[Trek] Fallout - The Romulan Response
Ever since their son had disappeared with that Stavret boy, Voorlek and Kavera had been leaving the Federation subspace receiver switched on, in their living room, hoping for some news from beyond the Neutral Zone -- hoping for some sign that Starek was alive, at all. If he were still in the Empire, of course, they would be made aware, as soon as he was found.
Kavera had settled in, to watch the latest Federation sex scandal unfold -- she wanted something silly and meaningless with her dessert, that night, when she heard that one of the participants was a Romulan expatiriate. This would be a good one, for certain, and no doubt the Empire would demand their citizen returned, immediately to the border. She nearly dropped her bowl into her lap, when the images began to appear.
"Voorlek! Voorlek! H'tah-fvienn! Choch!"
Voorlek rushed into the room, confused and alarmed to see his wife pale-faced and pointing at the screen. "Fvah?"
"Starek..." she groaned, in horror, "ih'thaessu... hrrau'mne..."
Voorlek blinked in stunned disgust as he parsed the images going by on the screen. It wasn't so much that his son was with a man -- he'd really expected that, watching the boy with Stavret, all those years, it was that his son was naked on a public subspace broadcast. Naked, with a Vulcan performing distinctly obscene acts upon him.
"Dii thiich," he offered with a shrug, trying to find a bright side.
"Hrhae lloann nnea'anna ih'thaessu, dhat'i elet!" Kavera protested.
"Partrai hwio kheid? Hhaetn ihir sentaire rhae..." Voorlek sat on the arm of the sofa, giving Kaevera a kiss on the top of her head. "Hhaetn dii viduus."
"Daie hhaetn dii viduus." She gestured at the screen, pausing to cock her head. "Rrhaar thaessu hhaetn partrai demhos."
Merendith's Personal Log
As anticipated, the Empire demanded the return of 'the traitor' -- only one, which says they haven't noticed Stavret's missing -- so he could be put to death. The only charges they could find sufficient evidence to press were leaving the Empire without a military escort and consorting with an enemy of the state. As neither of these charges carry much weight with the Federation, Federation officials promptly offered Starek asylum, as a defector, provided he would grant them access to any Romulan secrets he possessed.
Neither Starek nor Stavret have any love for politics or politicians, and they never made themselves known to claim the offer. Don't think they will, either. They would not be Federation citizens. They aren't citizens of any Empire, and as Starek's become fond of saying, it would take more than a good dicking, to change that.
The Romulans still haven't noticed the missing ship, and fucked if we're going to point it out.
Kavera had settled in, to watch the latest Federation sex scandal unfold -- she wanted something silly and meaningless with her dessert, that night, when she heard that one of the participants was a Romulan expatiriate. This would be a good one, for certain, and no doubt the Empire would demand their citizen returned, immediately to the border. She nearly dropped her bowl into her lap, when the images began to appear.
"Voorlek! Voorlek! H'tah-fvienn! Choch!"
Voorlek rushed into the room, confused and alarmed to see his wife pale-faced and pointing at the screen. "Fvah?"
"Starek..." she groaned, in horror, "ih'thaessu... hrrau'mne..."
Voorlek blinked in stunned disgust as he parsed the images going by on the screen. It wasn't so much that his son was with a man -- he'd really expected that, watching the boy with Stavret, all those years, it was that his son was naked on a public subspace broadcast. Naked, with a Vulcan performing distinctly obscene acts upon him.
"Dii thiich," he offered with a shrug, trying to find a bright side.
"Hrhae lloann nnea'anna ih'thaessu, dhat'i elet!" Kavera protested.
"Partrai hwio kheid? Hhaetn ihir sentaire rhae..." Voorlek sat on the arm of the sofa, giving Kaevera a kiss on the top of her head. "Hhaetn dii viduus."
"Daie hhaetn dii viduus." She gestured at the screen, pausing to cock her head. "Rrhaar thaessu hhaetn partrai demhos."
Merendith's Personal Log
As anticipated, the Empire demanded the return of 'the traitor' -- only one, which says they haven't noticed Stavret's missing -- so he could be put to death. The only charges they could find sufficient evidence to press were leaving the Empire without a military escort and consorting with an enemy of the state. As neither of these charges carry much weight with the Federation, Federation officials promptly offered Starek asylum, as a defector, provided he would grant them access to any Romulan secrets he possessed.
Neither Starek nor Stavret have any love for politics or politicians, and they never made themselves known to claim the offer. Don't think they will, either. They would not be Federation citizens. They aren't citizens of any Empire, and as Starek's become fond of saying, it would take more than a good dicking, to change that.
The Romulans still haven't noticed the missing ship, and fucked if we're going to point it out.