Third Annual BF betleH Tournament

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Day 3 - Finals >> Lunch >> The Legion
(Message started by: TalVur on Feb 25^th, 2005, 7:55pm)

Title: The Legion
Post by TalVur on Feb 25^th, 2005, 7:55pm

=/\= The Legion =/\=

James walked into the Legion in a fresh new uniform, this one not bearing the jagged slash in the arm where he had been cut in his previous match, but he no longer bore the blue collar of a doctor. All his undertunics were dirty except for his white academy instructor uniform that had been issued to him while he was still back on Earth.

He smiled, thinking back to that time when he could program holograms all day with nothing to come between him and the code and yet he had left for a reason. He had missed the action of being in space, the risks you took before you even woke up.

James took a table near the bar, rubbing his arm as he did so. It still ached a little, nothing too painful but still noticable. He had done a quick job of patching himself back up and there was no evidence of the cut that had once existed, other than a slight lightening of the skin around the former wound, but that would fix itself in time.

James flagged down a waiter and ordered tea and a sandwich. As the waiter left, James looked around the bar, hoping to see someone to bother with conversation.

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Lt. James Tal'Vur
Chief Medical Officer
USS Saturn NCC-28400

Title: Re: The Legion
Post by SajidaKajada on Feb 25^th, 2005, 11:08pm

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Walking on into the Legion with M'Rek still angry as ever even after the pep talk Sajida tried to give him he ended up leaving her side and headed off to another area in the bar. Rolling her eyes at M'Rek Sajida sighed and walked to to the bar.

People were beginning to file in a couple at a time and the bartender looked like he was going to collapse after all the work he put in for the past few days. "Don't worry" she said to him "In less than a few days time you wont have to deal with all these people"

"Your right but still i'll miss the crowds even if it does break my back to help serving everyone! What can I get you Saj?"

"Mmm I think i'll have a pint of Guinness today" she said

"Guinness?? Well that certainly is out of the ordinary even for you"

"Shh don't tell anyone it's my little secret" Sajida whispered while leaning over the bar to tell him

"It's safe with me" he said with a wink as he left to get her the pint. She stood waiting and her eyes wandered around until she saw someone sitting at a table, nursing his arm. The bartender gave Sajida her pint and she smiled then walked over to the young human male.

"Something the matter with the arm? Surely a good drink can cure that!"

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Tag Tal'Vur

Title: Re: The Legion
Post by TalVur on Feb 25^th, 2005, 11:19pm

=/\= The Legion =/\=

James looked up from his cup of tea at the female inquiring about his arm. Brown hair, black eyes and klingon..no, James corrected himself, half/klingon and he vaugely remembered her from last year's tournament.

"Oh, I took a bat'leth to the arm in my last round...not the most appealing thing for a doctor to patch himself up..."

He gestured to the chair across from himself, taking another sip of his green tea.

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Lt. James Tal'Vur
Chier Medical Officer
USS Saturn NCC-28400

Title: Re: The Legion
Post by SajidaKajada on Feb 25^th, 2005, 11:24pm

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She pulled up the chair he was glancing at and plopped down in the chair holding onto her pint. "Ah I see well things could have been worse I guess. Today everyone seems to be down in the dumps and yet i'm feeling quite jovial. Anyways my name is Sajida pardon me for not introducing myself before I sat down" she said with a smile having a drink of the Guinness

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Title: Re: The Legion
Post by TalVur on Feb 25^th, 2005, 11:26pm

=/\= The Legion =/\=

James smiled across the table. "My name is James and I wouldn't say I'm having a bad day...I'm still in the running for third place and that klingon I'm up against looked really tore up in his last match."

He smiled as the waiter finally brought him his sandwich. He looked at it and then at Sajida. "Would you like something?"

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Title: Re: The Legion
Post by SajidaKajada on Feb 25^th, 2005, 11:42pm

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"Oh" she said to James and smiling at his offer "I'll have a blood pie haven't had it here yet." The waiter then nodded and went off to get her selection. Turning back to James she answered his previous statement

"I shall have to watch you match with great interest. After Kieran's defeating Ta'pez a lot of people went sour including myself. I still can't believe it"

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Title: Re: The Legion
Post by TalVur on Feb 25^th, 2005, 11:57pm

=/\= The Legion =/\=

James smiled and took a bite of his sandwich. It felt like he hadn't eaten in days and the crunch of the warm toasted bread coupled with with sweet smoothness of mayo was nearly enough to drive James to his knees.

