<USS Cervantes> Re: "A Bad Day for an Andorian"

The plot thickens...great log, Rach. Some of your imagery is really good. :) 
Love the Andorian obscene gesture. :) 
Dawn
 Ashne'e Al Kiara wrote:

?A Bad Day for an Andorian?

 

            ?Communication for you, sir.?

            You could call what the Andorian Captain did a glare, if you were 
the sort of person inclined to call a murderer ?not very nice.? This was the 
evil eye distilled into a palpable look. The flunky paled to the color of a 
fading summer sky.

            ?Now? What the hell is it??

            ?It?s the Ss?thla sir, only it?s not through the normal channel.?

            ?Well, tell them to piss off.?

            ?Sir, they say they have more for sale.?

            ?More for sale? More for sale? Like Starfleet breathing down my 
neck NOW isn?t enough?? The Andorian Captain was, for all his manliness and 
culture of honor, sulking quite a bit. He hadn?t quite resorted to sucking his 
thumb or carrying around his favorite blanky, but they were implied in his 
slouch and shuffling steps. The crew would have been appalled if they weren?t 
amused ? and afraid that the Captain would decide a little trip by the Orion 
slave traders was in order if he heard them snickering.

            ?He insists??

            The Andorian Captain flicked everyone one of his dagger-sharp teeth 
against the nub of his thumb. ?Encode the hell out of them,? he insisted. ?And 
if Starfleet shows any sign of noticing, cut them off, and we?re going to 
leave.?

            ?Sir, that would cause irreparable damage to ??

            ?I am aware of that. On screen.?

            A strange Ss?thla appeared on screen. He was infinitely less 
appealing than the hologram of the other lizard, and that was saying something, 
since by their very reptilian nature they were revolting.

            ?Where?s Rahssh??

            ?Rahssh is unavailable.? The jaw opened to reveal very long, 
pointed teeth, which glistened unpleasantly.

            ?I deal with Rahssh. What are you going behind his back or 
something??

            ?No.? There was definitely something the Captain didn?t like about 
this lizard. He was too green. It was even worse than the Human pink.

            ?So why can?t I talk to him??

            ?You want statues? I have statues. For top dollar. High quality. 
Want to see??

            The Captain, finally, decided he was creeped out. ?Give me a few 
days to think about it.? His natural urge was to snap a refusal, but he didn?t 
like the look of those teeth. Something felt wrong, so he equivocated instead. 
?I?m almost out of money.? He gestured at his throat, and the flunky cut off 
the communication.

            The next thing he saw was a Starfleet uniform.

            If the earlier glare had been a palpable evil eye, this was all the 
anger of every witch since time began distilled into a single moment of true 
venom. The flunky it was directed at shrugged helplessly, as if to indicate ?I 
couldn?t stop them!?

            ?Hello,? said the Starfleet officer with a smile. ?So, suppose you 
show me your office? I admire your taste in statuary.?

            


Dawn Schloesser Freelance 
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