Something about Maddison (back post)

Posted on 15 Aug 2019 @ 11:26am by Lieutenant Commander Iria Taltos & Lieutenant Harry Stevens & Lieutenant Junior Grade Steven Bernard, Ph.D. & Lieutenant Junior Grade Emma Walken & Lieutenant Junior Grade Anyi Nila

Mission: Hahai i na pilikua nui - Hunting Monsters
Location: various
Timeline: to be determined

Iria frowned she needed some help with this puzzle and she had a good idea of whom to call. So she tapped her com badge and rattled off the names she felt could help her out.

=/\=Taltos to Ens. Bernard, Ens Walken, and Ens. Anyi can you lot meet me in the CEO office please?=/\=

Nila groaned audibly in her office, not that Taltos need her for something. She also heard her say, Ensign Bernard. It seemed no matter what she was doing he was always popping up.

=/\= I'm on my way. =/\=

=/\= Thanks Nila, see you shorty.=/\= Iria retorted lightly.

Emma was in the middle of researching the physiology of the Gorn, it wasn't a new subject but she wanted to reacquaint herself with them and maybe find something that had been overlooked.

=/\= Of course, Iria I will be down in a few minutes. =/\=

=/\= Great Emma, see you soon.=/\= Iria replied.

Bernard smiled, Nila would be there. And he would be of use. =/\= TAO on the way, ma'am. =/\= He made sure to stop at a replicator before he arrived.

Iria set down her PaDD and listened to the replies. She grimanced at hearing Ensign Bernard address her as ma'am. =/\= Ens. Bernard phrase don't ma'am me, not your nana.=/\=

=/\= I apologize, Lieutenant =/\= Bernard said. He had been trying to be respectful, but oh well. He put the silver thermos under his arm from the replicator and entered the turbolift. "Engineering," He said. The turbolift did its job.

Iria paused a moment and called one other, she though didn't enjoy the idea. =/\= LT.j.g. Stevens Can you come down to the CEO office please?=/\= Iria braced herself for his appreance along with his 'service dog'.

-Chief Security Office-

=/\= Stevens here, what's up Lieutenant?=/\= asked Harry who was going over the reports that had been submitted by his Section leaders, as he wondered why Iria would want him down in Engineering. as he placed the PADD that he was reading down on the desk and then tapped his side for Sif who stood up ready to move as directed. Harry knew that calling him in must be serious as he looked at Sif and headed towards the exit of his office.

=/\= Rather discuss in person instead of over comms if that's ok with you?=/\= No point in making a big mess over the communication channel when it was easier to explain in person to everyone at once.

Harry knew that this was a serious matter, he responded, =/\= Sif and I are on our way down, do not let anyone touch anything till I arrive,=/\= as he knew that a crime scene that had been contaminated was not good, he continued over the channel =/\= Ensign Bernard, meet me in Main Engineering=/\=

Bernard was confused by the redundancy, but nodded and touched his badge. =/\=Almost there, Sir=/\=

-CEO office-

Iria stood outside the doorway waiting for the others to arrive she had everything gathered she could find on her own by legal means much as she wanted to prove things she also for this instance wanted to do it the right way instead of going off grid and exacting revenge in her way.

The black and white man stepped off the turbo-lift and saw the Auburn haired officer a little ways off. He was keeping the thermos under his left arm in case she wanted him to salute.

"Ensign Bernard, reporting for duty Lieutenant," He said.

Iria pulled a face as she regarded the dual-hued skin toned man, "I actually prefer my name over my rank thank you, I don't stand on rank rules because ranks can change. Either way Thank you for coming down to help."

Bernard was often confused by the kind of person who didn't receive respect in the way he was taught to give it, but perhaps he just needed to be more flexible. It seems you can respect her, by calling her by her name, he thought. "Ah, you're welcome, Taltos," He said.

When Nila arrived she already had her arms folded and had her default face of grump and unlike Bernard was already leaning against a wall. "Why am I here?"

Iria looked at the Bajoran woman and grinned cheekily, "I will explain everything once the others are here saves repeats and confusion."

"Yay yay." She groaned as she waits.

Bernard looked at Nila out of the corner of his eye and grinned. He set the thermos on a nearby table. "That's for you, Nila. Once we're done here."

Emma looked around, this was the first time she had been in the Engineering department of the Hawaii. She had her cheery smile as she waved, "What can I do to help with...whatever it is you need my help with."

As Harry entered Main Engineering with Sif by his side and saw everyone standing by the engineering chiefs office, he walked over and asked "So what have we got?" for a run down on what they had found so far.

Iria had to force herself to not recoil from Sif, who stopped near Stevens' side, "Long and short, Someone locked Lt. Kosu in the office just before the party. I got the verbal blame, but I was installing holo-emitters in the lounge for the party during the time Lt. Kosu was locked in the office. I have pulled up as much information and proof as I could on my own, there's still pieces missing; hence my asking for your help if you're agreeable to help find out who really did it?"

