Jason shook his head at the questioning look he got from the bartender and then finished what was left of the whiskey. "Thanks," he said and started to rise, intending on leaving this little party. He seemed to preoccupied with something on his mind.

Taking a sip of the interesting beverage before Thani leaned in to whisper something to Captain Greene.

 Her antennae droop slightly before becoming attentive.

Sitting up to take another drink. "Thanks, this is an interesting flavor mix. How are you enjoying the gathering? I do not expect you get to attend many as just another party-goer as they say."

In reply to Decker Geary (msg # 29):

"Your Caitian needs a little work," H'Raal replied to Geary as he introduced himself.  "And you're missing a piece of anatomy needed for tone, but I appreciate you crash-course learning my language enough to say hello to me in it."  The smile that came with the reply was slow, but genuine.  He raised the hand not holding the spice tea cup, all the fingers together, half a step away from the famed Vulcan hand sign.  "Greetings, Commander Geary.  I hope we can work well together in the days to come."

He then turned back to Istala.  "Assume I'll say hello to anyone from Operations that comes to the party tonight.  If you run into anyone who doesn't, just let them know that I'd like to have that meeting after we leave dock, but before we hit warp.  Won't be long, just a few minutes."

In reply to H'Raal (msg # 38):

"Give me another month and I will have the fundamentals down and be familiar with the more casual aspects of you language."  He gave the catian a little smile. "My first position was as a linguistic officer."

"I didn't mean to interrupt, I just wanted to say hello." He turned to leave and theen he looked at Istala, "Oh Istala, at some point I'd like to challenge you to a fighter race through the Orion asteroid field."

In reply to H'Raal (msg # 38):

"I haven't seen anyone else yet, but it's pretty early," Istala said.  Vanna hadn't arrived yet, but hopefully she would.  "Worst case, I'll bang on a few doors and let them know."  Catching sight of Kate, Istala nodded in her direction.  "Katherine Seward used to be in Operations on the Endeavour before retiring to join the Diplomatic core with wife, Maria."

Hearing Geary's challenge, Istala turned with a wide smile.  Vanna was usually the only one willing to race her and she jumped at the chance for new competition.  "You're on, sir!" Then she looked at H'Raal.  "You're welcome to try your skills too, sir."

In reply to Istala Res (msg # 40):

"It's a trap, sir," Naoko said to H'Raal in response to Istala's offer, teasing the Trill while motioning to Garrett to give her another.  "She can fly the pants off anything."  Realizing she hadn't made proper introductions to the new Operations Chief, she extended a hand.  "Lt. Naoko Kusaragi.  I work under Chief Blatt in Engineering."
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"The party seems to be going well," Maria said to Kate. "A wonderful job, but I expect no less from you."  Then she noticed Istala saying something while glancing their way.  Rather, Kate's way.  "I believe Lt. Res is speaking about you to the new Operations Chief.  You should go make introductions, dear."

Kate smiled and leaned into Maria for a light kiss before making her way over to Istala and H'Raal. "Did I hear my name mentioned?" she asks jokingly as she looked at Istala. "Given everything that happened I feel its hardly as if I had a real choice Istala."

Her eyes turned to the Caitian and a faint smile appeared as she gave a polite nod to him. "You must be H'Raal, Welcome to Cadmus, I'm Kate and as Istala just aid, I used to work in Operations before my retirement." She offered out a hand politely for a shake.

In reply to Thani sh'Elliaph (msg # 37):

"Not nearly as often as I'd like," Farah sighed.  "As much as of a mess the Endeavour was, I had a lot more free time."  She looked away for a moment, as if in remembrance.  "Simpler days when all I had to worry about was the ship fitting together the right way.  Now... Now it's more work than I could have imagined."

With it getting a bit busier now, he gladly set down another drink for Naoko though his gaze was flickering around to each individual a moment, sometimes resting for far longer than necessary on them. Mostly though it was very few that drew his attention. On the other hand it was mostly a happy bunch in the room which made him happy. Garrett had caught the faint emotion coming from Farah and his gaze slipped over to her briefly, smiling.

Then he noticed the new arrivals and smiled, motioning for them to come in and take a seat where ever they wanted. "Anyone else needing a refresh on their drink?" He then turned his attention to H'Raal, "That tea need a warm up, sir?"
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If it weren't for her green skin, people might have seen the shade of Teala's blush as she entered.  It was her first time wearing any sort of evening dress and it took more than a little encouragement from her Captain and friend who made sure she looked good, though coordinating against green skin and red hair made it more of a challenge than she could have imagined.  Teala wore a long-sleeved, full-length dress in a shade of midnight blue with matching gloves and closed shoes.  Perhaps more striking was the way she had her hand slipped through Alex's arm, the doctor clearly escorting her. 

OOC: Imagine a midnight blue version of this:


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Jason almost ran into Maria and Kate by accident and came to a stop before he did. A faint smile was offered, a nod and then he stepped to the side for them. "Sorry ma'ams," he murmured and waited for them to pass by before he exited the bar only to have the good Doc and Teala arrive. "Ma'am, may I say you look lovely? Doc." There was a little mirth but not a lot. And he waited for them before leaving only to come to a stop and try and figure out where he was trying to go.
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In reply to Decker Geary (msg # 39):

Well!  This was quite the surprise.  Granted, he had wanted to make introductions by coming to the party, but he didn't think he'd get this many all at once!

