Treecat Jobs

saber964 wrote:I've been thinking, what kind of jobs could treecats do in the RMN aboard ship. The best I could come up with was a sort of Jack-of-all-trades. Because the 'cats would be so good at several jobs. But I think it would be best assign them to hydroponics for there day to day assignments. But rotate them through other jobs so they don't get bored. These assignments could include working with the ships Bosun, Master at arms (ships police) and the like. They could also be assigned on an add needed basis to the CMO, Marine/Navy boarding teams, Tactical Officer for prisoner interrogation, combat SAR, Moral Welfare and recreation e.g. being adorably furry.

cthia wrote:Interesting saber. Your post made me think of Deanna Troi's position as ship's counselor aboard the Enterprise. She could not read minds but she was also an empath. A treecat could be placed on deck to ensure that Snotties who are uncharacteristically terrified get counseling. And they could help ensure that potential Steilmans are nipped in the bud.

DDHvi wrote:I wonder how much dexterity treecats would have with small work Their hands would be smaller, and the claws would allow them to pick at things as we do with fingernails, only on a finer scale.

The best way to find out what they can do well would be to arrange trials for any interested treecats. There would be variations due to personalities also.


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For the foreseeable future, certainly, treecats will continue to regard human technology much as they have for the past several centuries. They will probably learn to use certain human tools more effectively and confidently than is currently the case, and they will not be actively uncomfortable in the presence of humans' machines and tools, but they will regard those devices as being uniquely "two-leg" in nature. On the social front, treecats will almost certainly become much more deeply integrated into human society as a whole, using their empathic abilities and their intuitive grasp of complex personal interrelationships to make themselves invaluable in such professions as psychology, politics, dispute arbitration, "social services," the law, etc. The precise effect which this will have upon their social and political standing is, of course, something which I have no intention of telling you about at this time.

kzt wrote:

cthia wrote:Interesting saber. Your post made me think of Deanna Troi's position as ship's counselor aboard the Enterprise. She could not read minds but she was also an empath. A treecat could be placed on deck to ensure that Snotties who are uncharacteristically terrified get counseling. And they could help ensure that potential Steilmans are nipped in the bud.

Obviously the RMN needs a commissar on ships to detect thought crimes.

cthia wrote:An aside:
I fly out in two days to be married in Fuerteventura, the Canaries. My siblings and I own a flat there. It originally belonged to our parents who were married there as well. The place is so serenely beautiful. The weather forecast are highs of around 79 degrees all week, partly cloudy on Saturday. It's dramatically beautiful this time of the year. Wonderful!

RHWoodman wrote:

cthia wrote:
An aside:
I fly out in two days to be married in Fuerteventura, the Canaries. My siblings and I own a flat there. It originally belonged to our parents who were married there as well. The place is so serenely beautiful. The weather forecast are highs of around 79 degrees all week, partly cloudy on Saturday. It's dramatically beautiful this time of the year. Wonderful!

Congratulations!