LTCDR Romero
Originally posted by Age of Toast
After an appropriate interval, he returned his gaze to Romero.
"Commander? I believe you were telling us about Kilamanjaro..."
Alejandra nods and finishes of her glass of wine. Leaning forward a bit, she resumes her tale.
"So we're camped there about half a day's hike from the base of the mountain, and H'raal, the Caitian cadet I mentioned before," her head inclines slightly towards Dr. R'rsarr by way of illustration, "hasn't been seen for nearly two hours. We're all set to start searching for him, Sevek is suggesting the most efficient way to quarter the countryside, and up walks H'raal with, I kid you not, a whole antelope over his shoulder. And the first words out of his mouth are 'I told you I don't need to study for my Planetary Survival final.' I think even Sevek smiled at that."
She continues on for a couple more minutes, describing some of the more technically challenging pitches of the ascent, the view from the top, and their collective discovery that the Vulcan respiratory system and cold, humid conditions don't mix terribly well.
"Seems there is such a thing as too much Vulcan efficiency, at least as far as preventing moisture loss while breathing goes. Sevek ended up with the worst cough I have ever seen in a Vulcan, though I admit little other experience in this area. Took him about three days to recover. After that, he always brought a filter mask along for those sorts of trips."
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