<div class="floatleft">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/812547894355427348/813569959220740148/Lt_Anatole_Kir-je.png)</div><strong> Lieutenant Anatole Kir-Je (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=329997.msg15762414#msg15762414)</strong><br/><strong>&lt;Location&gt;</strong>Hallway<br/><strong>&lt;Summary of actions&gt;</strong>Going out on a limb to protect one of his officers<br/><strong>&lt;Tag to another character/NPC&gt;</strong>Commander Mara, PO Aster & Lt jg C'Tara.<br/><hr/>Anatole was preparing to start a little tap-dancing with the facts when C'Tara decided to reveal all the damning details of her crime.  He took a deep but not obvious breath and looked at the commander.  C'Tara's crime was one of vanity but she was overreacting.  If she'd kept quiet in front of the commander, there was a good chance he could have handled things without too much fallout.  Now?  This was going to take a lot of work to sort out in a way that nobody got too badly punished.  When everything was said and done, she was one of his security team and if for no other reason, he'd do what he could to protect her.<br/><br/>"I've begun an investigation into the incident, Commander,"  he said.  "There was a problem on the holodeck, resulting in an injury to lieutenant C'Tara.  She's a little premature, I think, in offering her resignation, at least until all the details have been heard.  The preliminary report has been submitted.  I was planning on waiting until I've heard back from the crew doing the diagnostic on the holodeck before bringing it to your attention but now that you're aware, I can either provide the information piecemeal or the full report when it is complete."