= Main Brig =
Athena arrived at the brig only to be stopped by a couple of rather large looking men. She stated her business, but still they barred her progress.
"I'm sorry, Commander," the guard said to Athena. "Commander Trzetrzelewska ordered that no one be allowed inside without her permission."
Athena poked the burly man's chest with her index finger, "Well, I suggest you go and get her permission because the Captain just ordered me here to help... and unless you want me to flip you flat on your back and then have you explain it to the captain from there you'll move you ass through those doors and tell the Commander I'm here."
"Um... all right, please wait a second," the guard replied, visibly nervous as he went to the door.
Natalia looked towards the door as it opened and saw the guard standing on the other side and behind him Commander Wellington. "Yes?" she said calmly.
"Commander Wellington has been sent by the captain to verify the statement of the prisoner," the guard whispered in Natalia's ear. She suspected the Romulan probably heard him as well; their hearing was very keen.
Natalia just nodded and waited until Athena stepped inside. "Commander," she greeted Athena. "Meet Mr Terrh."
Athena entered the room and gave the prisoner a very intense once over and continued to stare at him with her clear blues eyes. A small tilt of her head was the only greeting that was forth coming.
Athena arrived at the brig only to be stopped by a couple of rather large looking men. She stated her business, but still they barred her progress.
"I'm sorry, Commander," the guard said to Athena. "Commander Trzetrzelewska ordered that no one be allowed inside without her permission."
Athena poked the burly man's chest with her index finger, "Well, I suggest you go and get her permission because the Captain just ordered me here to help... and unless you want me to flip you flat on your back and then have you explain it to the captain from there you'll move you ass through those doors and tell the Commander I'm here."
"Um... all right, please wait a second," the guard replied, visibly nervous as he went to the door.
Natalia looked towards the door as it opened and saw the guard standing on the other side and behind him Commander Wellington. "Yes?" she said calmly.
"Commander Wellington has been sent by the captain to verify the statement of the prisoner," the guard whispered in Natalia's ear. She suspected the Romulan probably heard him as well; their hearing was very keen.
Natalia just nodded and waited until Athena stepped inside. "Commander," she greeted Athena. "Meet Mr Terrh."
Athena entered the room and gave the prisoner a very intense once over and continued to stare at him with her clear blues eyes. A small tilt of her head was the only greeting that was forth coming.
The Romulan returned her greeting with a similar slight nod. Outside he was as calm as ever, but he suspected she was probably a telepath of some sort at the guards whispered instruction to the XO which began to unsettle him every so slightly.
"He was just telling me about the Romulan Unificationists," Natalia explained to Athena while keeping her eyes on Terrh. "He tells me that there are still quite a few of them left, but that most of them have gone underground in recent years."
"Sounds very interesting," Athena replied not adjusting her gaze in the slightest.
"I still wonder, Mr Terrh, why it is that a Unificationist is working for the Tal'Shiar?" Natalia questioned him.
"We do not trust the Tal'Shiar, Commander," Terrh replied without delay. "We have been questioning their motives behind the attack on the Federation. It is unclear to us why they have been so eager to go to war."
"No one trusts the Tal'Shiar," Natalia replied flatly. "I'm not even sure the Romulan Senate does."
"A keen observation, Commander," Terrh said with a nod.
Athena made a hand movement suggesting that Natalia not give the man anymore information to work with. Keeping her glacial gaze steady on her target, she asked, "And what Are your observations?" She wasn't quite buying his story and everything he said and his reactions toward her kept giving her little bits of knowledge.
"He was just telling me about the Romulan Unificationists," Natalia explained to Athena while keeping her eyes on Terrh. "He tells me that there are still quite a few of them left, but that most of them have gone underground in recent years."
"Sounds very interesting," Athena replied not adjusting her gaze in the slightest.
"I still wonder, Mr Terrh, why it is that a Unificationist is working for the Tal'Shiar?" Natalia questioned him.
"We do not trust the Tal'Shiar, Commander," Terrh replied without delay. "We have been questioning their motives behind the attack on the Federation. It is unclear to us why they have been so eager to go to war."
"No one trusts the Tal'Shiar," Natalia replied flatly. "I'm not even sure the Romulan Senate does."
"A keen observation, Commander," Terrh said with a nod.
Athena made a hand movement suggesting that Natalia not give the man anymore information to work with. Keeping her glacial gaze steady on her target, she asked, "And what Are your observations?" She wasn't quite buying his story and everything he said and his reactions toward her kept giving her little bits of knowledge.
Terrh looked at Athena. Her appearance, which would have been enough to distract a male member of almost any species, was of no interest to him; it was her eyes he was looking at. "My observations, Commander, is that you are an empath, or maybe a telepath. Deltan... no, Betazoid? And your purpose here is to discern whether or not I'm telling the truth?"
Athena's expression didn't change. {There's something familiar... a feeling ...a thought.} The silence ticked by as she flipped through her thoughts. {Need more... I know this from.... }
Athena's expression didn't change. {There's something familiar... a feeling ...a thought.} The silence ticked by as she flipped through her thoughts. {Need more... I know this from.... }
Natalia watched the exchange between the prisoner and the counselor closely. It was obvious something was going on, but just what exactly that was, she didn't know. She got the feeling Athena's mind was working much harder than her expression was revealing.
The counselor showed no signs that she even heard what the prisoner had said and the silence was becoming almost uncomfortable. "Which would you prefer," she finally asked.
"Mind-reading is a dangerous business," Terrh simply replied. "You can't always be sure if what you're reading is the truth."
Sensing that this was going to turn into a game of cryptic dialogue tennis, Natalia said, "I'm still waiting to hear what you're doing on this ship, Mr Terrh."
"That I can't reveal," he answered, his face calm.
"It doesn't matter anyway," Natalia sighed exasperatedly, placing an arm on her hip. "Starfleet Intelligence will deal with you, and I can assure you they will extract the information out of you, whether you want to give it or not."
There was a flash of something that caused the word, "Breen," to slip as a whisper past Athena's lips.
Sensing that this was going to turn into a game of cryptic dialogue tennis, Natalia said, "I'm still waiting to hear what you're doing on this ship, Mr Terrh."
"That I can't reveal," he answered, his face calm.
"It doesn't matter anyway," Natalia sighed exasperatedly, placing an arm on her hip. "Starfleet Intelligence will deal with you, and I can assure you they will extract the information out of you, whether you want to give it or not."
There was a flash of something that caused the word, "Breen," to slip as a whisper past Athena's lips.
Natalia caught a flash of annoyance passing across the face of Terrh and she knew Athena had hit a nerve. The Breen... the missing Quasar... Antigonis. What would he have to do with that?
"I think this conversation has come to an end for now," Natalia said to Terrh. "If there's anything more you'd like to say... you know where to find us."
She touched Athena's elbow and the two walked towards the door, leaving Terrh watching after them closely. Natalia could feel his eyes burning into her back. The door slid open and they stepped outside, letting the guards back in.
"Watch him, closely..." Natalia told them quietly. "Thank you," she said to Athena, who nodded back. It would be interesting to read the counselor's report on the interrogation, she thought.
= End Log =
Commander Natalia Trzetrzelewska
Executive Officer
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Commander Athena Wellington
Chief Counselor
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USS Chimera NCC 96899-C