Buy some carrots, fresh delicious carrots

Posted on Fri Jul 27th, 2018 @ 8:37am by Commander Abigail Prescott & Captain Horatio Refelian & Lieutenant Commander Sarah Dufrai
Edited on on Mon Sep 3rd, 2018 @ 3:42pm

2,068 words; about a 10 minute read

Mission: Mission 1: The Return to Faltan
Location: Faltan Station - Commercial Hub
Timeline: MD02 - 1530

Faltan, a planet that was of great importance towards the Federation. However after Vice Admiral Anin reassigned it no longer to be the Task Force HQ, it became quiet from the Federation interference of its daily life. People were not bothered so much by skeleton crewed at Faltan Station and just wanted their peace. The Commerical Hub was empty apart from the odd Operations and Engineering teams getting stuff working again. "Carrots, pure orange carrots! Fresh from Earth and great for your skin!" The woman had her bag of carrots in the air and looked at her side seeing people smirk a bit as a small group of Starfleet officers enter the area 'And so it begins, the resurrection of Faltan'.

“I think you may be a little premature to be trying to sell your goods here, Miss...?” Refelian asked as his red setter sat down by his side.

"Salvatory, Ilse Salvatory" Sarah smiled at the old man as she lowers the bag of carrots and leans forward to him "Did you know that you got some rimples and dry skin, tsk...not good, not good al dear sir" She leans back and shook her head "You need to take care of your skin, good man,. You know carrots help greatly in that"

“Thank you, Miss Salvatory But my skin is just fine the way it is. I’m getting old, no amount of carrots will help against that.” Refelian said with a chuckle. “I don’t remember seeing your name of the commercials arrival list?”

She smiled "Really, I'm from Faltan itself. I travel this world to trade my goods and if I lose interest I simply go onto my ship and travel universe for the next buyer" Sarah replied with a smile "You sure you don't want some carrots, good sir?" Packing some carrots in a bag and smiling while doing it "Because I do believe the climate here is going harsh on your skin"

“Ah, a local. It’s a pleasure to meet you, although, it would have been nice to be told you were coming.” The Captain replied. “How would a Faltan have fresh carrots from Earth anyway?”

Closing the bag and smiled at him "Well that is the question is it not? I got my contacts from some of the former Starfleet Officers that were stationed here" She reached out with her bag of carrots towards him "These would do miracles to your skin and they are quite sweet" Sarah grin a bit "So you are the new batch of the Federation?"

Mint wandered into the commercial hub with a PADD in her hand. She'd come to check with her engineering team and to lend a hand should it be needed. However, a new voice prompted her to stop and look around. She saw Refelian talking to yet another new person. This woman was holding a bag of carrots out to Refelian, which Mint found both amusing and curious.

She sauntered over and stopped next to Refelian. "Captain," she said to him with a nod. "A bit soon to be setting up here," she indicated the still empty hub. "The shops won't be ready for a while. What brings you so early?"

Placing the bag in the Captain's hands as Sarah quickly moved towards the new lady and checked her out from top to bottom and nods to herself "You have eaten your veggies for sure..." She kneels and grabs Mint right upper leg "Oh ...oh so many muscles. You dance lady?" Sarah smiled tweaking some more at her leg.

Mint didn't know how to react to this strange lady playing with her leg, so at first she just looked stunned. After a few more tweaks, she finally pulled herself together and moved a few steps back. "Uh, yeah, I do..." she said quite unsure of this conversation and most especially of the woman now kneeling in front of her. Mint had half a mind to hide behind Refelian, but was certain she'd be the laughing stock of the crew should she do so.

“Have you got anything suitable for my dog?” Harry asked trying to change the subject and lore the Faltan lady back in his direction.

Standing back up and looking around seeing how calmly the area was as she nodded to herself "Depends on what kind of dog you have because there are different qualities in different shapes here on Faltan. The right meat is essential for the good care of your life partner" Walking back to be behind her stand as she choices to cut the act for now "I would say to give a quality bone to chew on for your Irish Setter" She looked at the Captain and smiled "How is your grandchild doing these days Captain Refelian?"

“Excuse me?” Harry said with a frown, he hadn’t introduced himself and how the hell did she know he had a grandchild.

Blinking her eyes a few times and smiling at the end of that, Sarah looked down towards her carrots and grabbed it "I will be heading out soon towards the City, there might be more buyers there" Sarah looked at the Captain and then towards the minty Commander "So young, but so highly spirited Mint" She used the specific nickname of the Commander and looked back at the Captain "You are ...well we are not wanted here, Captain. I'd advise you to postpone your visit towards the capital. If you want to see your grandchild again" She said calmly

“Who the hell are you and how do you know about us going to the city?” Refelian demanded, his temper wearing thin.

