Star Trek - Outwardly Mobile
Logic
By
Garry Stahl
"My most logical course action at this time is to shoot you."
Jae the Ferengi's eyes bugged out, "Nonononnono! No you, you don't want to do that!" Jai squealed looking down the emitter of the phaser that was suddenly in the Vulcan's hand. "I can fix it, I can, I will!"
T'Sark's phaser did not waver a degree. "Your reputation for failure is only exceeded by your reputation for being untrustworthy when out of sight. I have no logical means of trusting you, and no reasonable means of retrieving my losses, caused by your double-dealing." Her grip tightened on the phaser.
Jae was on the deck sobbing. "Please, I'll pay you! I'll pay you now, out of my own pocket!" Traffic at the High Crystal dock flowed around the confrontation.
T'Sark nodded to her companion who opened the datalink on his PADD. She gestured with the phaser. "Your opportunity for honesty is slipping away."
Jae scrabbled for his PADD and made the transfer with shaking fingers. The tall male nodded to his companion as the transfer was complete.
The phaser disappeared back into T'Sark's sleeve. "It has been agreeable doing business with you."
Jae sat on the deck as the Vulcans departed. "Yea, agreeable."
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T'Sark folded her hands into her sleeves as she departed with her companion. As they walked he spoke.
"I do not claim to understand your logic T'Sark, however I cannot fault it's effectiveness. From what philosophy does it stem?"
"The words of a famous Human."
"A Human? Indeed."
"I find Human philosophy useful when dealing with Frerngi, Stenn."
Stenn nodded. "Yes, I can see a certain logic in that. What are these words?"
"You get a lot more with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word alone."
"Fascinating."
Logic -- Garry Stahl, October 2006
This is the result of one of Jame Jones' photo manips and a conversation I had
with Jay the other night. Jae Ferengi plays his usual role in these things,
and is © Jay P. Hailey.
*The Above is a work of fiction. All characters are fictional, any resemblance to persons living or dead is coincidental.*
*© Garry Stahl 2006. All rights reserved, re-print only with permission.*
Garry AKA --Phoenix-- Rising above the Flames.