>> Utena shrugged. "Can't be worse than memorizing all the Klingon popes."
>
>Klingon 'popes'? Is this an idiomatic translation, or did some of the
>Klingons adopt some form of Catholicism?

Utena means it in the former sense; though the latter scenario is also conceivable, there probably hasn't been an actual Klingon pope in that sense.

>BTW, what's an IES? Some sort of super heat sink?

Internal Emission Sink - passive stealth system, adapted from the Mass Effect universe. Contains more than just heat, though that's obviously a big part of it.

>EDIT: Interesting that she's still 'nar Rayya' at the end, but I guess
>that won't change even under these circumstances (or they haven't
>gotten around to it, yet).

Her residence won't officially change until after her pilgrimage, even though it's unlikely she'll ever actually live aboard the Rayya again. It's a census thing. Partly for tax purposes. :)

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