The Bachlorette Party: One Wild Night (Open to All)

[Jada]

[Blue Belles]

As Saqa7 explained, Jada started getting the shape of this evening now. Dinner and drinks in a strip club to celebrate Tess's imminent marriage - basically what Orion women would do, with a few weird Earthian rituals and a lot less regularity. 'Nothing I've done in Blue Belles has stayed there.' she added with a sly smile, but had to admit she hadn't actually done all that much in Blue Belles anyway.

She received her black bundle and stared and stared at the muscle-shirt/dress/thing. 'We have to wear a uniform?'

[Rayek trLhoell]

NPC Lt Saqa7 Mountain-Kahn
[Katra Station - Promenade - Blue Belles]

Saqa7 was grinning from ear to ear, as she passed out the T-shirts.  She was a bit disappointed at the poor turn out.  She'd expected Hrafn to have joined in and Ensigns Ricci and Oloze.  But apparently they didn't know Tess well enough to join in, or were working... or maybe just fashionably late... maybe.

Saqa7 glanced over to Jada at the Orion's question regarding the theme shirts.  "No it's not a uniform.  It's more like a costume and souvenir in one. It's something to identify us to others that warns them we are going to get rowdy and loud in a celebratory way.   Not quite a free pass to get drunk but close."

Saqa7 led Tess further inside and smiled appreciatively at the Andorian server, in his open attire, as he brought approach Tess with a tray of one ounce shots of varying colors and consistencies.

"Good evening, All.  My name is Ty.  I will be one of your host servers for this evenings celebration.  The first drink is on the house for the bride and her guests."  The blue-skinned host held up a shooter glass and handed it to Tess before moving about the room to hand one to each of the participants present.

Once all had been given a shot he picked up one for himself and raised it in toast.  "To the bride!" then put it to his blue lips and tipped it back in a quick shot.   He gave a bracing shake as the liquor burned down his throat.

Afterwards he looked over the assembled guests once more. "The way that ordering drinks works tonight is that for each round purchased from me, I or one of the other of servers this evening, the purchaser's choice of whom, will remove an article of clothing up until the evenings entertainment in one hours time.  The more you buy, the more you see.  Following Federation health regulations after 6 drinks synthehol will replace actually alcohol or an anti-intoxicant can be ordered to repeat the 6 drink process. Are there any questions?"

As he spoke, four other servers stepped out from behind a blue curtain and lined up posing provocatively with trays of various foods for a moment before moving about the room to offer their wares to Tess and the others.

There was a Human male in a cowboy outfit, blue jeans, leather chaps, denim shirt, red neck tie and brown leather hat and matching belt.  He carried an assortment of sliced meats and cheeses from various worlds.

An Orion female dancer in several layers of shimmering gold mesh and gold fabric strapping that really didn't hide much. She had in her hands a tray of fruit slices and berries.

A female Caitian dressed in strips of leather, mainly worn as bracers for wrists, ankles and biceps. But also wearing a three-breasted corset and a thong.  The feline carried a tray of assorted pastries.

A Deltan male in a simple white robe and sash with gold ornamentation and gold-leaf helm.  The Deltan had a tray of crackers and various spreads to enjoy them with

And lastly a male trill dressed in a tuxedo without the dress shirt and with an open vest and jacket so that hints of his spots along his muscled chest could be seen as he moved.  The Trill carried a tray of miniature cakes and a whipping cream dispenser.

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NPC Ensign Jayce Fuller
[Katra Station - Promenade - Blue Belles]

Tess' surprised reaction made their efforts worthwhile.  Jayce clapped at hearing that they were going to be receiving free alcohol.  They accepted the glass and joined in the toast. The liquor burned as they swallowed but the flavor was amazing, not bitter or harsh.  At hearing how to get to see more, Jayce was glad she'd thought to bring several credit chips.

"I've got a question." Jayce piped up. "Can I see a drink menu? Cause I've got the next round after Beja. Speaking of which... Beja... who are we seeing more of with your round?"  Jayce's smile was huge as they teased the Klingon.  Hmm... who should they uncover more of?

