Hearts and Minds - Part Three

Posted on Thu Mar 12th, 2020 @ 6:36am by Lieutenant Colonel Tienn Nerra & Major Daisy Rohr-McKnight & Commander K'taro & Lt Commander Kralasha & Command Sergeant Kul
Edited on on Thu Mar 12th, 2020 @ 6:37am

Mission: Mission 69: Tienn's Fall from Grace
Location: Various Locations - IKS Hurgh'maS
Timeline: 1800Hrs - June 2nd, 2392

Major Tienn Nerra was standing on the starbase side of the airlock to the IKS Hurgh'maS as she considered her next move, she was having a moment of cold feet as the human term went. She inhaled softly before she moved forward into the airlock and onto the Klingon ship.

"Permission to come aboard?" she inquired of the guard who shrugged in a dismissive tone. The Beq didn't even give her a second glance which led her to wonder why they even bothered with guards. "Sergent. Where is the mess hall?"

The Beq suddenly began paying a lot more attention to the small Bajoran before him. "Are you lost?"

"Are you in need of an attitude adjustment?" Tienn inquired.

"I doubt you could do much to me. You are the size of a child after all." the Beq sneered at her before he gave her a rather evil grin.

Tienn sighed. "Idiot." as she grinned right back at him, this was the sort of grin that said she had won the fight already before she had even started. The guard stopped suddenly which was a good thing as Tienn had reached under her cassock for the blade she had secreted within.

"Fine. Go.. Follow this hallway down to the end, take a turbolift to deck five and then go aft. You can't miss it." the guard commented. "Try not to end up as someone's fuck toy," he added in a rather derisive tone.

Tienn's grin didn't lose its luster. "We shall see. I've not been bedded in awhile and I would enjoy it." and with that, she turned and began making her way towards her destination.

She was intercepted by the Ship's Champion, Kul, who was responsible for security. "Ah, Tienn." Kul smiled at the Bajoran. "A worthless beq told me there was a large, dagger wielding intruder. He obviously exaggerated."

Tienn grinned up at Kul. "Kul. We meet again." she nodded to him. "Well, I have two daggers and a short sword. Do I surrender them to you?" she inquired. "I want no trouble."

Kul gave her an odd look. "You're on a Klingon ship. Only criminals and Romulans are disarmed."

"Fair enough big man," Tienn responded with a soft chuckle. "I was heading for the messhall to see if K'taro is there. He and I have a family matter to resolve between us."

"The great hall is down the corridor," Kul told her. "The crew is already enjoying the Bloodwine."

"Good," Tienn answered. "That was all I could afford and all of my own personal stock went into it," she added when the two of them entered the great hall. She looked around and she guessed that most of the crew was in there. "Oh wow," she commented.

Several Klingons cheered as Tienn entered. They quickly cleaned off a table pushing plates of food, cups filled with wine, and an unconscious warrior to the deck. They urged her to stand on the table and address them.

Tienn raised an eyebrow as she did as they asked, she stepped up onto the table. "Greetings warriors of the Hurgh'maS." she addressed the crowd. "I was not expecting such a welcome," she added, for the crowds benefit.

Several of the crew started to yell and bellow. Several fights started to break out in the corners of the hall. Kralasha and K'taro forced their way through the hall. "Making your presence known?" K'taro smiled at Tienn.

Tienn shrugged as she slipped off her cassock, revealing the dark red wedding dress underneath, dark red was clearly Tienn's color. "This is not what I had in mind when I came aboard. I wanted something more subtle." as she realized that the noise level was passing what she could handle.

Tienn regarded the crowd before her before she placed two fingers into her mouth, she then let out a loud ear-piercing whistle, which silenced almost everyone. "Much better.." she commented. "Since you asked me to address the gathering. I'll say that I donated the bloodwine to you guys because I feel like celebrating." she paused. "I've never been to a Klingon wedding before, much less be the bride at one but" she paused a moment. "Tonight, we celebrate!" she yelled. "For tomorrow we die in glorious battle!"

A cheer went up and the crew started to drink and fight again. K'taro pulled his dagger. "Shall we?" he asked.

Tienn nodded as she turned to face him. "Yes. Let's do this." she paused. "I'm not sure I know the words.." she admitted.

