Lt. Commander V'Nille - Meow Orleans
Renée Chalfant
(( Shuttle Terminal, New Orleans, Louisiana, Earth ))
V’Nille stepped out of the shuttle terminal and was nearly immediately assaulted by the sounds and smells of Louisianian nightlife happening only a few meters beyond the steps. As her eyes rapidly adjusted to the different lighting levels, the Caitian realized that the description her sister gave her of the bustling port city wasn’t far off the mark. The neon lights shone brilliantly through the dense fog, beckoning visitors to come to their buildings as well as providing a better, more vivid source of lighting than the streetlights themselves. The scent of different spices and meat fortunately overpowered the smell of sweat and pheromones percolating through the crowded streets, but what really grabbed V’Nille’s attention was the comforting scent of petrichor and the familiar, though faint, scent of her sister. The combination was enough to trigger memories of playing hide and seek with her siblings when it rained in their home forest.
She whirled around to face her fellow Caitian, the green vines on her flowing dress seeming to move as she did. Her eyes seemed to glitter in the light as she grinned at her two fellow Caitians.
V’Nille: I smell her. She’s got to be close. Come on, you two.
S’Rorr / Shivara: Response
V’Nille: Don’t worry too much. She’s the tallest one of the bunch of us and, true enough to the name of the food that inspired her, C’Reem has white fur. Well, mostly white. I’m excited for you to meet her!
S’Rorr / Shivara: Response
V’Nille looked at them thoughtfully, then off at the distance in the direction where she smelled her littermate. She had forgotten that she hadn’t really described her siblings much to the others, or her family in general, really. It wasn’t for lack of interesting stories or interesting family members - quite the opposite, in fact - but on the Chin’toka so far, she had really only cause to talk about things more directly related to her job and the situation at hand.
V’Nille: All of our names are inspired by human food flavors, yes. Well, she’s the adventurous sort. I’m told she can be intense for people that aren’t used to her like I am. She was supposed to join the same company as my parents to learn the ropes but she visited Earth at one point and just kind of fell in love with the place, I guess. She’s settling in here. I told you she’s opening a restaurant that’s supposed to be a fusion of Caitian and, uh… Cajun cuisine, right? Opening night is tomorrow. That’s why I brought you two along. We’re going to taste test her creations! She has a human chef helping her, I think.
S’Rorr / Shivara: Response