Just a little conversation...at first...

You chew on the grilled meat in your mouth, finding the flavor of the alien animal flesh not that bad. It's reminiscent of the rabbit you'd had once before, but a little more...spicy, perhaps? It has a bit of a tang to it that you actually quite like and you think you might have to see if Kate could share some of her supply with you so you can dry some of the meat and see how it keeps on your ship. A bit of...whatever the fuck this is jerky doesn't sound too bad and probably better than instant protein steaks like you usually have.

As you eat, Chloe happily hums and sips at her water, her feet kicking and her head bobbing from one side to another as she hums some light, airy tune you've never heard before.

It's Kate that asks the question that came to mind then as she looks to Chloe and asks, "What's that tune? Somethin' you picked up from Derrick?"

Chloe shakes her head at that, smiling to Kate brightly. "Nuh-uh. I didn't hear it from Master. I heard it a loooong time ago. I think it was back when I was still in my floral stage. I kinda remember somebody humming and singing to my sisters and I. It was nice and I think it was supposed to help us grow.", she says and smiles warmly, as though relating a childhood memory, "I think it did. It was very nice."

Kate smiles at that and nods. "Yeah. My mom used to sing to me when I was a little girl too. Lullabies from old Terra.", she says and chuckles softly, an uncharacteristic look of softness on her face, "It's been awhile since I've thought of that. I guess everybody's got memories like that though, right?"

You notice that she and Chloe both look at you expectantly at that, but you just keep eating. The fact of the matter is that you don't have any stories like that. Your childhood wasn't exactly conducive to hummed lullabies or being tucked in by mommy. No, your childhood consisted mostly of begging for scraps and picking pockets for valuables you could hock for credits or trade for a hot meal. Not exactly the childhood full of warm and fuzzies that Kate is describing, but you'd long ago made peace with that. Still, not something you wanted to bring up, if you could help it, so you eat in silence.

The two women seem to get the message, Kate looking away awkwardly and Chloe frowning as she looks at you. "Yeah, well. Everybody's got their circumstances, I guess.", Kate says lamely and you chuckle at her.

"Why, Thompson. If I didn't know better, I'd say you're tryin' to make me feel better with that. You bein' nice?", you remark with a smirk, "That's somethin' I didn't think I'd ever see."

She punches you lightly in the arm and scowls at you. "Fuck you, Derrick. Like you even deserve anybody bein' nice to you. Asshole.". she grumbles, not exactly angry but more embarrassed as you see a blush high on her cheeks that makes you chuckle.

During that back and forth with Kate, you don't even notice that fact that Chloe has disappeared from her seat until you feel small hands rubbing at your crotch. This makes you jump and you scoot back in your seat and look down to see Chloe under the table on her knees before you. She looks up at you with another frown as she reaches for you once more and you have to reach down to grab her wrists to keep her from continuing to stroke you through your clothes. Normally, you wouldn't mind her taking some initiative like this, but not when you were eating dinner and had the possibility of pissing Kate off on the table.

"Whoa, Chloe! What're ya doin' there, sweetheart?", you ask, glancing over at Kate with a nervous sort of grin on your face as Chloe whines and starts to try and reach towards you again.

"I finished my water, Master, and now I'm hungry.", Chloe says and looks up at you with wide puppy dog eyes, "Can't I have somethin' to eat now, Master? Pleeeease?"

You're just about to gently deny her when you feel strong, lean arms wrap about your shoulders from behind and a hand grab the zipper of your flight suit and slowly begin to pull it down. "Yeah, Derrick. Go ahead and feed her. I'd like to see that.", you hear Kate whisper into your ear before letting her tongue flicker against your earblobe, "I'd really like to fuckin' see that..."

Well...damn. Can't say that you didn't partly expect things taking this turn, but you didn't think you'd be so lucky so quick.