Klingon Lessons - Part One

Posted on Mon Feb 24th, 2020 @ 12:59am by Lieutenant Commander Meslina Amakawa & Lieutenant JG Rachael "Ripcord" Yamaguchi-Cullen

Mission: Mission 8: Hope Found and then Lost
Location: Turbolift leading to the holosuite - Starbase 400
Timeline: 1200Hrs - April 18th, 2389

While waiting for the turbolift Meslina thought about what Jiao Anderson said about there being children aboard the station and had to smile a little to herself. 'This station is like a mini-city with all the things that go on here, with families and children,' she thinks to herself as the lift comes to a halt.

The doors open up to reveal that there is a child in the lift already and she seems to be waiting for Meslina to step in. "Hi there," she says as she steps through the doors into the waiting lift. "What's your name?"

Racheal gently cocked her head to the side as she regarded the new arrival who was older and larger then she was. "I'm Rachael Yamaguchi, daughter of Torilla Yamaguchi."

Meslina smiles down at Racheal, "my name is Meslina Amakawa. I'm going to be working here with your mother in the Strategic ops offices. It's a pleasure to meet you Racheal. I'm going down to the holosuite's now if you wish to join me, that is if you are not busy with anything."

Racheal raised an eyebrow. "I'm just going for martial arts training."

Meslina was slightly surprised that this young child of her new CO was going down to the holosuite for some martial arts training, but at the same time it shouldn't have been too much of a shock. "Really, what is it that you are going to be running?" She asked the girl with honest curiosity.

Racheal mearly raised an eyebrow. "Program Yamaguchi Five Alpha." she responded.

Meslina thinks a little to herself at the girls response and then she decides to change her mind from doing a target practice to some martial arts program as well. "Hmm...myself I prefer a Klingon martial arts training, when I was back home on Trill I studied mok'bara from a Klingon. I remember he would also have me do Klingon calisthenics at times, those were fun but I came out with more pain and bruises than I would have hoped for," she laughs a little at the memories.

"My training program is unusual." Rachael explained as she slowly slid her right hand around to the small of her back before the object she had secreted there deployed into a full length Bo, it popped up above her right shoulder as she quickly rotated her wrist and brought the Bo in front of her.

She didn't hit the sides of the turbolift while doing this rather intricate maneuver. "I'm Psionic as well..." Rachael collapsed the Bo back into a small object the size of a tennis ball. "Its a gift from a friend." she was referring to the Bo.

Meslina looks at the taller girl and smiles at her, "that's quite impressive for someone so young. Also you being a psionic is kind of neat, my race is able to bond with a symbiotic lifeforms which allows us to access the past experiences of whom ever was bonded with it before, usually it stays with the same family line but from time to time it's given to a different family. I am not bonded with one at present but I could do so if I so choose it." Meslina explains a little to help ease the slight tension she notices from the girl as she told her that she was a psionic.

Leaving the lift, she and Racheal continue down the corridor to the holosuite, when they come to the door Meslina stops, "If you don't mind I would like to do some exercise routines with you some day, that way I can get to know a new combat style, I'm always looking for new ways to improve myself and I could teach you a little of Mak'bara." She tries to read the girls expession but is unable for she seems to be very reserved, probably due to her mother's upbringing.

Racheal regarded the older woman who stood before her. "My training routine is a blend of karate and kung-fu along with a couple of others all mixed into one." she explained. "Its actually quite boring... except I can hold people in place while I beat them." she then slowly smiled.

At that comment Meslina couldn't help but laugh out loud, "well I hope it doesn't come to that if we do spar someday. Well I hope you have a good time with you sparring match and I will see you later I hope." Meslina thinks about how Racheal's mother Torilla is going to be if her daughter is already this mature.

Rachael watches the other woman and raised an eyebrow before following the other woman in silence, she ended up before a Holosuite door just behind the other woman. "I think you're serious Ma'am." Rachael commented. "Alright... may I?"

Meslina steps aside to let Racheal enter the commands onto the panel, while they wait for the program to begin she watches Racheal closely to see if she can gather any more insight to this child.

"I'm not really serious, I just trying to do my best to fit in to a new environment, it can be hard sometimes moving to a new location and not knowing anyone. So I would like to get to know a few people and try to get along with them that way I can have someone to talk to when I'm not busy." She explains as the computer informs them that the program is ready and it's okay to enter when ready.

Rachael smiled. "Don't worry about it." she commented as she walked into the Holosuite, she then produced the Bo as a smile appeared on the girls face as a Gorn ranger pointed at her. "I will crush your bones into dust."

Rachael grinned. "Come then.."

Entering the holosuite Meslina studies the opponent that stood before Racheal and then falls into a combat stance beside the girl. Racheal's movement with the Bo is fluid almost amazing as she twirls the staff around her switching from one hand to the other making a defensive barrier. The Gorn ranger moves in to test Racheal's defense and finds that it's not going to be as easy as he first thought. Meslina steps forward and that's when the Gorn finally notices that there is another opponent in the area as well, moving off to the side to give himself more room he sees that Meslina has no weapon of any sort. Grunting with pleasure, "ah I see you are foolish enough to try and face me without any weapons," he snorts at Meslina.

Coming into attacking range the Gorn tries to strike at Meslina and finds that she isn't as unskilled as he first imagined, "you are not as weak as you appear to be, this shall prove fun indeed." Racheal comes around the side of the Gorn as his attention is on Meslina and does something that Meslina can't see but it's obvious that the Gorn is not pleased as he cries out in anger. "What is this, I can't move!" The Gorn growls as he struggles in vain. Moving in closer Racheal starts to beat on the Gorn with a precise movement of someone who has been using that weapon for a while.

The Gorn's rage increases with each strike until the point where Racheal's concentration is slightly broken and the Gorn manages to break free from the psionic prison, lunging towards her and snapping his jaws. Before he manages to reach her though Meslina performs a few quick jabs using the forms that Mok'bara have taught her and finishes the strike with a deafening crunch to the Gorn's side as he falls unconscious on the ground.

Rachael looked at the Ensign as a smile slowly blossomed on her face. "Nice.." she commented. "you fight well."

Meslina looking up a Racheal stands down from her combat stance and looks at the hologram, smiling a little at the beating that they just inflicted on it. "Yeah you fight well yourself. That was a neat trick you did there when he couldn't move and you just came in and started to beat on him. To be honest there were times that I had a hard time following your movements with the Bo you were striking so quick, very impressive." Meslina lets out a slight breath and watches as the computer simulation ends leaving them in the empty holosuite.

"I have Psionic abilities." Rachael explained. "I can pin an enemy but not for very long." as a smile crossed the teen's face. "I can also throw things at people or I can scream at them... I've never used the Psionic scream myself but I've seen my sister and mother both use it... its interesting."

Meslina laughs nervously at that, "actually sounds slightly frightening to be honest. But I think we could go for another round or would you rather have some breakfast with me, my treat."

Rachael paused a moment as she actually considered it. "Breakfast does sound good but... I must complete my training for today." she explained.

"Okay well I will continue as well since I still want to loosen up a bit before I go unpack my belongings." Meslina says as she walks over to the panel to start and quickly realizes that she doesn't know where the program for Racheal is.

Rachael commented. "Computer, resume Yamaguchi Training Program One Alpha Seven Quebec." the teenager commented, the responding beep told Rachael the system understood her request as the inside of a large open air courtyard appeared, complete with several large braziers that were let, the air was fetid and heavy and the styling on everything around the two females was ornate and simple at the same time but it was the trefoil emblem that really said where they were, it was the emblem of the Klingon empire and this had to be Kronos.