So Purple Monkey walks into sickbay

[heartofasun]

Trance was exactly the same size, although she appeared younger, more naive, childlike. What was noticeably different was that she was purple. Like a nice lavender color. And had a tail.

Trance was so happy to have her tail back! It was so pretty and cute and purple! And useful. She missed the way she could use it to wrap around ladders, or as an extra limb. And hanging upside down! But there was no time for that now (fun could be had later). Right now, the crew needed her. They had to find a cure for this virus before everyone was small and she was the only one left who could actually reach controls!  Not that the entire idea of that made her smile. It would be fun to just let it run rampant a little more. See how far it would get. How the crew and guests would react.

Unlike her universe, things weren't nearly as chaotic here. Things were organized, calmer. There was less to do. Less that needed fixing, and not as many 'puddles' to splash in. 

So Trance was working, researching, studying, looking to see mutation patterns and how the virus compared to others in this universe, or if it was from another. But she wasn't exactly working hard. That would take all the fun away, wouldn't it?

Fatherhood is tough

[captainproton]

[ Locked to unkindness  for plot!  Backdated to the beginning of the Kiddification plot/ June 7th]

Tom was headed toward the cargo bay. Normally this was quite the odd place to meet a fellow crew member and friend, but thats where Seven's 'quarters' where. Like on Voyager. Didn't anyone ever bring up the possibility of moving her alcove into someplace a little, well, some where that wasn't the cargo bay. Because Seven wasn't cargo.  Come to think of it, did she know that? Seven would probably say that she didn't require quarters but, she did. At least Tom thought she did. Maybe he could bring it up when they were looking over schematics.

The doors whooshed open and Tom started talking. " So Seven, I got bored and started drawing up the designs for the Delta Flyer. What do you say we modify it for the alpha quadrant and see if Captain Picard wants a new shuttle. It's not like he doesn't have an excuse with all the extra passengers he's carrying lately. And has anyone ever told you you're not cargo? Why are you still in the cargo bay?"

Tom looked around, finally shutting up. Um. Where the hell was Seven?

"Um. Seven?"