Stardate 52067.2

	Beeg was sitting at a console typing madly into it and cursing 
lightly.  A security officer came up and before the officer could make a 
remark, Beeg spun around and said, "Make your report."  
	The officer made his report that all was within order, nothing 
abnormal.  Beeg went back to typing and started thinking about home, about 
the fact that there were no female Pinx on board, and about how he missed 
his past love.  
	Maybe this program will help.  A Klingon woman would be the 
nearest species to being a Pinx female and even they may not survive mating 
with a Pinx.  No other species knew of the mating ritual of the Pinx, 
because it was so sacred.  It was as guarded a secret as their weapons 
technology, of which only bits and pieces were shared with the Federation.  
	Beeg continued his feverish programming of the holodeck.  "Here we 
go, this one will work nicely, she will be perfect, maybe she will keep me 
occupied until a Pinx female joins our crew."
	Just then Enoz walked in and asked if she could talk to Beeg, and 
he motioned her into his office.
	"What can I do for you?" he asked.
	"Well we don't really know each other that well and I am curious 
about your culture.  Very little has been documented even by unfriendly 
standards probably because your race was so secretive and just now has 
started to align with the Federation."
	"Well what would you like to know, I mean some I can not disclose 
other I can disclose, I was wondering when your interest would disturb you 
enough to come over and talk about it."
	"We'll talk about the maturation of your species and longevity of 
them, I mean your life's rights of passages.  Someone said you are still 
a 'youth' of your species.  Not yet an adult or a young adult."  
	"That is true I am a young male for my species and we are a very 
long lived species, I am just now old enough to father children, the 
female carries them for 1 year, and then gives birth which is a very 
special ritual, and a large celebration the next day.  I can not discuss 
the mating ritual, which I know you are interested in though, that is the 
most guarded secret, in our culture."