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Posted on Tue Nov 10th, 2026 @ 4:21pm by Lieutenant Griffon Resch & Yui Kudo {Mejilorean} {Scientist}

Mission: Thanksgiving Dangers
Location: M-69
Timeline: Current/Somewhere in-between

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*A week earlier*

Yui stood at the entrance to docking port seven, in the waiting area. The vessel that had brought out the people she had called to work at Catspaw had finally arrived. Hitoshi Ishida, her executive chef for the club-restaurant-lounge. Along with himself he was bringing his family along with twenty other Catfolk who were going to be the servers and staff for the establishment. Through the transparisteel windows built into the inner door, she could see the airlock had pressurized and the door from the transport had opened with various faces of passengers offloading. The door she stood in front of finally slid open and Yui politely stepped out of the main traffic lane for departing people. Once that crowd passed she then saw Hitoshi and the rest of the Quazi entourage making their way off the ship as they carried various bags for those belongings they had brought with them. All were long shoulder bags for secreting melee weapons amongst the other items in their duffels.

The adults began to step out of the airlock, and as they did so two shrill child voices rang out in stereo. "Yui!" They called out, elbowing passed and through the adult legs to rush forth. Dropping to a knee, Yui's toothy smile went from ear to ear as she saw the two little girls hurrying towards her.

"Yuzu! Kiri! So good to see you," said Yui as the two girls got to her and wrapped her in a loving embrace, giggling and smiling. Yuzu had black fur that she had added neon pink highlights to, whereas Kiri was a natural reddish brown color, and no highlights. The sisters were full of exuberance and squeezed Yui hard around the neck and shoulders. Yuzu was now twelve years old, her younger sibling being nine. As was the way with Catfolk households, the firstborn daughter aided their mother with rearing the rest of the kits, to make sure they turned into upstanding, decent people with disciplined minds and spirits.

"Yui, that trip was long!" Yuzu said. Being the older sister and a future den mother for the family, Kiri let her older sister speak the first words.

"Waaaay long." Kiri backed her sister's words.

"Well," said Yui with a giggle. "It's over now. And, you're now home. Your Papa will be working with and for me in the restaurant. Which means I get to see you both a lot more."

With the mention of their Papa, both girls half turned to look back at their waiting father and the others around him. Yui stood up and took a step towards Hitoshi and the others, bowing to them all. "Welcome to M-69, everyone. It is good to see all of you. Cait Zethra and Sally Amir have founded a Celestial Grove here, so a touch of home and a shrine to the kami is available. Catspaw will be both a nightclub and a restaurant, mainly for what Earth calls Asian dishes. So, Hitoshi will be the chef who brings that magic to others. I thank you all for agreeing to come this far from home to aid a fellow Catfolk."

*Current time reference*

Yui was dressed in a black cocktail dress with black and gold embroidered edging, with sheer black leggings and thigh high tabi socks. Her hair was loose but had small hair clips strategically placed to keep it from becoming too wild while moving about on her date. For his part, Griffon Resch wore black slacks, socks, and a pair of soft-soled Doc Martin style boots. His shirt was white, over which he wore a black suede leather short coat. his face shaved smooth and his hair trimmed and combed just right, with a bit of gel to keep it in place. In Catspaw, the new interior design had a central walkway between two half moon shaped sections for eating meals in. The tables could be raised or lowered for either using chairs or going with traditional Japanese sitting pillows for the tables being low to the floor. The two of them had decided that traditional was the way to go. The cherry wood tables were beautiful, with renditions of Japanese murals inlaid into the stone tabletops. Griffon did not voice it, but he felt a bit out of sorts in such a fancy place.

When the two of them went to sit at the low table it had become apparent to Yui that Griffon was contemplating where he should sit. His expression and eye set showed that he was considering how best to proceed. For her part, Yui wanted him next to her but her politeness would not allow her to simply be the first to voice what SHE wanted.

"So, uhhh, do you want me to sit across from you, or beside you," asked Resch, finally including her in his moment of doubt.

Yui broke into a smile. "I would very much like you beside me, but if you are not ready for that then I will accept you sitting directly before me."