"Oh goody, lower your voice Captain, you make a scene," She said leaning forward to him "Plus you open yourself pretty much, I gather all info I needed by just speaking to you. Your rank and calm inspection look together with your right hand over there make the gesture you're the command team. Starfleet has not been active for a while on Faltan and trusts me they liked that. But now that you have returned, you follow protocol and you want to reestablish contact with the government of Faltan, right?" Leaning backward and looking at her watch of Faltan origin "Mmm I need to go soon"

Mint went from slightly creeped out to full on concerned and confused and was now becoming angry. Who was this woman and how the hell did she know anything about the Captain, let alone her nickname. "I never caught your name," she said calmly, trying to keep her rising anger. "And don't give me a fake one."

Looking back at the Mint looking woman "Oh chill Commander Prescott, I know I am good at my job" Turning towards the two "Greyfox reporting for duty" Sarah smied at them as started to pack her stuff to get ready to move out towards the city "Seeing you have arrived, I thought I would come around and make my appearance, it would be good to know who your CIO is, right?"

Mint didn't even try to stop herself from rolling her eyes. All this playing around just to introduce herself and report for duty. She didn't understand the need for such theatrics, but she wasn't even going to pretend she knew what intelligence officers were usually like. "It would have been much simpler to introduce yourself first," Mint waved her hand at the carrots, "before going into your theatrics."

"Theatrics? Oh dear oh dear, no this is my way towards the people's heart of Faltan" She had a carrot in her hand and pushed the carrot against her chest as Sarah looked dreamy into the distance "But everyone here at Faltan knows me as Ilse Salvatory. Local trader of exoctic food" Looking at Mint "But some carrots would be great for you"

Mint shook her head. "Right, well, Miss Salvatory," she refrained from rolling her eyes this time. "I do not like carrots, so I'll decline your wares for today." Mint watched three of her engineers walk up to them. "I'll be with you in a moment, start working on the central display's power conduit while you wait."

After they walked away, Mint turned back to Greyfox and Refelian. "As much as I enjoyed this impromptu meeting, I really need to get back to my engineering duties. This station won't fix itself. Good day, Miss Salvatory. Captain."

The Captain listened to the exchange between his first officer and intelligence agent. He gave Prescott a nod as she turned and left leaving him alone with Greyfox. “So, was the sharad necessary?”

Sarah stopped with packing and looked at Horatio with the same cold eyes she had at the last meeting with Banda "Maybe, it is my method to keep people distant from me Captain. Having friends, colleagues are just form of distraction" With that said Sarah kneels back at the box and puts the carrots into it "But I do warn you, Faltan is not happy with your return. I believe your invite was rejected right?"

“Correct. They’ve invited us to their city. To say I’m not suspicious would be an understatement but I’m hopeful they’re just wanting to do it on their own terms.” Harry said, his tone more relaxed now he knew who he was dealing with.

Placing a notebook in the box and looked a bit up'Invited you...' it was a common reaction from a foreign species that did not know how to deal with invaders. Even if the intentions were peaceful, they had to show who was boss and inviting them to Faltan outpost was a sign of weakness. Listen to us and obey, something that was a trigger as annoyance towards the Faltan people for years now. Sarah looked at the Captain standing there "I won't be here at the base, I am a tool for intelligence gathering Captain. I will be traveling around on this planet to gather more information, but if you need me. I will be there at the base" She grabs a small click device and throws it at the direction of Horatio.

Refelian caught the device and gave it a quick inspection. A comms device He assumed before moving his focus back towards Greyfox.

Placing the box onto the car, she grabs the next box "You have returned in a dangerous time Captain. Do what you want, but remember to stay focused as they are out there to remove you from this planet one way or another" After a few boxes were done she began untying the ropes to get the blanket down "Banda might have restricted me..." Looking now with her green eyes at the Captain "But even she knows that I am one of the final frontiers of gathering good intelligence in this area"

The Captain wanted to asked questions but decided against it as it looked like the Lieutenant was in a hurry to move on.

Wrapping up her blanket and closing the upper side as she sat down onto the front biker place and grabs some goggles from her side pocket "You can say what you want about me being wrong in that meeting. Disrespect, disobeying or distrustful. But it is easy for them to forget their own mistakes and the contribution that my people have done" Sarah said in replied to her accusing. She smiled and looked at him "There more secrets in the Federation itself, then anyone wants to admit. Oh, that reminds me, there something going on in this area of space. I need your permission that when the time comes, I can go towards the planets Raeya and Union"

Refelian listened to the Lieutenant’s words carefully. She was definitely warning him of something but he doubt she knew what was coming. “Do whatever you need to do, but I want weekly reports from you about your movements and what you’ve found, Understood?”

"It is my job afterall" Sarah said with a smile as she puts on her goggles and kicked the power of the motercycle as it purrs like a kitten. It started to move forward and out of the base towards one of the Faltan cities. There were secrets to uncover out there, so it was normal to seek them out and uncover them as soon as possible!

 

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