Lieutenant Is’Kah Xiron - Finding The Beat
Kaitlyn Kalor
(( Rooftop bar, OWL nightclub, Shinjuku, Tokyo ))
Talaxian man: Whatever it is; I'm buying, ladies.
Ada: Uh, I just got this drink, thank you.
Is'Kah: I’ve also just started this drink, thank you.
Zha smiled at him, hoping that he’d get the hint and disappear. Alas, that was not the case.
Talaxian man: ::Eyes moving between them, his voice sheepish:: Forgive me if this is an invasive question but... ::his eyes rested on Is'Kah finally:: are you Ocampan?
It took several long moments for Is’Kah’s brain to process the question fully. Zha looked at Ada, zhen face asking did he really asked that before zha looked at the man again. It was like the man didn’t see the spots and that the zhen ears were a completely different shape. There was a lot that the petite woman could say in response, but zha went for simple instead.
Is'Kah: No. I’m Vulcan and Trill.
Talaxian: Oh! Uh, I'm sorry. I was mistaken, but uh... looking for any company tonight? Is'Kah: Oh, well, thank you, but I’m not looking for anything tonight. However, my friend here ::places hand on Ada’s arm:: is looking for company.
Azura whipped her head around to Is'Kah, her tone suggesting that she’d remember the number of the bus she was just thrown under.
Ada: What?
Talaxian: OH well, you're a little tall for my type but...
Is'Kah: The two of you should bust a move. I’ll watch your drink, Azura.
Zha winked at Ada, the corner of zhen mouth twitching up slightly in a smirk.
Ada: ::flatly:: I'm good, thanks.
The man scoffed before leaving.
Ada: Girl. ::She shot Is'Kah a look, with a twinge of humor.::
Is'Kah: ::Innocently:: What? I only said the truth.
Zha innocently sipped zhen drink.
Ada: I have a strict "no chasers" policy, even if he's chasing Ocampans for some reason. ::Beat:: Anyway, you don't drink much anymore either?
The hybrid glanced away, taking a moment before responding. The reason that Is’Kah had reduced zhen drinking was a long story, but it really came down to one event.
Is'Kah: No, I don’t. I, um, promised Ghee’looth to stop being drunk every night.
Ada: Oh, I see. Maybe a topic for another time. But yeah, I used to drink a lot more too. ::She tapped her forehead:: With age comes wisdom, or something.
The hybrid gave Azura an earnest look.
Is'Kah: Oppa is so wise.
Zha gave Ada a teasing bow before gesturing to the growing crowd moving to the DJ’s sound mix.
Is'Kah: Shall we dance?
Ada: Lead the way.
Is’Kah flashed a wide grin before taking Ada’s hand, turned for the dance floor, holding the woman’s hand over zhen shoulder. Approaching the dance floor, the hybrid’s hips started swaying to the music.
Ada: Response
The music was loud, letting the dancers feel the beat in their bones. The sensation drew movement from the hybrid, feeling more fluid than the clubs zhen visited in the Academy. Back then, Is’Kah’s movements were logical, almost clinical, instead of letting the soul of the song dictate the flow of the body. The sensation drew a grin on zhen face as zha finely understood what zhen friends had tried to teach the petite woman.
Is’Kah found zhenself dancing with multiple people, moving where the flow of the beat took zhen. Zha managed to get lost in the crowd a few times, but would reappear along the edges of the crowd before seeming to dive back in.
Ada: Response
Taking a break, Is’Kah headed for the bar to find Ada and acquire another drink. Once zha had found zhen skydiving partner again, zha went up to her.
Is'Kah: This was such an amazing idea, thank you.
Ada: Response
Lieutenant Is’Kah Xiron
Chief of Tactical and Security
USS Chin’toka
R240101I14
Pronouns:
She/Her (Player and Character)
Zha/Zhen (Character)