USS Ares
Brig - Complex 2
- How many in there?
Sam had just gotten to the secondary Brig complex. The cells, of which, there was six, were packed with five Bajorans.
- Thirty, sir.
- Wouldn't happen to have any Bajorans on staff, eh?
- Yes, we do. Give me a mo.
It took the ensign a few minutes to call up the security personnel list.
- Lt. JG Dica Nez. Want me to call him down?
- Yes, I'll need assistance
One of the Bajorans approached the forcefield and said,
- Scared to approach us, human? Does our kind offend you?
- Calm down, buddy! I'll talk to you in a minute.
The Ensign sniggered a bit. A minute later, a Bajoran Lt. entered and said,
- Lt. JG Dica Nez reporting as ord.....oh my!
Sam nodded at the exclamation and said,
- Yeah....Two things we need to do. Offer them consular services & find out why these guys tagged up with Barron.
Dica nodded silently & said,
- I know the procedures for that. Needs to be said in Standard & their home dialect. You don't speak Bajoran?
Sam nodded & said,
- Not a lick.
Sam then produced a PADD, stepped in between the cells & recited aloud,
- Under article 17.5 of the Federation Constitution, as concerning the holding of foreign nationals by Starfleet, whom are under criminal investigation, I am obligated to offer these services to which you are entitled. You are hereby offered the opportunity to request consular services from your home government. If you do not accept this offer, you are then offered to take the services of the Federation's Public Defender. If you choose to decline these services, the Federation is required, by law, to allow access to various legal texts for you to adequately defend yourselves.
Dica repeated the speech in Bajoran, then said,
- Please, don't make this any harder than it is.
Several of the Bajorans yelled out in rage at this. Dica got angry and said,
- THE PROPHETS LOOKED DOWN AT YOU AND WEPT IN SHAME!!! I know the Cardassians have made us their slaves for sixty years...SIXTY YEARS!! I should know...My mother died at those bastards hands, brutally! I won't ever forget what they did to her, but....
He drew a calming breath, saying,
- ...I've learned to forgive. The people of this planet are trying to live their lives. They don't deserve your rage-filled murder spree. Please, make this as painless as possible.
The Bajorans got very quiet. One of them stepped forward & said,
- Will the Prophets forgive us?
Dika smiled and said,
- They always do. Now, why did you all decide to join Barron?
((TAG Asteropax as one of the bajorans))