High Law and Low Justice, Part 4

[Maerdwyn]

[sblock]Dorothy will be clear, calm and polite, though her immediate response will be be to ask under what authourity these enquries are being made, to what end and the legal status of any disposition she makes - quoting whatever relevent stautes, edicts and documentation she feels like citing.[/sblock]

Dorothy:
[Sblock] Dorothy is treated well, and she and her husband are interviewed at the same time. They ask about the first night the dust was discovered and how the crew reacted, and ask for their narrative of extents as they unfolded from there. As the interview is winding down, it actually seems to be getting to what the interviewers consider to be the meat of it, as least as far as she can tell. The last few questions are:

"Do you have any insights as to what the reasons might have been as to why the Dvonn was attacked?"

"Now, how about your rescuers? Did any them seem out of place to you? Or perhaps less concerned with the well being of the passengers than the others?"

"Did anyone, rescuer or passenger, die after the rescuers boarded the ship? In particular, was the Captain Julia Darius alive when you awakened, or had she died already?[/sblock]

 

[DrZombie]

Ruzz'koff
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At the end, upon hearing Ruzz'koff comment about lawyers, he says, "I hope that's all it is. Our intelligence officers seem to think it was bigger than that. And I've got to tell you, they think one or more of your crew is involved. Anything you can tell me about that, one way or the other?"[/sblock]

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"Well, that's not all.... We have found evidence of sabotage. Sabotage on the hyperdrive control so that it would misjump, and sabotage in the safe of one of the passengers.
And if you look at this evidence, " He points at the inconcistencies in the log, coupled with the other circumferential evidence : "You might conclude he might have been involved in the ISS. If you put it all together Nells might as well be on the run from the ISS. Or if you're really paranoid, in league with them."
He smiles a grim smile.
"Which is why we are very happy the emperor himself is here. With Him here noone wants to attract undue notice with acts like make us and all the evidence dissappear
I guess His Royal Highness will be very upset when He hears someone was transporting biological weapons of wich you'd only need a cupfull to infect every naval ship in this sector, or god forbid, an ecology or a planet. And He'll be very interested to know someone tried to steal it."
He pauzes.
"Forgive my passion. But me and my crew are a bit jumpy at this moments, for those very reasons."
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[DrZombie]

Doghead, Wilphe :
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Are you getting shafted by him as well? Do you think he's reading this? I think he does.
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[Maerdwyn]

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"Well, that's not all.... We have found evidence of sabotage. Sabotage on the hyperdrive control so that it would misjump, and sabotage in the safe of one of the passengers.
And if you look at this evidence, " He points at the inconcistencies in the log, coupled with the other circumferential evidence : "You might conclude he might have been involved in the ISS. If you put it all together Nells might as well be on the run from the ISS. Or if you're really paranoid, in league with them."
He smiles a grim smile.
"Which is why we are very happy the emperor himself is here. With Him here noone wants to attract undue notice with acts like make us and all the evidence dissappear
I guess His Royal Highness will be very upset when He hears someone was transporting biological weapons of wich you'd only need a cupfull to infect every naval ship in this sector, or god forbid, an ecology or a planet. And He'll be very interested to know someone tried to steal it."
He pauzes.
"Forgive my passion. But me and my crew are a bit jumpy at this moments, for those very reasons."
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[sblock] The captain nods, and his face goes very grim at the thought (apparently) the organism infecting his ship. "The ISS is not keeping me informed, Ruzz'koff - but I'll tell you this: there might be some rogue agents out there, but as a whole, they're as loyal to the emperor as they come. He got almost as many of them here for this Dukh operation as he's got scouts. If one of them was aboard the Dvonn, that must be one thing they're so riled up about. They had the Dvonn searched from top to bottom while the decontamination was going on. Went crazy when one of my men found a burned out laptop. Guess not though - they went back to searching a few minutes later."

"So, what do you think the chances one of yours is working with whoever orchestrated all this? At least three of them have caught their attention, and let me tell you, that's not a good thing. They've got Force Commander Quinn down in the brig, for godsakes. How many of your crew can you vouch for?"


