03-17-2026, 05:39 AM
Peter accepted Qi's report with satisfaction, and then raised an eyebrow - but smiled slightly as well - at the recommendation about literature from the database that had been salvaged before having to hand it off.
"Could be interesting", he said honestly. "I've always found that a culture's literature gives a fascinating insight into its life, its preconceptions, and assumptions"
Everyone else started to arrive, and of course he noticed one person in particular. Art. And yes, he noticed her mood. One might as well try to not notice a tornado when it was rampaging through your living room, as ignore her when she was upset. He was definitely going to talk to her afterwards, but one thing he was not going to do, was reprimand her, not even in private.
Because he wanted to live.
Instead he gave her a slightly concerned and sympathetic look, that also included a questionmark - the unspoken question being "Are you okay?".
There was not a lot of time to ponder this, however, before the Captain arrived....and told them their mission.
Crap. Here we go again.
Part of him was not surprised at all. It was indeed something the Cardassians would do. And the incessant waiting and kittyfooting was definitely something the Federation Council would do. Rather than a show of force that should make the Cardassians back off - they were not suicidal and could afford an actual shooting war even less than the Federation could - Command decided to send one ship to observe. It made him angry, but he couldn't show it. Instead he just took notes of the duties the Captain assigned the various departments, to be able to follow up on their progress later.
== The Cardassian Union being hostile? Why, who'd have thunk it!
Tag, everyone ==
"Could be interesting", he said honestly. "I've always found that a culture's literature gives a fascinating insight into its life, its preconceptions, and assumptions"
Everyone else started to arrive, and of course he noticed one person in particular. Art. And yes, he noticed her mood. One might as well try to not notice a tornado when it was rampaging through your living room, as ignore her when she was upset. He was definitely going to talk to her afterwards, but one thing he was not going to do, was reprimand her, not even in private.
Because he wanted to live.
Instead he gave her a slightly concerned and sympathetic look, that also included a questionmark - the unspoken question being "Are you okay?".
There was not a lot of time to ponder this, however, before the Captain arrived....and told them their mission.
Crap. Here we go again.
Part of him was not surprised at all. It was indeed something the Cardassians would do. And the incessant waiting and kittyfooting was definitely something the Federation Council would do. Rather than a show of force that should make the Cardassians back off - they were not suicidal and could afford an actual shooting war even less than the Federation could - Command decided to send one ship to observe. It made him angry, but he couldn't show it. Instead he just took notes of the duties the Captain assigned the various departments, to be able to follow up on their progress later.
== The Cardassian Union being hostile? Why, who'd have thunk it!
Tag, everyone ==