Posted by Civilian Eryn Romanov (Colonial Intelligence Agent) in What’s a Spy to Do

Posted by Civilian Alston ‘Fox’ Mace (Colonial Intelligence Agency Director) in What’s a Spy to Do

Posted by Civilian Eryn Romanov (Colonial Intelligence Agent) in What’s a Spy to Do
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Alston paced back and forth in front of the large window in his office, over looking the city. With the changing of the Governor it called into question what he wanted to do next. His contract was up, and he was free to do what he wanted. He could return to his old life, flying amongst the stars, doing the odd jobs here and there. But there was something nice about having a place to go home to each night.

But that was something to consider in the near future. For now though, there was work to be done. He had spent enough time building up the agency, he wasn’t going to leave it to fall part. And with Mr. Reilly off world on an assignment, he didn’t have anyone else that could step in. So for now, it was as good of an excuse to stick around for a bit longer then anything else he had.

First thing, figure out what he could learn about this new Governor of theirs. Sliding out a stool, he started pulling up all of the information he could on Vaelir th’Renn.

• Mace

Intelligence Dossier:Vaelir Renn

Full Name: Vaelir Renn
Species: Aenar
Age: 65
Position: Governor of OED V
Previous Position: Lead Engineer, OED V Terraforming Project
Homeworld: Andoria
Security Assessment: Minimal Threat
Integrity Assessment: Exceptional

Background

Vaelir Renn is an Aenar engineer who received considerable recognition for his work on Andoria before joining the effort to restore OED V following the comet incident. His technical skill, patience, and dedication eventually led to his appointment as head of the planetary terraforming project.

Renn did not actively seek political office. His election as governor appears to have resulted from the trust he earned through years of public service and his direct involvement in OED V’s recovery.

** Capabilities**

Renn is a highly skilled engineer with extensive experience in planetary restoration, environmental systems, and large-scale infrastructure projects.

Like all Aenar, Renn is blind. He does not require technological assistance to navigate his surroundings. His telepathy, hearing, spatial awareness, and other heightened senses provide him with an exceptionally detailed perception of the environment around him.

Renn is also a capable telepath, although he maintains strict personal and ethical boundaries concerning the minds of others.

Personality Assessment

Renn is calm, patient, compassionate, and deeply principled. He displays little interest in wealth, personal power, or recognition. His decisions are consistently guided by what he believes will best serve the people of OED V.

He is unusually forgiving and makes considerable effort to understand the motivations of others before passing judgment. Renn favors diplomacy, compassion, and rehabilitation over punishment, but he is capable of acting decisively when lives are at risk.

He is regarded by many residents as an almost saintly figure. Available intelligence has uncovered no evidence of corruption, cruelty, personal scandal, or abuse of authority.

Political Assessment

Renn’s popularity is based primarily on personal trust rather than political ambition. He maintains strong support among engineers, terraforming personnel, Andorian residents, and civilians affected by the reconstruction of OED V.

His compassion may appear to be a political weakness, but Renn should not be mistaken for naïve. His telepathic abilities, perception, and understanding of others make him exceptionally difficult to deceive or manipulate.

Overall Assessment

Governor Renn presents no known threat to OED V, the Federation, or allied governments. He is considered honest, stable, selfless, and exceptionally difficult to corrupt.

Recommended Approach: Direct honesty and respectful negotiation. Attempts at intimidation, deception, manipulation, or bribery are unlikely to succeed and may permanently damage relations.

Vaelir th’Renn
Govenor OED V

Alston shut off the console and just looked out the window, and just considered what he had read. An honest man was often harder to deal with. Sure they were easier to predict, but there was not much chance to manipulate them. Also he had never met a truly honest man. There was always something lurking in the background.

Reaching over he tapped the comm panel, and called the Operations Center.

=^=This is Mace. Contact Agent Romanov, arrange a meeting.=^=

=^=Yes Director.=^=

• Mace

The appointment was made for an hour later. Eryn walked into the plane warehouse and across the loading bay. She stepped through an interior door and then took the lift to the correct floor. She paused by the desk. “Zhe director requested me zo see him.”

Romanov, Colonial Intelligence Agent

The analyst sitting at the desk just nodded before gesturing towards the door. “Go on in, he’s expecting you.”

“Zhank you,” Eryn said and stepped in through the door, allowing the doors to close behind her.

When Eryn stepped in she’d see the sparsely decorated office. Gone was the typical desk, instead there a high table in the middle of the room. Several PADDs were scattered across the top, and one of the stools had been pulled out from under the table, and Mace stood looking out the window over the city. On the far wall updates scrolled across the screen continuously, while a diagram of the Oed system showed on the large display on the far wall.

“Thank you for coming Agent Romanov. Though I have to say, I did not expect you to agree to come here, instead of somewhere more, discrete.”

• Mace

Eryn took in the room with a quick glance and then moved toward Mace. She grinned, “I have zo show myself sometimes or zhey forget vho I am. Besides, zhis is a very secure building. If it is not, zhen you have a problem.”

Romanov, Colonial Intelligence Agent

“With some of the recent departures, I want to be sure that it remains that way. I’m currently working on rotating our remote entrances, as well as several of the safe houses. But that’s not what I called you here for.”

Alston walked back over to the table and tapped a few controls on the top. On the wall display, a headshot and brief bio of Governor Renn appeared.

“Vaelir Renn, our new esteemed Governor. Unfortunately, with the timing of the election, we did not complete a deep dive into him. At the time, the risk was deemed to be low since he had already been established here on Oed. But I still want to know who we will be dealing with.

“I’ve read his bio, and it’s too clean. I don’t trust it. You’ve been here longer then I have, have you had any interaction with him?”

• Mace

Eryn looked at the photo on the wall and shrugged. “I have no had any interaction vith him. However, vhen Gov Hyrushi formed zhe Colonial Intelligence Agency, he had us run backgrounds on all zhe cabinet and zhier directors and heads beneath zhem. Renn has been on Oed for many years. He is quiet and does not step out in public often. He has been at press conferences at zhe Director of Zerraforming’s request zo answer questions. Renn came back genuinely clean. Zhat should not be zoo surprising. Zhe Aenar are very peaceful and cooperative.”

Romanov, Colonial Intelligence Agent

Alston leaned against the table and tapped his fingers on it.

“True, but I’ve met very few men who are truly good. Usually they just play at being good, until their true colors finally work there way free. And then the worst of them usually comes out.

“But, maybe I can give him a bit of a leash to start,” he said tapping his fingers again.

“That’s a problem for later though. Have your contacts heard anything regarding the change in Governor? There have been some murmurs in the Federation Council, some are thinking this might be an opportunity for them to reassert control over the colony.”

• Mace