Log_18

SD: 0322.03

A riot for your thought, or It's fun to take out a government:

Thank the Goddess that this is finally all over! The Government of New California is now in our control, the people are dazed and on the edge of panic, but help is now on the way. We have exposed the corruption of what Council has done, and the Federation is sending emergency aid to the planet.

How did all this come to be? Well, we were chasing Demian, but he got to the space elevator before us. At this point we split our party with Captain Lee and Lera going up after Demian, and Brundle, K'Lynxyl, and myself going after the seat of power.

K was inspired with an idea of turning the protesters into a mob, even if she was a bit nuts at the time. I did my bit to help, and even Brundle helped in his own bumbling way. We got the mob rolling and picked up a lot of people on the way, but we ran into trouble at the Council grounds. They had brought in a batch of cops to block the way. I called the Freedom for a stun strike on the cops, but got the shock of my life. Demian had finally done it; he had set the space station to blow, just as he had tried to do a number of times on the Freedom!

I tried to tell K what was going on, but she was useless, just too far-gone I guess. She is not her mother's daughter in that she can't keep her cool in combat. Just like a Kzin, she goes combat-feral and attacks without thought for the future. I gave up on her and found a can to put over my phaser to protect it. I wish I'd snatched K's comm and tossed it under there too, but I didn't think about it till it was too late. I listened to the countdown and the attempts to get a tractor on the cable. If they failed to grab that cable, we would all be dead if it came down, but they were able to grab it.

I almost missed the capture, because for some strange reason, maybe as a distraction, maybe not, K'Lynxyl had started pulling off her limited amount of clothing! I've heard of unconventional warfare, but damn! I will say it was a pretty dance she did, but I think stripping was just too much! She just doesn't know when to stop!

Finally there was an EMP from the destruction of the station, and everything went to hell in a hand basket. I pulled my phaser from my makeshift shielding and started forward again, catching up with Brundle and entering the Council building. Of K there was no sign. I guess the stress of the moment was too much and she went to hide, fight and flight is not unheard of in stressful situations.

Anyway we found the Council and took them into protective custody. I also grabbed several sets of records for later analysis. I wonder how much I can squeeze out of those selfish twits. Only time will tell. Oddly Brundle did a good job helping me with them. I think I may cut him a bit more slack, but I will try to get him to grow up a bit.

With all the problems wrapped up, I found myself on a shuttle with K on the way back to the Freedom, but for some reason K would not stop looking at me! Every time I looked at that end of the shuttle she had her eyes locked on me, and I could feel those eyes burning into me even when I was pointedly looking the other way! This has got to stop!

Hmmm, new mail? New duty roster? Oh oh, it's from her.

Whaaaaa? NOW I'M REALLY PISSED! <loud noise>

Oooooooo! MY HAND!!!!!!! DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT!

" a weak and useless male"! "Why would the Goddess send you to me"!? "naked glory and then I will know who you are"!!!!!??? What the hell is this crap!? You stupid trollop! Oh you stupid stupid cat! I should go down there and blow your stinking head off!

NOT MORE MAIL!

Oh crap! The Captain got it too………

Not just the Captain, he must have done a trace because it says that the, oh Goddess, the whole senior staff got it! He's tried to cover it, but I think that damned thing was really from her. Now he wants to see both of us.