Sure, he enjoyed klingon cuisine, but there was nothing like a BLT and a cup of tea to hit the spot. He wiped his mouth an sat his sandwich back down.

"So, what ship are you from?" He looked at her orange collar. "I'm going to guess you're an operations officer..."

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Title: Re: The Legion
Post by SajidaKajada on Feb 26^th, 2005, 12:06am

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"Common mistake" smiling at his answer " I am an Engineer on board the USS Excalibur. As for yourself I do not believe you are on a starship considering the white under your uniform there" she stated as the waiter brought her blood pie along

Sajida's mouth was watering on the inside since she was dying for a bite to eat. Picking up her fork she dove right into the blood pie and relished the bite she took.

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Title: Re: The Legion
Post by TalVur on Feb 26^th, 2005, 12:14am

=/\= The Legion =/\=

James smiled and felt his cheeks burn red. Someone had noticed the fact that he was wearing his old uniform from his time spent on Earth, and she was an engineer...someone else after the heart of science and perhaps someone interested in holograms.

"This is actually an older uniform, all my other ones were dirty on account of the tournament. I'm actually Chief Medical Officer on the USS Saturn."

James leaned forward. "You wouldn't happen enjoy holoprogramming, would you?"

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Title: Re: The Legion
Post by SajidaKajada on Feb 26^th, 2005, 12:23am

"As a matter of fact I have done a lot of holoprogramming in the past for the EMH and devising new programs. Do you happen to enjoy it too?" she said while taking another bite from the pie

Title: Re: The Legion
Post by TalVur on Feb 26^th, 2005, 12:28am

=/\= The Legion =/\=

James face lit up as though he was a child on Christmas, ripping the shiny paper off a new toy. He refrained from jumping over the table and hugging Sajida and sat back down and took a sip of his tea.

"As a matter of fact, that's what I taught at the academy and was considered at the forefront of holotechnology...I worked with Dr. Lewis Zimmerman on quite a few projects before I transferred back out to space..."

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Title: Re: The Legion
Post by SajidaKajada on Feb 26^th, 2005, 12:41am

"Woah, the Lewis Zimmerman!" she exclaimed. So far she met someone who actually worked with Scotty and now Zimmerman, Sajida was on a roll still maybe one day she might meet someone as great as these Starfleet Officer.

"You are very fortunate to even work with the man! I'd love to see some of his work in its early stages" Sajida said sighing "Some people get all the fun! But it does account for your love of holoprogramming"

Title: Re: The Legion
Post by TalVur on Feb 26^th, 2005, 12:43am

=/\= The Legion =/\=

James smiled. If only she knew the real reason for his love of holograms. "Zimmerman is a great programmer...he's a bit odd, but then again, aren't we all?"

James smiled at her and took another bite of his sandwich.

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Title: Re: The Legion
Post by SajidaKajada on Feb 26^th, 2005, 12:46am

Nodding at James rather hastily she responded "Well we cant all be perfect can we?".

Taking another large piece of the blood pie Sajida smiled and sat back in her chair "This blood pie is exceptionally good here. They must have a Klingon for a cook" she said to James who was relishing every bite of his sandwich

Title: Re: The Legion
Post by TalVur on Feb 26^th, 2005, 12:51am

=/\= The Legion =/\=

"No, we can't all be perfect."

James looked at the Blood Pie and frowned. "I've had too much Klingon food in the past few days...I just needed a BLT."

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Title: Re: The Legion
Post by SajidaKajada on Feb 26^th, 2005, 1:52am

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Getting G’Trell into the fray :)

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"You don’t know what you’re missing! Normally I don't indulge in Klingon food back on the Excalibur since I don't have the time to replicate it" she said to him.

G'Trell had went back to her room to contemplate the events of the day. She was so excited at the prospect of having found some one who accepted her for who and what she was. She felt like dancing around the room. She picked up her cat "Fluff and showed him the still fresh marks on her palm. " I can't believe it, I just cant believe it. He does not care, He didn't get anger or turn on me."

As if realizing she was talking to a cat she tossed the fluff ball down and looked eagerly around for Sajida. Surely Sajida would be just as happy as she on hearing the news. Not seeing her in the room she knew the next best place to look. She went out the door and headed for the Legion.

It did not take her long to spot her friend at a table. She was so excited that she failed to note her freinds guest. She rushed to the table speaking quickly in her excitment. "Sajida you will never believe what happened to me."

