<< OOC ... fwd-ing for Oriana ... ;) >> === Starbase Kinsi === Stepping out of the transport ship, Oriana headed immediately to the station of the docking bay Flight OPS officer and asked about her ship. A young Trill woman tapped her console several times and told her that the Chimera is haing war games and that the next shuttle flight to the ship is due in an hour. So she had to wait. That was the reason Oriana heded for the promenade. She put her small travel bag on her shoulder and made her way across the merchants, haggling customers and talking groups in the search for a quiet corner. She just returned from Vylcan where she attended a bonding ceremoney of one of her nieces. In her family it was not teh custom for the parents to search for partners for their children, so it was not unexpected that Oriana's 20 years old niece found one by herslef. None of the families was against it ... so the couple decided to bond. For this occasion most of the family gathered ... and it was a hell of a gathering. Orians's parents even interruped a scientific mission their worked on for 5 years. Of course ... this was the ideal occasion to talk about other bonds and about the fact that Oriana was still single ... "And when will you call us for your bond ceremony Oriana?" asked her aunt by the ceremonial dish. Oriana olmost strayed her piece of food. She felt a bit ashamed for the emotional reaction and after a second she continued eating without replying. "I think it would be polite to answer" said her aunt after a while. Oriana put her fork on the plate, very slowly turned in her chair and when it seemed that she hesistated for too long she said: "For now i am fully content with my career" "That's nice, but soon or later you will learn that it is not good to remain alone" her aunt replied. "Grandman" said Oriana, "I know from my own experience what it is like to remain alone" "That is not a logical conclusion. Sitok is dead for a long time ... and you were not even bound" {We havent catched it} Oriana thought. {But maybe its better so ... most probably i would be then dead as well} Her brother got some of her thoughts and anger and tried to save that day: "How is your career doing in the star fleet?" "There are sure many man" added her aunt immediately. "The man to woman ration in the fleet is for long now 50:50 percent." Oriana replied simply. She was not sure what else to say ... not to insult her family. "SO the exact count for each woman to find a man. Besides you of course ... you are fully content with your career" said one of her cousins. "They have too less wulcna man" added an another. "With Oriana's interest in knowledge of no-vulcan life .... I think he choosen man will be someone from an different world" said her grand father. "Like the irational human that was even up to accept friedship only to be close to you. Maybe that's the reson you picked your friends among woman only in the lasy academy year ..." said someone from the other end of the table. "You wanted to say among Romulans" said her aunt with less then an enthusiastic voice. Oriana felt her anger slowly boiling: "Saalin is dead" she said simply. "And what about the ship you are on now? There is sure someone who ... hmm .... positively stimulates your logic" said her grandfather with ususual sarkasm. He really learned some black humour among strangers from other worlds. Oriana wasnt impressed: "No, there isnt" she replied a bit louder as she intended. After this her family changed the subject and didnt returned to the relations issue anymore. Oriana returned back from her memories to the present. Till now she saw noone from the crew, but she assumed that most of them are on teh ship, so she wasnt surprised by that fact. ===== End of log ===== Ens. Oriana CSCiO USS Chimera