Editing Episode 509: Joshua Drake, This Is NOT Your Life ... , Part Three
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Rina’s escort leads her through the corridors of the ship to an elevator. One of the SPs pulls a card from his harness and Rina eyes it. It’s waved at a spot on the wall before the elevator and the elevator opens. She watches carefully to note where the card goes back. It’s attached to a retractable lanyard clipped to his gear. Hmmm.<br><br> | Rina’s escort leads her through the corridors of the ship to an elevator. One of the SPs pulls a card from his harness and Rina eyes it. It’s waved at a spot on the wall before the elevator and the elevator opens. She watches carefully to note where the card goes back. It’s attached to a retractable lanyard clipped to his gear. Hmmm.<br><br> | ||
| − | The elevator goes down a deck and spits them out into another large area, one that has a porthole. The Black twinkles outside and Rina goes right over to it and stares out. Beyond the glass she can see | + | The elevator goes down a deck and spits them out into another large area, one that has a porthole. The Black twinkles outside and Rina goes right over to it and stares out. Beyond the glass she can see Equinox tied between the engine nacelles aft. Repair bots and pushers fly over it, little sparks gleaming where repairs are being made. She looks long and hard out that porthole, scanning the lines of our ship, looking for any evidence of foul play. Also she looks for signs that the altered section of our hull that she and Kiera discovered during their EVA has been found. It’s out of view on the far side of the ship from her, however, and there is no telling. Lagniappe is not visible to her either and she fervently hopes that the dropship has been recovered and is docked inside our hangar deck. Again, there is no telling from here. She looks over her shoulder at the SPs.<br><br> |
Rina: Where’s our shuttle?<br> | Rina: Where’s our shuttle?<br> | ||
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Rina: We met him on the ''Trafalgar'' and—<br> | Rina: We met him on the ''Trafalgar'' and—<br> | ||
| − | Captain Wise: You met him on | + | Captain Wise: You met him on Trafalgar? What were you doing on ''Trafalgar''?<br> |
Rina: We were scanning one of our crew—<br> | Rina: We were scanning one of our crew—<br> | ||
Captain Wise: Scanning one of your crew?<br><br> | Captain Wise: Scanning one of your crew?<br><br> | ||
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It was actually her adopted son Lem we wanted to do a scan on, to track the progress of the TSE he suffered from. She withholds that information for now. Wise isn’t the only parent with a son to protect. Her expression is bland but her accent is out, a sign of stress if one knows to look for it, and it deepens as she continues.<br><br> | It was actually her adopted son Lem we wanted to do a scan on, to track the progress of the TSE he suffered from. She withholds that information for now. Wise isn’t the only parent with a son to protect. Her expression is bland but her accent is out, a sign of stress if one knows to look for it, and it deepens as she continues.<br><br> | ||
| − | Rina: And we did not have the money or the access to a Coreside hospital. We knew that | + | Rina: And we did not have the money or the access to a Coreside hospital. We knew that Trafalgar might have a scanner not yet decommissioned and no one would … mind if we … used it while we were there. <br> |
Captain Wise: I take it you didn’t get the Captain’s permission for this.<br> | Captain Wise: I take it you didn’t get the Captain’s permission for this.<br> | ||
Rina: Not exactly. Is easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission, yes?<br> | Rina: Not exactly. Is easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission, yes?<br> | ||
| − | Captain Wise: We’ll see. Go on. You were on | + | Captain Wise: We’ll see. Go on. You were on Trafalgar. Conducting a scan on one of your crewmates. Any reason for this?<br> |
Rina: We were on a medical ward. Off to the side. No one was there. And … while we were busy in one bay, a ship docked alongside another one—<br> | Rina: We were on a medical ward. Off to the side. No one was there. And … while we were busy in one bay, a ship docked alongside another one—<br> | ||
Captain Wise: The ship?<br> | Captain Wise: The ship?<br> | ||
Rina: A ship. I don’t recall the name. We were … surprised. We thought—(breathes a laugh)—quite reasonably that we were going to be thrown in the brig. Because we weren’t really supposed to be there.<br><br> | Rina: A ship. I don’t recall the name. We were … surprised. We thought—(breathes a laugh)—quite reasonably that we were going to be thrown in the brig. Because we weren’t really supposed to be there.<br><br> | ||