Sajida stunned that G’Trell just bolted into the bar while slamming her hands on the table knocking over the empty blood pie plate she looked up at her friend and answered her smiling since it was good to see G’Trell in such a happy mood “Well don’t beat around the bush you crazy be’ ! Tell me!” she yelled

James looked up and was shocked at the realization at who had just disrupted his moment. It was a former crewmate of his. He put his hand on her arm. "Good to see you too, G'trell."

G'Trell displayed her blood coverd palm like a troughy. "M'Rek! he..He excepted me, he doesn't care about me not having a house like F'Larn did." It was then she noted Sajida's guest had said something to her. She looked over at the human whos hand rested on her arm and almost gasped. "Tal'Vur!" She dropped her hand from infornt of Sajidas face. " Good to see you."

James nodded and motioned to her hand. "I take it that's a good thing?"

"What!! That's Excellent!!!" she blurted out giving G'Trell a gigantic hug "And didn't I tell you things were going to work out! What in the universe happened??"

G'Trell bit her lower lip a second but could not contain the glee. "Yes its wonderful! Its the most wonderful thing the the world!. All the more better upon seeing you. I just spoke with the Admiral. I was glad to hear of your becoming the Saturns champion. It made me proud to hear you proceeded so far in the tourney." She then looked to Sajida boucing a bit on her feet.

"I am not sure it just sorta happend! I told him I had not house and no honor by klingon standers and he didn't care!"

Sajida couldnt help but laugh at G'Trell all happy and bouncing everywhere, she understood how happy she was since she was pretty much the same way when her and Jeral first got together.

James smiled. "Yeah, you and F'larn left...so that left me. I was suprised when Bernard joined the tournament and it was a shame to have to face him...but I digress. I'mup against Ta'pez for third place."

G'Trells eyes shifted back to him " Oh! well watch out for his right hook its a dosey. Wait a sec AJ is here too?"

"Well we just have to celebrate but let's not get too drunk this time since we have matches to see!" Sajida then picked up her Guinness looked at it and tossed it aside "WAITER! BLOODWINE ALL ROUND THE TABLE!!" she then took James' tea and tossed that aside too "Your having a drink with us and I wont take no for an answer!"

James watched as his tea glass hit the floor and shattered. "I've got a match to do still, not to mention the fact that 'my doctor' told me not to drink alcohol after my injury." He laughed. "I'll just have another tea, thank you."

G'Trell took a seat and almost turned it over in her excitment. "youre a doctor and as such you should no that blood wine is good for the blood, It gets the heart pumping. Now let drink!"

She picked up the mug that was sat in front of her and swallowed it down. " I just cant believe it Jida! I just cant! Its beyond my wildest dreams."

Grabbing her drink from the waiter she spoke "Bah you're no fun James! Anyways I know G'Trell I can't believe it either! Where is the lucky warrior!"

G'Trell's smile faltered a moment but only a moment as she thought. " I have not a clue." Her smile brightens

James smiled and reluctantly took a tankard of bloodwine. "And I'm my own doctor...looks bad if I break my own orders," he added as he took a long draw from the tankard.

G'Trell laughed at the Docs statment. " I thought so much."

"It's ok James i'm just rattling your cage" Sajida said to him then facing G'Trell smiling all over "Well he did come in here with me but I haven't the slightest idea if hes in here otherwise he would have saw you going wild" she said with a chuckle

G'Trells head spun around as she searche the Bar not seeing M'Rek she settled down intoher chair. " I need your help with something. " SHe leaned over and whispered into Sajidas ear. "I need to test his aglity and that might require a extra set of hands." She then spoke up as she sat back. "Its a good thing he is not here right now."

"I'd love to help but how can I ?" Sajida asked rather puzzled

G'Trell beamed " I need some one to cover the left flank and help keep him on his toes.

James downed more of his bloodwine. "Not trying to start a mating ritual, are you?" he joked.

Realizing what G'Trell was planning when James talked about mating she immediately responded "Don't tell me......how can I assist in a mating ritual!! I doubt you want me around when that happens!"

G'Trell laughed. "I need your good throwing arm and quick reflexis to keep him on his toes as I test him."

James looked at the two. "You're gonna do what to who now?"

Sajida nodded and drank some of her bloodwine since she had somewhat of an idea as to what G'Trell was planning "Alright, but make sure im far away from the both of you as possible! For obvious reasons" she said while scrunching up her face at G'Trell. "Only because you are like family to me i'll help"

G'Trell snicker almost evily. "We are gonna throw things at my potencial mate to test his agility. Sajida can assist me by acting as a diversion."