[Jada]

[Blue Belles]

Grinning at Saqa7's explanation, Jada said 'Heh, okay, but I don't do skirts, sorry.' Producing a knife from somewhere, she neatly sliced off the lower half of the dress, turning it into a rough-and-ready tank-top while she listened to the start of Ty's explanations.

As it turned out, however, the first person to strip off was Jada, as she unabashedly hauled off her Pirates of Fate t-shirt, exposing a moderately filled black bra and well-toned green torso adorned with her black-ink tattoos, with vines across her abs, midriff, and hips, and more up her arms on her back. 'What? I don't want this shirt getting soaked.' she said in answer to any questioning looks, and as if there was nothing unusual in changing in public, and why weren't the rest of them anyway?

Then she pulled on the party shirt, her head popping out the collar just as the rest of the servers were revealed, eyebrows raised and mouth open in surprise, before breaking into a grin and looking to check out how Tess and the others reacted. So much for Federation prudery – just as Orions had known all along, everyone dreamed of decadence. Suddenly thirsty, she took a good swig of her ale and let her dark eyes roam back to the proverbial eye-candy, beefcake and cheesecake. The guys were very handsome, she knew intellectually, but wasn't feeling it. They made her miss being straight. But with the way she was rolling her dice this season, she only had eyes for the females. Another Orion woman – it had been far too long since she'd been close to her own species. And, not a Caitian, but a Draylaxian – distinguished by having a lot less fur and, most uniquely, a third breast. Jada had questions, questions that had not been answered by embarrassing herself in front of Lieutenant Commander Treble Dhee, but questions that could only be confirmed by close visual inspection.

'A drink per article? You should've worn more clothes!' Jada laughed, the ale starting to kick in. 'What are your names tonight?' she asked, aware they might not be using their real names in this job, yet she still wanted to know what to call them, to give an identity to a face and a body.

[Tess tLhoell]

Lt. Cmdr. Tess Moreno
[Katra Station - Blue Belle's]

Tess was still overwhelmed and watched excitedly as Saqa7 took out the shirts. She couldn't help but laugh when she read what was written on them - more specifically on the other girl's tshirts. While Jada seemed to be a bit sceptical at first and asked if they had to wear uniforms, Tess pulled the tank top shirt over her head to wear it over her clothing.

From what Saqa7 explained it sounded like it was going to be a great night. Tess was all for it. It's been way too long since she attended a decent party. And with the girl she knew it could only be awesome.
Her attention momentarily was drawn to Jada when she first cut short the tank top with a knife and then unceremoniously pulled her tshirt over her head, allowing for them a sight on her torso that was admittedly well-toned. Tess chuckled as she looked at the Orion. "That would be a shame really", she grinned in response to her explanation that she didn't want her tshirt to get soaked.

When the Andorian male then approached her she didn't know where to look. The man's nicely shaped torso was hard not to notice. "Thank you", Tess smiled at him as she took the shot of alcohol from him. While she waited for him to hand a shot to the others too she looked at the pink drink in her hand and when he said his toast Tess grinned sheepishly as she lift her glass and then downed the shot in one go. She shook her head once as it burned down her throat.

Putting the empty shot glass aside she listened as the Andorian explained how ordering drinks would work that night and while he spoke five more servers entered the room - three males and two females. All of them looked rather seducing in their own way and Tess quickly found the Andorian and the Trill male to be most attractive to her. Like Jada she thought it wouldn't take long until the few clothes they were wearing would be gone ... The small pieces of food they were carrying around looked more than good to her. She was hungry and it probably was a good idea to eat before she'd drink more.

At the notion she remembered that Beja wanted to buy their first round of drinks, the second one would go on Jayce. "As for the drinks - how would you like a glass of champagne for a start? Jayce, you can choose whatever you want", Tess chuckled. As the Trill male passed her, Tess picked up one of the tiny cake bites and took a bite from it.

