"The Tellarite story" is a tale recounting an unfortunate encounter between Crewman Fabian Stevens and a pair of Tellarites in a bar on Syrinx III in or around late 2375. Kieran Duffy, who was a witness to the original incident (along with Carol Abramowitz), enjoyed repeating the Tellarite story often to members of the crew of the USS da Vinci. (SCE eBook: Foundations, Book One, et.al.)
Stevens was often embarrassed by Duffy's telling of this story; however, following Duffy's death at Galvan VI in 2376, he told the Tellarite story in his memory at a gathering of the surviving da Vinci crew at the home of Captain David Gold. (SCE eBook: Breakdowns)
In 2377, Abramowitz told the Tellarite story to the da Vinci's new medical officer, Dr. Sarjenka, a gesture of including her into the close-knit crew. (CoE eBook: Turn the Page)