Vez Tek woke quickly in the communal chambers aboard ship. She ruffled her neck feathers quietly, and groomed softly. She had pride in her appearance, after all.

  She was an apex of her kind. Standing at 7 foot 1 inches, with beautiful onyx skin, a well shaped beak, excellent ridges on her head and face. She was the strongest on ship, with well kept claws and talons. She wasn't deformed, showing proper breeding, with good eyes and slitted pupils. Her voice, while good, was a touch too low her her tastes, but not everything could be perfect.

  She checked her pouch, before heading off. Yep, nice and shiny loot. She was the quickest, strongest, but not the most skilled. She was learning, and her Innate talents brought her some breathing room, but she knew some of the others wouldn't hesitate to grab it.

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  Anyway, she digressed. She was up early, as usual, to get a share of food, then to practice. The others were slowly waking after she left, but she ignored them.

  She ran past some ungoy carrying things, going to places. She didn't bother tripping one or two, No one was there to posture for. While she cared less about them, she was rather single minded, she admitted. She wouldn't waste her time unnecessarily. Why would she? She had more important things to do then mess with the shits.

  She got to the food hall and made for the line. It was communal, with all species eating here. Only higher ranked Senghili had their own food hall, while the rest of us ate together.

  She grabbed her alloted food, and dashed for a seat in the 'Kig-yar corner'. Each species segregated on their own, with ungoy over there, senghili over that way, we had this corner, and there was one for the flying bugs, few though there were.

  As she shoveled her food down, and noticed the same senghili glancing at her occasionally. It was the runt, fron what she had seen. Smallest, weakest, probably stupidest.

  It took a quick glance every so often, probably trying to be sneaky. It failed. She ignored it though, and finished her meal. She threw her trash away, got up, and left. She had practice to do.