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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(54, 57, 63); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Mission: For Honor</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(54, 57, 63); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Day: 7</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(54, 57, 63); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Stardate: 2446.05.01</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(54, 57, 63); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">(USS Illuminar - Deck 4 - Explorers Lounge (Prancing Pony)- Minister Pe'tah - 2004)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Pe’tah raised his eyebrows at the compliment of his strength and stepped over the offered seat to sit on it. He took a long drink
of his Bloodwine and drained the cup. He could feel the rumblings of a belch in his belly then looked over at the Vulcan/Klingon hybrid across from him and forced it down. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">He stared at the woman intently, with appreciation for what he saw. Her clothing was both utilitarian and revealing at the same time.
Finally he spoke again. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">“I have not been accused of being subtle, so excuse my comments if they seem too forward. You may have noticed that I am intrigued
by you tlha'nISta. I am determined to know more about you than I have seen in your official files. And I do
</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: italic">not</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">
mean your qualifications.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">He let that settle in and drank the last of his Bloodwine. “This … is good, but I always bring my own Warnog. It is a bit potent
for all these,” he waved with his hand at the crowd, human and Klingon both, “petal, but if you’re game I would be pleased to share with you?”</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">(reply Lanista)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">He looked over for his assistant and waved him over. He spoke close to his ear and the assistant looked at Lanista, back at Pe’tah,
then nodded and toddled of. A minute later he returned with a large bottle sealed with a pressurized top. He left the bottle on the table with two clean cups and disappeared. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Pe’tah uncorked the bottle and poured a quartEr of the contents into his cup and a quarter into his guest’s. He raised his cup and
said, “To honor, and a good death.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">(reply Lanista)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">(posted by Al Muir)</span></p>
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