"It is simple, we just draw our own blood and mix it together," K'taro told her, holding out his dagger to her.

Tienn nodded while she accepted the dagger, she then ran the blade across the palm of her left hand while holding the blade with her right.
"jIH Doq." she said quietly. Her pronunciation was not perfect but she more or less got it right. 'My blood' was what she said in English.

K'taro took the blade and cut the palm of his left hand. "My blood" he stated in Bajoran and not the standard Klingon.

Tienn watched as her blood began to mix with K'taro's before she took his wounded hand with her own wounded hand. "Our blood." she commented softly. "We are Klingons!" she added in passable Klingon.

"Our blood." K'taro replied in Bajoran. K'taro knew very few words in Bajoran but he memorized the words as to let Tienn know that he respected her culture. "We are Klingons" He finished.

Tienn grinned up at him. "So.. we party?" she inquired in Klingon, a gentle smile on her face. "I wasn't sure if what I learned was possible.." she admitted.

K'taro looked out over the drinking and fighting Klingons. "I think it has already begun. Let us indulge in some bloodwine and roasted Targ."

"Yes. Let's!" Tienn grinned at him. "I've never been to a Klingon party. Shall we?" she grinned at him. "Thank you, Captain, for letting us get married here," she said to Kralasha.

"I am honored to have you," Kralasha replied.

Daisy moved her way through the near riot of the hall. "Congratulations Tienn!" She cheerfully told her.

Tienn turned to regard her old friend. "Daisy. What are you doing here!?" she inquired with a wide grin. "Not that I don't appreciate you being here!" before she hugged the half Klingon woman who was much larger then she, herself was.

"Your getting married. I wouldn't miss this." Daisy told her.

Tienn gave her friend a gentle hug. "Well had I known you were around, I'd have invited you myself." as she hugged her friend. "It's good to see you."

"Glad to have come," Daisy told Tienn before moving out of the way of two brawling Klingons.

Tienn followed as the two fought. "Well this is new." she ducked one blow which wasn't meant for her. "Let's head over to the table. If you are nice. I am sure my husband would be willing to bed you." Tienn joked.

"He's not my type," Daisy replied in jest. Daisy took a seat at the table. "I just came down to wish you well, I would stay longer but I'm pregnant and I don't feel like drinking until I'm blind or getting knocked unconscious."

Tienn sat down next to her. "Well that makes two of us so I won't be drinking any booze myself," she explained, a gentle smile on her lips. "How far along are you?" she paused. "We might have our babies at the same time."

"Several months now." Daisy replied. "Are you going to spend the night here or in your quarters?"

"Probably a little of both. Feast here until the party starts winding down and then head on home. K'taro might come with me or I might go with him." the small Bajoran answered with a smile.

"Alright, let me know so I can pull you off the duty roster. I'm sure you have better things to do than piles of paperwork." Daisy informed her.

"It's okay. I can manage." Tienn answered with a smile. "If I run into issues. I'll let you and my skipper know k?" she answered.

"That's fine." Daisy replied as she started to eat a piece of targ meat with her hands.

"Major Rohr," K'taro shouted. "I am pleased you are here."

Tienn regarded her friend and her mate. "You two know each other?" she inquired, a wide smile on her face. "I will admit however that K'taro's reaction to you was not what I was expecting. So, how you two know each other is a story I must hear.."

"HoD Kralasha is my aunt," Daisy explained. "I've spent a little time here. I'm not familiar with too much of the crew, except K'taro."

Tienn smiled. "Ahh. I remember now." as she turned to K'taro. "When you and I fought that first time," she added as she grinned at her new husband. "It wasn't fun but it certainly was memorable." she paused. "So how are you two getting along?" Tienn inquired of Daisy.

"Getting along well." Daisy stated while she finished her meal. "Not to be rude but I need to be going soon. It's not you but I don't feel entirely safe here." She told her as a tankard of bloodwine hit a nearby wall splattering wine everywhere.

Tienn felt some of it splatter her as she turned her head. "Yeah, visiting a Klingon messhall is never a dull affair." she suddenly grinned up at Daisy. "Besides. I won't be here long.. Tonight I plan to be spending the night in my husbands quarters as he is less than gentle with bedding me." as she grinned. "What? the sex is great. He likes it and so do I."
as she grinned at Daisy.