As Jez didn’t get an answer to her question about the dead back in the Transporter room, Jez knew the cultural importance of the treatment of the dead; and she was certain that the Captain wouldn’t want to inflame the situation with the Cardassians.
Jez knew the importance of observing the proper reverence of the dead, as her parents excavated many Tombs, Temples, and Cemeteries in their day. The slightest miss-step, accidentally stepping on a grave marker, the wrong vocal tone, wearing the wrong clothing, or the wrong gender touching the deceased could cause a major incident in an already tense situation.
“Everyone Halt, Don’t move. Excuse me Commander Kurasa, but before anyone does anything we need to know what to do with the dead. As I’m sure you know, Cardassian funeral rites are very strict. They considered it a dishonor to the deceased if a non-Cardassian views the remains, with that in mind are we performing any retrieving of bodies, or at least helping the Cardassians gather their deceased?” Asked Jez, her tone respectful, but loud and factual.
Jez didn’t mean to be so direct with her words, she would never cause an incident with any of her superiors, but she knew firsthand how disrespecting the dead can cause many problems, Many cultures believed that the dead body was to be treated with reverence and respect. Yes, Klingon believed that the body was an empty shell and should be treated as such, the Frengi didn’t allow an autopsy, much less let the body be touched until they performed the Ferengi death ritual. The specifics of the death ritual were that the body can't be violated before it's buried. Death was a very complex and involved situation in many cultures.
== Tag Kurasa. ==
Jez knew the importance of observing the proper reverence of the dead, as her parents excavated many Tombs, Temples, and Cemeteries in their day. The slightest miss-step, accidentally stepping on a grave marker, the wrong vocal tone, wearing the wrong clothing, or the wrong gender touching the deceased could cause a major incident in an already tense situation.
“Everyone Halt, Don’t move. Excuse me Commander Kurasa, but before anyone does anything we need to know what to do with the dead. As I’m sure you know, Cardassian funeral rites are very strict. They considered it a dishonor to the deceased if a non-Cardassian views the remains, with that in mind are we performing any retrieving of bodies, or at least helping the Cardassians gather their deceased?” Asked Jez, her tone respectful, but loud and factual.
Jez didn’t mean to be so direct with her words, she would never cause an incident with any of her superiors, but she knew firsthand how disrespecting the dead can cause many problems, Many cultures believed that the dead body was to be treated with reverence and respect. Yes, Klingon believed that the body was an empty shell and should be treated as such, the Frengi didn’t allow an autopsy, much less let the body be touched until they performed the Ferengi death ritual. The specifics of the death ritual were that the body can't be violated before it's buried. Death was a very complex and involved situation in many cultures.
== Tag Kurasa. ==