"Just tell me when we start this mega plan since we just have a very short time to get it going"

James blinked a few times. "I can help up until around my match for third place...not that I know if I want to..."

"Trust me...you dont" Sajida said off to him

G'Trell burst out laughing. " Jida you dont have to help. I am sure I can do well on my own." She started the snicker again. "But just imagine the look on his face when he is caught in a croos fire of Mugs and chairs."

"No no! I want to help you. The last thing I would do is turn my back on you G'Trell. Count me in!"

James nodded and took another drink of his bloodwine. "I think I'll try and stay out of the crossfire then. Let me know before you start throwing things so I can get another tea..."

G'Trell nodded " Dinner then, When he is eatting. He would least expect it then. not that he is expecting it at all" She looked at TalVur then. "thats your warning."

"It shall be done! Just give me the bloodwine as a good cover up plan so I have some kind of reasoning as to why I am tossing about everything at him, just in case someone sees me"

James nodded. "By dinner time I hope to be back over on the Saturn in my own quarters."

G'Trell smiled at the good doctor then. " I wish I could say the same." Then she thought a moment. "Well actually, No, Perhaps some day but for now I have a task to fulfill."

G'Trell then looked at Sajida. " My dear sister you may wish to stay hidden."

"I'll have to find the best spot in the Legion for hiding then preferably behind the bar" she said with an evil smile

G'Trell pointed to a few shadowed places. " Plan to stay in the open, I will use the dinner crowed to the best of my advantage."

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Title: Re: The Legion
Post by gtrell on Feb 27^th, 2005, 12:29am

Group post:
Sajida
T'Lai
M'Rek
G'Trell

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Sajida getting up for another blood pie excused herself and headed over to the bar with her empty pie dish when she spotted M'Rek emerging from his corner in the Legion approaching the bar. Then she ran back to G'Trell just in time before he spotted her. Sajida whispered to her pointing at M'Rek and the two bolted up. Sajida went to the back of the bar and begged the bartender to help her with "ammunition"

G'Trell had grabbed the empty dish from her friends hand and blended into the crowed. She slung the dish across the room it landed with a "crash" on the wall next to M'Reks head. G'Trell melted into the shadows. The room came alive as several younger males flipped tables and took cover. The older males laughed and watched the show, knowing they where as good as safe for now.

M'Rek came in to get something to eat, he was hungry and needed to eat. He came in and was getting his food when something suddenly went flying over his head into the wall. He instantly became alert, his senses opening as he managed to duck another flying object barely.

Sajida managed to get her hands on a few plates after bargaining with the bartender to let her use them for "target practice". G'Trell saw Sajida duck behind a far off table and nodded as Sajida threw more plates.

G'Trell was amazed that he had dodged the mug aimed for his head. She rounded a pillar and sent anther plate in his direction.

M'Rek managed to dodge one object only to have another smash into him. He growled watching to see where they came from. Only he found himself to busy trying to get out of their way.

Sajida knew M'Rek could see where she was tossing the plates since she was somewhat in the open ducking behind the table she managed to crawl to another location lobbing a couple of plates,

M'Rek growled and sent a dish flying right back where it had come from. Another dish hitting him in the chest as he did.

G'Trell made her way around the room to get a better aim at her elusive prey. He had taken refuge behind a table. She tisked and sent four mugs anad kicked a keg in his direction then doubled back to get a shot of him as he moved to anther place. She put herself near the door to keep him form leaving.

It was begining to anoy him that he was having trouble dodging all the dishes sent his way. He felt one hit him in the back of the head and he blnked to clear his sight before continuing. He saw one posibly dirrection and started up to head in that direction.

G'Trell smiled as a older male offered his cup to her. She sent it flying twoard M'Reks back and moved to get a better shot. people offering her dishes as she went.
M'Rek barely missed the next three dishes and slammed into the first before hiting to location some of the dishes seemed to be coming from.

G'Trell noted he was headed for Sajida and sent a keg at him again

T'Lai was on her way to get more blood wine, when she was suddenly hit by a dish. She growled. "THAT'S ENOUGH!!" She yelled out. Her voice was strong and stinging. It echoed slightly as the bar suddenly fell silent.

Except for some light chuckling from the older males. G'Trell was not phased though. She sent anther dish wissing by T'Lais head it crashed at M'reks feet. they seemed to be coming from the walls them seves.

One of the young males shook his head. "You would be best to take cover and not interpher."