[John Saxon]

[Starbase 219 - Several weeks prior]

The communications channel flickered momentarily, as one voice on the other end of the conversation cleared his throat nervously. "I'm afraid I can't accommodate your request" they said, eyes not looking into the visual receiver before slowly reaching for the command to close the transmission.

"Arpexia IX" growled his sole audience, without a trace of warmth. "Remember it? I certainly do. How are the Admiral pips feeling on your neck these days? Not too heavy I hope."

The Admiral stopped his reach for the control and blanched. "How dare-!"

"Seventeen, wasn't it?" the other voice continued. "Almost eighteen before I had to...step in and save the entire group from your, shall we say, crisis of confidence. I trust that fact remains undisclosed to your chums?"

"With no thanks to you" came the retort, eyes now boring down the channel. Resentment overrode discretion. "You're just lucky that I managed to-"

"Save it" the other snapped, all trace of patience gone, if it were ever there. "I want a fast courier - the Roger Bannister is a good choice - to collect someone very special from these co-ordinates" a tap of keys interrupted the otherwise quiet room, "no questions asked. I want them taken here to Katra without delay, and I want all this done in the next few hours. And the passenger to be afforded every hospitality on the long journey. Full VIP treatment. Otherwise this" a small isolinear chip was waved over subspace, "finds its way into the hands of people who will take a very dim view of the content."

Slumping in his chair, the Admiral wiped a sweaty hand on a brow that was badly combed over. "...you're a bas-"

A harsh laugh cut him off. "Spare me the indignation. Now, do we have an agreement? I will be checking."

The Admiral sighed, defeated, and made a note on the desk console. "The Roger Bannister will receive the co-ordinates in the next 30 minutes."

A wolfish smile greeted the decision. "I'm so very glad we had the chance to catch up, Admiral. It's been far too long."

"Not. Long. Enough."

A low chuckle brought the conversation to a close. "How touching. Saxon out."

***

[Katra Station - Blue Belle's - Now]

Just as Tess bit into her cake, a small whine began to build in the ice-blue establishment. Internal scanners found a suitable point for egress, and a figure began to materialise and then coalesce into someone recognisable to the Ba'ku CMO.

The figure, with a large carry-case in one hand, smiled warmly as they spotted the Bachelorette, and held out a PADD excitedly with the other. On it were the words: "The best memories are those shared with dear friends. And the past is the fuel with which to power the future. May both yours be forever happy and prosperous. Enjoy tonight; I hope this will help. - JS."

[Tess tLhoell]

Lt. Cmdr. Tess Moreno
[Katra Station - Blue Belle's]

[Katra Station - Blue Belle's - Now]

Just as Tess bit into her cake, a small whine began to build in the ice-blue establishment. Internal scanners found a suitable point for egress, and a figure began to materialise and then coalesce into someone recognisable to the Ba'ku CMO.

The figure, with a large carry-case in one hand, smiled warmly as they spotted the Bachelorette, and held out a PADD excitedly with the other. On it were the words: "The best memories are those shared with dear friends. And the past is the fuel with which to power the future. May both yours be forever happy and prosperous. Enjoy tonight; I hope this will help. - JS."

Tess was distracted from the familiar noise, though it was one that she didn't expect here in Blue Belle's. Turning around in curiosity to where the noise came from, she looked at the transporter beam allowing a person to materialize only a few meters away from her.

Tess almost choked on the piece of cake she was chewing when she recognized the familiar face.

"Antonia?!", she exclaimed in utter surprise. She rushed over to her and hugged her. "I can't believe you're here!" When Antonia then showed the PADD to her Tess read out loud what was written on it. "The best memories are those shared with dear friends. And the past is the fuel with which to power the future. May both yours be forever happy and prosperous. Enjoy tonight; I hope this will help. - JS."

At Tess' initial confused look, Antonia chuckled. "Mr. Saxon did an amazing job arranging my arrival here."

