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Re: A swift half
Reply #15 - Feb 13^th, 2006, 6:30pm

"I hadn't thought of it before... and I should have. I can provide details to Serenity's security if required, but the Houses of Kbrd'lck are engaged in a civil war. The two sides are led by K'Trol and K'rahl, his grandson, now heading a the splinter House of K'rahl. If warriors from either side meet here on the station, there could be some friction, but they should restrain themselves. I'd advise security be watchful, but not get involved. Any actions seen favoring one side could escalate things." He took a long drink. "But, if any meet each other on the decks of the meH'Haj there will be spilled blood. They would expect the security on the Klingon ship to understand the feud and respect it, as long as it stayed within the House. The Klingons of either side will respect federation rules on the station and should behave... though they may attempt to goad the other side into acting contrary to them. Perhaps some accomidation for one or both Houses should be made to avoid their use of the meH'Haj. If one from either side is killed there, things could escalate on Serenity."

K'Hare frowned, he should have thought about this and made arrangements. "Most of all, you must be careful not to show favor to either side."

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Taylor YaBB Administrator Host CO Combatant Serenity Crew Dude! Where's my starship?! Posts: 236 Gender:	Re: A swift half Reply #16 - Feb 13^th, 2006, 7:02pm Dan let out another laugh "Well K'Hare I doubt you have much to worry about there, between you, me and the wall John hates all Klingon's equally, in fact he seems to hate most species equally" His smile dropped and then he added "But I will make sure people know"
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Re: A swift half
Reply #17 - Feb 13^th, 2006, 7:26pm

"There is another matter." He slid his tankard to the barrel. "I have done my best to keep KDB neutral in this war. The powr of KDB could easily influence the outcome. If I choose, K'rahl would lose. He would be unable to fight off K'Trol while defending from a barrage of fire from the station. Or, K'Trol would have trouble wiping K'rahl out if he wins elsewhere, while I prevented him from attacking K'rahl's forces on the planet below my station. My challenge is to protect the uninvolved parties on the base and in the system without showing favor to either side. To do so would drag me into this war and only escalate it." By reflex he tried to take a drink but his mug was still sitting next to the small keg.

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Taylor YaBB Administrator Host CO Combatant Serenity Crew Dude! Where's my starship?! Posts: 236 Gender:	Re: A swift half Reply #18 - Feb 13^th, 2006, 8:06pm "I can see how that would be difficult" said Dan as he pushed K'Hare's mug towards him, he saw the totlh's reaction it was obvious the Klingon was moving to take a drink. "I will speak with John about getting K'rahl's people docking permission at Serenity. I can't promise to help, they may need to use transporters"
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K`Hare totlh YaBB Administrator betleH Judges Get your own keg! Posts: 560	Re: A swift half Reply #19 - Feb 14^th, 2006, 5:53am "There is something else. On the meH'Haj, there was an attempted assassination." The anger in his voice was clear. "Someone attacked Q'olavraH."
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Taylor YaBB Administrator Host CO Combatant Serenity Crew Dude! Where's my starship?! Posts: 236 Gender:	Re: A swift half Reply #20 - Feb 14^th, 2006, 6:03am Shock registered on Dan's face "Q'ol?" He dredged through his mind trying to remember what he knew about her "K'rahl's mate?" "The house war?" He cocked his as he asked the question was pretty self explanatory.
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Re: A swift half
Reply #21 - Feb 14^th, 2006, 6:21am

K'Hare nodded. He wanted to say something but wasn't sure how. Taylor had learned much about Klingons but there were some subjects that were harder to learn. "Q'olavraH is no longer mated to K'rahl. The issues of honor are ... complex." He took a long drink. "This... ah... I need a favor. The rest has been information you need to know, or rather, things that someone needs to know and I trust you to figure out who and pass it along discretely. But she is in danger. To help her, to handle it for her would insult her and you don't want that." He laughed then got serious again. "She is ... like my sister. She is not formally part of my House but there is a kinship. I think she has avoided making it formal for fear of dragging me into the House War."

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Re: A swift half
Reply #22 - Feb 14^th, 2006, 6:28am

Dan remained slient for a few minutes, it was obvious that the Klingon was angling for something. The silence allowed him a few moments to make K'Hare uncomfortable, of course he knew he would do anything K'Hare asked if it was within hi power - but keeping it from the totlh for a few minutes just amused him.

