5 hours ago
When Mala broke into the conversation once more, Talion struggled to hide his reaction. She meant well, but the time for such input had passed and it was now becoming more like a conversation within a committee. She then went so far as to suggest a Betazoid, contradicting the FO's suggestion. Although, once again, she wasn't exactly wrong in the reasons she gave, she was jeopardizing the strength of the argument the FO was presenting. To hide his frustrations, he rubbed his brow briefly with one hand.
There was little he could do or say to make things better, so he remained silent. They had all talked previously about the use of Betazoid gifts within this environment. The President then confirmed exactly what they had speculated, that they knew of such things and some had the ability to mitigate such energy patterns and the reading of them. Talion was aware of devices that could block or disrupt their ability to read thoughts and emotions, but the technology was relatively rare. The use of such devices overtly often gave even non-telepaths headaches. As a result, it was more effective to use the technology to shield themselves only, creating almost a faraday cage effect to protect their minds from such detections.
What then caught his attention was what Saida Gebrezghi said. Her words came across as almost a veiled threat. That had been unexpected. However, the President then surprised him by saying she wished to visit the ship. That was progress. This would not only bring the conversation off planet, but it would allow them to more easily involve the Captain. Captains were authorized to step in as interim Ambassadors. Talion's struggle was different now. This time he was fighting back a smile.
There was little he could do or say to make things better, so he remained silent. They had all talked previously about the use of Betazoid gifts within this environment. The President then confirmed exactly what they had speculated, that they knew of such things and some had the ability to mitigate such energy patterns and the reading of them. Talion was aware of devices that could block or disrupt their ability to read thoughts and emotions, but the technology was relatively rare. The use of such devices overtly often gave even non-telepaths headaches. As a result, it was more effective to use the technology to shield themselves only, creating almost a faraday cage effect to protect their minds from such detections.
What then caught his attention was what Saida Gebrezghi said. Her words came across as almost a veiled threat. That had been unexpected. However, the President then surprised him by saying she wished to visit the ship. That was progress. This would not only bring the conversation off planet, but it would allow them to more easily involve the Captain. Captains were authorized to step in as interim Ambassadors. Talion's struggle was different now. This time he was fighting back a smile.