JS. This was from John. Oh, she would have to thank him for that. Blinking back a tear or two she hugged her friend once more before turning to the others. "Girls, this is Antonia, an old friend of mine. Antonia, this is Saqa7, Jada, Beja and Jayce." She motioned from one to the other as she introduced them. She then turned to Saqa7. "You knew about this too?", she asked in joyous disbelief.

[Jada]

[Blue Belles]

'To Tess!' Jada toasted with merry cheer, albeit a little late. She had chosen a fluorescent greenish shot, and knocked it back without a wince.

But as robust as the Orion metabolism was, she realised she better start filling up on food before the liquor really hit her, and she preferred savouries before sweets. She waved over the Deltan man, and grabbed a handful of crackers inserted into each of the dips. 'Thanks.' She munched on them as she watched the arrival of another friend of Tess's, smiling at the reunion and nodding when she was introduced.

[Rayek trLhoell]

NPC Lt Saqa7 Mountain-Kahn
[Katra Station - Promenade - Blue Belles]

Saqa7 joined in the toast "To Tess!" before downing her shot.

She waited for Beja to order the next round and pick her stripper.  Beja picked the cowboy. Saqa7 encouraged the selection with a whoop.  "Take it off!"  The next round of drinks - a flute of champagne each as was requested - was passed around by Beja's selected server who afterwards stripped off his bandana from his neck and tossed it to Beja for keeping.  He gave her wink.  "A stronger drink gets a larger and more key piece of clothing" he called out.

During this time Ty moved to a wall console and background party music began to plan... encouraging movement and dance but not so loud as distract from conversation.  The music had been hand picked by Saqa7 and so had a lot of old 21st century music.

The first was song by an artist named Beyoncé called 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on it)'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY

The arrival of Tess' childhood friend had Saqa7 grinning widely.  Saxon was amazing!

At Tess' query, she gave a slight shrug... "Only because he needed to know when and where to have Antonia arrive.  This is all Saxon. I'd say Rayek has some competition - as in who arranges the best surprises for you, but we know that would just get him riled."

Saqa7 was too excited to not hug the newcomer.  "I'm so, so glad that 'Century' was able to locate you and arrange for you to come out all this way for Tess!  Ty get this woman her free first round - she's a shot behind us!"

She looked to Beja, "Do you have any specific toast or remembrance that you'd like to share or can we 'cheers' and down it?"

NPC Ensign Jayce Fuller
[Katra Station - Promenade - Blue Belles]

Jayce welcomed Tess' friend with a smile.  "How long have you known Tess?" they asked curiously, then smiled to the server who handed them Beja's round.

They looked at the servers and noticed name tags on some of the costumes.  The cowboy had had his nickname, Diesel, written on his bandana, which now Beja has possession of.   The Deltan had a name tag on his robes reading  Romeo.  The tuxedoed Trill also had a name tag this one with the nickname Magic Mike.  The Caitian?  Draylaxian? had her name written on a black leather collar at her neck - proclaiming 'Puss'.   The Orion had neither name tag or collar as far as Jayce could see.

Curious the medic motioned the Orion dancer over picking out a sliced strawberry from the tray the woman carried.  "Thanks. What's your name? So I know who to ask for when it's my turn for buying the rounds."

The Orion smiled a somewhat mischievous grin.  "You can call me Temptation."  The Orion selected out another slice of strawberry and held it up to the Ensign's mouth offering to hand-feed the hermaphrodite.  At that Jayce, quickly chewed, swallowing down their current morsel and opened their mouth to accept the offering.  Best Party EVER!

[Beja]

Katra Station - Blue Belles

Beja was by no means an expert on other cultures and their traditions, at least not yet she wasn't. That was one of her main interests and ambitions with joining the Federation and having entered the academy to begin with. She wanted to learn about others. A lot of times what others did and why they did them, was steeped into hundreds of years of culture. It was something that had always fascinated her, and the Federation was the best place to learn of such things. The Federation was a place where so many species and people came from every part of the galaxy to work together, that by learning about each other, made them learn more about oneself.

