--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Torgath followed the Horta as they headed toward the
> turbolift. He stepped up his pace in order to keep
> up with Shevab, which was a bit of a challenge
> considering his small size. He decided that they
> could continue the investigation in transit.
> "Commander, have you ever seen this person before?
> Do you have any idea who he might be?"
>
> {As I said before, no, I have never seen him before.
> All he said is on the chip.}
>
> "Perhaps you could paraphrase things for us.
> Sometimes the victims perspective can provide
> information that we could figure out on our own by
> just looking at security tapes."
>
> {My 'perspective' is that he seemed not to 'know
> his anus from his head', so to speak. A simple
> expendable pawn trying to take out a higher piece on
> the board so to speak. I was to be killed as a
> message somehow to the other aliens aboard the
> Station, whether there was to be a physical message
> left behind with my body I do not know.}
>
> Torgath stumbled slightly upon hearing the response.
> It was not the type of response he expected from a
> fellow Starfleet officer, nevermind from a superior
> officer. "Commander, we are not asking these
> questions to be difficult. It is clear that your
> assailant was not really competent at his job, but
> we do need to hear some details rather than insults
> if we are going to get the specifics of his identity
> and what he was doing in Engineering. There are
> thousands of non-humans on board. Why did he
> specifically choose you?"
>
> Considering the three of them as they made their way
> down the hallway, Geb thought that was a bit of an
> understatement. None of them would be mistake for a
> human, even if two of them were humanoids.
>
> {All I was told was 'You are the most alien aboard
> the station .." and my death was to be an example.
> My stalling for time did not produce much else in
> the way of information I am afraid. I did notice he
> or someone knew enough to set his weapon at a power
> level strong enough to damage the door but not set
> off the phaser alarms as it would be interpreted as
> a welder or similar tool in Engineering.}
>
> "Do you recognize him as being a member of your
> staff?" asked the Brikarian. "Perhaps he was new to
> your team or had recently been assigned but had not
> started." Geb was trying to figure out how the man,
> whatever his name was, had infiltrated the
> department.
>
{I know all my people, most before I arrived here, and
I always scan the visage in thier Fleet records before
they arrive. Mr. Adam was not a mmber of Fleet because
he did not know even some of the most basic first year
protocals byhis actions.}
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