Posted by Civilian Lai Kitrian (Independent Operator) in Ai’s First Social Services Case - The Mysterious File of Lai Kitrian

Posted by Civilian Aiofemi T. Oshiro (Director of Medical and Social Services) in Ai’s First Social Services Case - The Mysterious File of Lai Kitrian

Posted by Civilian Akem (Independent Operator) in Ai’s First Social Services Case - The Mysterious File of Lai Kitrian
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Lai tensed and she looked at Akem. She doesn’t know. How was that possible? She was so used to everyone trading information like it was currency and their situation was worth plenty. Surely someone had said something already. She got up from the couch and moved to the door to their little balcony and stared out over the colony, trying to calm her heart rate.

“The Amagray, or Death-Bringers,” Lai said softly. “They will sell Akem to highest bidder, of whom there will be many options, and for me? They cannot control me, so I am worthless to them.” There was an edge to her voice, an anger that rarely surfaced.

~Lai Kitrian

Ai’s face turned to confusion as she listened. “The Amagray? They are the ones who are after you?”

Akem stayed in his seat as his mind remained close to Lai. He added, “I have been protecting her from these people since we met. Common enemies gave a closeness that led into the most beautiful thing I’ve experienced.” His eyes stayed on her as his mind raced through the plethora of memories they shared.

-Akem

As Akem spoke Ai looked at him then nodded, “Lai, Akem. I’d like to know more about the Amagray…Death-Bringers. The more I know the better I can put things in place to protect you both while you here on Oed. Where are they from? Do you know if they know you are here?” There were so many questions and she needed so much information. “You will need to trust me and tell me everything.”

Dr. Ai Oshiro, DMSS

Hand resting on the edge of the balcony door, her knuckles whitened and Lai turned to look at this woman who would determine so much about their lives here. Her gold-ringed hazel eyes were filled with nothing more than anguish. “I get it… people are keeping things quiet because it would not be good for this knowledge to be public. It’s potentially dangerous. I will tell you what you need to know, but understand Doctor Oshiro, these are our lives, our lived experiences. And we do not feel safe. Not yet. Not even here.”

Ai nodded, even though she was sure that both Lai and Akem were safe on Oed. With the police and Starfleet forces in place, they could surely counteract the beings that were hunting them.

She moved back to the couch and sat with Akem, reaching for his hand and lacing her fingers through his. “We were on the run, as we have been for months. We were on this station in the middle of nowhere and we thought we were safe there for a time, but they found us. The Amagray are a collective of bounty hunters. They are both collectors of rewards and a death squad, depending on what job their client has paid them very well for. We were seeking a place to hide, but they have special ways of tracking us and soon we found ourselves in trapped on a room. I thought it was supposed to be a cargo by but it was some sort of experiment space. The hunters started firing at us and we took refuge behind this large chamber. But the hunters want blood when they kill and the next thing I know I was hit with a projectile.” She pressed a hand to her chest and winced at the memory. “I knew I was dying and we were trapped. The next thing I know there was a flash and we’re in the same room, but the Hunters are gone and there is no chamber. I passed out.” She looked to Akem. You continue.

~Lai Kitrian

“Do you know how they were tracking you?” Ai asked as she observed Lai’s hand. Obviously, it was where she’d been hit by the projectile. She hated to make them relive the trauma and the memories of running from the Amagray, but she needed to know just to what lengths they would go to find them. “Why are they hunting you, Lai?”

Dr. Ai Oshiro, DMSS