And I'm back. Submitted for your consideration:
"It's good to see you again, although I wish you were in better shape."
Maico looked up at Noah Scott from the infirmary bed she was lying in. "Ms. MacKenzie tells me I'll be well enough to leave in a week, but I don't want to impose on you for that long."
"Because you have work to do."
"Of course."
"That's no reason to make your head injury or your concussion any worse. Even if you and I think Rhiannon tends to err on the side of caution, she does know how to do her job, and right now, her job is to help you become healthy. Rest up and get better - then you can chase after your story with a clear head."
Maico grimaced. "I don't have the luxury of being able to stay in bed for a week, Mr. Scott."
"Then I'll have to bribe you to stay where you are."
Maico's eyebrow went up, Spock-style. "Are you offering me a story?"
"Not quite." She was surprised to feel disappointed by that answer. "Since you showed up here with the Knight Sabers, and," he smiled, "they told me ahead of time that you know who they are, I see no reason not to let you interview one of their technical advisors. I'm offering you background for the story you already have."
"Don't tell me StellviaCorp rebuilt their ship for them."
"We didn't. But Kohran did design a lot of their weapons systems. If you stay in bed for the entire day, doing only whatever Rhiannon says you need to do to get better, then I'll have her answer your questions when she's off duty tonight."
"Mister Scott, about that story ..."
"Please, Maico," he interrupted. "I'm not going to tell you to bury your story, but I'm asking you to bury it. I'm sure you know why by now. We all have important secrets. Let the Sabers keep theirs."
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
"It's good to see you again, although I wish you were in better shape."
Maico looked up at Noah Scott from the infirmary bed she was lying in. "Ms. MacKenzie tells me I'll be well enough to leave in a week, but I don't want to impose on you for that long."
"Because you have work to do."
"Of course."
"That's no reason to make your head injury or your concussion any worse. Even if you and I think Rhiannon tends to err on the side of caution, she does know how to do her job, and right now, her job is to help you become healthy. Rest up and get better - then you can chase after your story with a clear head."
Maico grimaced. "I don't have the luxury of being able to stay in bed for a week, Mr. Scott."
"Then I'll have to bribe you to stay where you are."
Maico's eyebrow went up, Spock-style. "Are you offering me a story?"
"Not quite." She was surprised to feel disappointed by that answer. "Since you showed up here with the Knight Sabers, and," he smiled, "they told me ahead of time that you know who they are, I see no reason not to let you interview one of their technical advisors. I'm offering you background for the story you already have."
"Don't tell me StellviaCorp rebuilt their ship for them."
"We didn't. But Kohran did design a lot of their weapons systems. If you stay in bed for the entire day, doing only whatever Rhiannon says you need to do to get better, then I'll have her answer your questions when she's off duty tonight."
"Mister Scott, about that story ..."
"Please, Maico," he interrupted. "I'm not going to tell you to bury your story, but I'm asking you to bury it. I'm sure you know why by now. We all have important secrets. Let the Sabers keep theirs."
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012