[She won't lie or claim otherwise. It's not some pleasant utopia where all is sunshine and friendship.]
But you're also putting together a lot of differences species who all have their own cultures and beliefs. Yet, we do try to help each other for the benefit of all, when we can.
Some adjusting is an understatement. Don't get me wrong. I don't have any issues with sex. I just prefer it on my terms. It's quite different, of course. I'm used to some rules and regulations, but Starfleet doesn't place this manner of them on us.
Yeah, the issue is that while we do have some choices of who we partner with, we are still forcefully encouraged to participate in these quotas every month. Not to mention any magical weirdness that acts like some sort of sex drug to make us do things we usually would hesitate on.
[By his tone, he's clearly angry over the whole thing, but he's still surface calm and restrained. All that fury just simmering underneath, visible in the set of his jaw and frown lines.]
[He's mulling over something, or so she would guess, taking the time to sip her own drink again. It's hard to really surprise her, although there is a hint of it there. The corner of her mouth twitches, and it is clear that she could tease him, to draw out what it is that he is trying to get at, could sometime... get another coffee. Grab a bite to eat? Converse...]
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Date: 2021-04-25 05:44 am (UTC)From:[He takes a sip of his coffee, looking thoughtful.]
I'd like to hope that things have changed for the better.
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Date: 2021-04-25 09:18 pm (UTC)From:[She won't lie or claim otherwise. It's not some pleasant utopia where all is sunshine and friendship.]
But you're also putting together a lot of differences species who all have their own cultures and beliefs. Yet, we do try to help each other for the benefit of all, when we can.
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Date: 2021-04-27 02:31 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2021-04-28 01:09 am (UTC)From:[Which is an understatement as she takes a sip of her coffee.]
Many are part of the United Federation of Planets. It runs semi-autonomously under a single central government. A variety of planets are part of it.
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Date: 2021-04-28 04:59 am (UTC)From:It must have taken some adjusting. I mean, you were able to travel the universe and now you're here with... very specific rules to follow.
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Date: 2021-04-29 12:47 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2021-04-29 02:04 am (UTC)From:[By his tone, he's clearly angry over the whole thing, but he's still surface calm and restrained. All that fury just simmering underneath, visible in the set of his jaw and frown lines.]
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Date: 2021-04-29 08:16 pm (UTC)From:[It's that soft noise of agreement, because it is just that.]
Willing participants make for much better results, if you ask me, instead of having to poke and prod.
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Date: 2021-04-30 02:34 am (UTC)From:I know you didn't mean to contact me at first but maybe... you and I could... sometime...
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Date: 2021-04-30 03:18 pm (UTC)From:We could.
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Date: 2021-05-01 03:11 am (UTC)From:Do you have much trouble meeting quota?
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Date: 2021-05-01 04:40 am (UTC)From:[She’s found some and the person she has contracted with, Jadzia knows, would help her if need be.]
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Date: 2021-05-02 02:35 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2021-05-02 03:56 am (UTC)From:Partially, maybe. I still seek a way to leave.
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