M'Rek gasped slightly, covered in nicks and cuts from the broken dishes and what would likely show as bruis later. A dished smashed at his feet and he nearly jumped back. Then he was hit with another dish and then T'Lai took action as he used the spare time to wipe away some of the drink that had splaered on his with the mugs.

T'Lai glared at the direction that the dish came from. She grabbed a bucket of wine, and walked over to the culpriates and without warning, for they didnt notice her standing there, she dumped the wine on the two of them. "I guess you want to be demoted, don't you?" She told G'Trell.

Sajida bolted up and stood between G'Trell and T'lai somewhat covered in bloodwine. "Leave her be! She had reasons for what she was doing!"

T'Lai glared at Saji. "And what reason is that you insubordinate fools?" She snapped. It was obvious that she was not in the best of moods.

He blinked to clear his eye sight, he could hear them better than see. "T'Lai, this is not your place."

"Because of your reckless behavior, you turned this bar into a mess. Well guess what? Both of you get to clean up EVERY SINGLE SHARD of those dishes that you broke." She said in a cold voice.

G'Trell kindly pushd Sajida to the side and looked T'Lai in the eye. "Peace T'Lai, I was just conduting a bit of "training" thats all" She bit her lower lip.

T'Lai pointed to the brooms and dustpans that were stored away. "Get to it. Start cleaning up the mess you made. And then you get to tell the manager of this bar, where all his dishes dissapeared to." She told her.
G'Trell laid a hand on Sajidas shoulder it was then the Bar tender came up with a smile. "You have a refund since you didnt break all the plates you estimated. "

G'Trell nodded. "Thanks"

T'Lai glared at the three standing there and walked away from them.

G'Trell gave the bartender a smile. "He got away. I guess round two will be on the meHHaj."

T'Lai rolled her eyes at G'Trell, even though she wasn’t facing her. She then found an empty table to sit at and sat down.

G'Trell went over and grabbed the broom and began to do as ordered. Whistleing a merry tune under her breath.

T'Lai looked at the half broken plate in front of her, then grinned and threw it at G'Trell.

G'Trell dodged it playfully. It did not take long for the place to cleaned up. Some of the women and a few of the men lent a hand. Sadjida was a big help as she talked with the br tender over the issue after helping clean up. G'Trell walked over to T'Lai's table.

"May I have a seat?"

"Why should I let you?" T'Lai asked G'Trell

G'Trell flinched a little. "I swear I meant no harm. Its just well.." G'Trell stumbled for an answer. As a moment of awkward silence. G'Trell went to leave the bar.

"You was looking for an incoherent reason to throw stuff at M'Rek. Well Congratulations. He's all yours." She said with a sneer.

G'Trell stopped in mid step and looked at the be' "Is that what this is about? T'Lai I never knew."

"Its so obvious that you like him, it isn’t funny." She said. "He wants nothing to do with me, so why should I even bother." She said.

G'Trell bit her lower lip, "T'Lai, I swear if i had known I would never had done this. You have more claim to him that I. I mean..." G'Trell for once could not think of a answer. She just shook her head. "He would be better off with you."

T'Lai rolled her eyes. "Paaallleeeaassee. He doesn't like me for more than a friend. He told me so. He is all over you. Or do you not notice that every time he lays eyes on you, he practically goes "ga ga" and cant contain himself? " She told G'Trell.

G'Trell went back to the table but still kept a distance. Her voice remained soft. " I cant help that, Unless of course you want me to stay away from him. I want you as a friend, That means more to me then anything. Just ask Sajida over there." G'Trell sighed. "I don’t expect that does anything to lessen the anger you have toward me. But its the best I can offer."

"Due to the circumstances, I cannot accept your offer... how ever, I do appreciate it." She said. "If you must, you may sit down.." T'Lai said.

G'Trell shook her head. " No, that’s fine. just know that i am and ever will be sorry for crossing you in this way. It was not my intention nor intent. " G'Trell went to the bar where Sajida was and laid a hand on the be's shoulder. " I am going to retire for the night. I...I have a lot to think about."

"No problem, i'll join you later on after..well the obvious" she said as she pointed out the room

G’Trell nodded and left. Her mind was heavy. This was a mess. She knew that things would be hard to patch with T’Lai and even harder to patch with M’Rek. But some how she knew that as much as her instinct told her to follow through with her plans and Honor M’Rek, in the same hand she was dis honoring T’Lai and that meant the house of Chang. She had a promise to Tapez HoD and she meant to keep it.. It was with a heavy heart she sank down in the chair in her room. So it was done, she would be ever alone.