Even as she was speaking, Griffon went around her and then set up his sitting pillow to be to her right while they dined. Getting sat and comfortably arranged, he looked over at her and gave a pleasant grin. "Thank you. I promise not to be like this all night."

"Griffon," said Yui. "You are here and that is enough. I am honored that you accepted this invitation to dinner. Please, relax as best you can. I'm still Yui, still the same girl you have been courting for weeks now. Just-be-you," she said gently, giving him another warm, accepting smile.

Resch took that in and his body visibly relaxed. Instead of being stiff and robotic his body began to soften in its stance. Around them diners were also sitting on pillows, choosing the traditional way of enjoying a Japanese meal, even if it was also a traditional act by the Quazi. Before he lost his nerve, Griffon leaned over and planted a kiss on her cheek, lingering a moment longer than usual before he pulled away and sat up straight. "All the food around us smells great." He had noticed the small fire pit in the center of the table, like a large wok with a mesh screen around it to prevent any sparks from escaping when the wood within popped and fizzed while burning. Yes, there was actual small pieces of chopped wood within the brazier. That was what it was by definition. A brazier being used as a fire pit for an open flame, one at each individual table. Some patrons were using them, others were not.

"So, the little fire pit," Griffon queried. "What's it used for? Ambience, or a part of the dining experience?"

"Both," said Yui. There was now a perma-grin etched onto her face. She had her beau with her, was going to enjoy a meal with him for THEIR time together. "We are going to roast matsutaki over an open flame, as it should be for flavor. The kindling within is apple wood, which will add to the flavor. Also, we will receive a tray of six different sauces to dip them into."

"Matsutaki?" Griffon raised his eyebrows.

"Big, yummy mushrooms," said Yui, her eyes and expression giving a a slight show of bliss at the mention of them. "My tummy should be growling by now. The Celestial Grove grows them in a very particular environment, to make sure they grow as naturally here as they would in the wilderness."

So, with that said, the two of them had dinner and talked about everything under the stars. Griffon did note that whenever there was an opening to do so, Yui would lean into him and lay her head on his shoulder and nuzzle his neck and jawline with her own cheek and jawline. Not abruptly, but it seemed to be done with intent. Not that Resch minded since she was being gentle about it. However, it did make him wonder why she kept doing it randomly. As if that show of affection had to be done even as their arms and hands would brush against each other as they dined. When the meal was done, both of them stuffed to the gills, Resch decided to ask. "Hey, Yui?" She looked over at him. "I noticed you keep leaning into me and nuzzling my neck and face. Is that a Catfolk thing or, just your way of being affectionate?"

Yui giggled sheepishly, a slight blush in her cheeks. "Again, I can say both. First, Catfolk being felines, we love to nuzzle and cuddle. It's a part of who we are. But, my reasoning goes beyond the ethnic mores of the Quazi. Please, don't take offense but, I am marking you as mine."

Resch's face screwed up into an expression of puzzlement, baring no hint of being offended. "Marking your territory, kinda thing?"

"Yep," said Yui, her countenance showing finality in what she was saying. "We have scent glands along our cheeks and elsewhere. So, I have made sure that my scent is on you strong enough to tell other females that you are spoken for without actually having to tell them vocally. I hope you don't mind. HUmans and others can't detect the pheromones as readily as Catfolk. Klingons can, for their own sense of smell is keen when it comes to detecting whether or not a female is ready to mate."

Reaching out and clasping her hand as it lay on the table, letting his own arm relax with hers as she clasped it gently but firmly. "Yui, I'm glad to know you and I have to say that I do love you. Have fallen in love with you over the past few weeks. Your actions, this marking of territory, tells me that asking if you want to be exclusive as a couple is not necessary. I'm yours, Yui, if you'll have me."

Yui pulled her hand free of his quickly, but not to shun the intimate action, but to use the hand in sync with the other to clasp his face lovingly and plant a kiss on his mouth, which he gave into. Nothing lewd even as their was some tongue play, just the kiss of two lovers affirming what their hearts already knew. She released his face and went back to holding his hand. "That felt so good. I am all aflutter. I..." Blushing again, Yui turned her head away slightly to hide her face behind a few locks of hair.

