USS Cherokee 
Altrius, Part 35
11604.24

Starring_
Steve Weller as CO_Ayidee, Pertel_Foodhandler, and Producer
Dawn Freeman as OPS_Cmdr_Nash
Topper Loghry as CTO_LT_Q`ten
Zach Farland as CNS_Ens_Daniels
Absent
Pablo Delsoglio as CIV_Capt_Marek
Ship's Log, Stardate 11406.24, Tio Ayidee.  The Dinner with the Pertel is going pretty well.  I am hoping that this will be the best opportunity to get to know them before Starfleet sends us elsewhere.

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CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
::Enjoying his third plate of gretal, and a glass of freg::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::With the others, enjoying the new tastes of the Pertel menu.::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::At a table, listening to the conversation of the others seated with him::

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::she was just sitting there at the table, not realizing that she was just picking at her food.::

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
::Holding out his drink:: CNS: This may be a bit rough for Humans, but they'd love it on Qo'noS.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: They have a very interesting diet.  I wonder how different the original versions were from this Replicated form?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CTO: ...and it doubles for paint remover.

Host Pertel_Foodhandler says:
CO: It's not bad. Kind of like the pre-packaged, ready to heat and eat variety.  Or as close to the "real" stuff as that is.  Still a touch different I guess.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
Pertel: Do you think you'll be able to breed the real ingredients here?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Pertel: I've heard that with a lot of foods.  There have been a few that just don't work right Replicated though.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: Such as ghagh.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
All: Like lettuce and scrambled eggs.

Host Pertel_Foodhandler says:
CTO: We've got a few chemists and biologists.  Hoping we can make the original.  Not sure if there are viable samples to build off of though.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
Pertel: I'd love to come back and try the real thing if you are able.

Host Pertel_Foodhandler says:
CTO: I don't think that would be a problem.  For any of you.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
Pertel: It probably wouldn't be exactly the same, being a different planet, with different soil, different atmosphere, etc than your home world.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
Pertel: We'll be back for dinner in... say, five years, give or take.  ::Smiles::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Pertel: Yes, especially if we can make it an "official" visit.  Starfleet usually can be convinced to allow a visit like that in a situation like this.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
All: Of course, they'll have a food source from the native plants and animals too.  I'm sure you'll find all kinds of new stuff.

Host Pertel_Foodhandler says:
All: I am certain that would be a welcome visit.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::she is just sitting back, listening to everyone, taking a drink every once in a while.::

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
ALL: I suggest a yearly anniversary celebration.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: I wonder if their enzyme could help the gagh Replication formula?  Wouldn’t be exactly the same but still...

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: I am looking forward to trying that out sir.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CTO: I'll be busy the night you make that for dinner.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Laughs.::  CNS: Isn't that the thing with Replicators?  You can each Replicate what you want.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CNS: Yes, no doubt eating a long dead, and processed cow.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: ...and I'm quite grateful for that.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: Would you prefer he eat a salad or, what's that earth food, broccoli?

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
::Wrinkles his face in disgust::CO: POISON!!!

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CTO: Broccoli is good, raw, dipped in ranch.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::chuckles as the CTO expresses how he feels about broccoli. one of her favorites::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: There were a few Cait who grew up on the homeworld, they tried to convince me that the vegetables and all that was good.  That's the one good thing from how I grew up.  At least I have kept my taste for good food.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
CNS:  Aint it, though?

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: That's not to say that there are no human dishes that I find rather tasty.  Balut for example.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: Sorry to take the Counselor's side in your discussion, but the human's burgers are pretty good.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Yeah, they are.  ::Smiles.  Wanted to high-5 the Captain but, opted to just smile instead::

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: I'm sure they are...for human tastes, but Klingons prefer their food much fresher, and more flavorful.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
All: I just can't eat something that's still alive.  It seems a real mean thing to do.  Being eaten, What a way to die.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: Between the hunt and the eating, the time isn't really important.  Preservation is so good nowadays fresh is kind of "outdated".

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CNS: Everything was created for a reason. Serpent worms were created to become ghagh.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CTO: That's Klingon thinking.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CNS: It has served my people well.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CTO: It was the ghagh that was being served.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
::Laughs and pats Wally on the back:: CNS: You do realize that Klingons eat more than just ghagh.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CTO: Oh yes, Klingons eat anything with a face.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Pertel: I do hope your people can adapt to your new lives, however.  Reintegrating into society a few at a time is one thing, taking an entire crew and trying to rebuild a society?  It is quite the challenge.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
Pertel: There is still one matter that intrigues me.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
Pertel/CO: It's a good thing, getting a second chance, getting a do over.  It's exciting.

Host Pertel_Foodhandler says:
CO: Yes, but being a team to start should help.
CTO: What is it you are referring to?

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
Pertel: There had to be survivors from your empire, somewhere. I wonder what became of them.  Who, or what did they evolve into over 12 billion years?

Host Pertel_Foodhandler says:
CTO: I do not know.  After all that time I don’t know if there is any real way to find out.  There probably are some, but after all this time?  Would they even still be "us"?

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
Pertel: If there are Pertel descendants out there somewhere, would they even remember where they came from?

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
Pertel: I recall reading scattered reports of a race encountered in the Delta Quadrant by the Starship Voyager, called the Voth. A Saurian Race.

Host Pertel_Foodhandler says:
CTO: Or be physically recognizable?  A few DNA strains maybe, but I doubt they would be the same species.  But with amount of time, hard to say.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
Pertel: There was a theory that they originated on the planet Earth hundreds of millions of years ago, but a planet wide catastrophe wiped out nearly all life on Earth.  A very few of them survived and were able to evolve into the Voth.

Host Pertel_Foodhandler says:
CTO: It could be related species.  Couldn't say at this point.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
All: Nothing lasts twelve billion years.  Many species could have come and gone in that amount of time.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
Pertel: they may have even evolved into several different species.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
ALL: Could it be possible that all of us here, Pertel, Klingons, Humans, Caitians, etc. are all descendants of the Pertel?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: Possible, but evolution is hard to reverse engineer to find out.  Plus the distance involved makes DNA lines staying viable that long quite difficult.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
ALL:  Maybe.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
All: Humans are classified as primate.  Seems to me, all humanoids must have a little primate in them.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Common Origin is a major theory among exobiologists and others.  The ultimate origin is the main point of debate, figuring where it all spread from.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
ALL: As our own Mister Marek might say... "Fascinating".

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