[Report This]Date: 15 Jan 2021 14:34 Title: Part I - The Elusive Peace: 6
Star was only slightly more adroit. Really the only way to handle a journalist is to be as open as possible and explain why certain material is classified. Journalists have a native suspicion that information may be classified for political reasons or personal embarrassment instead of security reasons. And they're not always wrong.
It looks like she may have missed her best chance to manage the situation through diplomacy. But most people are as suspicious of journalists as journalists are suspicous of them. Sometimes for good reason. Interesting story brewing...
Thanks!! rbs
Author's Response: Oftentimes in order to introduce drama and conflict, you have to get people into situations they are not well equipped to handle. And Star is defiitely not dealing well with this unforeseen threat to her position. But she's also smart enough to know how to overcome mistakes. Let's find out if its enough to get her out of this one.
Date: 28 Oct 2014 01:36 Title: Part I - The Elusive Peace: 6
Yeah... West's not giving up on this, and he seems determined to be a real dick about it, too. Tazla's certainly not blameless here, and the fact that there's anything for West to dig up is on her, but I still can't help but feel protective about her after all she's been through.
Author's Response: That's awesome that you feel about her that way. West is putting her into a corner here with very few avenues for escape. Star has been compared to an animal in the past. Now we'll have to see if she will act like one.
Date: 18 Oct 2014 01:49 Title: Part I - The Elusive Peace: 6
Uh oh. West's dogged determination to find a story means bad news for Star. I have to admit, slimy though he may be, his instincts are good. He seems the type to stop at nothing to come across a good scoop.
Author's Response: Yeah, say what you want about West but the man is good at what he does.
Date: 16 Oct 2014 00:49 Title: Part I - The Elusive Peace: 6
I am a little surprised – one would assume that Starfleet Intelligence could come up with a better cover-up for its associates. It is normal that a civilian journalist can have access to official military files but Star’s actions while being addicted due to an infiltration operation carried out by Starfleet Intelligence should not be included. They are a matter of internal investigation. Starfleet Intelligence could delete this information from her official dossier and include it in a classified version accessible to high-ranking military personnel only. This is how rogue organizations prevent information leaks. So they have thrown a faulty operative to the dogs but this is dangerous for them too.
Author's Response: If Star had worked for SI proper, no doubt things would have looked a lot different. As it were, she worked for a rather shady and semi-independent outfit within Starfleet Intelligence. The official record to which West would have access to would not reveal much more other than to say that she disobeyed orders and went rogue. West doesn't know any of the details (yet).