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// Settling In: 2 
// Story: Beam Me Up, Twilight 
// by Kentavritsa 
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What I find, as I enter my quarters; is a small cloaking room in Star Fleets general colours, and a pleasant theme in general.  Nothing special, and nothing out of the ordinary.

I have one standard gravity and atmosphere.  What had I been expecting?  Since I had been signed up, as a Human; this is the expected norm, after all.

“Question is; what would Twilight’s and Miko’s quarters be like?” I ponder; “Probably identical to mine!” I reason.

Why shouldn’t they be?  We had not asked for any special accommodations, or sited special needs in the first place.  Well, why should we?  Even if I guess it could have been fun, trying out different options.

In star Fleet, I guess I wear no Jacket or Hat; thus I have no Hat Rack or place to hang a Jacket.  Oh, well; no problem, I had not exactly expected it and have no use of these.  The weather is nice, the climate moderate to warm

From what I had seen, we are supposed to wear the standard Uniforms provided by Star Fleet at the Academy.  Well, at least while on duty.  I am still off duty, right now; so none is expecting me to wear the Uniform.

In the Living Room, or Sitting Room; which ever you choose to call it, I have a comfortable Sofa along the short wall on my right, as I enter.  There is a Table before the Sofa, making me feel right at Home, right away.

Phew.  There went that worry out the window.  Not that I have a Window here, but still.  The expression still takes precedence, for me.

The Wall opposing the Sofa holds a Screen, similar to the Telly we would have had; back home Large enough to be fitting for a Cinema, considering the sofa I had been given for the duration of my stay.

Of course; there is no Leather in the room, but I guess Wood would be quite fine by me.  I guess we had managed to convince them, of putting specific adjustments to our Quarters.

On my left, I have the Girls’ Room and the Shower; while the Bed Room is on my right.  Pretty much everything I could hope for, after all.  What more could I possibly wish for?  As if I had been needing it.

I have a stack of PADDs stacked away, in the Snacks apartment.  With the Replicator readily available, I need no snacks stacked away, in the first place.  I still insist on keeping a selection of Sparkle Cola and Rad Cola available in the second compartment.

Since everything is where I had been expecting it, I did not need to take the time to explore the Quarters further; I trust them to install everything according to specs.  If I could not trust them that far, I have no place being here in the first place.

“How is it going?” I inquire.

“Quite fine..” Twilight responds; “while I may have preferred the printed books and handwritten Scrolls; but these PADDs should work just fine, on the account of just how much information they can hold!” she concludes.

“Trust Twilight, to prioritize her Books and Reading!” Miko responds, giggling.

“We are here to learn and study, first; finding and making Friends, when we have the time!” I point out.

“Yes..” Miko concedes; “but still” she then continues.

“If we take a moment to familiarizing ourselves with what is ahead..” I put forth; we can make the time to have Fun with Friends, too!” I suggest.

“If we study together, we can discuss the material at our leisure!” Twilight suggests.

“Okay!” Miko responds.

A moment later, the door slides up; Twilight and Miko step into my home.

“Welcome in, Miko and Twilight!” I exclaim, as they step into the room.

“Hello, May!” Twilight fills in.

“Hi, May!” Miko responds.

“Since we don’t have anything scheduled for the rest of the day, I’ll just jump out for a moment!” Twilight prompts.

With Twilight sitting by the wall, and Miko takes the outer seat; Twilight teleports to the Table in front of the Sofa.

“I just need to stretch my legs and trot around for a moment!” Twilight points out.

“I guess, the Table Top is quite a large Field; for you to trot around on, when you need to stretch your legs?” Miko suggests.

“Yes, it is..” Twilight responds; “but; it is also very convenient, right now!” she then adds.

“I could very well imagine!” I just put forth, giggling.

“Just wait, until the other Cadets learn of this!” Miko prompts.

“I’d rather not..” Twilight points out; “but I guess I could put this to good use, in the field!” she then supplies.

“What is the rating, Twilight?” I inquire; “What kind of Environments and Issues is it capable of dealing with?” I continue.

Low Gravity and Atmospheric Pressure is a given, as well as high gravity and pressure, at least up to a point!” Twilight supplies; “I just have not had the opportunity to test that out, just yet!” she concludes.

“Could we use the Holo Deck, for these Experiments?” Miko inquires; “A Holo Deck or Holo Suit should be perfect, for this!” she puts forth.

“I would just have to apply for the permission, first..” Twilight points out; “but, how do I even explain, what I intend to achieve?” she then inquires.

“Maybe you could just apply for time on the Holo Deck, for Recreational Purposes?” Miko suggests.

“I’ll just check, what the restrictions are..” Twilight puts forth; “then I will apply for the time in the Holo Deck later!” she concludes.

“Sounds like a plan..” I suggest; “no need to rush, we have several years of study; before we need to worry about anything!” I put forth.

“I think I need something to eat!” I declare, as I am walking up to the Replicator.

“Some shredded Carrots, would be nice;“ Twilight suggests; "I want to see how good their Carrots are!” she explains.


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