"Sir?" A human female yeoman approached Kiok.
"Yes what is it?" he asked her as he was finishing his pea soup in the mess hall.
"The Ambassador requests your immediate attention," she said as she stood there.
"I see." He spooned a last mouthful. "I will see him later."
"But sir, he says that it is urgent and you must attend to him now." She was clearly nervous.
"Romulans," he sighed and got up. "I wonder what he wants. Maybe he didn't like the quarters he's assigned to. This is the third quarters I have changed him to."
"I have no idea what he wants, sir." She walked next to him as he headed out of the small mess hall.
"You are dismissed, Miss Hernandez," he said with finality as he headed by himself toward the new Ambassador's quarters. Upon getting there he looked at the black door and stood there for a few seconds. I can't see any logic in having picked this particular man as an ambassador. The door chimed and a second later it opened.
"What kept you so long, Vulcan?" He seemed to say the last with disgust.
"Duty." Kiok was simple and to the point.
"Duty?" The Ambassador was rummaging through stuff, the room was in disarray, books and papers were everywhere. "What do you know of duty, young man?" The ambassador looked at Kiok who remained quiet. "How old are you, Vulcan?"
"145 years 7 months 3 days and...."
The Romulan abruptly cut him off. "Impossible," He looked Kiok up and down again, "You don't look older than 30 years old."
"I am that old," he stated flatly.
"I see." The apparently older Romulan of around sixty turned and looked in a mirror close by. He saw the reflection of a wrinkle faced Romulan with white hair. Maybe I have aged before my time.
"So what can I do for you?" Kiok crossed his massive muscled arms around his muscled chest.
"When are we going to arrive to this human colony?" he asked as he threw some books on his bed.
"In a few days, Ambassador," he said and turned to leave.
"I see." The Ambassador turned around. "Then you wouldn't mind assigning me new quarters, this one is not to my liking."
"I'll see what I can do." Kiok walked out without a further word. New quarters again.
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