[Act 3] Commander Rosek-Skyfire: Ruling Passions Aren't Limited To Romulans
Lael Rosek-Skyfire
Though the ache in her back had faded a bit, she knew it would flare up the most tomorrow when the adrenaline had faded, and she didn’t need to have her wits about her. For now, however, the beads of sweat dotted her forehead, the odd one running down and stinging her eyes.
She’d long since removed her uniform jacket, leaving her in the Starfleet-issue undershirt, her growing abdomen straining against the fabric. If her pregnancy hadn’t been obvious before, it certainly was now. She didn’t go around flaunting it, but didn’t exactly make an effort to hide it.
Glancing at Aitas, she grinned. The woman’s unwavering stoicism was taunting her to keep up, not that she’d be able to. Still. Lael had never been one to be one-upped.
Aitas: How are the rescue efforts proceeding, Fleetmarshall?
Ser: Response
A glance around the room revealed others hard at work, and she felt a bit guilty taking a brief moment to catch her breath, even if it was for the sake of getting a bird’s eye view of the situation as it stood.
Aitas: We’re ready to pick the investigation back up. I had a few areas in mind with which to start; our initial information indicated inappropriate use of preexisting credentials, rather than a more brute-force intrusion. And of course there are the scout ships and their crew as well.
Rosek-Skyfire: ::nods:: That would make sense given that those responsible didn’t seem in a rush. ::brow furrows:: It also makes me wonder just how high up the chain of command all this goes, given that accessing the area didn’t trigger any red flags. If one of your security team had noticed, surely they would have said something.
Aitas: I can bring my bot ::she’d in truth picked a more technical term, the Hovans were more likely than most to have some small understanding of Eccian cybernetics:: down to assist as well, if you’d consider that prudent.
Lael paused a moment to consider the offer. Though she was an Engineer by nature and could appreciate the convenience of certain technologies, she’d learned that nothing could replace good ol’ Human instincts.
Rosek-Skyfire: I have a background in coding and, to an extent, network security. I can monitor the bot’s progress and note any anomalies that might lead us to the party responsible. ::to Ser:: Thoughts, Fleetmarshall?
Ser: Response
She didn’t want to presume, given what she’d read about the Hovans’ initial reluctance to even talk to them. The last thing she wanted to do was create a diplomatic incident because she’d bypassed common courtesy. They’d likely have future contact with this race, and she didn’t want to burn any bridges.
Rosek-Skyfire: ::pauses:: Do you have any thoughts on who might be behind this, Fleetmarshall? Anyone who would have a motive to steal those ships?
Ser: Response
Rosek-Skyfire: Even Humans were divided at one point in our history. ::grimaces:: Everyone doesn’t always agree with everyone else, after all.
Aitas: Response
Rosek-Skyfire: ::runs a hand through her hair:: Sadly, it took a war that wiped out most of Earth’s population for us to see sense.
Aitas: Response
Rosek-Skyfire: ::nods:: Illogical, I agree. But our core nature isn’t always logical.
Aitas / Ser: Responses