Finally he smiled and said "Out with it K'Hare, remember back in 86? No secrets between us, totally open and honest"

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Re: A swift half
Reply #23 - Feb 14^th, 2006, 6:55am

K'Hare emptied his tankard again and passed it back. It was a small thing, but he wasn't used to asking for help. He simply did what was right and accepted the result. "Q'olavraH is a great example of a Klingon be'... helping her is difficult. I have found that being a judge at the tournament each year is hard. I had fun, despite myself, the first year... when others were doing the work but fate decided that I was needed. So here I am. I miss the fun, the ability to relax. It would be helpful to ME," he said the word with emphasis, "if it could be arranged for Q'olavraH to have a room on the Diplomatic deck near mine. This would allow me to drink with her and relax away from the constant paperwork of the tournament. If nothing else, we could share a tankard in the morning and evening. That this would put her in a secure part of the base, when she was sleeping, and make it harder for a dishonorable attack to be made, is just a coincidence of course. Really, it would be helpful to ME if someone asked her to do this, to sleep away from the other participants and sacrifice her own fun to help me relax."

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Re: A swift half
Reply #24 - Feb 14^th, 2006, 7:12am

Dan nodded as he thought about what K'Hare had said, draining his own mug he stood to refill them both.

Half way through he stopped and tapped his comm badge "Taylor to ops"

"Operations, Rossiter here sir"

"Major, I need you to organise a room on the diplomatic deck for me" He smiled at K'Hare "near K'Hare totlh, he requires that Q'olavraH be billetted near him."

"Understood sir, any particular reason? The Admiral will want to know why."

Dan pondered that for a moment "Tell him I made an oversight, I forgot to organise a room for K'Hare totlh's informal aide"

"Okay that is being dealt with sir, anything else?" The major sounded impatiant, Ops duty really didn't agree with him.

"Yes, please arrange full diplomatic security clearance for the judges, including operations and TIC."

He almost felt Rossiters wince on the other side of the comm link "Sir" he said, indicating he would comply but wasn't looking forward to the reaction from Jefferson.

"Major, if John has an issue send him to me. This is being done on my authorisation from my chain of command" he emphasised the last few words to underline the choice John didn't have in the matter "notify me of any issues, Taylor out"

He finished refilling the mugs in silence, as he passed K'Hare's back to him he smiled "Is that good enough? John will think Q'ol is your" Dan paused and finally said "mate. But he wont ask any awkward questions, he never has done with the other Ambassadors"

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Re: A swift half
Reply #25 - Feb 14^th, 2006, 7:17am

K'Hare took back the refilled tankard. "I hope only he thinks that. Of course, I considered what others would think." he forwned, thinking of ta'pez. "I hope that this doesn't create rumors that make her more of a target, but still, it is the right thing to do now. Of course, the real trick is broaching the subject with her."

He took a drink and laughed. No good deed went unpunished.

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Taylor YaBB Administrator Host CO Combatant Serenity Crew Dude! Where's my starship?! Posts: 236 Gender:	Re: A swift half Reply #26 - Feb 14^th, 2006, 7:28am Dan smiled once again and took a drink "I will take the brunt of that" he shrugged "I am but a flat head, if I missinterpret my instructions and put her on the Ambassadorial deck near you she wont suspect a thing"
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Re: A swift half
Reply #27 - Feb 14^th, 2006, 3:46pm

K'Hare nodded. Dan was a friend. How that had happened, the Klingon was unsure of. He certainly wouldn't have predicted it.

Just then, Taylor's comm badge bleeped and he was informed neirbo had arrived.

K'Hare quickly drained his tankard and picked up the nearly empty keg and refilled the cup. "One for the road."

As Taylor stood to leave, K'Hare joined him holding his tankard.

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I thought it was time to move on, but I will say something as I leave the bar.

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Taylor YaBB Administrator Host CO Combatant Serenity Crew Dude! Where's my starship?! Posts: 236 Gender:	Re: A swift half Reply #28 - Feb 14^th, 2006, 7:30pm Dan didn't bother refilling his cup, he became accutely aware of his forth coming match. His cup was still half filled anyway. Raising it he smiled "For the road"
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Re: A swift half
Reply #29 - Feb 15^th, 2006, 3:55am

As they walked out, K'Hare still carrying his tankard, he yelled out, "starfleet marines like to think of themselves as the most 'Klingon' of the federation. They think because they are trained and the first to go into battle, they can claim a kinship. But I think it is the pilots who have a closer understanding of what it means to be Klingon. Each mission is a risk, each real mission you fly a tiny ship against a large foe or through a barrage of fire and you cannot expect to make it home... this is closer to what it means to be 'Klingon' than ground force marines ever will be!" He held up his tankard and then drained it and slammed it on the table. "A round of drinks on the totlh!"

As they left the room K'Hare whispered to Dan, "Now they might let me back in."

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