Jez wasn’t sure what to expect from this procedure, but seeing how Dr. Lim was involved, she felt more confident and comfortable that everything would be fine. Overall, Jez felt relieved at having shared her predicament with the members of her new crew. She was so glad that she confided in Commander Talion, she hoped that there wouldn’t be any legal fallout from all this the idea of the possibility of the Betazoid Noble houses being plunged into a Civil War was difficult to process all the ramification, but she wasn’t going to let anything, or anything harm her baby. If it meant that Betazoid would fall into a Civil War, so be it...
Commander Talion’s offer of legal assistance made her feel better, but she couldn’t be certain how far Renkarn’s family would go. The Ninth House the House of Wealth wasn’t afraid to fault or use its power and influence, then there was the Betazoid Nobility Charter the legal document that governs the rules of Nobility.
Section 44, part 1 of the Betazoid Nobility Charter states that "any Betazoid siblings, either by blood, by marriage, or by adoption, of a Betazoid House noble, who is not a subject or a citizen or entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject or citizen of a foreign power,” is eligible to act as an Advocate (i.e. legal representative) for a head of House in the case where the matriarch is absent or unwell. This section was written long before Betazed’s membership of the Federation. Parts 4 and 5 of the section state that in the case of non-noble siblings, such as in the case of a stripped title, preference must be given to a female sibling[. The idea that her baby could be used in some diabolic agenda to the detriment of the other House was just unthinkable.
The Ninth house traditionally had owned the largest amount of land by far compared to the other houses. In 2300, The Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Tenth, and Twelfth Houses of Betazed claim that they loaned some of their undeveloped land to the Ninth house centuries before first contact with the Federation, to develop the land agriculturally - to the benefit of those houses and the Betazoid population in general. However there is no record of this ever happening, and the Ninth House, specifically the Ukinix family (which had a reputation for being ruthless) denied this claim. It became a political issue between the houses, who demanded "their" now agriculturally rich land back.
Throughout the 2330s, there were rumors that the then Matriarch Kirilow Ukinix and her husband Alacem Ukinix tried to influence the opinion of other houses, and even attempted to take them over, by offering their daughters for arranged marriages with members of the other houses. The record of this happening, however, is scant and has never been proven. No female members of the Ukinix family ever married into other houses.
Jez knew that all this intrigue was beyond her understanding in that she wasn’t that familiar with Betazoid Law and tradition, that’s why she was so glad that Commander Talion offered the legal assistance of the First House.
As the meeting ended, Dr. Lom said something that caught her attention, Jez watched as Dr. Lim turned to open the CMO's door to let everyone out and as she did, she glanced at Cdr Talion and gave a slight smile/nod to say 'well done'.
Hmmm..?? That was odd, I wonder; do those two have an adversarial relationship? I don’t recall Dr. Lim even mentioning Commander Talion back on the Geronimo.
"Thank you for that, Jez. Well, I think that closes this meeting, thank you all for attending. Jez if you would like to come with me, we'll go and see where Dr Langston is up to with preparations.” Said Dr. Lim.
Jez nodded her head and followed her. As they went Jez had a few questions for the Doctor. “Dr. Lim, will my baby be aware of where she is? Will she know what's going on? Will she respond to my voice? Will this be traumatic for her, or is she too young to have neural pathways established at this point? You know no memory engrams have developed at this stage?”
As Jez followed, she felt a bit nervous, but she remembered what Cr. Lim had said about seeking help from the ship's counselor or someone who has the skills to help her talk about your feelings and emotions before making a decision. Perhaps talking to some of the mothers on the ship, Dr. Lom even recommended that Jez speak with her mother perhaps, those who have experience with childbirth and raising children on a Starship. It would give her a broader, more long-term perspective. And of course, discussing them with the father. It is his child as much ashers, to at least give him the option to be involved or not, Jez wanted nothing to do with Renkarn, but the idea of speaking with a counselor was an excellent idea, that’s when Jez remembered that Lt. Tate wanted to discuss something with her.