The highlights of the evening had become quite clear in the layout of the rules given by Saqa7: getting lots of drinks drank, and taking off the servers clothes. It was a strange ritual/tradition. Klingons did not normally have clothes removal as part of their parties and celebrations. The drinking was something Beja was very familiar with, the nudity was not. She didn't view it negatively, just a strange idea to her, but always one to learn new things, she would partake in the festivities fully. The night was to honor Tess and her new path she was going to be taking with another. It was a night of fun shirts, and joyousness, all the things she could and would embrace fully!

Beja quickly downed the one shot that had been offered to all of them, not finding it quite as strong or bold as bloodwine. But it wasn't bad, she could get used to it. She didn't know if one could actually get 'drunk' on such a liquid, but it was delicious, and that is what really counted. She had taken that time during the drink, to figure out which server to purchase the first round of drinks from. After a little bit of thought, she finally decided.

"I chose that one," Beja pointed to the Cowboy that had the most clothes on, and appeared to offer the best food as well.

Once her choice had been made, a newcomer that Tess obviously knew joined the party, in part to Lieutenant Saxon's assistance. That was a very sweet gesture done on the part of Saxon, truly the more she saw of  him, the more she really wanted to know. He had to have such interesting stories not to just hear, but learn from

Beja waited until the introductions and pleasantries between Tess and her friend were made, before she made her own introductions. She held out her hand, and greeted the other female with a smile, "Hello, Antonia, I'm Beja. It's nice to meet you. Yes I'm also curious how you two know each other.How long have you two been friends for? Any embarrassing stories you can share about the wonderful doctor with us?"

[Jada]

[Blue Belles]

Jada had one ear on Tess, Saqa7, and Beja talking with Antonia, and one eye on Beja's choice of server, the first strip for the evening – the human cowboy, allegedly named Diesel. As he teasingly tugged off his shirt, Jada the fitness fan appreciated his muscular physique with a smile – she could still remember being heterosexual, after all. But she watched Beja too, curious to know more about her counsellor, maybe make friends with her. She had to, in fact, if she was to get comfortable enough to offload her emotional cargo onto her. So then, this was a perfect time for another counselling session, especially because the counsellor wouldn't realise it was one. 'So, you want some of his sausage, Beja?' Jada joked suggestively to the Klingon, while reaching out for a handful of the cold meats and cheeses from his tray and dropping them on her plate.

[Tess tLhoell]

[Katra Station - Blue Belles]

While Tess still tried to process that her friend was really here, some good dancing music started to play in the background. She watched as the cowboy named Diesel took off a minor piece of clothing and then explained that a stronger drink would make them take off more essential pieces of clothing. Aha, that was the trick. At Jada's cheeky remark about Diesel's sausage Tess snorted with laughter. Oh, the night would get interesting.

Tess accepted the flute of champagne with a smile while she watched Saqa7 hugging her friend and promptly Antonia found herself with a shot of strong alcohol in her hand. She downed it and then was handed a glass of champagne too.

Jada toasted to Tess which made the Ba'ku blush slightly as she grinned sheepishly but happy at her friends. Antonia too raised her glass. "To Tess!"

Tess sipped the champagne. "Thank you. I'm so thrilled to be here with you all!"

She listened as Saqa7 commented that she hadn't really done much to arrange for Antonia to get here but that it was all Saxon's doing. And that Rayek would get riled if he knew there was another person who did amazing surprises for her. Tess chuckled at that, though she thought that Saqa7 was quite right about this. But Tess would enjoy to calm him down and assure him that hardly something could top the surprises he made her.

Antonia's arrival prompted questions about how and where they met and how long they've known each other - while Jayce was fed by the Caitian-like lady, as Tess noted.

"We went to school together in Rome", Antonia explained. "I helped her learn English and Italian and we became friends. After we finished school my family moved away from Rome and we lost contact."

Tess smiled. "But as life goes sometimes, when I joined the academy I soon found out that Antonia was a cadet too and we went through the academy together."

"Yes, that's the short version as we don't want to bore you with a long story", Antonia grinned. When asked about embarrassing stories about Tess her smirk widened. "Oh, there are plenty. But the night is young and we have much time to hear about them."

