Posted by Gamemaster Mr. Snuggles (Gamemaster) in Main Sim - Cargo Bay

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Toveka moved up beside the woman and glanced at the pieces. “Ma’am… I know they can never be what they were. But we can scan the pieces and replicate them to the smallest detail. If you need to study them, for cataloging, that is.” She was not the kind to be able to offer comfort. But she stood at the woman’s side to see if she could be of any assistance, anyway.

Toveka took a moment to glance around and make sure everyone was all right. Glancing to the security and others from the ship in the room, she saw no one else taking the move, so she did. She raised her voice enough to be heard thru the room. “We need to see to the security of the containers. Restrain them to the wall or force shield them if need be. Be sure the shields will hold but not harm anything that tips towards them.” She glanced to the others of the guests. “Is everyone else all right?”

Toveka
Science

While the woman continued to sniffle by the crate, the man in charge of the unloading approached along with a very apprehensive looking male human, “My men are fine, and I have your culprit right here.”

At this statement, the woman turned her eyes on him, and her eyes hardened. She did not say anything as of yet, but her hands clenched, and her body started to shake.

Pushed forward, the man glanced up from the floor at the Star-fleet officers, “I was the one who placed that box on top of the stack, but gosh if I know how it got that unbalanced.” He lowered his head, “I know that I haven’t been doing as well lately, and I have been making small slip ups, but I made sure that it was properly set up, honest!”

Mr Snuggles (GM)

Toveka frowned. She glanced from one to the other of the guests in charge. The man holding the culprit seemed ready to wring the man’s neck for his carelessness. The woman looked like she wanted him to die a slower, much more painful death. “I fear what you did is not in my power to judge. These cargo pieces belonged to your crew.” It was not that she was ignoring him, it was merely that it wasn’t her place to forgive him for another slip up, or punish him for his insolence.

Toveka
Science

“How badly was this damaged,” Jessica asked the woman who seemed in charge of the chaos around them. Clearly, it was broke with the large crack down it but whether or not it could be easily fixed was the question.

Lt. Commander Jessica Vaughn, XO

“As Lieutenant Brine says, we can replicate the exact match for it for research.” Then Duncan looked at the woman directly while tilting his head slightly at Jessica, and flicking a glance to Brine. “That is of course unless research wasn’t the main consideration of this operation, because theft of relics from the area previously the domain of the Romulan Star Empire is illegal, all artifacts belong to the Romulan survivors. Placing a box insecurely is hardly a crime, and won’t affect research one bit. However, it will affect the profit from selling the item. Commander perhaps we should bring in Security and hold all these items for inspection. Lieutenant Brine here can lead the team examining the relics for Stolen property.”

Lt Rhodes, CSO

Toveka hadn’t even considered they were possibly being stolen. The fact that so many pieces had been recovered had given her pause to thank the Ones that listened that at least something of her culture would be preserved. But as Duncan sent for a security team and placed her in charge, a dark look filled her eyes. “Where did these come from and who authorized their removal?” She clenched her teeth as a myriad of other questions filled her mind. She didn’t want to appear confrontational, but suddenly the thought of the pillaging of the remains of hey people stuck in Toveka’s mind as a horror equal in horror to the loss the planet itself.

No one else was likely to see anything more than a slightly upset Romulan before them, mad because they may be thieves. But Duncan would know her well enough that if he looked, true rage was in her eyes and stiffness of her body. Probably more anger than he’d ever seen in the normally even tempered scientist.

Lt JG Toveka Brine
Scientist

Bump 10.26.18