Posted by Lieutenant Commander Nicholas James (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Meeting the Governor… Again

Posted by Civilian Dawson (Owner of Secret Securities) in Meeting the Governor… Again

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Nicholas James (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Meeting the Governor… Again
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A tall, muscular man entered, his dark hair cut short. “I’m sorry Governor, your secretary seems to be away. I thought I would knock and see if you were busy.”

He glanced about, his gaze lingering on Astrid for the briefest of moments. If he could, he would have soaked in her form for longer, but he sensed someone else and looked to the left and right to find a man Lt. Commander Nicholas James, holding a brief case. Just the man he was looking for.

“Commander,” he stated with a nod.

Nicholas eyed the man. Dawson. Secret Securities.

She wasn’t wrong. Though she enjoyed seeing Dawson, he obviously knew the Commander and like the Governor didn’t particularly enjoy the man’s presence.

Turning to the Governor he added. “It seems you are quite busy. If you would like, I’ll just wait outside here or meet with you another time.”

“Another time perhaps?” asked the Governor.

“Sure thing. You know how to get a hold of me, sir.”

And with that, he held the door open for the CIO. “After you sir?”

-Dawson, Owner of Secret Securities

“Oh no. I insist, you go ahead. I’ll follow.” And he waited for the man to yield and exit first before following him out.

-Lt Cmdr Nicholas James, CIO

Finally annoyed at the impossibly false politeness, she set her PaDD face down on her lap and threw her hands up. “Oh for heaven’s sake would you all kindly deflate your egos for 10 seconds. Especially you Commander. You are acting like a child, not an officer of Star Fleet. Put on your big boy pants and respectfully take the exit you have been offered several times already. I think whatever point you wanted made is made and retarding taking your leave further only makes you look insolent and hard to work with, neither of which is in the best interest of this outpost.”

In the doorway, Nicholas’ nostrils flared. He took care to select a language only he and Rousseau would understand. He spoke in Vulcan. “Nem-tor tun ra nemut du tor. Du worla fai-tor ik fai-tor ra pa’ kisheya wu vesht.” (Take care what enemies you make. You never know who knows what about accidents long past.) he alluded to the accident that had claimed the lives of family members years ago. It was clear he knew.

“Really.” She huffed out with an eye roll and then turned to the Governor. In this motion, she had fully dismissed the Commander and Dawson. She had business and her time was too precious to waste on pissing matches.

“Now Governor. I would like to show you some of the improvement statistics and discuss strategy on how to get certain sectors improvement scores up.” She pulled her PaDD back up and began toying with the information on the screen.

Rousseau, HoTJ

Nicholas stepped outside and withdrew a PaDD from his pocket.
[Civilian Astrid Rousseau, Head of Justice Department]
[Personal Files]
[Remote Access]
[Surveillance Level: 1]
He made a few modifications.
[Surveillance Level: 5]

-Lt Cmdr Nicholas James, CIO/Section 31

Dawson as well stifled a laugh as the pair exited the office. Of course Dawson took note of the man’s PaDD, but took no care to see what was on it.

The secretary was still not back yet, and the lift was taking a bit to arrive, so he took the opportunity presented to him. “Lt. Commander Nicholas James, newly appointed CIO of Oed V, eh? How are you finding the job?”

-Dawson, Owner of Secret Securities

“Dawson. Proprietor of Secret Securities. My new assignment is as expected. The Intelligence arm of Starfleet is only taken seriously when people find themselves in need of it. Otherwise they regard us all as egomaniacs living out a James Bond holonovel. And a private security firm has business with the Governor. I must admit to being intrigued.”

-Lt Cmdr Nicholas James, CIO/Section 31

Dawson grinned. “I’m glad to intrigue you. That matter will likely remain that way though.”

The lift doors opened and he entered, holding the doors for the officer. “I was once involved with intel. You tend to meet all sorts of different personalities it seems. I wonder, what sort of intelligence gathering do you prefer? I personally like the head on and direct approach. Typically scares people into compliance.”

-Dawson, Owner of Secret Securities