Tess felt her ears burn slightly. Oh well. It seemed like she would need to drink a lot tonight. And the others too. "Uh, Ty?", she called out to him over the heads of her friends. "Get us one round of the strongest stuff you have here that is legal to drink!"

[Rayek trLhoell]

NPC Lt Saqa7 Mountain-Kahn and
NPC Ensign Jayce Fuller
[Katra Station - Promenade - Blue Belles]

The evening was starting off amazingly!  Saqa7 didn't think she could wish for better.. well perhaps a few more of Tess' friends and coworkers maybe.  Despite Tess' friendly nature, it seemed few truly knew the woman closely enough to feel like it was their place to celebrate with her.  Either that or their was still that stereo type that a bachelorette was just for women.  Saqa7 had tried to ensure the entertainment suited all orientations.   Oh well... more for them to enjoy.  The music was going, the drinks were flowing, clothes were being removed.  Things were good.

Belatedly Saqa7 donned her own shirt, daringly stripping off her uniform shirt first similarly to Jada before throwing on the other.   Hmm.  Jada was right these shirts were long going down to her mid-thigh!  With a smirk, Saqa7 undid the clasp of pants and stripped them off, tossing them aside to join her uniform off the side of the room out of the way.  She gave her hips a little shake liking the feel of the mini dress.

Meanwhile Jayce, had raised their glass of champagne along with the others and drained it glass.  Nodding to Temptation for another strawberry slice.  Heaven

When Tess spoke up to Ty to get the strongest alcoholic shot the Ensign laughed.  "Someone wants to see more.  But you gotta wait.  I called the next round.  Temptation can you get us a round of 'Slippery Nipples'."  While it was possible Jada or even Tess and Saqa7 might know of the drink, Jayce doubted the Klingon would so they explained.  "A Slippery Nipple is a three layer shot of Baileys Irish Cream overtop of Sambuca overtop of Grenadine."

Temptation nodded set down her tray and went to the bar to mix the round of drinks.

"Okay, while Temptation and Ty get our next couple rounds, we're gonna start some games." Saqa7 announced after she swallowed down her flute of champagne.

"First off we are going to test our knowledge of Tess and Rayek" She moved to one of the tables which was also a holographic display table and called up a list of questions.

Where did the Bride and Groom first meet?
When did they get engaged?
Where was the Bride born?
What is the Groom's middle name?
What is their wedding date?
Children? - yes or no.  If yes - how many according to Tess?
Tess - Soft Romance or Hot Passion?
Rayek - Dominate or Secret Submissive?
Where are the Bride and Groom going on their honeymoon?
Name the Bride's siblings.
Name the Groom's siblings.

"Okay for this game.  We are drinking beer so order from the servers whatever beer or ale you prefer.  We will each take turns with a question. If when it comes our turn and we don't know the answer to our question we can choose to pass that question on to the next person but have to take a drink.  If none of us knows the answer Tess will tell us the answer then can ask us a question of her own that we have to answer.   If we do get the answer right.  Tess takes a drink. Simple enough right?"

Romeo and Magic Mike set their trays and went to each guest to ask their drink preference.  They then headed to the bar to pour those just as the Orion dancer returned with a tray of layered shots.

Passing them around, Temptation made sure her last one was for Jayce.  She smilingly removed a rather long encircling layer of gold mesh from her hips... of course there was yet another layer, or two but definitely more skin was showing - enticingly so.  The Orion then draped the shimmering mesh around the shoulder of the staring Ensign.   Jayce raised their glass.  "Congratulations Tess. Can't say I wasn't envious at first. But I'm happy for you both."   They tossed back the shot and smiled at the smoothness of it.

Ty also made his rounds with some rather plain looking drink. The clear liquid seemed like just an ordinary tequila shot - perhaps a slight bit darker.