| − | Absolutely not supposed to be there. And yet had we been elsewhere, it might well be Joshua would never have walked off | + | Absolutely not supposed to be there. And yet had we been elsewhere, it might well be Joshua would never have walked off Trafalgar alive and Rina would not be sitting in front of the man who believes Joshua is his son. <br><br> |
Rina: And we peek around the corner and Joshua walks out.<br> | Rina: And we peek around the corner and Joshua walks out.<br> | ||
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Rina: Bad stuff happened.<br> | Rina: Bad stuff happened.<br> | ||
Captain Wise: Did you try to capture him? Try to hide what you were doing?<br> | Captain Wise: Did you try to capture him? Try to hide what you were doing?<br> | ||
| − | Rina: Capture him? Without him we would have | + | Rina: Capture him? Without him we would have died. No.<br> |
Captain Wise: But you were caught by an Alliance officer, doing clandestine—illicit things on a cruiser. Presumably you would have been nervous and upset upon being discovered by such a person, right?<br> | Captain Wise: But you were caught by an Alliance officer, doing clandestine—illicit things on a cruiser. Presumably you would have been nervous and upset upon being discovered by such a person, right?<br> | ||
Rina: We were more nervous and upset by the Reavers.<br><br> | Rina: We were more nervous and upset by the Reavers.<br><br> | ||
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Rina: They came off the ship that docked off alongside. I don’t know where they came from originally or how they got onto the ship that docked alongside, but they were on that ship. They came out. They started doing what Reavers do.<br> | Rina: They came off the ship that docked off alongside. I don’t know where they came from originally or how they got onto the ship that docked alongside, but they were on that ship. They came out. They started doing what Reavers do.<br> | ||
Captain Wise: So they were on the ship that came up. A Reaver ship docked on—<br> | Captain Wise: So they were on the ship that came up. A Reaver ship docked on—<br> | ||
| − | Rina: A ship with Reavers docked onto | + | Rina: A ship with Reavers docked onto Trafalgar. Joshua was there and—<br> |
Captain Wise: Can I just say one thing? That does seem a bit preposterous. I mean, a Reaver ship is able to dock onto an Alliance cruiser? Even if it were being decommissioned.<br> | Captain Wise: Can I just say one thing? That does seem a bit preposterous. I mean, a Reaver ship is able to dock onto an Alliance cruiser? Even if it were being decommissioned.<br> | ||
Rina: No, no. I said the Reavers were ''on'' the ship. I didn’t say it was a ''Reaver'' ship.<br> | Rina: No, no. I said the Reavers were ''on'' the ship. I didn’t say it was a ''Reaver'' ship.<br> | ||
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Is he looking at her with the expression one reserves for the dangerously insane? Rina knows she’s lost any hope of guiding the interrogation and privately admits that she never really had a chance at it. Since she’s already resolved to tell the truth—regardless of whether she’s believed—she might as well get on with it.<br><br> | Is he looking at her with the expression one reserves for the dangerously insane? Rina knows she’s lost any hope of guiding the interrogation and privately admits that she never really had a chance at it. Since she’s already resolved to tell the truth—regardless of whether she’s believed—she might as well get on with it.<br><br> | ||
| − | Rina: As best as I can piece together … there were Reavers on that ship. They were being shipped somewhere and Joshua, with I think it was six, eight Marines—I saw them die, the Marines—somehow the Reavers were loose on that ship. The Marines started shooting … Joshua defended himself and he ended up defending us as well. When the Reavers saw us, they came for us. And when you’re in a situation like that, you don’t question the uniform. You don’t question what side of the war you were on. You | + | Rina: As best as I can piece together … there were Reavers on that ship. They were being shipped somewhere and Joshua, with I think it was six, eight Marines—I saw them die, the Marines—somehow the Reavers were loose on that ship. The Marines started shooting … Joshua defended himself and he ended up defending us as well. When the Reavers saw us, they came for us. And when you’re in a situation like that, you don’t question the uniform. You don’t question what side of the war you were on. You survive.<br> |
Captain Wise: What side of the war were you on?<br><br> | Captain Wise: What side of the war were you on?<br><br> | ||
Our side? Their side?<br><br> | Our side? Their side?<br><br> | ||
| − | Rina: | + | Rina: My side. And when the smoke cleared, Joshua was on our side of the blast door. We were wounded, we were bleeding. One of our crew was dead. And without him, two more would have died. He got us out of there. He got us back to … the medical wing were there was still staff. He … He saved us. And when he asked for a ride off, we gave it to him.<br> |
