[MSNPC] Chief Minister Zishi - Enmity or Amity
Genkos Adea
((Chief Minister Zishi’s Office, Voth City Ship Ruttu, Delta Quadrant))
With Xarrin and Tobrak gone, Zishi was left alone with the peculiar looking residents of the Alpha Quadrant. He’d heard tell of the aliens from the Voth’s previous encounters with various ships, but nothing had quite prepared him for the apparent diversity in species.
Zishi: There’s nothing else I can do - all I want is the Igirni and her inhabitants. I have no interest in you, you have nothing I want.
The Engineer nodded, which Zishi took to be an acceptance of the little help offered.
Kettick: Perfectly understandable. We are quite content with accepting your offer of contacting our local counterparts, and let bygones be bygones. That being said, while we lack material means to assist you at the moment, we are willing to lend our expertise to a subject of your choice if you would like to negotiate further agreements.
Zishi cocked his scaly head to one side, curious as to what Kettick meant.
Stapledon: Well... Like cultural exchanges?
The Chief Engineer slowly turned towards his colleague, looking at her with an expression the Voth could not read. Zishi regarded her, and tried to figure out a way to phrase his response in a way that didn’t come across as rude.
Zishi: I’m not sure you have much in the way of culture we would want.
He failed.
Stapledon: Oh.
Kettick: ::Drily :: Quite.
Zishi took their responses to mean that they were perhaps a little offended, so he tried to salvage the situation.
Zishi: What sort of culture could you exchange?
The Lieutenant hesitated.
Stapledon: Well... Sort of... The Atlantic Ocean separated two places... Europe and North America. And then the discovery of peoples in North America started a lot of soul searching. There was a man named John Locke who wrote a lot about the peoples discovered in what was basically the forgotten content of North America in his essay on human (or was it humane?) understanding, and what he said would eventually feed into early anthropology on Earth. But you see, he was struggling against the ideas of someone named Plato, who said that everything comes from ideal--
The insectoid lifted a hand up, palm vertical, in a commonly accepted gesture for "stop".
Kettick: I am not a Medical Officer, but I am quite certain that your species requires breathing a bit more often than this. And thank you, but brevity would be appreciated if we want to convey any message before the Minister needs to dedicate himself to more important matters.
Zishi looked to Kettick with a smirk - he was amused by the insectoid’s interruption, as well as grateful for interrupting the woman’s… interesting comments.
Zishi: Thank you. ::an alert flashed up on his screen, and he opened it:: It appears small pockets of resistance are popping up on the Igirni, but these appear to be isolated. By all accounts, most of the populace are pleased to receive our guidance and help.
Stapledon: Response
Kettick: Again, internal Voth matter. Although if some of the most prominent malcontents wanted to file for asylum in the Federation, we would gladly get them out of your cranial scales.
Zishi: ::his lipless mouth pursed in another characteristic smirk:: Oh, I am sure we can find common ground there.
Stapledon: Response
Kettick: I am quite certain we could find them a nice planet inhabited by neo-luddites. Infinite diversity in infinite combinations, and so forth.
Zishi nodded, and half raised to his feet.
Zishi: Indeed. Once we have total control of the Igirni, I will set a course for the Starfleet base. Do you know the name? The co-ordinates?
Kettick / Stapledon: Response
Zishi: Thank you, that would be most helpful. Your Captain - do you think he would be amenable to this turn of events?
Kettick / Stapledon: Response
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Chief Minister Zishi
Voth City Ship, Ruttu
As simmed by
Captain Genkos Adea MD
Commanding Officer
USS Eagle-A
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"You know, I'm really easy to get along with most of the time, but I don't like bullies and I don't like threats, and I don't like you, Culluh. You can try and stop us from getting to the truth but I promise you that if you do I will respond with all the 'unique technologies' at my command." - Kathryn Janeway