Posted by Civilian Kenzo B’tren-Hyrushi (Governor) in Government Tower- Ambassador Mathis & Co Arrive

Posted by Civilian Jeannette Mathis (Federation Ambassador) in Government Tower- Ambassador Mathis & Co Arrive

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Jeanette gave a gracious bow of her head with a warm smile. “I appreciate the advice and will take it to heart,” she said sincerely. The thing about her position was that people often assumed that she was always speaking to say what people wanted to hear, and on occasion that could be true when it was necessary, but Mathis had spent far too long in her line of work to be anything less than pragmatic. That and she was generally a sincere person.

A few minutes later, Mathis and her family were settled on the shuttle and it was cleared for departure.

At the designated spot, the shuttle was cleared for landing. Jeanette leaned over and kissed her spouse on the cheek. “You okay to go on to the house, or did you want to stay here and meet people, maybe get a tour?”

“Seriously, do we have to?” Jessie said, with an all-too-expected theatrical sigh.

“No, but I thought it might be nice,” she said, exchanging a look with Ren.

Ren smirked. “I’ll get us settled in lest we create an incident in the first hour. I think you have enough to deal with.”

“You’re not wrong,” Jeannette said, offering a smile of affectionate gratitude. this was why they worked so well together: Ren understood Jeanette’s job sometimes better than she did and never begrudged her the idiosyncrasies that came with it. It certainly helped that Ren’s work was portable and thus they could travel the galaxy together, but ever since Jessie was born they had tried to have a stable place to call home more often than not. Sometimes it worked out, sometimes it didn’t. “I’d say I’ll be home for dinner, but I could be here awhile. Save me something?”

Ren winked. “Done deal.”

The shuttle had settled on an pad designated ‘For Official Use Only’. It was on the ground and surrounded by high walls, but open to the sky above.

The ambassador stepped out, work bag slung over her shoulder in anticipation of a possibly long day. She stepped away to give clearance and gave a wave before it lifted off. Dash was right behind her, his usual calm presence steeling her for the inevitable meeting. They exchanged a look and he just quirked a brow- ne simple gesture saying plenty.

Turning to the security waiting for her, she gave a bow of her head. “Just point us in the right direction, if you don’t mind?”

~Ambassador Mathis

The officer said “Of course. The Government Tower is that building there-” and she pointed up towards a tall building nearby. “There is a ground car waiting for you, but it is only two blocks if you wish to walk. We will, of course, have a small security detail escort you.” and she made a gesture and two figures pushed off the wall by the door and walked forward. One was a Deltan, and one was Klingon. The Deltan spoke and said “Ambassador, welcome to Oed V. I am Sergent Rills, this is Officer G’tok. Oed Police.” and they showed the Ambassador their badges and holo-IDs.

Oed Welcome Wagon

She gave a nod to each of them and gestured to Jones. “This is my attaché, Dashiel Jones.”

“Since it’s so close I’m of a mind to walk. We’re well used to security procedures, so no issues there. But if there are any that are specific to Oed, by all means give us a heads up. We don’t want to get in the way of anyone doing their jobs,” Mathis said. She had been doing this job long enough that she wasn’t fazed by the presence of security, nor the need to be escorted pretty much everywhere. It was just a part of the job.

“Shall we?” Jeannette said to Dash.

“Let’s,” he replied, setting off at an easy pace. They arrived shortly at the Government Tower and he automatically slowed by half a step as they entered. It was a subtle sign of respect for her higher diplomatic rank that she never asked for but he felt Jean deserved and cost him nothing to execute.

They approached the desk and presented their credentials. “I do believe the Governor and Lieutenant Governor are expecting us but I’m not sure where I’m supposed to be meeting them.”

~Ambassador Mathis