Bernard smiled. This is great! he thought. "I will help. Absolutely."

"I take it you want me to look at the electronics to see if I can find anything then?" Nila asked.

Iria nodded at Nila, "Yes, Please."

Emma looked around, "I don't see how I can help?" She laughed nervously.

Harry looked at the office door and something was bothering him and he started to wonder why Kosu hadn't used her codes to get out of the office for a start and secondly why now had he been contacted, He asked "Lieutenant Taltos, I have a couple of questions," he looked back at Iria. He continued, "First of them is why wasn't I called when this happened?" he finished,"and secondly do you have a list of suspects?"

"I don't know why you haven't heard about this until now, Kosu is Kosu as you know, she does her thing and we either adapt or fall behind her." Iria said her tone amused and cheeky, not like she was going to admit that she was still NOT comfortable around Sif or the rest of the K-9's on the security force, she'd nearly been bitten twice in her feline form when some of them got away from their handlers. So she was down to going feline in the holo-deck or her quarters instead of her much preferred 'jogging' routine through the corridors at less crew walking around time. "Only two folks that I am pretty certain would want me to get into trouble with Kosu, P.O. Sydney Maddison, and Crewman Zavier Hayes. They both don't like or even try to understand Kosu's ways and since I am the one that does the reviews in Engineering. I don't think they were thrilled with my last review of their work." she nodded to the PaDD's on the center desk out side of the office. "That is everything I was able to gather on my own, my proof of where I was at the time and the time that Kosu was locked in. The visual feed looks like someone corrupted the data but I think it can be cleaned up to normal view. If I am wrong well have to figure something else out."

"Umm Lieutenant, that still doesn't explain why you need me here?" Emma asked as she looked at Iria.

"Well if you don't mind, Emma, I figured you can check the bio readings, maybe narrow down whom it was but since it's been a few days though we've been avoiding the office since the party so hopefully not too much to sort out if I am wrong. Well I will make it up to you later somehow." Iria said lightly though she hoped she wasn't that far off the mark with her suggestion.

"Alright, just remember I'm not a forensic scientist but I will do what I can," Emma answered.

Bernard looked at Taltos. The situation seemed very straight forward. "I'll try to reconstruct the feed over on this terminal, but that might take 30 minutes or so. Lt. Stevens, do you have any suggestions?"

"Yes Ensign, we get the feed back up" replied Harry, as he looked back at the Ensign, he continued, "and then we can start the interviews with all the crew that were around here to whittle them down," he finished "meanwhile Sif will have a sniff around here although it has had other personnel near here.," as he looked down at Sif and said," Go girl," as she moved towards the designated area.

Bernard nodded.

"If I can help with anything else please let me know, I gathered as much as I could on my own on those PaDD's." Iria said lightly as the ideas on clearing the messed up recording feeds, were discussed.

"Well looks like you have things covered here and don't need me, have fun pet sitting." Nila unfolds her arms as she walks towards the exit not feeling like she is needed. "Oh Stevens you should stop by my office later, I got you a gift."

"Gift, what gift?" replied Harry looking at Nila, as Sif who wore her combat harness continued to sniff around the crime scene, Harry continued, "I have told you before that Sif is a Starfleet service Dog and not a pet," as he knew that having issues with her about Sif had gone on long enough.

"Now it wouldn't be a true gift if I told you," Nila spoke ignoring his remarks on Sif not being a pet as she left Engineering.

Iria blinked as Nila left she frowned and after a moment she edged around Sif carefully and then headed out the doorway. "Ensign Nila a moment please?"

"Ensign Anyi." She corrected Taltos. "I don't know why I'm needed here Lieutenant."

Iria offered the slightly taller woman an apologetic smile, "I figured if you don't mind you could help clear up the recording feeds but if you do mind that's okay and I am sorry for calling you by the wrong name."

"Fine but keep you security pets away from my work area." Nila mumbled.

"Taltos," Bernard said, "Where can I find Hayes and Maddison?"

Iria gave a hands up in surrender gesture, "That's on Stevens' head not mine and believe you, me I don't want the dogs in there either." She again repressed the urge to shudder. Iria turned to look up at Ensign Bernard, "They should be on their way back from break if they don't show up after a few more minutes I can ask what's keeping them."

Bernard nodded and looked down at his Padd. The video was compiling faster than he reported, but still, it would be about 20 minutes. "I can conduct the interviews if you wish, Lietentant Stevens," Bernard said. "Or I can take Lady Sif to sniff for evidence."

"I'm afraid you can't do that Ensign, as Sif will only answer my commands," replied Harry as he looked over at Sif, he continued, "Or do you want to be trained up as a Handler yourself?" as he posed the question to Bernard once more.

Bernard nodded. "Not as of yet, sir. I'll handle the interviews then."

Iria was about to comment but the aforementioned pair walked through the doorway, P.O. Sydney Maddison, and Crewman Zavier Hayes heading towards different work stations giving Iria and the others side-eye, though they didn't appear to be alarmed they both shot looks of annoyance towards Iria while her gaze was focused on the guests in Engineering.

