Star Trek: Starbase 777 - botanical-garden

Waiting for Acul and Ss'tiva in the botanical gardens was a treasure hunt, a puzzle based on the many plants that were kept and maintained here. To be able to complete it, and retrieve their prize from the lovely OPS officer who planned this, the two would need to walk around the entire garden, together!

The teacher hummed as she entered the starting area, wearing a jacket and jeans (made for Gorn of course). She stretched her shoulders as she awaited her date, looking towards the garden with a hum.

As it turned out, Acul's date for the evening was, in fact, yet another Gorn! Ss'tiva hadn't really had any other casual outfits to wear, so she'd squeezed into a grey sweater and shorts while going barefoot. A garden was only half enjoyed if you couldn't feel the grass between your toes, she'd always thought. "Oh. Omaigosh! Hello! Hi... hi." She tried for a wide, toothy grin as she approached the other shyly. They were standing in the right spot, where she'd been told to wait, so... why not? "You must be Acul."

She raised an eye ridge towards the other woman’s opening few lines before returning the smile. “Ah, yes. I am Acul, and you must be Miss Ss’tiva, it is a pleasure to meet you.” She said, offering a hand to shake. “Are you ready for the day?”

"Ready? I am more than ready! Yes." Ss'tiva shook her hand excitedly. Well, more excitedly than necessary, maybe, because the handshake was a little too tight. Great impression for someone who's hoping to start a relationship with the other person, yes. "So! Treasure hunt! Where do we start?"

Acul could take a tight handshake, she was a rather massive woman after all. She looked towards the garden with a small hum. “I must admit to not knowing my way around this garden, why don’t you lead the way down and we’ll see where the path takes us?”

Acul and Ss'tiva had a lovely walk around the garden, with Ss'tiva explaining the origins and uses of different plants the whole way through.