Posted by Captain Eela Dasca (Lt. Governor) in Dasca’s Apartment- Intrusions

Posted by Civilian Kenzo B’tren-Hyrushi (Governor) in Dasca’s Apartment- Intrusions

Posted by Captain Eela Dasca (Lt. Governor) in Dasca’s Apartment- Intrusions
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She nodded slowly, a swell of emotion flowing through her. “More than you know. A part of it I think is Karilan just being very gifted with engineering solutions, but the rest I know is a testament to the wonderful friendship we’ve developed.” She moved to the staircase and rested her hand on the upper railing, her eyes fixed on him. “The stairs are motorized, so that if I’m having a bad back day, I don’t have to struggle to get up the stairs. And, the nook doubles as a safe room,” she said softly. It was one thing to have thought about her physical needs, but the foresight to consider her personal safety was something she had not missed, nor took for granted. “Everyone keeps giving me these extraordinary and beautiful gifts. It’s a little overwhelming, but in the best possible way.” And a small part of her, the one that was still working to get out from under Cory Fletcher’s influence, was mystified by these gifts simply because somewhere along the way she had come to believe she was not worthy of them. But fortunately, it was a continually shrinking part of her, and the more people showed her such love in such beautiful ways, the more she was able to accept it without qualification.

~Eela

Kenzo slowly reached out and took her hand in his. He smiled at her and said “People are drawn to you, Eela. You have a light within you that lets you be a guide to others. And we, those of us who are close to you, know just how fortunate we are to have with us. So such gifts are a reflection of what you bring… not just of how important you are to us.” He squeezed her hand before he released it and then moved to a chair. “Do you mind if I sit? I had to walk the CCDA headquarters with Harris and Tenkiller.” and he chuckled.

Kenzo

While she didn’t normally have a second chair at the desk (because it was just her), she had brought one in from the dining room, since they were quite comfortable. “You need to exercise more,” she teased even as she gestured to the chair and moved around her desk (which was at a seated height setting) and sat down.

The movement gave her time to process his words, but it was that lingering feeling for the brief contact that did more to make them feel real. It was, as she was seeing more clearly, that right now in her life physical touch was the pathway to mental processing. She struggled in isolation to figure it all out some days, and she had inflicted it upon herself for too long.

She swivelled behind her to the small console table where she had a PADD sitting from earlier. Swivelling back slowly, she handed it to him. “So those are the projections, at least as far as I have gotten. The biggest problem is the power required. It’s going to require infrastructure that is in addition to to the atmospheric shield. We can manage it, but the whole operating system is complicated given we have orbital facilities that have to be factored into the equation. But, if we can get past that hurdle, I think Project Anvil Dragon is a go. That is, unless the cabinet freaks out, of course.”

~Eela

“That is a definite possibility. We will basically be telling them that we are a sel-” and suddenly there were footsteps in the hallway. Kenzo stood swiftly and instinctively put himself between Eela and the door, which suddenly slid open to reveal Eela’s CCDA Security Team. “Stop talking!” barked Hasid V’ter, the Cardassian Lead Agent. He pointed in the room and another CCDA agent came in with a kind of tricorder and who proceeded to walk around the room as Hasid held up a finger for silence. After a few mong and tense moments, the Agent with the scanner knelt down next to the new package next to Eela’s desk. There was loud chirp and the Agent opened the package and a moment later pulled out a small device that fit in the palm of his hand. Hasid moved and picked up the device, took vid of it, and then dropped it inside a small case. The other agent ran the tricorder around the case several times and then nodded. “Inert, sir. No broadcast.” Hasid looked at Eela and the Kenzo.

Her heart was racing from the sudden commotion from the agents, memory flashes of less than a week ago overwhelming her.

“You had been bugged, Ma’am.”

Kenzo / CCDA

Her breath caught in her chest and for a moment Eela was frozen. Swallowing she rose from her seat and eyed V’ter and then the package. She crouched and picked it up, resting the small crate on her desk. Her hand moved to her mouth and then she shook her head. “They wouldn’t try this sh!t with you,” she said with Kenzo, her anger flaring. She understood that she was still new enough that it was possible that something could slip past, but whomever was responsible was either incredibly stupid or had bad timing, because her security had been tightened immensely since Cory.

She looked back at Hasid. “I have a myriad of questions that I’m sure can’t be answered yet, but how serious is this?”

“Too soon to say, Ma’am,” V’ter replied. “We’ll have to analyze the device and see if we can trace it.”

Eela nodded and pulled her shawl tighter around her as she reached into the crate. “There’s multiple things in here that all came from different places. It was crated together for delivery to the apartment for ease. But how did it get past screening?”

“I don’t know, but rest assured we’re on it.”

She couldn’t do much more than nod.

~Eela

“Contact Commissioner Karlsson. Oed police need to be a part of the investigation, and I am sure his input will help.” Hyrushi said. “And let me see the device, please.” V’ter handed him the box and Kenzo peered closely at it for a long time. “Its a burst transmitter. I dealt with them during my mediations. What alerted you?” he asked. V’ter said “Unknown power source came on, and it tripped the sensors. Alert was activated and we came in.” Kenzo shook the box and the device bounced around inside it. “Did you register any kind of comm leaving the apartment?” Hasid looked at his wrist computer. “It appears a partial transmission was sent. Probably an audio packet. Definitely less than a minute in duration. More likely a few seconds.” Kenzo looked at Eela and gave a half-shrug. “Probably caught the first part of our discussion, but I don’t believe anything sensitive was detailed, do you?”

Kenzo

Seemingly distracted, Eela took a few seconds before she snapped to and gazed at Kenzo. “No, nothing we need to worry about,” she said quietly as she turned her gaze on the crate with her items. Indignation rose within her, despite her face being utterly impassive. How dare they!

She looked over at Hasid. “You should do a full sweep. We both know it’s unnecessary, but we should do it anyway.”

~Eela

Hasid nodded and said “Its already underway, ma’am. We’ll be done in a few minutes.” Kenzo looked again at the device and then inside the crate. “I believe this is how it made it through security.” and he pointed at the side of the crate where the security locks were. There, on the inside of the crate, was a small bit of adhesive. “There is a bit on the device, too. They used the security locks to mask it’s presence, and since it wasn’t powered up it most likely looked like part of the security mechanisms. It is a fairly common avenue of delivery for such devices.” Hasid noted the information and said “Thank you, Governor. That is good information to have. If you ever get tired of being responsible for all of us, I can put in a good word for you at the CCDA. I think you’d make a good agent.” Kenzo cocked his head slightly to side and then said “If my career path shifts, I will be sure to contact you first.” and then he gave a dry chuckle.

Kenzo

Eela wanted to laugh, as it was amusing to consider, but she couldn’t manage it. “Agent V’ter, we really should stop hanging out like this,” she quipped before she took the crate in her arms.

“I’ll wait for you to finish the sweep. I need some air,” she said, before promptly moving out of the office and through her kitchen to the back hall that ran along the windows and over looked the patio. She stepped out onto the patio from the dining room doors and inhaled to fill her lungs before she blew it out.

Everything out here was becoming lush, with flowers blooming and vegetables growing. Even the flowing vine over the new pergola was in full bloom, letting out a warm and sweet scent. The space was truly coming into its own since Kenzo had first had dinner here. She sat on one of the lounge chair and began to pull out small bags of what seemed to be herbs.

~Eela

A few long moments later, a hand gently set on the small of her back was the first indication Kenzo was there. “They are gone. No other issues. Are you alright?” he asked softly.

Kenzo