From: Alix Fowler (selyara_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Feb 09 2007 - 10:19:05 PST
"Disaster on my watch" * * * * * * * * * * * * * Location: USS PATRIOT Stardate: 2.70209.1316 Scene: Captain's ready room Some say that hearing voices is a sign of insanity. Others say it's only a problem when you start answering them. Of course, by either definition, Helice was crazy. She stared at the pile of reports on the table and back at Ben and then at the High Priest who was sitting across from her. "So, what now." Helice said, rubbing her head. "I'm not sure we've stopped anything at all, if anything, our presence has really just created more problems, especially since we were unable to stop the assassinations." **If you ask me, which, I notice you haven't.** Tarnak's voice entered into her mind in that obnoxious pushy way it had **This sort of religious zealotism can only be counteracted one of two ways. One, you find someone of sound and reasonable mind, and you go and find someone who you can hold up as their 'nearly perfect one' and have them work to restore the government and balance of the planet. Two, you assume that the basis of their religion is not complete allegory and examine the literature and see exactly why and how this last system of government was created, and if, indeed there was a real historical figure whose works were attributed to the 'nearly perfect one'.** "I didn't ask you!" Helice gritted out in frustration. Kenta make a low chuckling noise, guessing at the reason for his CO's sudden outburst, while the alien stared at her like she had suddenly sprouted an extra head. "Sorry. I just... Well, I sometimes talk to myself... But I suppose it was a valid point. Listen, you guys have tried fighting this in a sectarian way, but just look how ingrained religious perspectives are in your culture, perhaps the best way of beating down the rebel uprising and restoring peace is to look at the way your religious texts say that order was restored by this 'nearly perfect one' and why exactly it worked. Or..." "Or?" The priest prompted as Helice trailed off. "Or else you could always find someone to pretend they're the 'Nearly Perfect One.'" Helice said quietly. "It's underhanded, dishonest, and no doubt herecy, but it might be better than just letting the situation degenerate any more than it has." "We could, but it would be a disservice to everyone. Besides, I think that the Nearly Perfect One still exists." The Alien folded his arms. Helice sighed and massaged her temples, biting back the urge to voice Tarnak's sarcastic (one of the first human traits he'd managed to pick up to her dismay) remarks about the logic in believing that some being lived in the center of the planet and came to bail them out of trouble like a sort of world nanny. "Right. Well I'll tell you what." Helice sighed. "You come up with evidence to support that theory, have Catherine help you, and then I'll consider sending another party on your wild goose chase. In the meantime, I want the rest of our team and security members to go down to the planet and start negotiating a temporary cessation of hostilities and rioting, and I want the remainder of the government to sit down and hear from the people exactly what they want. Get Half-tail to sit in on this, even if you have to separate his signal and beam him to the sit down, get Jarvis to sit down, and we'll try to talk some sense into all of them. Meanwhile I'd like Daniel and Kel to see if they can't track backwards and find out who *is* responsible for this mess. If it's Half-Tail, then we need to know that and we need proof to show the public, we need to show them that this is the machinations of an opportunistic *mortal* not signs of the apocalypse." &* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NRPG: Sorry this took so long to get out, I had minor issues with a sudden deadline for part of my thesis, and major problems in the lab. It's short, but it gives us an end in view. Basically we're winding this mission to a close, I expect to end it in the next week and a half or so, so this is one last push for posting :) Good job everyone! Alix Fowler <selyara_at_hotmail.com> Captain Helice Jones CO USS PATRIOT "A dew sufficed itself And satisfied a leaf, And said How vast a destiny How trivial is life." -Emily Dickenson. _________________________________________________________________ Valentine’s Day -- Shop for gifts that spell L-O-V-E at MSN Shopping http://shopping.msn.com/content/shp/?ctId=8323,ptnrid=37,ptnrdata=24095&tcode=wlmtagline From HyperNews_at_youth.net
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