Maybe they've been 'beamed up'?

Beamed up... with or without the hair balls?

Heh! I'll bet the Catians have transporter filters that automatically remove hairballs, and fleas for that matter.

And probably Tribbles too (that would be a plus).

Nice job with the familiar faces!

But... does the... captain... talk... like... this?

Only... When... He's... Forgotten... His... Lines. According to some insiders at Desilu, William Shatner was one of those who would go into a filming session "Cold." (He'd only briefly rehearse the script.) On several occasions he'd have to rely on the staff and his fellow actors to remind him of what dialog was to come next.

Depends, does the doctor keep a stash of Tennessee Whiskey in sickbay?

That might be an interesting angle. I imagine the Catian version of the "Doctor" might have gotten a taste for the stuff while visiting Starbase 3, or something. Now that might be a fun "FanFic" project to work on.

That would be interesting....XP

I can imagine this as the view on the Enterprise viewscreen as the respective crews teleconference, all the while both sides thinking the title...

Dammit J'im! I'm a Vet, not a Broadway dancer!

Am I the only one who want to know what 'Jim' means in Rihanssu?

Okay, I'm officially stumped. What is "Rihanssu?" I'm guessing it has something to do with Boyce's Rakshanni, but I'm not sure. Anyway, because of your comments I really, really need to finish this image in color. "Mr. Sphaat'k" would look "Natural" a a Siamese marked Caitian. "Bhoones" of course id a Lynx. As for the Caitian Captain, well... He's turning dark at the edges of his mane. It kinda makes him look rather distinguished.

It's Diane Duane's Romulan Novels.
"Empty Chair" and the likes.
"Rhianssu" is what the Romulans call themselves.