved through the bases maze of corridors and decks.

Something wasn't right. There was no need to keep the information under lock and key, and to silence her by trying to assign her hundreds of light years away.

"Commander?" Someone asked.

'Crap' she thought to herself as she turned to face the voice. She sighed, relieved to see it was only Ensign Tamar from the Wayfarer Reception. They had met briefly, he wore a teal collar to indicate the medical department.

"Hello Ensign" she replied with a smile.

"Why are you wearing... that get up?" He asked simply seeming rather amused. "Going to the festival?" He asked curiously.

"Yes. I'm just in a rush before they sell out of jum jar sticks" she hadn't thought of using the festival as a full excuse for her choice of attire.

"I have to ask" the Ensign said. "I've been to the festival there are lots of Human females who seem to be dressed similar to you. Is it a Himan custom for a female to display their navel at such festivals?" He asked curiously his gaze averting to her bare belly.

"No no. Not at all really" Akeno replied. How to explain this to a Bolian. "It was a trendy thing to do for hundreds of years on Earth. Plus it helps keep us cool. Its just a thing that no one really thinks about" she explained trying to come to an explanation.

"I see. So it's not some sort of ritual or meaning to initiate pregnancy as I thought previously?" He asked.

Akeno raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Not that...I know of... look. Ensign. I'm in a real hurry. Could you possibly not tell anyone that you saw me. I'd rather go to the festival undisturbed"

"Oh of course" the Bolian said looking up at her briefly. "One more thing, I heard Humans call the ones that go in like yours 'innies', tell me..."

"ENSIGN" she said raising her voice a little. "Look, after the festival is over. I will happily indulge any questions you may have about Human anatomy if it fascinates you that much. Right now, I gotta go" she paused. "And its rude to look there all the time, so stop looking at mine!" She added before skimming around the curious Bolian and making tracks down the corridor.

"Got to get to the shuttlebay" she muttered under her breath. She had wasted too much time getting rid of Tamar. No doubt security would be hot on her heels. She crawled into a Jefferies tube. She couldn't risk bumping into anyone else, especially curious Bolians.

Roughly ten minutes later she emerged outside the shuttlebay. Now only just to get to a runabout.

Posting by

Commander Akeno Misaki
Executive Officer