<USS Cervantes> Re: Rain dance - Part II (updated)

I have to say that McKnight, Ciardan, and Bell make a really interesting trio. Their temperaments, shall we say, are quite different. :)

A particularly loved exchange:

<<All this time, McKnight had been rather quiet, quieter at least than one
would expect given his track record this night. Truth was that he hadn't
expected himself to give a good God damn about the opinion of their
attempted murderers. But that comment about a people having the
technology but not the inclination to help these people had really hurt,
so much was it a reflection of his own doubts. How he wished he could be
serving in the Star Fleet of Kirk's day, his job clear : Blow klingons
straight to Sto'vo'kor. But somewhere along the line, Star Fleet had
gone over to the Picard doctrine: Rescue a cat from a tree, but only if
the natives don't see you doing it. God, this made him sick. McKnight
was all for idealism, provided it was feasible, as it seldom seemed to
be in the real world. But Star Fleet stubbornly decided again and again
to play the knight in shining armor, helping those in need, whatever the
risks.

Bela turned to look more closely at McKnight's shadowed face. "Their
entire world is ending, Douglas, and they can do absolutely nothing to
stop it. Stoicism is really only worthwhile when one has an audience.">>

Wonderful character interaction, except how dare McKnight insult Picard? ;) And I loved that last line of Bela's. I'm not sure I even agree with it, but it made me stop and think.

And whoever wrote much of Ssarish's dialogue--Dawn, who's always been wonderful at writing the lizards?--great job.

Alex






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