They saw the Chief of Staff behind his desk.
"Good morning Commanders. I understand that you wanted to discuss the incident in customs a bit furhter. How may I be of assistance?" Rivik greeted the two uniforms as he came from around his desk to a seating area that was a bit more comfortable. "Yes, that is correct, sir. I am Commander Joseph Garibaldi from the Starfleet Inspector General's Office. I understand that I am here to oversee the investigation into the 'incident' that happen in Customs regarding one of your couriers." Joe replied rather abruptly, and definately not the prescribed way to speak with a senior member of a diplomatic mission. Rivik was obviously taken a little by surprise. He had not expected that kind of a response. It was terse, rude, and completely arrogant. Most definately not the norm. To add further insult , the arrogant little puke officer thought that he was in charge of the investigation... "Your assistance in our internal investigation is welcomed, Commander Garibaldi. You would nto be any relation to Markus Garibaldi, a good friend of the Ambassadors and mine?" came a thinly vailed reminder of who he was speaking to and just where he was. "Oh, yes, sir. Admiral Garibaldi is my Uncle. I will tell him that you inquired about him." Joe replied with the same tone as before- arrogant and disrespectful. He hoped that the message this time was, so you know my family, big deal..... Perhaps it was time for good cop to cool things down. Afterall it was just the openning moments of the meeting, and things had already jumped up a several degrees. Rivik was not the only one surprised by Garibaldi's comments. Dais hid his surprise largely because he knew about their plans. He had just not expected Garibaldi to hit so hard so quickly. "I am glad that you both know people in common. It should make working together easier. Mr. Rivik, I want to thank you again for allowing us to work with you on your investigation. I am sure that you will find that Mr. Garibaldi has a great deal to offer as we work together." Dais paused for a moment to allow tempers to simmer a bit. (reactions) "So, Mr. Rivik, may I ask what you have planned for the investigation?" (response) Jack _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
