A meal plan

Posted on Fri Oct 17th, 2025 @ 7:06am by Lieutenant Kestra Ral
Edited on on Fri Oct 17th, 2025 @ 9:21pm

932 words; about a 5 minute read

Mission: Children of the Stars
Location: USS Montana
Timeline: Present

On:
{Deck 3, Jefferies tube}

Kestra sighed as she climbed out of the Jefferies tube then wiped her hands on her pants as she looked up at Wallace “that little son of a targ took off and left me!”

Ensign Kosh laughed. “I’ll tag in and go after Savage and our unwanted guests.” He jumped into the Jefferies tube.

Kestra shook her head. “Ok so maybe I am over my head. I never claimed to be a hunter. These creatures don’t give off a bio signature that we have found yet but they seem to be nibbling on different surfaces inside the Jefferies tubes.”

Wallace nodded making a note of it on his PADD “so far no response from the captain or XO.”

Kestra nodded as her stomach gave off a grumbling sound.
Wallace frowned “you skipped a meal?” he knew Kestra always got
wrapped up in her work and meals along with sleep suffered because of it.


She shrugged her shoulder “I ate with you. I did get a larger iced cappuccino before I started all this?” She waved to her journey crawling around in the Jefferies tubes.

Wallace raised an eyebrow so you had lunch with me yesterday Kes. What did you have for dinner or breakfast?”

She shrugged again “there was is amazing report on glowing fungi . And….”

He cut her off “no more talk of science until you have eaten.”

Kestra laughed as they both headed that way.

{Officer’s lounge}

She picked Jestral tea, Oskoid salad ( with its dark yellow leaves and purple sap veins) , Uttaberry crêpe and a bowl of Alterian chowder. Taking her seat next to Wallace she quietly ate her meal.

“we got new people in on the transport ship. “ He told her seriously.
Kestra could feel the tension build up on her friend . “yes I saw a few new faces in the meeting.” She finished her chowder before she started on her Oskoid.

He nodded then pushed a PADD in front of her.

Picking it up she read it. That was about what she thought the Betazoid government and her family would try. She nodded putting the PADD down to finish her meal.

“Your not going to say anything?” he asked her a little louder then he intended to.

“What did you think would happen when our ship disappeared for so long? Of course they would freak out Bloodlines are carefully watched and why they picked my Intendant. His DNA and mine would make for their next generation.” Kestra told him a little sad about the whole thing . She wanted to wait for her other half but maybe she didn’t have one.

“But you don’t love him.” Wallace told her.

Kestra held up her hand. “not true I just happen to love him like a brother not a lover.”

“And he feels the same way?” He asked her and at her nod he had to know more. “ so how are they going to force two kids on you if either one of you aren’t going to cooperate?”

Her fork started to make designs in her cream from her dessert as she frowned. “Before I went to the academy my government took biological materials. We cant have the loss of our bloodlines. Either by death or contamination. I am assuming they took Oadid Brikax as well.” She picked up her tea and drank.

“Contamination?” Wallace asked a little confused.

“if I should become attached to someone not Betazoid.” She hid her smile at his outrage behind her mug.

“what about the kids?” he asked her.

“Orphanage unless someone in my family or his wishes to raise them.”

Kestra frowned not sure what would happen normally by then the couple joined each other just to raise the kids and the government won.

Two hands landed on her shoulders. “That’s why she is going to marry me because my government won’t let that crap happen.” He kissed her cheek as he joined them at the table.

Kestra smirked at the Denobulan male. “Trivon Vass meet Wallace Wilson. “
Trivon was of course happy to shake the human’s hand.

Kestra shook her head as she picked up her cup again. “you already have a wife I have met her.”

“you did and that honeymoon was amazing but you do know we have more then one wife or husband.” Trivon told her. “Teana is on her second husband. A wonderful man they are talking about having a baby. “

Kestra had a raised eyebrow. “So how does all that work? You can have ….” She trailed off not sure what the number was.

“Three” he told her.

“Ah so you can have 3 and then she can have 3 and then each one of them can have 3 and when does it stop?” Kestra asked.

She knew his race hardly ever slept so they had at least an extra 8 hours a night to accomplish things other races couldn’t while they slept but 3 wife’s. They would have 9 husband’s. So ….. yeah no Kestra couldn’t see how that worked.

Trivon laughed “and that is not including Liaisons and any other form of dating.”

Kestra bit her lip. “I am not sure that is for me.”

“Why not I would not stop you from finding your Imzadi. I would be happy you found him.” He told her reaching to pat her hand.

“yeah that’s a huge commitment and I got a mission to go on. I’ll think about it.” Kestra told him not meeting Wilson’s eyes.

OFF:
Lt. Kestra Ral
CSO USS Montana

 

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