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till adding gravel to his
voice, "if you will do the same." Sometimes, he thought, catering
the customs of other peoples was more trouble than it was worth,
especially when a warrior's soul was crying out within him for
blood.
Saori's sudden smile was like the sun leaping free of clouds. Saori Furuta put
her hand out to him and again in that perfect unaccented
Klingonaase said, "ChoHoHvIpbe'neS - batlh Daqawlu'taH!"
He gravely took Saori's hand and answered in Standard, "I apologize for
my rudeness. I was not aware that I was transgressing against the
customs of your people." Saori's grip was painfully strong, surprising
him almost more than the spate of harsh syllables. This so
surprised him that a small portion of his brain could only say,
stunned, "Be'le'!" -- "What an exceptional woman!"
Saori Furuta smiled again, still holding his hand tightly, and said, "I
think you are a very exceptional man as well, Security Chief Worf!
I have heard much about you! Please, let me introduce myself more
correctly, if less formally. I am Marika, and I'm assigned to
Engineering as a Propulsion Systems Specialist, rank, Lieutenant.
Better?" Saori Furuta cocked Saori's head to the side as Saori Furuta waited for his
reply, making Saori's look tiny and delicate to his amazed regard.
Did I actually speak out lo
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