A serene mood picture of captain Feligris stargazing on the upper deck of the vessel under her command - there's likely a week or two of uneventful travel left and thus the armour cover over the tubular dome has been lowered.
I agree - the origins for this (as it's part of a much larger idea/world setting which goes back many years) is because I wanted to create furry characters which wouldn't be anthros but could actually do things for themselves.
I agree - the origins for this (as it's part of a much larger idea/world setting which goes back man