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Maj Vaos

Clash of Personalities

For a few moments, Vaos simply stared across the office assessing Kimura and attempting to put together a sentence that wouldn't cause the Colonel to either choke or shoot him on the spot. It was, to say the least, a rather difficult task. After a few moments he decided that straight forward honesty would be the best tactic.

 

“Colonel,” he said. “You have a spy amongst your marines. Not only that, but your prisoners are not what they appear to be.”

 

Unconcerned, Kimura took a seat at his desk. Youngsters were always so prone to dramatic pronouncements. "I suppose you mean the young fool you've been bedding," he replied. "As for my prisoners, I'm well aware there's more to them than meets the eye, and I'm perfectly capable of obtaining that information without your blundering assistance.

 

Korix reeled back, caught off guard by Kimura's pronouncement of his affair. Finally regaining composure, he shook his head. “I don't doubt your skills as an interrogator,” Korix said. “However, these are not ordinary circumstances, nor is the spy my...companion.”

 

"Oh, no?" Supremely casual, Kimura made a beckoning gesture. "What plots has your fertile imagination developed today?

 

Pursing his lips in frustration, Korix took a deep breath. He despised men like Kimura; they were so caught up in their elitism that anyone not from their circle was an impetuous twerp who was to be dismissed out of hand. “It is no illusion,” Korix said indignantly. “A Romulan, posing as Marine has infiltrated your unit and is planning Prophets knows what with your prisoners, who might I add, don't belong in this universe.”

 

"I know that," Kimura said scathingly. "Now -- who is this supposed Romulan?"

 

The Bajoran Internal Affairs officer crossed his arms and glanced back into the NNC before speaking. “My people are working on getting a real identity for him now. Whoever he really is, he is posing as a 'Second Lt. Valek'.”

 

"Mm. And I suppose it's mere coincidence that Valek is the man who thwarted your people's last attempt to accuse mine of something untoward."

 

Kimura's statement wasn't entirely false and Vaos wasn't going to bother repudiating it either. “Most likely,” he said, “or that was simply an attempt to gain your favor, to keep you...blind to his movements.”

 

"Well." Kimura stood up abruptly. "Thank you for you interest, Ensign. Now, I have an interrogation to resume..."

 

“You honestly don't think I came all the way down here to have you walk out on me, do you?”

 

The colonel shot him a look. "Seeing as it's my office and my section of the station, I rather expect you to be doing the walking out."

 

"I am here," he said pointedly, "because the Viceroy sent me. We have a...plan."

 

"To do what, precisely?" Kimura folded his arms, wearing an expression suggesting he expected to find the so-called plan rather amusing.

 

“We believe that the Romulans are responsible for bringing both yours and my prisoners to this universe, the Viceroy and I feel it prudent to allow them to...repatriate the prisoners leading us to the Romulan cell operating somewhere in this system.”

 

"Ah. So, in other words, you have concocted an dangerous plan on a fantasy." Kimura frowned.

 

"Risk your own prisoners on this pipe-dream, Korix. I have better uses for mine."

 

"The Viceroy feels differently," he said triumphantly. "As the Romulans have had contact with yours...which, incidentally, now fall under my jurisdiction."

 

"Like hell," the colonel said flatly. "Get out of my office, Ensign."

 

"Do I have to pull out the regulation?"

 

"Do I have to remind you of the difference between a colonel and an ensign?"

 

"Under Imperial regulations, in the matters of Internal Security..." Korix rattled off, well aware he was on ice thinner than paper. "In the event that breach of security of the nature of an incursion from another Universe should occur, the Internal Affairs officer has full authority to exercise whatever he chooses fit to determine the nature of the incursion."

 

The colonel remained unimpressed. "You have two prisoners with which to determine the nature of the incursion."

 

"Yours, however, have had contact with the Romulans. That makes them more useful...and under my jurisdiction."

 

"They've had no such contact," Kimura replied dismissively.

 

"Security tapes will prove otherwise."

 

"Produce them, then. Until you do..." The colonel steered him firmly to the door. "I have work to do."

 

"With due respect Colonel," his voice rose. "I would remind you of the penalty of interfering with an

Internal Affairs investigation."

 

Condescendingly, Kimura chuckled. "I haven't begun to interfere yet." He ushed Korix from the office. "Evidence, Ensign. Or don't bother me again."

 

"I'll be back in 30 minutes, and then I sincerely hope you cooperate fully."

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