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"This is adorable," Janice speaks up, suddenly. She's holding something in her hands, and it's too small for Nyota to see from where she is standing.
They've been wandering a bazaar for a good portion of the day, looking at things for sale and rummaging through old artifacts. It's their first day of shore leave, and Nyota already has a few old musical instruments that she plans to learn.
They've made their way through a winding maze of stalls, and the one they're currently in is cramped, but there's such a wide array of small trinkets that they've spent a good fifteen minutes within- at least.
"What is it?" She asks, placing a pin she has been looking at down on the table beside her.
Janice turns around, holding out a small little figurine of a cat. "It's one of those old hologram projectors, but it's just of someone's cat." She waves her hand over the object and it sputters to life. A small hologram appears over the figure, a photo of a small calico kitten appearing. "The figure even matches the cat too. Imagine, someone loved their cat so much that they had this made?" Her eyes seem to glitter as she looks at it, rotating it and flicking through the collection of photos.
"May I?" Nyota asks, holding out her hands.
Janice places the cat in her hands softly, "You may."
Nyota turns it over in her hands, looking at the tiny object. There's so much detail on the little guy, so much care put into its tiny form. "Whoever had this made really loved their cat," She observes, handing it back to Janice.
"And now, it's here..." She frowns, slightly, taking it and placing it down on the table again. "Reminds me of my cat, before..." She shakes her head, and Nyota places a hand on her shoulder. Janice offers her a slight smile.
Janice hasn't bought much for herself today, other than a necklace and a pair of art books. (She had purchased a harp for Nyota almost immediately.) She moves away from the table and continues to walk around, looking at everything she can in the stall, but Nyota keeps her eyes trained on the little cat.
"You ready?" Janice asks, as soon as she decides she's done, it seems, and Nyota nods.
"Yeah, I just want to get this pin for Hikaru quick," She picks up the pin she was studying earlier and shows it to Janice. It's a small plant in a pot, simple, but it reminded her of him. "You can go to the next stall, I won't be long."
"Alright," Janice smiles, moving to give her a slight peck on the cheek, "Just means I get first pick."
Nyota rolls her eyes fondly as Janice walks away. She grabs the small little cat figure and goes up to the vendor.
Something in Nyota wants to keep it, too.
She wonders if she can get Scotty to help her repair it, before it appears on Janice's desk.