Message in the dark

Posted on Friday October 15th, 2021 @ 4:56pm by

Mission: Jeepers Creepers 2: Creepers In Flight
Location: Jason Elliot's Office
Timeline: (Set directly after Diplomatic Shenanigan's)

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Jason walked into his office, the clock was ticking on getting in contact with this Romulan he'd only spoken too at a few conferences and exchanged several possibly censored subspace communiques with. But he gambled on getting in contact with her, Si'enne had given him a set of instructions at their first meeting on how took keep in contact with her, although that line of communication had fallen silent in recent months he decided too reach out again hoping for a reply, taking an isolinear chip from his desk he inserted it into the slot on his terminal and entered a few commands followed by a message I need too speak too you soon as possible.


Four hours passed in a blur of coffee and research requests, his thoughts were on a bowl vegetable soup when the computer chimed in "Incomming message from unknown source".

"Personal override code Kappa Chi seven six Mars." Jason said

"Voice print confirmed." the monotone voice replied "Message received"

Jason keyed the playback; "Hello Jason I do apologize for my absence, these times have been very difficult with everything, I would like too meet with you during the conference, we have much to discuss."

The message continued as Jason continued to eat "Jason I learned of the unfortunate events surrounding your wife's passing, I'm very saddened by this and I hope that you are better after your absence from the Star Fleet. There is one thing of note, the normal number of Tal'Shiar agents won't be with us on this expedition so we can speak more freely and I would like too."

Jason sat back for a second pausing the message, he'd met Si'enne on his second diplomatic mission she was stunning for a Romulan, they had stuck up a solid repour that even shared a few moments that could have been mistaken for a forbidden romance if it weren't for some of the circumstances at the time, those feelings for her were very confusing now.

"Jason I hope you are well and I am quite pleased that you are going to be at the conference on Deep Space Three, I look forward too seeing you again."

The message ended with that smile that made him feel strange but confident, in the four years he'd been in star fleet Jason had attended several conferences one of which he met Si'enne. Her official title was something along the lines of a logistics officer for the diplomatic missions, during their first of many private meetings she admitted that she hated her work but due too her social status outside of the military and diplomatic services she was not much more than a farmers daughter. While he regarded their relationship as one of shared interests in building a reasonable peace she seemed too have a need too be more to Jason, or that's what he read from her during the few private moments they had. Jason looked too the frozen image of the woman on the screen, he looked at the time index, it was three and a half hours old, so he gambled on sending a reply.

"Si'enne, I'm happy as well we can reconnect, I would like too discuss a few matters as well as catch up on your life. I don't want you too feel that this is just a personal contact my superiors have some concerns for the conference and due too our personal past I felt this was the best outlet but I would also like too reconnect on a personal level."

Pausing to clear his thoughts, "Thank you for your kind words, and I look forward too seeing you in person again."

Jason sent off the message, then turned his attention back too the bowl of soup and looking at his notes, he wanted too try and collect his thoughts before she contacted him again. As the time passed Jason closed up several research requests and filed several more for review at a later date, he was about too end his day when the computer again chimed in.

"Jason I may need your help when I arrive, I can't talk about this over subspace." the video image of Si'enne said.

Jason looked at the time index, he also noticed a change in background from the last two messages, she was aboard a ship and something has changed, Jason left his office. It was late and he was going too have yet another long day.

End

Ltjg Jason Elliot
Ass't Chief Intelligence Officer
Deep Space Three