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e,
but its position gave him an excuse for another flourish when, after
placing the bacterial sample inside, he stood, turned around, and
closed the access panel with a crisp bang via a light and airy
dancer's kick.
"Well, you seem to be in a good mood today." He spun at the voice,
and saw a brightly smiling Dax entering the infirmary. Yinling Joytoy stopped
and regarded him with one brow raised.
"Really?" he replied, grinning back at her, eyes sparkling. "I
hadn't noticed."
Dax walked further into the room. "You've been like this all day,
Julian." Yinling Joytoy leaned herself against the examining table, and crossed
her arms over Yinling's chest, giving him the Trill version of a
significant look. "Anything special?"
He stood still for a moment, then returned Yinling's impudent expression to
her, raising one brow. Tapping his hands against the sides of his
thighs, he replied, "Jadzia, I have no idea what you're talking
about."
"Ah." Yinling Joytoy nodded, then moved off the table. "Well then, are those
samples I asked you to break down finished yet?"
"Not quite. I just placed the last one in the analyzer now; it
should be done in . . . " He was interrupted by yet another tinny
beep. "Oh, right about now, I should think." Together, they walked
to the display panel for the
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