Zarah Johnson - "Let's Prank About This"
Amanda Nordstrom
((Zarah's Quarters, USS Octavia E. Butler))
Yinn had a fantastic idea for a prank and Zarah was more than happy to go with it. The only problem was, how did they do the prank and not get caught? That was the hardest part of the whole thing, especially since the person they were pranking was the Director of Intelligence, so they had to take extra caution. Thus far, they had a prank, they had a way to execute said prank, but how did they hide themselves? Cameras would reveal those who were involved, so they had to get around those somehow.
Zarah: Oh I know! Let’s get a holo emitter. Whoever does the actual hacking can use that to disguise themselves. We can then hack away without discovery.
But Yinn, just as she had every step of the way, had an idea that inspired this.
Yinn: Oh, hang on. You're going to love this.
Zarah straightened, waiting, but when Yinn paused, she leaned forward and made an impatient gesture with her hand. Only then did the Bolian finally finish.
Yinn: One of us... disguises ourselves... as Walker.
Zarah: Oh…that’s devilish! I love it!
Yinn: She can look back at the cameras, and she's just going to see herself ordering the potatoes! And if she shows anyone else, they're going to think she's crazy!
Once more, Zarah’s hands came together in excitement. Thus far, Yinn had taken every idea and just made it better and better.
Zarah: We’ll have to get her image.
Yinn: That part's easy. Doesn't the holodeck have everyone's likeness on file? It's hardly secret information we'd have to steal.
That was very true, and likely it was easy to program. She suspected there was already a hologram of her somewhere.
Zarah: But we can’t use any of the holo emitters on the ship. They’re all tracked.
Yinn: Response
Zarah lifted a finger, her eyes glinting with that mischievousness that entered her gaze anytime she plotted anything. Steadily, surely, they were finalising the plan and covering all their bases so no one would know who it was that executed it.
Zarah: But New Bajor has a lot of people coming to it right now for another festival. That includes merchants. And I’m pretty sure we can find someone selling holo emitters somewhere. After all, they’re more popular than they used to be, and they have a broad range of uses.
Yinn: Response
Zarah shook her head, then leaned forward and lowered her voice, though there was no one to overhear.
Zarah: We’re going to need more than Walker’s image. We have to show that we left and went to New Bajor. But Walker will already be on the ship, so she can’t be the one that returns. So, we get another image and return to the ship as that person, switch over to Walker’s, set the images, then leave and enjoy some time on Bajor.
In her mind's eye, she plotted out all the steps, steps that were necessary for making sure their plot wasn’t discovered.
Zarah: We don’t come home for several hours. That way, we have an alibi. If we do the changes here, they’ll still be able to track us. If I walk into a lift and come out looking like Walker, that will all be documented, but they won’t have the same camera coverage on New Bajor, and there will be so many people, it will be easy to get lost even if there are cameras.
Yinn: Response
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Zarah Johnson Civilian USS Octavia E. Butler M239008AD0