*Gavin, the new emperor, was only crowned two years ago when his father abdicated. While more energetic (perhaps owing to his youth) the new emperors policies have been very much a continuation of the old.[/sblock]

 

[DrZombie]

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For all those who accompagnied me from the Keruuchan, i can vouch for. For us to go on the Dvonn was just too risky. Nells and that merc did their utmost best to kill us all. It was really touch and go, and we all have the wounds to prove it. Some of us didn't make it.
As for the passengers on the ship... I don't know. They were allmost dead when we found them. Quite a few died. To take that big a chance?
The only surviving member of the crew, the astrogator, hasn't got anything to do with the failed jump or the problems with the life support, as far as we're able to discern. The course she plotted was correct...
Everything seems to indicate someone tried to steal something from that safe. But who or why? It must have been someone on the original ship, because the spores escaped en the safe was blown long before we got there. Maybe the mercs that attacked us were waiting to board the ship when everyone had died?"
He sighs.
"I don't really know. We tried to think of who and why for ten days while in hyperjump, fearing that someone on board had anything to do with this horrible murdering of innocents.."[/sblock]

 

[Maerdwyn]

edit: nevermind - misread.

 

[Maerdwyn]

Ruzz'koff:
[sblock]"Alright. I think that's what everyone is focused on trying to figure out, but they've got different ideas on somethings that you. I'm going to take your word on your crew - but we've got to clear up some coincidences that ISS is freaking out over. They got ahold of the Keruuchan's revised passenger manifest - the one Captain Darius filed on departure from Daramm. Nells-Corzine was travelling under a false name, at least from port. Save day he was added to the list, Ms. Scrautigue was too. They are the same rank in two different Nellsian corps; she's from Makhidkarun, the arms manufacturer. But you say she was stand up?" After Ruzz'koff responds, he continues.

"What about the Aslan doctor? They're real down on her - I think they found something on her they didn't like. They've got her under guard, too." [/sblock]

 

[Wilphe]

Dorothy:
[Sblock] Dorothy is treated well, and she and her husband are interviewed at the same time. They ask about the first night the dust was discovered and how the crew reacted, and ask for their narrative of extents as they unfolded from there. As the interview is winding down, it actually seems to be getting to what the interviewers consider to be the meat of it, as least as far as she can tell. The last few questions are:

"Do you have any insights as to what the reasons might have been as to why the Dvonn was attacked?"

"Now, how about your rescuers? Did any them seem out of place to you? Or perhaps less concerned with the well being of the passengers than the others?"

"Did anyone, rescuer or passenger, die after the rescuers boarded the ship? In particular, was the Captain Julia Darius alive when you awakened, or had she died already?[/sblock]

[Sblock]"I notice that you haven't answered my original question officer. What is the precise legal status of this enquriy?"[/sblock]

 

[DrZombie]

Ruzz'koff:
[sblock]"What about the Aslan doctor? They're real down on her - I think they found something on her they didn't like. They've got her under guard, too." [/sblock]

[sblock] "The Docter? Under guard? That is an outrage!" Ruzz'koff growls, teeth bared.
"She deserves a medal, not close surveillance. If it wasn't for her, a lot of people wouldn't be breathing now. And I'm one of them."
He calms down a bit.
"No, the docter is innocent. She worked day and night to save whoever she could save. I have nothing but respect for her."
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[Seonaid]

[sblock]Before the officer leaves, Ktarle says, "I don't suppose you'd let me see the analysis of the blood sample, would you?" It's more a statement than a question, though she is hopeful the request would be granted. After all, how much can she do, confined to quarters and apparently a supposed conspirator?

When Green takes her leave, Ktarle snorts at the dramatic behavior, then stands and starts pacing. She sits and starts to write a statement about Tretheasofkhou but gets no farther than a few words when she stands again. She goes over to the door of her room and opens it, intending to test her seclusion. When she gets there, she nods politely to the person on duty and heads off in a random direction, left, say.[/sblock]