Posted by Lieutenant Laraan (Counsellor) in Main Sim - Tea and Cookies in the Conference Room

Gamemaster Conspiracy Theorist

When the table was all set she went back to the replicator. “Laraan wig no. 7” she said. As it materialised she took it and placed the wig of shoulder-length straight blond hair on her head. She didn’t quite know why she did it, but it felt right. There was another Laraan in this universe and knowing what she had just discovered she was capable of, she was a wee bit afraid of that other Laraan. Afraid and curious. Did her people even exist in this universe? Did they have the same dogma to restrict channeling? If not… well she didn’t really want to think about it. But not being immediatelly recognised as a Heleen seemed prudent. With the wig on, only a few of her frillings showed at the side of her neck and the back of her hands. But then there were more species with such markings. Trills for one.

She then replicated a serviette and draped it over her arm. She was really getting into this waiter role. Maybe a second bottle of water as well, she thought.

• Laraan, CNS

As the group entered, Kaylee gave Laraan a nod and a smile. She then turned her attention back to their guests. “Please, make yourselves comfortable.” She gestured towards the table with a sweep of her arm. “Perhaps you could tell us more about the alliance you mentioned earlier.” It was something she had picked up on and was curious to learn more about.

-Kaylee Baxter

The two security NE’s took their place on either side of the door outside the conference room to make sure they were not disturbed. Every few minutes, they would sweep the area with their tricorder to determine if anything was amiss. Izzy was the last to enter the conference room. Tea and cookies looked and smelled delicious, but she refrained, taking up her assigned position at the door inside the conference room. She stood with her hands clasped loosely behind her. This allowed her to reach her phaser fast if needed but looked non threatening to others.

Iliana sat demurely but it was obvious from the way she kept looking around that she felt that this time was being wasted. R’han was openly appraising Laraan and seemed abjectly fascinated by her as if he’d never seen the like.

Eddington swung a chair around and straddled it totally ignoring the food as he warmed to his subject. “Short version, a long time back the Terran’s controlled the sector but corruption drove them under in favor of the Klingon/Cardassian Alliance, Risa below was a pleasure planet for them but they had a penchant for Vulcan slaves and the Terran Rebellion was suddenly helped by an organization called Memory Omega who organised the Vulcan slaves to plant suggestions in their masters minds during massage “therapy”. There was a very short but bloody incident where all across the sector the Cardassians and Klingons went mad, attacking each other and killing themselves. That was 13 years ago and over that time we’ve been picking up the pieces and trying to create a Federation as you have in your universe. The Romulans were with us all along and now the Taurus Pact Alliance of the Gorns, Tholians, and Breen are on the planet about to start talks to join us as partners.”

He looked over at the Cardassian woman “It was at this point that Iliana told us that the Prophets had foretold your arrival here. She seems to think you have a part to play but I am of the opinion that your arrival here will more likely complicate an already tense negotiation”.

Junior Gamemaster Conspiracy Theorist

So there were duplicate events. Ghubari suppressed a slight shudder. “What do you plan to tell them? They will be clearly curious about the new arrival,” Koraia commented. She sat in her chair in mock relaxation, her senses highly alert. Wth all these new players and some who were duplicates of people she knew, well, this was only going to get messier. And yet, she kept Sisko’s words in her mind and had to trust.

Fl. Koraia, CO

OOC: Uh.. I didn’t quite get that part, although I’ve read all sim threads, could you maybe explain a little in an OOC thread or so?

“My 2IC will be dealing with the situation as we speak,” Eddington said definitively, “She’s been instructed to say that you were invited to help with negotiations because of your previous experience of such matters in the other realm, hopefully, that will placate them, but I doubt it”.

R’han spoke up “My security team will keep a lid on things but I’m more concerned with the fact that there are two assassins running around down there somewhere and my weather engineer is AWOL”.

Junior Gamemaster Conspiracy Theorist

Her eyes swept the room seemingly indiscriminately, watching and waiting. Her eyes drank in body language, posture, and where the guests were looking. She listened, but listened to more than just the words being spoken, but also to how they were being spoken.

Delaney, Sec

Kaylee inhaled slowly, taking an easy deep breath. At the mention of the assassins yet again, the duplicate versions of herself and her mother, she felt her own anxiety rise. She knew that this was a very delicate situation, one that her own involvement in could be tricky, seeing as her counterpart was a cold blooded killer.

“We will provide assistance where we can,” Kaylee offered, looking over to Ghubari, hoping she wasn’t overstepping. “However, as we are all aware, we must act methodically and precisely to limit any adverse effects of having two sets of ourselves in the same place. Especially for those of us who’s mirror versions are quite…” She paused, pursing her lips tightly and exhaling before continuing. “Different.”

-Kaylee Baxter