Ing The Puny
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Ing had thought long and hard about the weapons regulations at the host starbase and what to do about them. The part about concealed weapons was an issue - he was certain that the Federation would have different definitions of what constituted 'concealed' than the Klingons did. So he had to make sure that everything he carried was either plainly in the open, or undetectable - which, given that this was a Federation station rather than a Klingon one, was a much more difficult proposition. Federation scans were better than Imperial ones, and they were far more willing to use them.
Ing didn't even consider going unarmed. As a Klingon, he would be expected to be carrying at least a dagger at all times, so it was better to wear one openly. At the other extreme, wearing too many weapons might be taken as a challenge, and was also something to be avoided. He had eventually decided to wear his Daqtagh only, initially at least. But he brought both pairs of his new miniature meqleHs, and the belt for them, along with, of course, his betleH. Wearing the meqleHs - unusual in not only their size, being half the traditional length, but also in their shape - might cause comment, which he wanted to avoid. But he still wanted the option of wearing them later, since he didn't trust Federation security to keep trouble away from him.
When the crew of the Scott disembarked, the diminutive Klingon stood out as unusual for his small size. But, being small, he was generally concealed in the other mass of Klingons disembarking. By the time Ing got to the security checkpoint, the officers there were quite familiar with the Klingon habit of bringing many bladed weapons aboard, and he had relatively little hassle, just the usual reminder to leave 'unnecessary' weapons in his room. Ing wondered what the Federation considered 'unnecessary' weapons to be, but didn't ask.
The small Klingon then set out to find his room so he could stow his gear. The number of security personnel around was truly impressive, and he was surprised that at least one guard had apparently been specifically assigned to follow each and every Klingon as they found their quarters. Was the Federation that suspicious of their Klingon allies? Or perhaps they were just tagging along to make sure that all those weapons were stowed properly.
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