"Could you describe the overall history of Klingon interaction with the
Federation?"
"Confrontation would be a good way to start," replied the diplomat with a
smile. "Seriously, though, I think our people have moved from complete
distrust that bordered on open warfare to mutual admiration and detente. It
has not been a straight line between these two points, but there has been a
gradual improvement that I think has been beneficial for both sides."
Chase nodded as he listened and took detailed notes. "Do you think what
happened during the Dominion War was normal for the type of relationship
between the Federation and the Klingon Empire?"
"It was probably reflective of relations at that time," replied Koomah
simply.
"What were the high points of the war for the Empire?"
"I am a Klingon and not even I would say that any war has its high points.
There were many successes to go along with the failures, but those come
about through a great loss of life, particularly when considering the scale
of the Dominion War." Koomah's face showed how seriously he took what
happened in the long ago war. "Probably the best thing to come about it is
the peace that seems to have developed. People learned how horrible war
could be and did not actively worked toward it to the same degree as they
did earlier."
This was not the type of answer that Chase would have expected from a
Klingon. He always imagined them as being a bit blood thirsty. Apparently,
that was not the case, at least when dealing with his individual. He
decided to take a different tack to try and focus a little more on the type
of information that he really needed. "How do you think Klingons have
changed their view of the Federation and its citizens?"
"I think that the ties between our two peoples has continued to grow
stronger as they had before the Klingon-Cardassian and Dominion Wars. It
is a natural bond that has grown due to the beneficial nature for both
sides."
Koomah seemed to be almost positive about how things have gone with
relations between the two peoples. "How do you feel about the different
races that make of the Federation ... the humans, the Vulcans, the
Andorians?"
Koomah opened his mouth to respond when the console on his desk chimed. He
glanced toward his desk before standing up. "Please excuse me," he said
before he turned to approach his desk. He talk for a few second back and
forth with a Klingon female in their native tongue before he returned. "My
sincere apologies, but I must be excused. It seems that I am needed at a
diplomatic function. I would be more than happy to continue our
conversation in the near future."
(response?)
Koomah smiled. "Thank you for being so willing to work with me. To answer
your final question, I am not sure that we have any sort of unique
relationship with any of the members of the Federation. Of course, we tend
to have more interaction with humans since they make up the majority of
Starfleet and the seat of government is based on Earth, but it is individual
relationships that play a larger role, I think," he said with a blink. "As
each Klingon is unique in appearance and temperment, so is each citizen of
the Federation."
(response?)
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