<div class="floatleft">(https://wiki.starbase118.net/wiki/images/thumb/7/71/Rodansmall.jpg/800px-Rodansmall.jpg)</div><strong>Character Name:</strong>Diplomatic Attache Anatole Kir-Je<br/><strong>Location:</strong>USS Redemption Angel's Rest<br/><strong>Tagging/Mentioning:</strong>Ensign Ithali sh'Rhynek<br/><strong>NSFW Warning:</strong><br/>Anatole smiled.  "It is an unfortunate side effect of being a politician, I'm afraid.  Beating around the bush is pretty much what we do, in the attempt to make the other guy commit first.  I apologize if you find it frustrating.  In keeping with your preference for honesty, I must confess to not having done homework on you, beyond learning the proper pronunciation of your name or at least as close of an approximation as is possible with Trill vocal cords."<br/><br/>He stood when the Andorian Ensign moved away.  "I would be delighted to walk with you.  I must assure you that these are not my thoughts on security.  Ambassador Fleming insists on his security detail be unarmed, which, in my opinion, defeats the purpose of having a security detail.  Invoking the bureaucratic concept of what he doesn't know won't hurt him, I would rather have armed security and not need them, rather than needing armed security and not having them.  That being said, I think we should opt for a security team that is highly proficient in hand to hand combat as well as one that is comfortable with carrying and using more covert weapons that do not require a power source."<br/><br/>His eyes dropped to Ithali's long legs.  "I'm going to guess that you favour a martial art that makes extensive use of your legs, although you don't neglect hand or arm strikes or as grappling.  Since I am most likely going to be with ambassador Fleming, I'd prefer to know what to expect from any security detail that are assigned.  Should I stay low to allow you room to kick or should I just step aside and let you do what you do best?"<br/><br/>It was something of a baited question.  How would she handle the assumption that what she did best was fight?