Editing The Sevant Murders (section)

===The Saboteur's Conspire===
USS Nimitz - Lower Decks - Saboteur 1 & 2 -  16:00)


"You realize what you are asking me to do, yes? This is something of a switch in our tactics."

The second figure nodded in the half-light. "Oh yes, I'm well aware. Our previous tactics didn't work, and now the engineering staff is constantly looking for signs of tampering."

"Ok, but Why not higher up, the Captain has a couple brats..."

He was interrupted. "Those two are not her natural family. It wouldn't make nearly so large an impression, they can be targeted later if this message is not heeded."

The first figure scratched at his beard, "When."

"Now."

The first figure cocked his head at that, "It's the middle of the day, everyone awake and running around madly. The target is telepathic, one mental scream and it's over for me. There are enough other empaths and telepaths on this ship as it is."

The second figure smiled crookedly. "I have taken care of that. The dinner they ate not ten minutes ago was, shall we say, heavily laced in sleeping powder. Which is why it must be now, if you fail then they will alert security that something is wrong once they wake up."

Silence for many moments followed that statement. The first figure considered the position, then said "What do you want me to do."

He was handed a PADD with a simple note on it, and a second PADD with some technical codes and instructions. "You can activate the transporter system with this second PADD, from anywhere on the ship. Place the first on the body, it will serve as a warning. Get out, and beam the target to somewhere close-by the Archaeologists quarters. They should get the message quite clear. We will both have to lay low for a time after this, but it should work."

"I'm not so sure," was the firsts response. "However, I have little choice."

The second breathed in, and gave a deep nasal wheeze/chuckle. "You are absolutely correct, you don't have a choice. Do it."

He licked his lips, "You must be getting desperate."

The second figure smiled, almost gently, before turning away. "Desperation is such an, ugly word."