Hallway
Chieko quickly breathed in through her teeth when she noticed the salute, then looked warily around to scope out any witnesses. She then recalled that Ume had also saluted the enlisted techs as well and realized something was a little wrong here. Seeing that she should correct this before an actual officer actually saw this poor infantry Neko embarrass herself again, the biologist crossed her arms in front of her chest and attempted to look partially stern. Inside she kicked herself for not being able to do much better without risking breaking out into hysterical laughter.
"No gold, no salute," the young Minkan began, still trying to contain her laughter, "Unless you see
gold or white on gold stripes on the
sleeve, they're not an officer and you do not salute. That is, unless they stopped teaching that in
Basic."
Medical
"Stimulants!" the pink haired Neko replied with a smile, though she crossed her arms feeling that the Medic might be losing focus more than she was. "We want something that is a little better than a cup of coffee, but not necessarily methamphetamine either - unless you have it in a decently low dose and let us raid the Galley before taking it."
"Kana!" the frosty haired Neko frowned, "You don't just walk up to a medical professional and ask for one of the most illegal substances known to the Empire!"
"A substance is a substance, Isrun," the pink haired Neko rebutted, "A true professional knows how to properly apply a chemical to a problem without causing more issues such as the well documented misuse by amateurs. 'Respect the chemistry!' my instructor always said."
The frosty haired Neko brought her hand up to her face and shook her head in disbelief, despite this being Kana's usual line about anything chemical related.