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Ship's Pride -- rated G, ~1250 words

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A Klingon captain, facing a lesser nemesis of his race -- tribble infestation -- discovers the elegant solution, and the only capitulation of his career.

"These creatures… repose more than any I have ever seen.”

“Do you question their value? Have you found a tribble in the medkits lately?”

“No, sir, only – I find it unusual that you should allow her to repose across your lap.”

“It is oddly calming. It approximates a state of meditation, like a less strenuous form of mok’bara.”

“She is making a strange noise.”

“That is part of the calming effect. It is generated by rubbing behind the ears, thusly. Which is also calming.”