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[QUOTE]Originally posted by HappyTarget: [QB] Without further adoo, I give you Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 [Night, Planet Sphinx] By now, almost everyone not otherwise occupied on the tarmac had encircled the happy pair. Excitement filled the air. Although it was not unusual for the odd new arrival to be adopted, very few bondings happened as suddenly and dramatically. They all knew that something special had happened under the harsh glow of the landing ground spotlights. "So, have you thought of a name for your cat yet sir?", one of the well-wishers asked. "I've seen many adoptions during my time on Sphinx. They usually go one of two ways, you either instantly know a name or you take days finding just the right one." "I think I'm one of the former then." The name for Thad's new furry companion had surfaced in his head almost immediately. It was one he remembered from a ancient earth cartoon. "What do you think of the name Taz?", Thad asked the cat. The cat's buzzing purr grew measurably in volume at this. "That settles it, Taz it is!" Just then a hawkish looking man with brown hair and eyes came puffing up to the huddle. "So… it… was… true…!" The words seeped out between gasps. "Why don't you take a minute to catch your breath, then start again?" a grinning Thad suggested. The newcomer just nodded, breathing in and out deeply. Once he had gotten his wind back, his face erupted into a huge grin. "I'm sorry, where are my manners! My name is Bob Roberts. I'm in charge of human/cat interaction studies here on Sphinx. What is your name, if I may ask?" "My name is Thaddeus Armstrong, and this is my Treecat Taz!" Upon hearing his name, Taz rubbed his head on Thad's lower jaw. "Taz, what an interesting name… Well Mr.… err… Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong, I have a feeling you and I shall become rather well aquatinted these next few days. If you have any questions regarding your new companion, feel free to come by my office. I can tell you now, you'll need some new uniforms. Reinforced ones allow you to carry your cat at the customary place, upon your shoulder. Reinforcement is needed to preserve the fabric from a cats claws." "That will be the first stop I make after I see the base commandant tomorrow morning then." "Very good! Well I'm afraid I have to be going. I am sure well be in touch Lt. Cmdr. I wish you good luck and good night." Thad wondered what he meant when he said good luck. Mr. Roberts had a twinkle in his eye when he said it. "Well some guys get all the luck! Not even on Sphinx a full minute and already adopted by a treecat!" Jennifer Yuki said with a mischievous look. "He's a little on the scrawny side isn’t he Thad?" The cat gave a disdainful sniff and looked in the exact opposite direction from Jennifer. "Looks like I'm not the only one who doesn't get your sense of humor. And don’t dis my cat. He's just right!" Taz commenced his buzzing purr again, and Thad felt love flood into the newly forged bond between them. Taz was about one and three quarters of a foot tall, discounting his tail. His luxurious fur was gray with black stripes, much like a tiger. His feline eyes were dark purple in color, and deeply expressive. With his cat in his arms, Thad proceeded to the organized chaos of the cargo hold. "Excuse me," Thad asked the loadmaster politely, "but where can my friend and I pick up our things?" Barely looking up from his cargo manifest, the master chief gestured to their left. Thanking him, Thad, Taz and Yuki made there way though the rapidly expanding cityscape of boxes and cargo canisters. They eventually stumbled across their lockers, already stored on grav sleds. Taz jumped down from Thad's arms and onto the sled, bleeking in excitement as it shifted under his sudden weight. Yuki and Thad proceeded to gingerly make their way around the rest of the cargo. Grav sleds might lower weight to next to nothing, but they didn't remove inertia. If they weren't careful with the sleds, they could easily lose control and knock down a pile of crates. If anything were damaged as a result, they would have to pay to repair or replace the item. That would also surely bring down the loadmaster's fury on them, because it would be he that had to repile the cargo. The group of humans and treecat had nearly left the landing area when something happened. Taz leapt off of the cart sideways just as it passed a small stack of boxes. This caused the cart to swing into said boxes, knocking the entire pile to the ground. The cat's leap carried him to the top of a large canister nearby. After a few moments of shocked silence, what could only be described as chittering laughter came out of Taz. He lounged on the canister with a smug look on his face. It was then that Mr. Roberts' words struck home. "Why do I get the feeling that he did that on purpose?" Thad turned to look at his cat, a stern look on his face. "Why did you do that?" The cat just chittered louder in reply to his tone. "If I remember correctly from my xenobiology class, treecats are said to have a slightly malicious sense of humor." Jennifer said, twinkling eyes staring at Taz. "Sure, now you tell me! Let's get out of here before the loadmaster notices that his carefully stacked boxes of letterhead have upset and takes a strip off us." Staring at Taz he said, "You and I are going to have a little talk when we get to our quarters mister!" Taz, still laughing, jumped back onto the sled. He seemed quite proud of himself for executing the joke so flawlessly. Thad could only think that controlling this loveable little monster was going to be a chore. What ya think so far? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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