Your name is Jessica "Jess" Chambers, and you're enjoying the Risan sun on your shore leave. The reflection of its two moons rippled on the water as the waves lapped at the shore.
It was an idyllic return to the world you grew up on. You're human, not Risian, but Risa has always been your home. Both your maternal and paternal grandparents migrated to Risa in their early twenties. You found it easy to adapt to the Risian lifestyle. After all, Risians and humans were practical identical. At least externally. There were even a few times you pretended being a biological Risian with the occasional tourist, before you joined Starfleet
Somewhere above you, the Lamarr, the Akira class starship you're assigned to, is orbiting Risa with a skeleton crew. But with your skin soaking in the Risan sun, that's the last thing on your mind.
* * * * *
It was both embarrassing and discomfiting to hear some of your crewmates talk about your home world, especially since they didn't realize you were from Risa. Their interpretation of the phrase "pleasure planet' was far more lewd, and dismissive than with what you grew up knowing. But you had to admit to understanding their prejudices. To an outsider not versed in the attitudes of the planet's populace, Risians might seem lazy and indulgent. But you knew it was a different set of priorities and values that guided their choices (and sometimes yours).
You put those thoughts out of your head for a moment as you luxuriate in the heat of the Risian sun, stretching like a Terran cat. The swimsuit you're wearing is of Risian design, though that doesn't make you stick out. Everyone around you is wearing a swimsuit of Risian design.
You deliberately chose to take shore leave on the opposite side of the planet from where you grew up, so there shouldn't be any chance of you running into anyone you grew up with. So it's obvious the locals aren't expecting a human tourist to speak like a native. You enjoyed the sudden widening of the eyes of a server when you answer him in native Risian. It's especially amusing after hearing him exchange a few unguarded remarks about you to other servers. He suddenly realizes you understood everything. Everything.
As you sit back and enjoy your refreshed drink, what happens next?
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