At 03:28 PM 6/23/04 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>Tr'Lawsh shook her mane. �"Thisss isss hopelessss," she said with
>>exasperation. �"He is just a simple-minded fool, brrred to die." �She
>>stood up and walked to the door. �"Open up!" she called.
>>
>>(resp?)
>>
>>"Thisss one'sss a wassste of time," she said to the guard. �"Sssend him
>>back to hisss ccell. �We won't get anything out of him." �The Caitian
>>looked back at Daphne. �"He'sss not worrrth yourrr time, Commanderrr,"
>>she said, still eyeing her warily, as if she were a powederkeg waiting
>>to explode.
>>
>>"I don't think that he is worth more than something to get some training
>>exercises with. �Let's send him back to his cell. I think we have put our
>>breakfast off long enough," she replied with disgust. �It was clear that
>>she felt like she had wasted her time in the interview room.
>>
>>Once back outside, Tr'Lawsh waited until Horrtha was taken back so I to
>>his cell. �"Good job, Commanderrr," she said, smiling. �"You werrre verrry
>>convinccing. �That wasss a grrreat idea, thinking up that bit about
>>Trrraknorr asss a sssell-out. �I hope you don't mind me rrrrunning with
>>it."
>>
>>"It has been a pleasure working with you on this, Commander," replied
>>Daphne. �"I was glad that you handled it the way you did. �You probably
>>have a better understanding of his behavior since his people are
>>genetically altered Caitians."
>>
>>This time there was no hiding the Caitian's emotions. �Her face showed
>>anger, disgust, pity... �This was an affront to all Caitians, and
>>something that shook them to their very cores. �"I underrrssstand nothing
>>about him," she said in a low, dangerous voice, though her anger was
>>clearly not directed at Daphne. �"They arrre animalsss." �Disgust had won
>>out.
>
>Daphne could tell that she had insulted the Captain. That had not been
her intention. "My apologies, Captain. I just meant that you are more
accustomed to the natural behavior of felinoids. These felinids have been
bred to be obedient. We must remember that when we judge them. They were
bred for a purpose, and their behavior reflects that."
She shook her head, and bowed reflexively. "I know you meant nothing by
the comment, Commanderrr. I apologize mysself forrr ssseeming
accussatorrry. It isss jussst - thessse thingsss arrre an abomination to
my people. That Caitiansss could become twisssted into thessse...
animalsss... sssickenss me."
>>"Well, I think that we have planted a seed that will help us
>>inthe long run even if we didn't get anything immediate out of the
>>conversation."
>>>
>>She contained her rage well, as though it had never happened, except for
>>a dangerous glitter in her golden eyes. �"It will prrrovide
>>interrressting lissstening thrrrough the cell bugsss. �I'm sssurrre they
>>will be having a mossst interrressting converrrssation in a few
>>momentsss. �Would you carrre to join usss in lissstening in?" �She nodded
>>to the outside control room, where the listening equipment was kept.
>
>The human nodded. "It would only be right to share in what we sow."
The pair went into the listening room, where there was sure to be a crowd,
and took places to listen in on the ensuing conversation among the prisoners.
(eh?)
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