As he went around handing out the salted shot glass he explained. "At your request Miss, I've mixed up for you one of our strongest shots - a 'Klingon Disruptor'.  It is made with a 1/3 oz mezcal imported from Earth, this one at about 75%.  1/3 oz Aldebaran Whiskey at about 80% and 1/3 oz cinnamon schnapps at 45%.  Enjoy."

As he spoke the last, Ty had already stopped in front of Tess to hand over her shot.  He then proceeded to undulate to the beat of the newest song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcKaTTFRDT4

As he danced for her, Ty removed the fighter-style workout pants he'd had been wearing low on his hips. Inch by slow inch he slid the garment down his over his hips until they came free and pooled at his feet and the Andorian was left dancing in his hoodie and a very tight pair of spandex boxers.

Ty continued to dance for the rest of the song.  The beers and ales were passed around.

Saqa7 knew she would need to pace herself so she lined up her drinks as they arrived.  Slippery Nipple, Klingon Disruptor and now her beer.  She picked up the Bailey's shot and downed that before looking back to the list of questions.

"So I'll start us off on the game.  First question is:  Where did Tess and Rayek first meet?  That one's easy.  Both were new to Katra when it was first opened officially.. so of course it would be here on Katra.  At the time, Tess was just a crewman in Medical.   I remember that first few days Rayek asked me to transfer over from Science to take over Medical temporarily as the Medical Chief was not ... available.  That's when I met Tess.  Her skills even then were noticeable.  It was I who suggested to Rayek shortly after that, that Tess might be officer material... so he bumped up her 'Meet & Greet' appointment to see for himself.  He didn't seem to know her at all before then - and he's rather good with names and faces so ... yeah that Meet and Greet is when you met, right?" 

[Tess tLhoell]

[Katra Station - Blue Belles]

Tess noticed Saqa7 was the second after Jada to strip the uniform top and replace it with the bachelorette shirt instead of wearing the one thing overtop the other like she did. With an disbelieving yet amused grin Tess then watched as Saqa7 took off her uniform trousers too to use the over long tank top shirt as a sort of dress. Admittedly it looked cute - and alluring. Maybe Tess was a little uptight in that regard - in public anyways - she would need a few more drinks for that.

Her attention was then drawn to Jayce when they spoke up after Tess ordered the strong shots. They spoke of ordering a 'Slippery Nipple' and Tess chuckled at the name alone. But listened interested as Jayce explained what that drink consisted of. Tess let out a groan. "Oh my, that sounds delicious." She loved that kind of creamy stuff.

As Temptation and Ty went off to get their drinks, Tess caught Antonia's huge grin which the Ba'ku female returned before their were summoned to a holo display table while Saqa7 explained the game, which was about their knowledge about herself and Rayek. Tess listened curiously as she read through the list of questions, laughing out loud as she read the ones that obviously inquired about their preferences in bed.

Her cheeks were flushed as she listened to her friend explaining the rules in more detail and she thought it sounded like fun! When Magic Mike - the sexy Trill - came to her to ask for her choice of beer Tess turned to him with a smile. "Romulan Ale for me, please."

"I'll have a glass of Ennan VI Ale!", Antonia said.

Shortly after Temptation and also Ty made their rounds with the beverages, so Tess first received the 'Slippery nipple', which looked awesome, and the shot Ty announced was called 'Klingon Disruptor'. Oh well. Tess gingerly picked up the small glass and lifted it up to sniff at it. It smelled very 'alcoholic' and there was a slight note of cinnamon. Tess' eyes rolled back in her head for second. "This smells so delicious", she said to anyone who listened to her. "Put cinnamon into anything and I'll love it." As she said she watched as Ty danced for her. Still holding the 'Klingon Disruptor' in her hand she couldn't help but watch as the markedly handsome Andorian began to strip off his pants, leaving him in his hoodie and the very tight pair of spandex boxers. Tess dared a glance on the man's rear as he danced. She admitted he looked good dancing. Picking up the 'Slippery Nipple' she lifted it to her lips and sipped at it. It was sweet and slightly bitter and felt very creamy on her tongue. She swallowed and downed the rest of it, raising the small now empty glass up above her head as she sought Jayce's gaze. "Nice choice!"

