From: V. Rahul Chandra (vrccan_at_gmail.com)
Date: Wed Jan 10 2007 - 14:08:17 PST
=========== “Discussions, Part II” Con’t from Naomi’s “Historia” =========== Location: ESPERION Stardate: 2422 [2.7] 0110.1507 Scene: Palthainon Compound <NOTE: This continues directly from my previous post> Daniel nodded his head. “We went over the security arrangements that had been in place already,” he informed the priest. “They were all very lacking.” “This is not a fortress young man,” Palthainon reminded him gently. “It is a place of worship.” “I realize that sir,” Daniel said. “But if the situation is as serious as your Government makes it out to be, then we need to turn this place of worship into a fortress.” Palthainon smiled. “Well put,” he said. “So what have you done to turn this place of worship into a fortress?” “Well, we’ve assigned the extra security provided by the ESPERION government to various parts of your compound – their security efforts will be co-ordinated by myself, while my colleague will become your shadow until this situation is over.” “So you’re giving him the more dangerous job then,” Palthainon’s expression didn’t change, but the slight twitch at the sides of his mouth took much of the sting out of his words. Daniel chuckled slightly. “If anyone wants to assassinate you, they’ll have to get through both of us to do it,” he assured the priest. “Our instructions are to protect you at any cost, and I intend to do that.” ========== Time Index: Simultaneously Scene: Unknown The visitor had arrived, and the two men were currently walking down a dimly lit corridor. Beyond a cursory few words of greeting when the visitor had arrived, neither man had said anything so far – and indeed no words were necessary. Only when the two had walked a long way away from places where prying eyes and ears might see or hear them did the first man speak. “Your assassinations of the first two priests were both extremely impressive,” he said. The other man inclined his head slightly, but refrained from commenting. “You’ve made a lot of people worried and uneasy, but it is not enough,” the first man said. “There are still a small minority of people that have managed to keep their heads, and with the Starfleet contingent things are starting to become more difficult. If they manage to restore complete order, all our plans could fall apart.” “What must I do?” the assassin asked, speaking for the first time. “The third priest’s death must be spectacular,” the man answered. “It must be something big that will be remembered for generations to come.” The assassin inclined his head slightly, the ghost of a smile on his face. “I swear it will be done,” he said. ========= Time Index: Later that day Scene: In front of Rashas’ compound The compounds where the remaining priests resided had all been beefed up security wise, and the one housing high priest Rashas was no different from the others. The front door to the compound was guarded by two security guards provided by the ESPERION central government, and about once every hour the appearance of an officer wearing Starfleet security grey served as a testament to their presence. The assassin observed all of this, and much more, as he walked past the compound. He did nothing to stand out from the crowd entering into the compound for their daily rites, and walked at just the right speed – fast enough not to attract much attention, yet slow enough to be able to take in every detail about the defenses. He walked towards the end of the compound and then turned onto another street and continued on his way, not casting one final look back at the compound. He would be back later, but first he needed to pick up a few supplies. He smiled. It was going to be spectacular. =========== NRPG: And once again I’m getting interrupted before I get to finish =( ah well, part three (hopefully the final one) will be along in 1-2 days. ========== V. Rahul Chandra <vrccan_at_gmail.com> Playing... Lieutenant Commander Jeffrey Gorman, MD Chief Medical Officer/2nd Officer GATEWAY STATION, GS-2 & Captain Daniel Clarkson, MD Executive Officer - Marine Contingent USS PATRIOT, NCC 5781-A & Lieutenant Sevlock Junior ACT Instructor Starfleet Academy, EARTH -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.9/622 - Release Date: 10/01/2007 2:52 PM From HyperNews_at_youth.net
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