I’ll discuss this with Lt. Tate. I’m sure she’ll have some good advice.
Jez followed Dr. Lim to the Surgical Bays, her mind was filled with so much to consider, but somehow she felt as if things would somehow turn out alright, at least for now.
>> Surgical Bays.>>
== Tag Dr. Lim. ==
Commander Talion’s offer of legal assistance made her feel better, but she couldn’t be certain how far Renkarn’s family would go. The Ninth House the House of Wealth wasn’t afraid to fault or use its power and influence, then there was the Betazoid Nobility Charter the legal document that governs the rules of Nobility.
Section 44, part 1 of the Betazoid Nobility Charter states that "any Betazoid siblings, either by blood, by marriage, or by adoption, of a Betazoid House noble, who is not a subject or a citizen or entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject or citizen of a foreign power,” is eligible to act as an Advocate (i.e. legal representative) for a head of House in the case where the matriarch is absent or unwell. This section was written long before Betazed’s membership of the Federation. Parts 4 and 5 of the section state that in the case of non-noble siblings, such as in the case of a stripped title, preference must be given to a female sibling[. The idea that her baby could be used in some diabolic agenda to the detriment of the other House was just unthinkable.
The Ninth house traditionally had owned the largest amount of land by far compared to the other houses. In 2300, The Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Tenth, and Twelfth Houses of Betazed claim that they loaned some of their undeveloped land to the Ninth house centuries before first contact with the Federation, to develop the land agriculturally - to the benefit of those houses and the Betazoid population in general. However there is no record of this ever happening, and the Ninth House, specifically the Ukinix family (which had a reputation for being ruthless) denied this claim. It became a political issue between the houses, who demanded "their" now agriculturally rich land back.
Throughout the 2330s, there were rumors that the then Matriarch Kirilow Ukinix and her husband Alacem Ukinix tried to influence the opinion of other houses, and even attempted to take them over, by offering their daughters for arranged marriages with members of the other houses. The record of this happening, however, is scant and has never been proven. No female members of the Ukinix family ever married into other houses.
Jez knew that all this intrigue was beyond her understanding in that she wasn’t that familiar with Betazoid Law and tradition, that’s why she was so glad that Commander Talion offered the legal assistance of the First House.
As the meeting ended, Dr. Lom said something that caught her attention, Jez watched as Dr. Lim turned to open the CMO's door to let everyone out and as she did, she glanced at Cdr Talion and gave a slight smile/nod to say 'well done'.
Hmmm..?? That was odd, I wonder; do those two have an adversarial relationship? I don’t recall Dr. Lim even mentioning Commander Talion back on the Geronimo.
"Thank you for that, Jez. Well, I think that closes this meeting, thank you all for attending. Jez if you would like to come with me, we'll go and see where Dr Langston is up to with preparations.” Said Dr. Lim.
Jez nodded her head and followed her. As they went Jez had a few questions for the Doctor. “Dr. Lim, will my baby be aware of where she is? Will she know what's going on? Will she respond to my voice? Will this be traumatic for her, or is she too young to have neural pathways established at this point? You know no memory engrams have developed at this stage?”
As Jez followed, she felt a bit nervous, but she remembered what Cr. Lim had said about seeking help from the ship's counselor or someone who has the skills to help her talk about your feelings and emotions before making a decision. Perhaps talking to some of the mothers on the ship, Dr. Lom even recommended that Jez speak with her mother perhaps, those who have experience with childbirth and raising children on a Starship. It would give her a broader, more long-term perspective. And of course, discussing them with the father. It is his child as much ashers, to at least give him the option to be involved or not, Jez wanted nothing to do with Renkarn, but the idea of speaking with a counselor was an excellent idea, that’s when Jez remembered that Lt. Tate wanted to discuss something with her.
I’ll discuss this with Lt. Tate. I’m sure she’ll have some good advice.
Jez followed Dr. Lim to the Surgical Bays, her mind was filled with so much to consider, but somehow she felt as if things would somehow turn out alright, at least for now.
>> Surgical Bays.>>
== Tag Dr. Lim. ==