Baby Book - Phase Three
Chapter Thirty-seven - Sehlat Campaign Part Four
Late May, 2274
Amanda sat next to Grayson, her head bent close to his. In low voices, they discussed the solution they had found, checking to be sure that they had thought everything through. When they were certain, they rose and went into the other room, where their parents sat at the table, playing kal-toh. They waited quietly until their mother had completed her move and their parents both turned to face them.
Since it was Grayson's turn to be the spokesman, he addressed their parents. "We have the answer to the latest question."
Their father looked at them, one eyebrow raised. "Very well, we are listening."
Grayson drew himself up and tried to speak very calmly and logically. "We can exercise our sehlat in the shuttle bay, if it is not in use. It is a very large space, with room for an even larger animal to run and play. If the shuttle bay is in use, we can use the walkway that goes all around the saucer section. This corridor is not used regularly for maintenance of the ship, nor it is used during emergencies. The sehlat could walk or run there without injuring anyone."
Spock steepled his hands together and looked at his children over the tops of his fingers. He was still so long that they looked at each other, wondering what they had forgotten. At length, he spoke. "You have come up with two locations which are excellent for the purpose. This was more than I expected. You have done well."
Excited, they smiled. However, their father was not finished. "Now you must tell me how you propose to feed your sehlat."
They looked at each other, startled. Feed? What did a sehlat eat? They would need to use their PADDs to search for this information. In a great hurry to start, they ran back into the playroom.
Spock sat still, not resuming the interrupted game. "I begin to think that they will find an answer for every question that I pose to them."
"They are your children." She grinned at him.
"And yours, k'diwa. Somehow the combination has proved very strong."
"Yes, isn't it wonderful?" Her eyes were dancing with merriment.
"I sincerely hope that Jim thinks so when they come to him with their list of requests." But his eyes were twinkling, too.
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Kal-toh = a Vulcan puzzle game using sticks