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TEST DRIVE MEME - TU SHANSHU EDITION!

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A Chance Meeting at the Turtle's Head.
Remember, being here causes a great sense of-- well, shall we say inner peace.
Haggling Over Something in the Marketplace!
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Hey, I Just Met You, and This is Crazy...
First impressions are always the most important, right?
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Option A;

[After just arriving, and unsure of her welcome (or of the applicability of the Prime Directive, for that matter), Uhura is doing her best to keep a low profile as she explores some of the more populous areas of the turtle. Most people seem human enough, but you might catch her listening intently to any conversations taking place in languages other than English - especially the kedan language.]

Option B;

[Today, dressed like a local, Uhura is in the marketplace, shopping for some groceries and maybe a few other, less-necessary items. She's speaking with the shopkeepers in their own language, albeit somewhat haltingly - for having been here for such a short time, however, she's picking it up very fast.

If she pots a nice pair of earrings, she might make a dive for them.]

[Have a ~~creepy~~ ~~stealthy~~ ~~rage filled~~ positively adorable little earth girl suddenly speak up from right beside you, Uhura.]

Pardon me, but is it normal to want to stick foreign metals in your ears? How do you know you aren't allergic to...whatever that is?

[She's got earrings of her own, so it's probably a safe bet to assume she's referring to the material. Considering all the weird things around here ~~compared to her experience with Earth~~, she sees no reason to assume they're using familiar metals from earth.]

[Uhura glances over at the girl, giving her a faint smile.]

I can test them. [She touches the tricorder on her belt.] I don't have any allergies, but I'll run them through a scan before I wear them.

Allergies, right. And if it's a metal you've never encountered before, just knowing what it is would help you how, exactly?

[She seems to doubt the soundness of your reasoning, Uhura. At no point is she actually going to be fighting you for those earrings though. She just assumes they're something to wear to appear normal, and she's clearly got a pair already.]

Are you here just to argue with me, or are you angling for the earrings yourself? [She just sort of raises an eyebrow at the girl, and runs her finger along one of the hoops carefully.]

Feels like gold, to me.

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Because that's reliable.

[She liked your scanning idea more than this "feel" stuff.

And while she didn't expect the question to come up so soon, she's nonetheless prepared for it.]

I'm observing. Or would you prefer I try and survive on my own? Because I certainly don't live here. I'm an outsider, just like you are.

[The kedan all tend to have visible quirks that differentiate them from humans on some level, and Tak happens to be particularly observant. Uhura lacks any. So the local dress isn't fooling her.]

[This kid seems like she wants to argue just for the sake of arguing.

Which, on some level, Uhura can understand - she likes a good, heated argument once in a while too. (Much as she loves Spock, sometimes it's really frustrating that he won't just get angry. Well, except that one time when he almost killed Kirk, but whatever.)]

Looks to me more like you're picking fights. Which, might not be conducive to survival, either, if you're not careful. You never know who you might be talking to.

Well unless I picked the one person who takes criticism so badly she takes it out on children, I think I'm safe.

Have you checked the food with that scanny-thing yet? That's a little more important than ear jewels, don't you think?

[Minor language slip-up, but Tak doesn't know it yet. Chalk it up to her version of Earth being weird as hell.]

[She can't help but smile at that - it's just, so, well - it kind of reminds Uhura of herself as a kid.]

Yeah, I checked it before I started eating it. Which I've been doing for a few days now. Eating it, I mean.

Happen to find any sweets for sale?

[It's more important than your stupid ear jewels, ~~you disgusting human worm-baby~~ Uhura, since she's literally starving. Because her race survives on carbs, especially sugars, and she's recognized pretty much nothing food-related here. WHERE ARE YOU HIDING YOUR CANDY, YOU STUPID KEDAN?! WHEN THE ARMADA COMES, YOU DIE FIRST.]

The locals don't seem to have invented the candy store yet, and I have a bit of a sweet tooth.

[Operation SWEET AND PRECIOUS is go. Help her get what she wants and you can have the honor of dying last when the fleet arrives.]

[Meanwhile, Scotty's blundering about, yelling for Keenser and getting angry ~~and a bit scared~~ at the lack of response. He stops when he spots Uhura, heading straight for her.]

Lieutenant Uhura! Thank Starfleet, it's not just me stranded here.

[The relief on her face at seeing Scotty probably reflects his own, to be honest.]

Scotty! I don't suppose your communicator is working any better than mine? [She gives hers a little shake, because the stupid thing isn't hailing the Enterprise like it should.]

[He shakes his head.] Can't reach anyone aboard. Something about the place is jamming our signals. It's like... it's like the Enterprise is not even there. [But that's impossible. Right? Please say that's impossible.]

[Uhura frowns a little, because, well. That's what hers is telling her, too. Which is impossible, because god knows the Captain would never leave any of his crew behind. And yet -]

I think... I think that might be what's happened.

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Lt Nyota Uhura | Star Trek reboot

Option B (kinda?)

yesssss

i did not want anyone going un-tagged, and just had to find an appropriate muse :>

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Option A

happy scream

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