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+ | **Location: Arboretum, deck 7, USS Republic** | ||
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+ | The Republic shook from the latest blow snuffing out the lights in the arboretum. It was a few seconds before the emergency lighting kicked in, casting the normally peaceful setting in a decidedly sinister light. The violent jarring motion sent Morganth to his knees. | ||
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+ | Near the main entrance to the arboretum, there was a faint whisking of photons as Shannon Harris looked around her environment. She'd tried to re-route herself to sickbay, despite the Captain' | ||
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+ | Morgath muttered unintelligibly. With the last blast he had hit his head and fallen down on all fours. As he realized what had happened, he struggled to his feet like a crazed man. In a calculated mad dash he carefully secured his plant. He didn't want the plant to be harmed; it was his child. It wasn't until things were secured that Talloc registered that someone had called out. | ||
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+ | Shannon saw the blur of motion as Morganth came out of the shadows in the reddened room. " | ||
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+ | Morgath started as he heard the pediatrician' | ||
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+ | Morganth Talloc was a civilian in every meaning of the word; he preferred time with his work and plants and had no desire to explore anything except what was in front of him. Shannon regarded the man with some skepticism. Even though the Ship's Counselor seemed fine with it now, it wasn't that long ago that Morganth had psionically attacked Tolkath. Thankfully, Shannon had been there, and her holographic nature had come in handy. She wondered if now, it wasn't happening again. | ||
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+ | Morganth looked around dazed. Suddenly, he seemed to snap back into his surroundings. His senses were being overloaded with emotion all around him, fear, and controlled panic filled the air. "He told me to return to my quarters, but . . . I got distracted, had to make sure my plant was secured . . . What happened? What is happening?" | ||
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+ | Shannon did her best to try and calm Morganth' | ||
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+ | Talloc' | ||
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+ | Harris focused on Morganth, noting that his eyes had seemed to come alive with laser-like focus. " | ||
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+ | "I know you have the ability to read his vitals . . . what's his brain activity like right now?? Is it at normal levels?" | ||
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+ | Shannon held up her hand. "Calm down, Morganth." | ||
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+ | Morganth sighed a breath of relief, and began to speak but stopped mid-breath. He eyed the Doctor carefully. "Is our conversation going to be recorded?" | ||
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+ | Shannon almost chuckled. She could see how, in his more lucid moments, Morganth could really be quite charming. " | ||
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+ | Morganth made a decision, one he knew may save his friend in the future. He again began then paused. For a Talloc their word was their bond. Morganth was a better friend to Reittan than they both led on. They had grown up together, for the amount of time Reittan was on Betazed. He knew information about the Counselor that took an admiral' | ||
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+ | He had promised his friend and friend' | ||
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+ | Shannon nodded in understanding, | ||
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+ | " | ||
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+ | "My mother always said it was a perfect balance for Reittan; Reason and emotion all balled up into one." Talloc chucked slightly as another shudder rocked the Republic, once again, Morganth was back in his dissociated world, responding only to the Doctor. | ||
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+ | Shannon leaned forward. " | ||
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+ | "Oh . . . we were neighbors. We were born a few months apart. I am the oldest." | ||
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+ | "Not really. I grew up in the second house of Betazed. Where life was often politics. Between us and the Tolkath' | ||
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+ | Shannon fought her programming to turn away from Morganth. She had to remind herself, 'keep him talking, keep him calm,' " | ||
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+ | Morganth looked at the being focusing him. "I can't read your thoughts, but I'm not crazy if that's what you are wondering." | ||
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+ | Again, Shannon held up a hand, to dismiss the ' | ||
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+ | "I was able to take out quite a few of the Dominion when they took over Betazed you know. I was a hero back home. A... hero." | ||
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+ | "You were on Betazed during the attack? I had no idea. I've heard the fighting was intense; house-to-house in some cases. Is that true?" | ||
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"Yes . . . I hated it, every minute of it. Having to use our gift as a weapon for war. To grab every dark emotion, to light up every pain receptor within a being... to drive them mad . . . I hated it, and yet we did it to survive. And here we are, once again, here we are being attacked, even during a time of " | "Yes . . . I hated it, every minute of it. Having to use our gift as a weapon for war. To grab every dark emotion, to light up every pain receptor within a being... to drive them mad . . . I hated it, and yet we did it to survive. And here we are, once again, here we are being attacked, even during a time of " | ||
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