| − | Captain Wise: So after he helped you to the medical area, then | + | Captain Wise: So after he helped you to the medical area, then he asked to go with you.<br> |
Rina: Yes.<br> | Rina: Yes.<br> | ||
Captain Wise: And you just got back on your ship and left and the Reavers just … magically disappeared?<br><br> | Captain Wise: And you just got back on your ship and left and the Reavers just … magically disappeared?<br><br> | ||
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Rina: There is always … an element of risk … when you must make a life for yourself from scratch. As he has done.<br> | Rina: There is always … an element of risk … when you must make a life for yourself from scratch. As he has done.<br> | ||
Captain Wise: Did he ever tell you why he was making a life for himself from scratch?<br> | Captain Wise: Did he ever tell you why he was making a life for himself from scratch?<br> | ||
| − | Rina: I thought it was pretty clear. He was getting away from those people with the weapon. He wanted out. He | + | Rina: I thought it was pretty clear. He was getting away from those people with the weapon. He wanted out. He had to make a new life for himself.<br> |
Captain Wise: Well, times have changed, obviously.<br> | Captain Wise: Well, times have changed, obviously.<br> | ||
Rina: No joke.<br> | Rina: No joke.<br> | ||
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Captain Wise: I’m just having trouble imagining myself being judged by someone like—<br> | Captain Wise: I’m just having trouble imagining myself being judged by someone like—<br> | ||
Arden: And you’re emotionally coloring your reactions because it’s your son.<br> | Arden: And you’re emotionally coloring your reactions because it’s your son.<br> | ||
| − | Captain Wise: | + | Captain Wise: Damn right.<br> |
Arden: I have no problem with that. If I had a father I would want him to play it the same way.<br> | Arden: I have no problem with that. If I had a father I would want him to play it the same way.<br> | ||
Captain Wise: Yes, well perhaps it would be best to have some sort of more judicial procedure. I can contact the Admiral of the Fleet to—<br> | Captain Wise: Yes, well perhaps it would be best to have some sort of more judicial procedure. I can contact the Admiral of the Fleet to—<br> | ||
Arden: For what? I am not a member of the military. You would have to turn me over to a civil authority.<br> | Arden: For what? I am not a member of the military. You would have to turn me over to a civil authority.<br> | ||
Captain Wise: Actually, if you been … treating … a member of the military …<br> | Captain Wise: Actually, if you been … treating … a member of the military …<br> | ||
| − | Arden: As far as I know, Joshua | + | Arden: As far as I know, Joshua wasn’t a member of the military.<br> |
Captain Wise: He was.<br> | Captain Wise: He was.<br> | ||
Arden: I believe you.<br> | Arden: I believe you.<br> | ||
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Arden: Excuse me?<br> | Arden: Excuse me?<br> | ||
Captain Wise: Do you want to charge that I am unfit to command my ship?<br> | Captain Wise: Do you want to charge that I am unfit to command my ship?<br> | ||
| − | Arden: (with an edge) No. I never said that, | + | Arden: (with an edge) No. I never said that, either. You’re putting words in my mouth.<br> |
Captain Wise: You seem very hostile.<br> | Captain Wise: You seem very hostile.<br> | ||
Arden: Uh, yeah. When somebody tells me what I say I get hostile. Imagine. Now, let me take a deep breath … (takes one) … and can we start over please?<br> | Arden: Uh, yeah. When somebody tells me what I say I get hostile. Imagine. Now, let me take a deep breath … (takes one) … and can we start over please?<br> | ||
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Arden: You’re not curious about what I know about your son? <br> | Arden: You’re not curious about what I know about your son? <br> | ||
Captain Wise: I’m not convinced I’ll be able to get what you know about my son.<br> | Captain Wise: I’m not convinced I’ll be able to get what you know about my son.<br> | ||
| − | Arden: (oh yeah?) How about I get the medical records from the | + | Arden: (oh yeah?) How about I get the medical records from the Equinox and you can look over them?<br> |
Captain Wise: That sounds like a good idea.<br> | Captain Wise: That sounds like a good idea.<br> | ||
Arden: And in Joshua/Rex’s defense, he saved my life several times.<br> | Arden: And in Joshua/Rex’s defense, he saved my life several times.<br> | ||
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Arden: And I saved his a couple of times.<br> | Arden: And I saved his a couple of times.<br> | ||
Captain Wise: That does surprise me.<br> | Captain Wise: That does surprise me.<br> | ||
| − | Arden: We’re | + | Arden: We’re crew. We look after each other. <br> |
Captain Wise: Well, that’s admirable.<br> | Captain Wise: Well, that’s admirable.<br> | ||
Arden; But you don’t agree.<br><br> | Arden; But you don’t agree.<br><br> | ||
