Capt. Lia Rouiancet: What Has it Got in its Pocketses?

[Tony Colella]

(( Vays Mystai, The Promenade, Deep Space 14 ))

It had been awhile since Lia had walked DS14's Promenade with the sole goal of, well, promenading. She wasn't hurrying to any meeting; intending to explore or patronize a specific business; going to do any shopping in particular. She was, simply, walking.

Of course, she always kept her eye open for opportunity.

She'd seen several of the Butler's officers and crew during the hour or so she'd already spent walking, but there was something about the knot of officers in Vays Mystai that piqued her curiosity. Perhaps it was the presence of Kansz JoNz, whose presence in the Dyson Sphere had been so welcome. Perhaps it was that Jania was there, since Lia had been meaning to spend more time with her, too. Perhaps it was all and nothing, or simply something she picked up in the officers' bearing. Whatever the reason, she changed the course of her meander in a moment and headed toward them.

Nis: What’s this?

Lia approached just in time to hear Jania's question, as well as to see that Jania had pulled a handwritten note out of the pocket of the jacket they were trying on.

JoNz: (slight purr) That note is not something that happens everyday. 

Jania had angled it just so, and Lia had a clear view of the single word written there: HELP.

In addition to the officers present, there was also a salesperson standing there. However, they appeared to be studiously ignoring the group. 

Rouiancet: (nodding to each) Jania, Kansz, S'vyak. (faux pep) What an interesting find! (to salesperson) Do you know anything about it?

It was possible, if more than a little unethical, that the business might fake requests for help in its garments as a way to -- what? -- intrigue customers? 

Salesperson: I already told her that jacket doesn't suit her.

And with that, the salesperson aggressively turned their back on the group. Not an advertising strategy then, perhaps. Lia cast a glance back at the group, eyebrows raised. What, then?

S'vyak/Nis/JoNz/Any: Responses

Rouiancet: Well, then. Maybe it's a mystery?

Salesperson: (back still turned) Are you going to buy it or not?

S'vyak/Nis/JoNz/Any: Responses

Tags! and TBC!

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Captain Lia Rouiancet

Commanding Officer 

USS Octavia E. Butler

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she/her/hers (this character)