SD960902.12 Captian Vincent Dharmajiva

[Damivist]

He hadn't stopped thinking about the miners.  Yes he had passed the task to the appropriate officer to make the recommendation but that didn't mean that his involvement ended there.  "Mr. Kerr, make an appointment for those press to talk to us in say, 10 hours.  I think I'd best sleep before being set apon by those wolves."

 

"Yes Sir, may I say..."

 

"No you may not, however you can make sure that the Liaison Officer, Commander Toby Blake is ready to first meet with the press.  I know there is still around 24 hours before Saladin is required to pass his recommendation but we have to be on the ball with this one..." Kerr-ee was not the best of clerks, in fact most of what he handled had to be corrected by Vin a lot, but he could pass the buck, therefore pass messages on, like a regular one man telecommunications network.

 

"O..."

 

The demi-cardassian didn't even let Kerr-ee finish, instead his face spoke the simple words required 'Go NOW'.  Kerr-ee wasn't the best of clerks by a long shot, but that didn't mean he was stupid.  He went at the pace of a thousand gazelles.

 

Vin shook his head and muttered something about needing to get better help around here before he turned back to the problem with the miners.  The press were going to ask a lot about that, a lot about what Starfleet are doing for the infrastructure of the planet - as in preventative measures, may even hit the question about Starfleet beating up some civilians.  Vin had hoped that Toby had taken care of that one.  He was getting a little stressed about it, but being a station... this is what happens.  They are much more in the public eye, he hoped not to disappoint.

 

"If I focus on... no that... damn." in the scientific mind of Vin thousands of scenarios occurred.  Problems were mainly the balance.  Things were of too little effort and would take too much time, or things were much too much effort and would cause too much damage.  Any sort of explosives solutions that he could come up with were causing problems elsewhere in the dome.  For example the mountain above where the miners were trapped, loosened by the quake, only created a couple of years ago... it was fragile.  Not that it would fall on and collapse over the miners, but may cause a rockslide like never seen before.  And since they actually lived in these sierras...

 

Too many factors where things could go wrong.  Were they worth the effort?  Starfleet were heroes, but on this planet the civilians were seeing nothing but men.

 

"In an environment recently created... everything is about finding the right balance.  How goes your balance my friend?" a newcomer asked.

 

The grey skinned one looked up at the person that intruded in on his privacy, his expression went from darker discolouration to a wary even somewhat frightened overture.  "D..Dr Andid.  What brings you here?" Vin summed up the courage to speak.

 

"Is that the reception I get, your counsellor for at least two years now and I get a frightened macho man?" the last was a mite bit sarcastic.

 

"Well Doctor, " Vin said with much more confidence.  "I will be honest, I thought you and I were done."

 

"Not so much" was the Trill's reply asked he glided absently through the office, swiping his fingers on a mantle before rubbing his thumb and finger together and not being satisfied that he cleaned it enough, then onto his pant leg. "We are close, but not quite."

 

Not liking the words he was hearing Vin started partly shaking his head.  "Jobel, you are the most unpleasant and rude counsellor I have ever had to deal with.  I thought that since you said, we are pretty much finished and recommended that I get posted away from earth that you would understand that I never expected to see your face again."

 

The trills looked in mock surprise.  "You seriously think that having a whole extra life rattling around in that noggin of yours that you would have it easy after only two years of counselling?"

 

"Well yes, you said..."

 

"Forget what I said Vin, I am here.  Not necessarily exlusive for you, but I am here.  Your other life was quite extreme.  Yes I recommended posting, because you need outside pressures at the moment to catch up and have to deal with everyday real life.  Not that otherwordly fantasy." Jobel scolded.

 

Vin acknowledged why he kept Jobel as his counsellor, someone that was no nonsense.  And didn't start ever believing in Vin's other life despite the proof.  "Well are we in session?"

 

"No Vin.  No more sessions unless you need them.  I am here only to observe you and monitor your performce, make sure that you don't have any lapses." Jobel yawned.  "Well I best be off.  I just thought I'd pop in and make sure I alerted you to the fact I was here before I started making inquires about you.

 

The trill left as gracefully and as quickly as he arrived, and Vin smirked.  Somehow, despite his issues with that man, he suddenly felt a little safer in his world.  "Well then lets get back to work and ignore that intrusion."  Kerr-ee had just taken that moment when Vin was speaking to himself to arrive back.

 

"Ah, get on to all sections to report in before the press conference tomorrow.  I need to look at there sitreps and work out if I have any good news to report or I am going to be making excuses..."

 

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End Log

 

Captain Vincent Dharmajiva

CO - Paradise-IV