Lieutenant JG Ghee'looth Xiron-Sleepless Nights
Colgin
((Xiron Quarters, Deck 7, USS Valkyrie-A))
Xiron: You make me strong, zh’yi.
Is’Kah: We make each other strong, sh’za.
Ghee’looth squeezed her petite partner to her.
Xiron: That we do.
Is’Kah: We’ll need to make arrangements once the child is weaned so they can spend a few weeks with their sibling and us.
Xiron: You want to what?
Is’Kah: Of course, you’re going to be involved with your child.
Ghee’looth’s antennae raised, surprised that zha had even said that.
Xiron: And here I was worried how you would take all this.
Is’Kah: I know how much not having one of your parents around bothered you growing up. I won’t let that happen to one of yours. Besides, they will have to get to know their siblings.
Xiron: Well, let’s not get too ahead of ourselves. I am not sure I will go through with it. It has been a long time. Maybe their situation has changed to the point they don’t even need a shen surrogate. They were still missing a viable thaan last we talked.
Is’Kah: Could, but guessing by your reaction, you don’t believe that.
Xiron: Well, we are on shore leave. First thing in the morning we will get clearance to take a shuttle to Ginan Colony for a few days.
Is’Kah: They’re that close? That’s perfect.
Xiron: The colony is carved deep inside an ice moon. According to their letter the conditions are pretty rustic. So, you may want to replicate some cold weather gear.
Is’Kah: Oh. When you say rustic, you’re saying the colony is literally made of ice and has an average temperature of -10 °C, right?
Xiron: I am sure there are heated habitats, but let’s plan for limited replication. Think survival training on Europa.
Is’Kah: Can we sleep in the shuttle, at least? I’d like to sleep without wearing ten layers of clothes.
Xiron: I could just pack my insulated sleeping bag and keep you toasty the Andorian way:: She winked in the human fashion to her lover::
Is’Kah: Alright, sh’za. I’ll start packing for us.
Xiron: It will be like that time we climbed Widow’s Peak and stayed at that monastery, one last honeymoon before we are parents.
Is’Kah: Response
Ghee, still smiling, lowered her voice.
Xiron: We are just going to straighten out my obligations to my friends. I will not commit to anything without your agreement.
Clan traditions and Andorian sexual revolution aside, Ghee’looth was still a modern person and not legally beholden to any surrogacy agreements but they were her friends and she did not want them to feel like she had let them down.
oO With any luck they had down another shen and she would be off the hook.Oo
Is’Kah: Response
Ghee’looth closed the screen with a mountain of unread messages.
Xiron: We better get some sleep. We have a long journey ahead of us.
Is’Kah: Response
(End Scene Xiron)
Lieutenant JG Ghee’looth Xiron
Acting Chief Engineer
USS Valkyrie
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