Tess now already felt the alcohol hitting a bit. She needed to eat. Picking a few of the offered foods she looked over to Saqa7 with a grin when the native woman started to answer the first question. She smiled to her friend when she recalled how much Saqa7 had helped her. Not only with her career but also with Rayek. She wasn't sure if she'd be having this awesome party now if not for Saqa7.

Munching on the bits of finger food Tess had gathered she chuckled as she listened to her friend. "Mh...", she hummed, chewing, as she looked at Saqa7 thoughtfully. "Depends on what the question is aiming at. If you mean where we got to know each other a little better for the first time, yes, that was in the face-to-face meeting. If it's aimed to find out where we met for the very first time it was the OCC on Katra. I had been called up by Rayek to treat a burn wound at Hrafn's hands." Tess looked to Antonia to explain. "She's our CSO."

[Rayek trLhoell]

NPC Lt Saqa7 Mountain-Kahn and
NPC Ensign Jayce Fuller
[Katra Station - Promenade - Blue Belles]

Jayce was glad that their choice of drink met with Tess' approval.  But Jayce couldn't help but tease Tess when the Lt Commander remarked that they'd made a 'nice choice'.  "Are you referring to the drink or the dancer? Cause Ty was your pick not mine as I recall."

When Tess corrected Saqa7 about her first time meeting Rayek, her jaw dropped.  "Dammit! I would have sworn the meeting was your first time meeting.  Fine. I lose." Saqa7 picked up her pint of her special ordered replicated Kokanee and took a large swallow.  Before looking around at the gathered women.  "Next?"

Jayce grinned, eyes following Temptation, after receiving their order of Orion ale from the dancer. Hearing Saqa7's call, they stuck up their drink.  "I'll go next. What's the next question? 'When did they get engaged?' oh damn... um.. shit... I should know this. It wasn't all that long after you got back from the Thinker Inc.  Do I need to know the exact date?  It was mid-July.  I remember thinking if they had a year long engagement that they'd be having the perfect July wedding.  Um, 17th is sticking in my brain... so my guess is July 17th."

[Tess tLhoell]

[Katra Station - Blue Belles]

Hearing Jayce's remark, Tess laughed. "I was referring to the drink, but I agree, Ty was a good choice too!", she chuckled, stealing another glace on the attractive Andorian.

When Saqa7 said she'd drink Tess and Antonia whooped in amusement before ending up in a fit of laughter. Tess felt the alcohol by now and she thought she should eat a little more. Looking around she spotted the Trill who had all the little mini cakes on his tray. "Hey! Uh ... What was his name again?", she mumbled. "Cake guy!" Beckoning him over she grinned at him when he stopped beside her. "Sorry, I forgot your name."

"No problem, you may call me whatever you want", the man replied.

Tess chuckled and wondred if she should stick to 'Cake guy'. She picked two or three mini cakes and set them in front her next to her row of shots to drink. "Thanks!"

Then it was Jayce's turn to answer the next question and Tess totally anticipated for her to not remember exactly. That wasn't necessarily something that was easily remembered. Tess took a bite from the cake as she watched her friend with a grin - which became a surprised 'o' when Jayce actually got it right. "That's correct!", Tess laughed and Antonia gave another whoop of excitement. "I didn't think you'd remember that!", Tess smiled at Jayce, touching their arm. "Oh, I'm supposed to drink now, right?", she recalled the rule when the girl answered a question right, Tess had to take a drink. Picking up her beer she took a large gulp of it.

"Alright ladies, it's my turn, right?", Antonia grinned. Tess nodded while she glanced down on the 'Klingon disruptor' shot. She was curious how it tasted but since she had ordered the strongest drink they had she wasn't sure if she should go for it now already.
Instead she looked back on the holographic list and read out the question for Antonia. "Where was the bride born? Oh, that's an easy one!", Tess chuckled.

Antonia grinned. "Our dear Tess was born in the Ba'ku village on Ba'ku."

Tess took another sip of her beer because that was of course right.