“The Pitter-patter of Furry Feet” – [Backpost]

Posted on 19 Aug 2018 @ 1:31pm by Lieutenant Amiri Aldana 365, D.V.M., M.D. & Luuna C.G.CA/U & Sombra C.G.CA/U, C.PSA, C.ESA & Captain Akio Tachibana

Mission: Ka Hakaka Maikaʻi - The Good Fight
Location: Chief Veterinary Officer's Quarters
Timeline: Before Now – Soon after the promotion of Aldana 365 to CMO
Tags: Luuna, Sombra, 3CW4YMF696F, 7F03YTY836M

The Chief from OPS showed the new CMO to hir quarters.

Doctor Aldana 365 investigated the spartan room. “You managed to get me quarters without a roommate?”

“Of course, sir, you’re a member of the senior staff, now,” replied the Chief.

The Kazarite/Hermat hybrid smiled as s/he entered as Luuna & Sombra followed ‘Alpha,’ s/he looked over hir shoulder to Varon, “Thank you. How soon can my personal effects be delivered?”

“We are transferring them now from your old quarters, sir,” the Chief answered.

Meanwhile Luuna began acting as if she were securing the perimeter. Sombra managed to recognize what looked like the cubbyhole where food came out. He sat in front of it and stared.

“Will that be all, sir?” the Chief asked.

Aldana looked over at Varon and light-heartedly suggested with a half-smile, “Please allow me to repay you with dinner this evening?”

The Chief was unsure what to say. He was just doing his job. “Sir, that won’t be necessary.”

“You don’t know what you’re missing, just ask the guyzos.”

"I appreciate the offer," the Chief said while glancing at the dogs.

Aldana called Sombra to hir and knelt as he sat at hir feet obediently. S/he pulled out a medical tricorder from somewhere and stroked his back with the hand scanner cupped into hir hand. “Good Buoy,” the mispronunciation of ‘boy’ was a nickname. The scanner picked up his microchip, “computer, access microchip frequency, and acknowledge.”

The computer chirped; “Microchip frequency 3CW4YMF696F detected.”

“Designate frequency: Sombra, service animal and companion to Doctor Aldana 365 D.V.M. Designate these quarters as his home.”

“Acknowledged, designate, Sombra, 3CW4YMF696F. Sombra is home.”

Aldana forced a smile as s/he sighed trying not to think about the possibilities of why s/he’d need to use that frequency. S/he nuzzled his shoulder before rising to go over to Luuna.

Luuna was sniffing over by the embedded sofa, so s/he sat by her and invited her up. Luuna plopped her front half into Aldana/Alpha’s lap, leaving her hindquarters on the floor. She wrapped her paws around Alpha’s waist; trying to lick at a single tear clinging to the corner of hir eye.

“My precious.” With the hand scanner still cupped in hir palm, Aldana stroked Luuna between the shoulders too. Detecting microchip frequency 7F03YTY836M. S/he quickly went through the same rigmarole with the computer and teaching it how to detect Luuna too, and that this was her home as well.