A talk amongst security...

[Dustin_Marks 0]

JP Marks came storming into the room where Kansas and the medical team were working with the injured and cataloging the dead bodies. He was visibly still upset after the off-handed remark made by Lt. Kroells and spoke harshly as he stormed in. "Kansas," Marks said, "whats the body count?"

 

Kansas turned slowly. "Too many..." She replied grimly.

 

JP's eyes widen a bit. "'Too many' is not a prudent answer Ensign. I expect you to be more exact when I ask you a question!"

 

Kansas's eyebrow shot up and her tail swishes, "Oh, 'Ensign" is it? And when were you promoted to Lieutenant....Ensign Marks? And it is still too many lost...Sir."

 

JP swallowed hard and eyeballed Kansas. "I'll have you KNOW that..." Suddenly, he stopped himself and reflected for a minute. "No... No, you're right. I do not outrank you but I do sit above you in the Security roster. Regardless, I have no right to address you in that matter and for that I apologise."

 

Both visibly calmed down as Kansas's tail stopped bristleing, "Okay then. The fighting was obviously fierce, both during the original attack, then the Marines, and then the Away team. This place is all just one big casualty - but the official count is 7 of our people wounded, I bleive at least 3 are dead, and many of the station personnel dead."

 

JP nodded and sat at an empty console as he inputted the figures onto his PADD. He finished and sat up, staring blankly out. "Ensi... Err... Kansas. I want you to know its not you that caused my outburst. Its just... Frustrating playing second fiddle to these Marines and listening to off-handed remarks by..." Marks stopped himself on his thoughts of Jia Qi's death and refocused on the Marines. He bowed his head a bit. "Its just frustrating having to watch a security matter be handled by the boys in black."

 

" I totally understand where you are coming from JP," said Kansas understandingly as she placed a clawed hand gently on his shoulder. "These Jarheads know their stuff however, and sometimes we just need to follow their lead. Just...sometimes, mind you. They have as much finesse as a drunk Klingon at times when they go into "OOrah" mode. And then, thats when Security comes in, to do much needed and important cleaning and wrapping up. The Marines are the strike force, Security is the cleanup crew. Together, everyone just better watchout for the Gold shirts and the Jar heads."

 

JP looked up at her and got back up to his feet. He opened his mouth for a second and then closed it again focusing on the Caitian's __expression. "I honestly don't see how you can put so much faith in those Gung Ho Savages. A lack of finesse is an understatement in almost everything they do... And I don't care what the records say about Colonal Harper or any of them... I don't trust the Spacer Militia any further then I could throw them."

 

Kansas took a breath. "Half faith and half just learning to deal with the Jarheads. Although, I do feel as if this should have been Security's mission from the get go. We just need to go with the flow and deal with Jarhead Harper. It's her show "

 

"It may be her show, but we are the true ones running it." JP stretched his arms a bit and brought his rifle into a low cradle. "And I for one am going to guarentee each show I'm involved in is a hit."

 

Kansas slowly took her hand from his shoulder, chuckled softly, and purred. "Security to the rescue, or something like that?"

 

With that, Marks __expression changed to that of pure sorrow. He suddenly mentally flashed back to the scene of his wife being crushed and he had to turn quickly to not show the tear coming out of his eye. "Yeah... Something like that..." As he wiped his eye, he turned back to Kansas. "Yeah... I am going to go see whats the deal with Lt. Kroells. Call me if anything arises."

 

Kansas looked a bit puzzled by JP's emotional state, but did not comment on it. " Aye, you got it. Be careful, this place has plenty of dark corners."

 

JP nodded as he walked off to find Kroells before mumbling quietly "this place isn't the only thing with dark corners..."

[Kansas_Jones 0]

Special thanks to JP Marks, for entering uncharted territory with me, the "Joint Log Newbie".

 

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