>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.
>
Garibaldi just stood there with a 'Whatever' look about him.
>
>"So, Mr. Rivik, may I ask what you have planned for the investigation?"
>
It took Rivik a quick second to tear his eyes off the arrogant new comer to the
situation. He would have to talk to others about this....
When he finally answered it sounded like he was not expecting to have someone so
soon in his lap..
"I have requested the background investigation files on the courier in question.
Hopefully, it will provide us with a base line- who is he, where did he come from,
what is his background, etc. That unfortunately will take a day or two to arrive.
The State, Justice and Security Ministeries have taken to squabbling over exactly who
has jurisdiction over the files and what is to be sent. The Ambassador is working
with the officials on Bajor to straighten that out. I did not want to go too far
before that arrived. I did not want to question the individual without having some
background. My experience has taught me to know the individual as much as possible,
and taylor my interrogations accordingly."
Joe looked at Dais for his reaction before he made his reply.
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