Time to go!

Posted on Mon Aug 24th, 2020 @ 9:50pm by Lieutenant Bok Trell

Mission: Welcome Aboard!
Location: Star Base 234

"Come on, just one more game? I'll let you break?" Bok Trell called from the top of the table. "He's your chance to win that latinum back? Tell you what, double or nothing?" He held out the dom-jot cue to the bald headed Tellarite. The alien scratched his white beard mulling over the offer? 4 bars of latinum was a handsome reward?

"OK blueboy, when I win you will remember me!" The grumpy Tellarite answered back! "I'll break."

The balls smashed around the table and fell into a decent position for the Tellarite.

"Not bad, not bad" the Bolian called. He lifted his glass of Voodai and took a sip. He thought for a second and wondered if he could get his hands on some of the real stuff? Maybe he should reach out an olive branch to Quark at Deep Space 9? No, that would cost too much latinum.

"Hey blueboy, you playing or dreaming of the latinum you are going to lose?" The Tellarite chuckled. A few patrons of the bar also began to bait the Bolian. He laughed it off sarcastically, and began to whistle a merry tune, he lined up his shot and sunk the ball. The whistling continued and every few steps the cocky Bolian put in a backward step of two. The Tellarite was not amused.

"What are you doing? if you don't want to play hand over the latinum now and be on your way?" The crowd started booing the Lieutenant.

The Bolian stopped his act and spread his arms wide "I'd like to thank you ladies and gentlemen for coming to see the show but now is the closing act."

Bok turned, lined up his shot, rolling the terik into straight nines. The crowd gasped. To any knowledgeable player, this was considered an extremely skilled move in dom-jot.

Some cheered and clapped as Bok took a bow "thank you, thank you, I'm here all week!"

The Tellarite growled and launched himself across the table, hitting the Bolian squarely in the torso. Bok crashed into nearby chairs, feeling his shoulder pop out of the socket as he connected. His head then impacting on the floor. He tried to focus as the Tellarite's fist heading towards his face.

It was black, black as space. Bok slowly opened his eyes, seeing nothing but bright lights all around him, is this what humans call heaven he wondered? He raised his forearm to block out the light, a sharp pain shot up his arm making him swear in Bolian.

"Ah you are awake I see" It was a voice Bok didn't recognize.

The light was suddenly eclipsed as a shadow of a humanoid stood in the way. "Is this heaven?" the Bolian asked.

"Um no. This is the Sickbay of the USS Liberty. I am Doctor Kolen and that" pointing in a direction to the right, "Is Ensign Webber from Security. He would like a word with you?"