H’Ltol sits at the desk in his room on the Defender, having only returned from Risa a few hours ago, with him deciding to make a log as he rubs his eyes softly and sips his coffee gently “Just got back from Risa with Sejea, a very relaxing and enjoyable two weeks, luckily the room was up to our standards.” he then leans back in his chair and rubs his eyes again “I am glad Sejea was able to relax, given it was our last real alone time together before the cubs are born”
H’Ltol paused for a moment and then stretched softly “Now she is on maternity leave to focus on getting ready for the birth. I am just glad she” he seemed to trail off as he looked towards the now opening room door, and he sighed softly “I locked that…”
Rria, the tall, furred female, walked in and whistled softly “It wasn’t locked, but anyway, I came to check on you and Sejea, speaking of which, where is she?” She asks, tilting her head*
H’Ltol stands up and folds his arms as he looks to Rria “Sejea is enjoying some holodeck time with her parents, to relax” he then narrows his eyes “The only people that should be able to walk in right now are me, or Sejea, at least without a security code”
Rria stretches a little as she purrs softly “Well, we all got taught skills that are meant to help us if we got captured, so you enjoying having her around more at the moment?” She asks as she moves to hug her brother gently
H’Ltol nods slowly and purrs gently as he hugs his sister in return “Yes, I am enjoying it” he said in a soft tone as he then moves to sit back down at his desk “It is helpful to share a bed with her on a night, even if she is having difficulty sleeping, but I do my best to help however I can, even if it just massaging her sore areas”
Rria sticks her tongue out playfully and then giggles gently “Oh, I bet you try and help her relax, but that is good, you’ve been reading up on your pregnancy books?”
H’Ltol nods slowly and sips his drink gently as he purrs softly and looks to Rria “Yes, I have been, I have also been doing what I can to read up about Bajoran births, but well, three in one go, is a lot to process, and I am still recovering from what happened” He said as he looks down and scratches gently behind his right ear
Rria nods slowly and stretches gently as she purrs softly “For now, just keep attending your appointments, I am sure they are doing more good than harm, though you got any missions coming up?”
H’Ltol nods slowly and purrs gently as he looks towards his desk console “Yeah, a mission to look into some strange behaviour from the Bajoran wormhole, given it is low risk, can likely have you, Sejea and her parents on the ship to help lower the risk. I will miss the birth”
Rria purrs gently and puts a hand on H’Ltol’s shoulder, and rubs it gently “Sounds like a plan, plus having some bajorans, on board will help with the wormhole stuff, but you ain’t missing that birth either way, I am sure the in-laws won’t let you” she said with a soft chuckle
H’Ltol nods slowly and gives a soft chuckle gently as he mews a little, looking down “Yeah, I hope so, don’t want to miss that, I honestly don’t want to miss any of the important stuff for these kids”
Rria smiles warmly and purrs gently as she then starts to walk towards the bathroom “You won’t. Though the main reason I came here, I left my fur shampoo back home, can I get some of yours?” She said, smiling widely at him as she did her best to make a cute cat face*
H’Ltol rubs his eyes and looks to his sister, sighing softly as he purrs gently “Damn it, Rria, there is a replicator, you know? But sure, just don’t take any of the unopened bottle, that is a new one that Sejea got me,” he said as he stood up slowly and gave another sigh
Rria comes out with a bottle of fur shampoo that was half used, and she smiles warmly “Yeah, but the replicated stuff is never as good., I saw that new bottle, that isn’t anything from home, where did she get that?”
H’Ltol smiles warmly and purrs gently as he rubs the back of his head “I don’t know, but I know it smells good and has all the right ingredients, but I think she got it made from stuff on Bajor to help me relax and have a thick soft coat, as she does seem to enjoy that”
Rria smiles warmly and moves to hug his brother gently and giggles softly “Seems Mrs Sh’ow is enjoying her kitty, huh?” She then ruffles the fur on the top of his head and then steps back “Anyway, I’d better get back, I have some making up to do with my wife, given she still isn’t happy with me, despite Risa”
H’Ltol goes a bright red at hearing Rria call Sejea, Mrs Sh’ow, and he chuckles softly, purring gently “Yeah… she seems to like it, despite the way it happened, I am still worried that she hates me for not asking but instead kind of just losing myself to the moment, but yeah hope you two are alright, I will see you both around at some point”
Rria smiles as she moves towards the room door and purrs gently “Yeah, you will, I am not leaving until I see my Nieces or nephews, but try and relax, and remember to make time for your mental health, she needs you in full working order”
H’Ltol nods slowly giving her a small wave as Rria left and he purrs softly, moving back to his desk and then tapping on it a few times “Hmmm, trouble at the wormhole, just before the cubs are born, maybe it is some kind of sign or warning, though I hope not” he then sighs and purrs gently “Computer end log, and set a reminder for me to have an all staff meeting”
As the log ended, H’Ltol stood up to greet Sejea and her parents as she came back to the Defender room, after their holodeck time, with Sejea and H’Ltol hugging gently as he purred and mews softly
