>Ah yes, perhaps she taught him that old Klingon proverb:
>
>"pagh qul DaHjaj. qul wa'leS. tu'lu' reH qul wa'leS. " I'm pleased that I was able to work that out without recourse to The Klingon Dictionary, based solely on pattern evaluation and a working knowledge of, well, Ivanova. :)
INT. DAY CLUB 602, STARFLEET ACADEMY
SPRING TERM, 2398
Various members of the CLASS OF 2399 are having a drink at day's end and indulging in the class's favorite pastime: ribbing Midshipman Second Class WORF for his lack of a social life. OLIVIA "SWEDE" ANDERSSON has just taken him to task for his avowed intention of skipping the Spring Formal.
WORF
I simply see no point in attending a purely social function. It is a waste of energy that could better be directed toward my studies.
SWEDE
Pffff. You sound like a Vulcan.
WORF
(muttering)
Someone here ought to.
LULARI TAMEEL
Oh, come on, Worf. Don't you ever get lonesome just working all the time?
IVANOVA
You're wasting your time, Lulari. Worf doesn't need companionship. (She rolls her eyes.) He has his honor.
WORF
(stiffly)
I would require a Klingon woman for... companionship.
IVANOVA
Hah. (She starts a long pull on her pint of Baltika No. 3.)
WORF
(deadpan)
Russians are too aggressive.
IVANOVA spits cheap replicated dealcoholated Russian beer across the table, narrowly missing SWEDE.
SWEDE
Whoa, toxic waste spill. Somebody get a hazmat team down here.
Everyone else bursts out laughing.
LULARI
Worf: 1, Ivanova: 0.
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