Re: Attempting...what, exactly?mib_khanNovember 12 2006, 12:23:32 UTC
All of the Khans say in unison, "'Evil' Storvik, Khanworld has received a Khantract to retrieve you and your child to Khanworld for interviewing and possible pickup by a third party. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you."
One of the Khans, the one who had just placed T'Sorvik next to "Evil" Storvik, says "You are free to move about the cabin. Please note that this is a non-smoking flight, and you are free to use restrooms and replicators until the Captain turns on the overhead restriction lights. Please note that Runabout command functions and replication priviliges have been limited to reduce the chance of a hostile takeover of this mission by Vulcans of dubious ethics. The in-flight movie will be 'Spartacus', an Earth classic and favorite of Khans everywhere. Our in-flight time to Khanworld will be approximately 50 hours, which will be enough time to watch 'Spartacus' approximately 15 times. We'll enjoy that, so you probably will too. We hope you have a pleasant flight, and we thank you for flying 'Stolen Spacecraft Khanlines.'"
Re: Attempting...what, exactly?evil_storvikNovember 12 2006, 14:33:52 UTC
"There is nothing dubious about my ethics; however, your current actions cause me to question what I thought I knew of yours. Will any further information be upcoming about this 'third party' to which you refer?"
Standard Starfleet security protocols are easy for me to overcome, due to my counter-espionage training in the Imperial Fleet and the somewhat lax, by comparison, security standards here.
The doctor will be aware of this, and have modified this runabout's systems accordingly.
I tested my commbadge, Federation issue although in the shape of an Imperial emblem, and got no response. I expected none, but Khan would have expected me to try.
Re: Attempting...what, exactly?mib_khanNovember 12 2006, 16:22:48 UTC
"My apologies; I misstated a fact about ethics. You have been observed in the past to posess extremely flexible ethics, so the assumption is that any ethics you are currently using may not sufficiently constrict your actions in a way we can predict.
"We Khans of Khanworld separated our ansible connections to Doctor Khan some time ago, and exist as a separate legal entity. The Federation has removed us from Vulcan and provided us with a planet of our own, but as we are a separate LE, we do not have Federation citizenship and our planet is not a Federation member. The Feds give us some small degree of charity - after all, it would not be good for us to reduce our numbers exceedingly through too much Khannibalism...that wouldn't be good for the Federation's image. Nevertheless, they don't want us as members or citizens, and many organizations have found our legal status to be of value. This is helpful, as the GNP of our world still remains in the red.
"I can tell you that your presence is requested by one of these organizations, although I am not free at this time to tell you which one it is. We blended well with the other Khans on DS9, and we were able to observe that you have made some comments about not wanting to be around for reasons of your own. Those statements led us to believe that now was a good time to assist your egress from a Federation-affiliated space station. Were we incorrect?"
Re: Attempting...what, exactly?evil_storvikNovember 12 2006, 19:38:25 UTC
"I made few, if any, such comments in public; I must assume that you had my private conversations with Storvik under surveillance. Again, I question your ability to criticize my ethical rules - mine merely differ from the Federation norm, as do yours."
(I choose not to concede this point, as there is little else I have at the moment.)
"As for my forced 'egress' being a 'good' thing - that depends upon three things: all of which are 'location'. Humans have a saying about an egress from a frying pan into fire."
Re: Attempting...what, exactly?mib_khanNovember 12 2006, 20:40:19 UTC
One of the Khans taps a button on his tricorder; there is a moment's pause from all Khans on board the Ankh, at which point two Khans turn towards each other, shake hands, and say, "Pot, Kettle - damn glad to meet you." All of the Khans then say in unison to Storvik, "But enough about ethics. Here you are. You're not where you were. Count your blessings. And you're currently not being fried or broiled." One Khan, in the corner, holding some kind of pipe, asks, "But would you like to be baked?" He then takes a long drag on the pipe, which bubbles merrily.
One of the Khans, the one who had just placed T'Sorvik next to "Evil" Storvik, says "You are free to move about the cabin. Please note that this is a non-smoking flight, and you are free to use restrooms and replicators until the Captain turns on the overhead restriction lights. Please note that Runabout command functions and replication priviliges have been limited to reduce the chance of a hostile takeover of this mission by Vulcans of dubious ethics. The in-flight movie will be 'Spartacus', an Earth classic and favorite of Khans everywhere. Our in-flight time to Khanworld will be approximately 50 hours, which will be enough time to watch 'Spartacus' approximately 15 times. We'll enjoy that, so you probably will too. We hope you have a pleasant flight, and we thank you for flying 'Stolen Spacecraft Khanlines.'"
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"There is nothing dubious about my ethics; however, your current actions cause me to question what I thought I knew of yours. Will any further information be upcoming about this 'third party' to which you refer?"
I tested my commbadge, Federation issue although in the shape of an Imperial emblem, and got no response. I expected none, but Khan would have expected me to try.
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"We Khans of Khanworld separated our ansible connections to Doctor Khan some time ago, and exist as a separate legal entity. The Federation has removed us from Vulcan and provided us with a planet of our own, but as we are a separate LE, we do not have Federation citizenship and our planet is not a Federation member. The Feds give us some small degree of charity - after all, it would not be good for us to reduce our numbers exceedingly through too much Khannibalism...that wouldn't be good for the Federation's image. Nevertheless, they don't want us as members or citizens, and many organizations have found our legal status to be of value. This is helpful, as the GNP of our world still remains in the red.
"I can tell you that your presence is requested by one of these organizations, although I am not free at this time to tell you which one it is. We blended well with the other Khans on DS9, and we were able to observe that you have made some comments about not wanting to be around for reasons of your own. Those statements led us to believe that now was a good time to assist your egress from a Federation-affiliated space station. Were we incorrect?"
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(I choose not to concede this point, as there is little else I have at the moment.)
"As for my forced 'egress' being a 'good' thing - that depends upon three things: all of which are 'location'. Humans have a saying about an egress from a frying pan into fire."
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