Posted by Lieutenant Commander Peter Sigmundsson (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Court Martial of Peter Sigmundsson

Posted by Captain Kelly Bordeaux (Commanding Officer) in Court Martial of Peter Sigmundsson
The courtroom felt pristine and clinical but also familiar and safe. The cases were being tried in one of the small diplomatic rooms on the ship. This made it feel familiar to those from the USS Atlantis with its familiar furniture and decor. What made it feel antiseptic was the arrangement of the room. A large table sat along the left wall with five chairs filled with five Admirals occupying the spot a jury normally sat. The accused sat in a chair perpendicular to the Admirals and facing McDevitt along with the opposing counsel James Hudson. There were no other seats in the makeshift courtroom which was by design. This was not going to be a spectacle. Starfleet wanted the trials over and done with minimal disruptions.

Peter arrived with his counsel fifteen minutes before the designated time. He wore his dress uniform, an older design with the gold trims of his department’s colours. On his broad chest, he had the salad dressing that protocol demanded, citations, awards and medals most of which were from the Dominion War. The oldest was a service medal given to those who took part in the Battle of Sector 001. He had a few other Service medals from the Liberation of Betazed, the Second Battle of Chin’Toka and some other less recognizable fronts. He also possessed the Grankite Order of Tactics, The Karagite Order of Heroism, Citation for Conspicuous Gallantry and the Star Cross.

The man with him was a tall thin human who looked to be in his late sixties. He wore a suit of Trill design clearly bespoke and carried an actual suitcase made of leather. The two men sat down, Peter placed his hands on the desk, interlocked his fingers and stared straight ahead unblinking. The man with him placed the suitcase on the desk, opened it removed a pad of physical paper and an ink pen and started writing something down.

“So Lt. Commander Sigmundsson, how long have you been a part of the crew of the USS Atlantis,” Hudson asked the man.

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Peter blinked for the first time since arriving, looked at the Admiral then leaned to the man sitting next to him. The two exchanged a few hushed whispers then he leaned back and spoke “Since Stardate 22050.7, it will be two years in a few weeks” He answered simply.

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