He handled the First Officer for starters. "You were?  Well, then minus the fact that you're missing a few anatomical bits, I think your prediction should come true in no time at all." Then, the approaches started happening.  First the girl from Engineering, then an...ex-Operations, now Diplo-Core...alright, maybe it wasn't as many people as it had seemed in the first place.

"It's nice to meet all of you." To the engineering girl, first.  "I met your boss.  I'm not sure how often we'll get to work together, but it's good to meet you."

Then the Diplomatic envoy. "Chief H'Raal, please.  About the only time I can stand being called 'Commander' is on a report or for some official ceremony."  The Caitian turned to the rest of the crowd that had gathered around him.  "That goes for the rest of you, as well."  He decided to pull a little Caitian trick.  "It's a shame I've only got two hands..."  He then looped his tail around and used it to shake her hand - since his others were occupied with the First Officer and the Engineering girl.  (He would have their names remembered soon enough.)  "...so I guess this will have to do."

When the barkeep came back, he put the tip of his tail up to his glass. "Right about there, my good man." Not every Caitian had the degree of dexterity that he did with their tails.  Then, he turned back to Istala, who had offered to let him compete in a race between herself, and the First Officer. "Oh, I suppose I can join in, even if only to get beaten...make it interesting.  Make the race with a trio of Danubes...and each of us gets two days before the race to tune them up and make them run." He presented the tail to Istala. "Deal?"

Kate smiled and waves politely at Teala as she spots her. "It appears the guest of honor has finally arrived." she said happily as she nodded to H'Raal. "Dually noted H'Raal."

"Evening Walker," Alex says with a smile. The evening was all set. Leaning in to whisper to Teala.

Not one for public speaking, Alex cleared his throat before speaking up. "Comrades, the crew of the Mihoshi and Cadmus, thank you all for coming to celebrate the life and accomplishments of Ms. Teala, all her birthdays, graduation from the academy and being a role model for everyone on overcoming challenges and still bringing joy to the lives of those around you! This is an informal engagement, but I would encourage everyone to stand up and let Teala know how she has impacted your life. Remember, this is her first party, so feel free to make up for all that lost time tonight!"

He says with a big smile to the lovely green lady on his arm.

In reply to Alex Dupont (msg # 50):

Walking up to the green-skinned woman, Deckar takes Talea's hand and kisses the back of it, saying, "You look wonderful tonight.  It's really good to see you."

In reply to Decker Geary (msg # 51):

Bart enjoyed Naoko's presence, but he was nervous because he was never really good at small talk, especially with members of the opposit sex. WHen the Doctor and Teala walked in, pointed to the door saying "Look who's here."
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"For me?" Teala asked Alex, his announcement clearly taking her by surprise. She stared at him a moment, blinking away the surprise for a mixture of embarrassment and happiness that only seemed to grow as people came to her to wish her well.  "T-Thank you, Cmdr Geary," she said to Deckar, touched by his gesture, then to anyone who did.  "Thank you all."

In reply to H'Raal (msg # 48):

"Tune them?  Like fly real shuttles?" Istala asked H'Raal unsure what he meant.  "I'm not sure Captain Greene would go for that.  Even then, I don't know how to tune a shuttle, I wouldn't even know where to start."

Seeing Teala arrive, Istala began to move to participate in the celebration, but added to H'Raal, "But if you can get her to sign off on it, I'll figure something out."

Garrett looked around, his eyes pausing a moment on Farah and then gave a nod to H'Raal. "Right you are, Chief." He actually prepared a fresh cup for the Catian. Then he looked up at the commotion and smiled. "Ah, the star has arrived. Anyone still without a drink?" If no one answered he would go back to where Farah and Thani were sitting and smile. "So any idea of what the star of the party might like to drink?"

In reply to Istala Res (msg # 54):

"Of course, real shuttles.  What were you thinking?"  H'Raal had understood that she was talking about a race between small craft...was there some context that he was missing.  "And I haven't flown a runabout in a couple of years.  We all have our strengths and our weaknesses, Lieutenant.  I think it'll even out.  I'll talk to Captain Greene, see what she thinks of the proposal."

"Yes, enjoy. You are the star here! Would you like anything from the bar?"

Thani gives a small frown. "Sadly, I do not know of Teala's particular tastes. I am sorry I am unable to assist with your inquiry sir. But I will take another one of these drinks." Holding up the now empty glass in her hand.

"Make her a daquiri," Farah said to Garrett, leaning in a bit to speak more softly, then waited for him to make it so she could take it to her.

"Here," she said to Teala as she handed the drink. "It should be something you can handle.  I won't embarrass you further with a big speech, but I want you to know how proud I am to have you on my team.  You deserve every bit of the recognition you're getting."

Teala swallowed.  "T-Thank you, Captain."

Farah smiled.  "Tonight, it's just Farah."  She looked at Alex. "Same for you."

He nodded to Farah and gave a wink to her and Thani before not only making another Mai Tai for Thani but a strawberry daiquiri complete with umbrella and a strawberry hanging from the rim of the glass. He set both drinks down before Thani and Farah. When she, Farah, picked up it up, his gaze followed her towards where she walked up to Teala and he briefly made a face. "Maybe I should have made a different flavor."

Garrett turned to Thani and smiled. "So how do you like the taste of that?"