" Puzzle "
(Previous Post was Lisa's "Fries With That")
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Stardate: 60321.0915
Setting: TANGIERS ORBITAL, 1st Floor, Triple Diamond Conference Lounge
The young woman looked at the main entrance way to the lounge,
anxiously waiting for the last two members of their undercover team to make her entrance. Everyone, with the exception of Ens. Summers and Lt. Cmdr.
Enaii had arrived, and taken a seat within the room and the limited range of
their sub-dermal communicators.
=/\= Maybe they did not understand that the invitation meant for us all
to report here. =/\= Ens. Mei offered as she observed the continued
concerned expression present on the ExO's features.
=/\= I think it may be worse… I had initially thought that LEea had
left the invitation at the door so as to not attract any attention, but on my
way down I checked in on her room… and the invitation was still at the
door. =/\= Pravat, the ANUBIS' MCO currently playing the role of Rixx, an Edo
with an array of charms that would sweep the majority of women, and whatever
creature which believed itself to be of the fairest gender, off their
feet.
=/\= They might just have slept in… something that I might actually
envy them for… but right now we have a real problem to address… which is why
I have summoned you all here this morning. Mr. Dawson, if you would
please. =/\= James, who seemed quite comfortable in the sapphire coloured skin
of an Andorian said, bring the meeting to an official start and passing on
the ball to the imposing bounty hunter sitting at the same table.
Slowly… carefully… and trying to keep his personal emotions from lacing
his every words, the ANUBIS' CEO explained the situation to the rest of the
assembled officers, informing each and every one of them about T'Preel,
Gul Zulot, and their plan to ambush and capture the CO of the USS AVALON
which had apparently been scheduled to arrive at the TANGIERS ORBITAL in a
couple of days. That news prompted a wide array of responses from almost
everyone, some trying to figure out when the ship had been re-commissioned and
what the odds had been that another man named 'James Simmons' had been
appointed as its commanding officer.
=/\= T'Preel is a rogue Romulan Centurion who was given false Intel by
the Tal'Shiar. My guess is that is a plan to not only draw out him and is
accomplices but to also have the Federation reveal the presence of some
of its operatives in this sector. =/\= The newly promoted Lt. Cmdr.
Serenna announced following David's detailed report.
=/\= How do you know this? =/\= The Shillian CSciO currently displaying
the clearly defined features of a Cardassian woman asked in an
uncharacteristically short sentence.
=/\= Because I was contacted by 1 of their liaison officers who has
entrusted me with the task of taking T'Preel down once all of his
accomplices have been identified. =/\= The half Human, half Romulan
woman playing the role of an undercover Tal'Shiar operative reported as if
the meeting had been nothing special to the point of having almost been
expected.
"If you are in charge of taking out T'Preel and his goons… who is in
charge of figuring out who the SFI agent or agents are?" The young woman
sporting a dazzling emerald skin inquired, wondering in silence if she had missed something during the briefing.
=/\= Best guess… there is another Tal'Shiar operative currently on the
TANGIERS ORBITAL with orders to identify, maybe capture and even
possibly eliminate any SFI agents found to be anywhere in the vicinity of the
casino. =/\= The undercover COO calmly replied, the calmness of her voice
clearly showing that she had more than simply taken on the role of a Romulan
agent, but had crossed the line to acting and thinking like one.
**Oddly enough, that fits the way I see the Tal'Shiar doing things.
=/\= The ANUBIS' ExO thought, keeping her concerns about the absence of her wife to herself for the time being.
=/\= It gets better… Matt, the man with whom I have been spending a
great deal of time with, maybe a little too much time in fact, has been
approached by T'Preel and placed in charge of the actual capture of the AVALON's CO. At least that is what he has told me and I tend to believe him based on the details he has given me so far. =/\= The ANUBIS' Cns added, glancing in the direction of the CO and CEO as if concerned that she had done something wrong.
=/\= Great… not only are we missing a member of our team, but we might
have to keep an eye over our shoulders at all times in case a Romulan
operative with orders to seek out any SFI agent makes us out…. All of this while Susan is getting dragged into this story by this Matt fellow who has been given the task that David's character is looking to get. This is turning out to be a mission that has more twists than a trans-dimensional web… I mean
we were sent here to gather simple Intel and instead we are now going
after a rogue Romulan Centurion who has made friends with a group of
Cardassians to help him, and just to make thing more of a challenge David is going to try and get *hired* by this madman to make it easier for Serenna to nab him. This is not what we were told this mission would be about… I mean I
understand that Intel by definition is a constantly changing field, but
there should be limits. Even sub-atomic particles have to follow set
rules which they cannot deviate from… ok, maybe that was a bad example since
those rules can be modified to a certain extent under the "Inverse Quantum
Singularity" provision of the revised M-Theory. =/\= The Shillian
offered having returned to her normal self in more than one way.
=/\= Welcome to the fun world of Intel. =/\= James sighed, agreeing
that things had not turned out as planned… unfortunately that had been the
name of the game since pretty much the very beginning.
"So how do we proceed?" The Orion woman inquired as she rubbed the back
of her neck, understanding the drive of their CEO to want to see this new
mission completed and the head of the Romulan Centurion resting on the
proverbial silver platter.
=/\= Ens. Mei… you will need to convince this Matt that you may need
extra help to capture me… I mean the CO of the AVALON. Try to make him see
the advantages of having someone with the expertise of Kreedar Brell on
your side. =/\= James offered, actually liking the idea that David and
Susan would have to work together on this part of the mission, Dawson
providing extra protection to the Cns, while Mei would insure that the CEO did
not do something that would make this much more difficult for them all.
=/\= Might prove to be a challenge… but one that I am confident I can
manage. =/\= Susan said with a certain tone of hesitation, which did
not at all reflect the confidence that her words had implied.
=/\= Good… in the meantime, Serenna will keep an eye out on you under
the guise that she is keeping track on T'Preel and his associates. Maya…
try using whatever scientific knowledge and skills at your disposal to
figure out who this second Tal'Shiar operative is, if that is at all possible. Number 1... You and Pravat check up on Enaii and Lea and make sure that they are in fact sleeping in. Hopefully we can put all of the pieces of
this puzzle in place quickly and get it over with before all hell breaks
loose. Any questions? =/\= The ANUBIS' CO demanded, keeping his eyes on the
still half full plate that he had brought with him to the table. The last
thing he needed had been to try to make visual contact with all of his
people, adding the possibility that he would be the cause of their cover being
breached.
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Better known for the time being as…
Siltrish Brakas, Orion 'femme fatal'
"We are Grey, we stand between the Candle and the Star, between the
Darkness and the Light" 2005 post #187
Sabrina Jones {sabrina_sweet@hotmail.com}
Commander Sabrina Rikar
Executive Officer
USS ANUBIS, NCC-18501
-Entilza Delenn, Babylon 5
