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gx-9901 — Trial of Heath Layress - Aftermath 1
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New crew and a new ship?
Are these good or bad things for our captain?
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1 Heath: You wanted to see me
2 Janeway: First congratulations on being found... mostly innocent
Heath: Thank you. News travels fast
Janeway: Well, if you hadn’t, you wouldn’t be here
Heath: True
Janeway: I will tell you, that had temporal investigations not dropped their charges things could have been much different
Heath: I wonder why they did. They never do anything without a reason
Janeway: Oh, they have one
Heath: I don't think I'm going to like it
Janeway: They didn't want the fact that they had been hiding their New Order Reconstruction Android on board that ship to become public knowledge. So now, as repayment for dropping their charges, they want you to hide it
3 Heath: Hide Nora?
Janeway: Nora?
Heath: That's what we call her
Janeway: Well, they want you to store her onboard your ship
Heath: She doesn't want to go back into storage
Heath: She begged me not to. How could I refuse a request for help?
Janeway: So, if not in storage, what will you do?
Heath: To be honest, No one will notice one more unwell person on board
Janeway: Well, since you've already given her a name, this might work out better than I thought. You already seem to have accepted her
Heath: If I could just get her to address me by something other than what she does
Janeway: I won't ask, just...
*chirp*
4 Janeway: Excuse me. Yes?
Reception: Admiral, there are several people here that want to talk to you
Janeway: I'm busy with Captain Heath.
Reception: I explained that ma'am. But they say it involves the captain as well.
Janeway: Very well. Send them in
5 Chromia: Greetings. I am Chromia, commander of the IKS Luna
Nezima: I am Nezima, daughter of Chromia
Selet: And we... I am Sub-Commander Selet
Chromia: Normally I would be annoyed at your presence Romulan, but my daughter speaks well of you. She says you are a "kindred spirit" to be trusted
Selet: We... I thank her for that
Janeway: What can I do for you all?
Chromia: I initially came to demand the other Romulan's extradition to stand trial for her actions.
Janeway: Other Romulan?
Heath: T'Shoak, ma'am
Janeway: I see...
Chromia: But the suffering she will endure here, brings more of a smile to my face than her screams would
Janeway: I'm glad of that
6 Chromia: Yet, for all her lies, she did speak one truth
Janeway: And that is?
Chromia: My daughter... She will never be a great warrior. Or any type of warrior at all
Heath: She has other skills, maybe not combat orientated...
Chromia: And that, is why she speaks so highly of you. You see in her what the others onboard my ship do not. And I cannot... protect her without being seen to be favoring her and weak in front of the crew
Janeway: Which could lead to a challenge of command.
Chromia: Exactly. And while I don't foresee losing such a challenge, were it to happen it would be bad for her
Janeway: So why are you here
Chromia: While she does not fit in on my ship, she does on yours.
Heath: I...
7 Chromia: I am officially offering you a permanent liaison officer between our two ships. I'm told that you had her operating the cloaking device you had
Janeway: Yes, another matter we need to discuss
Chromia: Spoils of war admiral. Now, since you will have a cloaking specialist onboard, you will require one. A newer model, not the out dated one you were using.
Janeway: This will require negotiations...
Chromia: You previously had an arrangement with the Romulans for the use of one of theirs, I am offering the same plus a willing operator to get the most out of it. Well Captain?
Nezima: Please…
Heath: I...
Chromia: Would be a fool to turn down such an offer
8
Heath: I accept
Chromia: Excellent. I'll go make the arrangements. Serve her well
Nezima: To the best of my ability
Chromia: A mother could not ask for more
9 Heath: Prophets... That was unexpected.
Janeway: So, what can we do for you Sub-commander?
Selet: Simple. We... I Sub-commander Selet want to request asylum.
Heath: What?
Selet: Our... My time as an exchange officer is almost over and we... I do not want to go back
Heath: Ok...
Janeway: Any particular reason?
10 Selet: Admiral, you have been a part of collective. You know the complete lack of individuality...
Janeway: Yes...
Selet: Romulan society can, in many ways be the same. At times we... I... Have flashbacks to that time...
Janeway: I understand
Selet: But here... The chaos... The so many wildly different and diverse personalities... I feel so....calm, so… normal...
Heath: When you put it like that...
Selet: Plus, your chief engineer is a misogynistic fool that we... I want to break so badly...
Heath: Well, how can I say no to that? Welcome aboard
11 Selet: Thank you. We... I shall go communicate our intentions back to the fleet.
Heath: Anyone your leaving behind?
Selet: No one will miss this one. We made them... uncomfortable...
Nezima: Well, this one welcomes you. Oh, maybe we can share a room
Selet: We... I... Would like that.
Heath: If she was a spy, I'd have known by now
Janeway: Do I want to know how
Heath: My crew has talents
Janeway: Speaking of them, TI had another reason they wanted you free
Heath: Oh?
Janeway: That drive system you came up with. They want more research done into it
Heath: Really
Janeway: If it can work without alarming the quadrant
Heath: I'm fairly certain we can solve that problem
Janeway: Good. Perhaps that cloaking device is a good thing. You can experiment without attracting attention. Do you have someone qualified in temporal drive operations?
Heath: I know someone
Janeway: Good. TI will have them assigned to you
Heath: Maybe we can get that temporal drive reinstalled properly
Janeway: Yes. …That's the last thing I wanted to talk to you about
Heath: That sounds ominous
13 Janeway: You know the Los Lobos has acquired sentience.
Heath: I was there when it happened
Janeway: Well as a result, it now wants to be recognized as an individual
Heath: And...
Janeway: It feels that being forced to transport people around would make it a slave pack animal of some kind
Heath: ...
Janeway: And as such at the moment, it doesn't want to carry a crew
Heath: What
Janeway: Which they describe as hundreds of insects crawling inside of you
Heath: What
Janeway: They barely tolerate the repair crews and they want the modifications you made removed
Heath: Alright.... But, if we don't have a ship, what are we supposed to do?
14 Janeway: Utopia Planetia
Heath: What
Janeway: Berth 34a.”
Heath: What… Wait, what’s there?
Heath: My what
Janeway: This is your third one. Try to take better care of this one
Heath: Wait, what?
Heath: I…
Janeway: That means ‘get the hell out’
Heath: …yes ma’am…
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