Posted by Civilian Cort Belanger (Executive Assistant to Lt. Gov.) in Governement Tower - Lt Governors Office - Chasing a lead (TMODJ)

Posted by Civilian Alston ‘Fox’ Mace (Colonial Intelligence Agency Asset) in Governement Tower - Lt Governors Office - Chasing a lead (TMODJ)

Posted by Civilian Cort Belanger (Executive Assistant to Lt. Gov.) in Governement Tower - Lt Governors Office - Chasing a lead (TMODJ)
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Alston just watched Cort and Dorma as he was talking. “I will be stopping by the CCDA later today. The bug in question was handed over to us by the Police, in an attempt to see if we could better track down what information may or may not have been transmitted. Add in the Vren visiting, and there are some concerns about the external security of colony. Hence while I’m here, while the analysts work their magic on the bug itself.

“I was hoping you could tell me a bit more about what kind of items are typically in these deliveries, and how that process would normally work?”

• Mace

Dorma’s comm chirped with an incoming call and she would note it was prefaced by one of the new codes they were testing out. This one indicated it was from Eela Dasca and that it was marked as highly confidential and necessitated Fen take it in private.

~Eela Dasca, Lt. Gov.

Fen stood and said “If you will excuse me, I must take this call. Please, do continue. I will catch up when I return.”

Dorma Fen, Governor’s Aid

Mace nodded towards Dorma as he made a mental note. With everything a a stand still for the moment, he wondered what exactly would be pulling her away.

Cort watched Dorma leave and then focused on Mace again, shrugging. “I’m not involved with any of that unless she specifically asks me to order anything for her, but generally anything going to her home is personal. Everything related to her job comes here, with a few exceptions if what she requested was for her home office, but that’s not been the case lately. I do know that she has been ordering quite a few things in advance of the Batarael festivities. It’s an important Haliian holiday that is coming up in a couple weeks and her and her visiting daughter are hosting a large dinner on the first day. The last oder she placed I wasn’t involved in, but she had mentioned it related to some of the private rituals. Unless she offers information or invites questions, I tend to respect her privacy in these matters.”

~Cort Belanger

“I understand, but let me rephrase my question. It is my understanding that items headed for her home are grouped together to clear customs, and to make a single delivery. Instead of being delivered individually, is this correct?”

• Mace

Cort shrugged. “Not necessarily. It depends on what it is. In this case, there were several items all arriving within a couple days of each other and since none of them were needed urgently, so someone, probably her, suggested that they wait till they were all there and send it as one given most items were useless without the others.”

He frowned slightly. “How serious is this bug issue, Director? Given other events currently going on it does seem… rather coincidental, does it not?” Were the bug and Jones’ death connected? It didn’t seem like it, but something about it all just struck Cort oddly.

From the other side of the table, Lieutenant Watts. “But who would even bother trying? Like, sure, she’s still new around here, but after the incident with her ex, security around Captain Dasca is pretty tight. You either have to be pretty confident about your odds or incredibly stupid to attempt it.”

Cort Belanger, Executive Assistant to Lt. Gov.

“Bugging of the Lieutenant Governor’s personnel residence is always a serious issue. Add in the other current events, well that is why I’m the one here asking the questions right now. While I can’t rule out it all being a coincidence, history has shown me that chances are very low.

“As for the security around the Captain, apparently there is still at least one hole in it. That’s what I’m trying to find right now, hence the questions.”

Alston leaned forward in his chair and placed his arms on the table. “I’m trying to figure out how between one controlled area, customs, and another controlled area, her personnel residence, that someone was able to get close enough to plant a bug on the container. Because while it was a bug today, it might not be a bug that’s planted next time.”

He paused for a second before sitting back in his chair. “So, are you able to help me figure it out? Right now I’m trying to figure out where the items were gathered, and how they were transported to her house.”

• Mace