Nila walked over to Kosu's office and removed the panel that hides the electric inners as she begins to comb through it to see if their was a trace of what was used to keep the CEO locked in her office, but since it had been a few days the suspect might have removed it already if he or she was smart.

Emma looked around and noticed Crewman Hayes was isolated. Taking a minute she began to cry as she wiped them away as she approaches him, "Ex-cuse me." She paused to clear her throat and wipe away the tears again. "I was hoping you could point someone out to me. I heard someone locked down the Chief Engineer's office before I arrived here and I'm looking for who did it. My quarters have been locked down and I worried for my brother's dog, he is trapped in there and I need the help of whoever managed to do that to open my quarters, if anything happened to Duke my brother would be crushed." Emma turned away to make herself seem small and weak to hopefully play into Hayes' chivalry.

Zavier was a lot of things but a tough guy when it came to girls crying wasn't one of those times he knew who locked the CEO in the office but it wasn't this business but helping the science officer with her brother's dog "Don't know who did it but I can try to get the quarters open so you can check on the dog."

Emma wiped her eyes once more and smiled coyly at the Crewman. "Thank you, I just hope I don't waste your time." Emma looked back to Iria and signaled in the direction of Maddison.

Iria nodded her head lightly, and looked at Ensign Steven Bernard, "Petty officer Maddison is working on the console to your left, feel free to talk with him as you decide." She then edged around Stevens and his canine companion working dog Sif, "If you're done here? I need to check on the readings on that console." She was done waiting for him to make a decision on his next course of action, she still had work to get done as well.

Bernard walked toward Maddison. "Good morning Petty Officer," he said, "quick question. Who is a carbon based life form and locked Out Kosu in her office before the party?"

Sydney started and looked up at the Tactical officer a frown on his face, "I don't know what you're talking about friend. I have work to do, sorry." He said trying to play it cool.

Bernard tapped the yellow fabric of his own uniform, bring Maddison's attention that he was not just "friend" but a Ship's Security Officer.

"Nah," Bernard started again, "I've spent the last six weeks on this ship reading personnel files and I'm pretty sure you solve problems for a living. You're telling me you didn't notice anything out of the ordinary? At all before the party?"

Sydney shook his head, "Was busy working, didn't plan on going to the party not fond of the hostess involved." He kept his gaze on the console as he spoke.

Bernard nodded, knowing full well that Sydney couldn't see it very well. "Interesting," Bernard said, "do you know that we have surveillance footage from this entire area that day?"

"I heard that the surveillance was full of interference. You can't just accuse people." Sydney replied as he started to perspire a bit, a drop of sweat glistening on his forehead.

Bernard feigned surprise. "What? I didn't say there was any interference. That's a specific word, Petty Officer. Where did you hear it?"

Sydney blinked looked up at Steven Bernard again and then shook his head. He turned around slowly and started moving towards another console... and jogged across the room intending to leave Engineering...

Nila walked towards the main entrance of Engineering with her arms folded as she held her ground in front of the door. "Hey! You don't get to run, you've wasted enough of my day and made me have to interact with Stevens and his dumb pet. So either you sit down or I put your face into the wall...your choice."

Iria hadn't expected much to come from the investigation but seeing P.O. Sydney Maddison stop short Infront of a very annoyed looking Ensign Anyi made her grin in spite of everything.

Sydney shook his head and looked around a bit wild eyed...

Bernard walked passed Taltos towards his quarry and the viper, Nila, and said to Taltos: "We got 'im." He snagged the thermos and handed it to Nila. "You've earned this," he said. And then to Maddison, "P.O. Maddison, you are being taken into custody for interfering this Starfleet security surveillance equipment."

As per normal Nila was annoyed by the actions of Ensign Bernard.

"It's an Earth good fortune charm," Bernard said, "According to ancient Earth lore, Milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard." And before Nila could assail him, Bernard was down the turbolift with Maddison in tow.

Iria turned around so Ensign Anyi wouldn't see her smiling at Ensign Steven Bernard's parting shot.

Nila set the thermos in front of Iria, "Make sure this is destroyed. You owe me that much for dragging me into this with the two most annoying officers on this ship." As per normal Nila did not hide what she thought of others as she turned and left Engineering making sure to take the long way to the turbolift on the deck to make sure she avoided Bernard, Stevens, and Stevens' pet.

Emma laughed as she stood next to Iria, "Do you need anything else from me Iria? We should find another mystery to solve."

Iria shook her head trying to keep her laughter down, "I definitely know who to call for solving mysteries." She busted up laughing after that. What a development but some surprising results all around.

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Harry Stevens Ltjg. ASec/Tac

Bernard, Steven J., ENS SF
TAO

Iria Taltos LT ACEO

Anyi Nila, En, SF
OPS

Emma Walken, En, SF
BIO

Sydney Maddison PO NPC (brig bound)

Zavier Hayes Crewman NPC (brig bound as well)