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Seeking Allies in Unlikely Places (Tag Hyrushi)

Posted June 7, 2021, 2:13 p.m. by Lieutenant Commander Nicholas James (Chief Star Fleet Intelligence Officer) (Sage Pennington)

Posted by Civilian Kenzo B’tren-Hyrushi (Governor) in Seeking Allies in Unlikely Places (Tag Hyrushi)

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Nicholas James (Chief Star Fleet Intelligence Officer) in Seeking Allies in Unlikely Places (Tag Hyrushi)

Posted by Civilian Kenzo B’tren-Hyrushi (Governor) in Seeking Allies in Unlikely Places (Tag Hyrushi)
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Nicholas unclipped his rank pips and set them on his desk. He changed out of his uniform and donned civilian clothes. It had been a day. He had decisions to make. Decisions that had pressed on the back of his mind for months, itching his conscience and soul. He stood at the replicator and requested a box. Just… a box. He stuffed it in his jacket pocket and considered what he was about to do.

Nicholas walked out of his home and down several streets. Such as he was, he drew little attention, but he hoped no one was watching. Coming to the Government building, it was after hours, everyone would be gone, he needed to get in under his own power. he went around the back, found a service hatch and crawled in. It was quite the maze, but he got into the Governor’s office, sat behind the desk, and waited.

Morning came, and when the door opened Nicholas said “Good morning Hyrushi. You’re a tad late.”

-Nicholas James

For his part, Kenzo seemed non-plussed by the man’s occupation of his chair. The advantage of being who and what he was, emotions were detectable even through doors.

“Mr. James. I would say this is a surprise… but we both know that would be a lie. Perhaps you could let me sit in my chair, you can sit like a welcome guest, and you can regal me with whatever diatribe you have teed up for me? And please… wipe off the desk. I don’t know what ventilation shaft you crawled through to get here, but don’t leave the detritus on my things, thank you very much.” and he shooed the man away from his chair as if he was nothing more than an irritating toddler.

Hyrushi, Governor

“Your desk is fine.” Nicholas rose and switched seats with Hyrushi. “I would never use anything as pedestrian as an air vent. A Jeffries tube, certainly.” He sat silently for a moment. “I need your assistance Hyrushi. I need a doctor. One from… alternative channels.”

-Nicholas James

Now that was unexpected. Hyrushi stopped in mid-sit, and his black eyes locked on James. After a moment, he slowly maneuvered himself into his chair… his eyes never leaving James’s face. His emotions were genuine, and conflicted. Even looking deeper, he sensed no outright hostility… just a desire to find direction.

Hyrushi took a breath and then said “So. You accost me in my office, accuse me of being some kind of terrorist, then a few days later you break in to the same office and ask for my help? You will of course excuse me for being hesitant to believe that this isn’t some elaborate and yet wholly inept attempt to bait me into doing something… let’s call it ‘uncharacteristic’.”

Hyrushi, Governor

“Understandable. I’ve had some experiences in the last few days. The culmination of a career that…” Nicholas stopped himself from oversharing. “I’ve been trained to operate certain ways, think certain ways. But I don’t think the organizations I serve share these views they instill. I need to remove certain medical apparatuses attached to my body. Starfleet doctors would make charts and records, which would be read. Maquis doctors might be persuaded not to.”

-Nicholas James


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