Ever so gently, Resch used a finger to nudge her chin and turn her face back towards his. "What were you going to say?" He asked gently. "If we are to be lovers, a couple, there should be nothing we cannot say to each other."

Her eyes cast downward, Yui not being used to physical intimacy with a man, made it hard for her to voice what she wanted most of all. "I want...I want you to love me," she said quietly so that only they could hear her words between them. "Make love to me, I should day. The physical intimacy to match the spiritual affections. Can...can we go somewhere more private or, do you wish to wait?"

Griffon lifted her held hand and kissed the back of it, a big grin on his face as he suddenly realized how innocent she truly was. Sure, she was smart as a whip, and worked hard to be all grown up, but the childlike innocence that Ken had warned him about was now readily apparent. "I am honored by your request, Yui Kudo. Let us leave this place and enjoy each other's company." He got to his feet and then gently pulled her up by the hand he still held. The two of them gathered themselves, and while holding hands, left the Catspaw as they headed for her quarters.

***

Both their bodies were covered in a sheen of sweat, now cooling off and drying as they had just finished ardent lovemaking. Griffon was on his back, the sheet drawn up to his waist, with Yui on his left cuddled up against him with her head on his chest. Neither of them spoke yet, instead letting their bodies come down from the lustful wave they had caused within each other. With Yui against him, Resch wrapped his left arm over her shoulders, two fingers gently rubbing back and forth on her shoulder and upper back. That was when he began to hear a noise he recognized but was surprised by it when it happened. "Are you purring?" He asked this with a chuckle and a wide smile.

"Mmm-hmm," Yui put forth. Her own hand rubbed his abs, tracing the lines for his six pack lazily. She was as content as she possibly could be, with the first man to ever make love to her now lying here in bed with her. She had honored her parents by waiting until she had found the one man to take her virginity. Quazi females did not have a hymen, but the act itself was what mattered. Cait and Sally had always aided her whenever she went into heat, and now having Griffon in her life, that itch could be scratched when it was needed, and he was around. When he was gone on patrols and duty, she would once again fall back on Cait and Sally until her lover could return. She lifted her head enough to adjust and place her chin on his solid abs, looking him in the eyes with a playful expression. "Are you laughing at me?"

"No, dear, not you." Said Resch, still grinning. "The situation. I've never had a woman in my life who purred naturally, instead of just an act of lustful intent. I like it. It's you, and it fits who you are."

Yui gave a quick kiss to his abs. "Good. Be prepared, I purr a lot, especially when getting ready to sleep. Being content brings it out. You need to know, though. I don't need to sleep. I sleep when I want to, when I want to just relax and cuddle with my kitten besties and enjoy being wrapped up in their loving presence." She kissed his abs again. "But, now I have you to cuddle with when you're available."

"I will be available whenever duty allows, and when Diligent is in port," stated Resch. He ran his fingers through her hair and, as he did so, he came to the base of one of her ears. Having had pet cats as a kid, he then scritched the base and then gently massaged the ear. He felt and sensed a sudden change in Yui. Her purring got even louder, her tail now sashaying enough to move the sheet from over her hips to expose her body down to the thighs. The ear danced around as if trying to avoid the finger play even as even as Yui dropped her head to the side on his belly, letting him have his way with her ears. So, seeing her leaning more into the ear massage, Griffon kept going.

"If...If you...keep doing that...you better be ready for a...lustful kitten who...will love you until you...pass out." Yui moaned in the back of her throat before the purring returned.

Resch was grinning to himself even as her face was laying away from his own, with Yui unable to see his grin of satisfaction at finding one of her Catfolk erogenous zones. Suddenly, in a flash, Yui pulled away long enough to sit up, rip the sheet away from them both, and straddle him. Griffon felt himself responding, with Yui's eyes showing absolute desire even as she adjusted herself. Once she had him where she wanted him. Yui smiled as she leaned in with her hands on his shoulders to hold him flat.

"You poked the cat, Lover." Yui said with a smirk. "Now, we make love until I'm satisfied. I want kits, but I'll wait until you're okay with that. Until then, practice makes perfect." So, the lovemaking went into its second round, with Yui hoping that he would voice his want for children sometime during the episode. She would be subtle in her wording but, she would win in the end. A Kudo never quits.

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