09-08-2017, 04:31 PM
Geneviève waited behind a monitor the entire time the SIS agents underwent the procedures after their arrival on Ruiz. They might have noticed something was amiss, if they had reckoned that the system would be buzzing more with Outcast activity. Currently, most of the Outcast forces were standing down following attempted negotiations with the Order, who held a presence in the system of Omicron Beta. Gen made a mental note to find an excuse for that she could use at a later date, should the Bretonians inquire about why this was the case. It wouldn't do to disclose to them why the system was so quiet.
She had watched the Bretonians leave their ships, after which they were padded down for obvious weapons, then brought into a decontamination chamber. It served two purposes. Firstly, the system really was slightly irradiated, and second, the medical staff would be able to subject the Bretonians to all the scans necessary to determine that they wouldn't be undermined by the Nomads. Standard procedure, really. Especially when it came to matters involving Corsica. Stroking a strand of thin, blonde hair behind her ear, Gen put the thumb to her mouth idly as she watched the people inside the cell. Soon, they were given a stack of new clothes to wear. Their normal clothes could contain bio agents that could harm the population of Corsica. They had to be thorough. Another person would maybe be bashful at seeing the other people change clothes, but Gen hardly batted an eye. Something like a right to privacy didn't exist in the same way as in the houses, at least not on Malta. It had a way of warping perceptions, appropriating people to resemble itself. They would leave the Bretonians like this for a while. It didn't necessarily serve a purpose, since the scans were done quickly and trace amounts of radiation banished soon, but it was all about appearances. They wouldn't be able to rule out that more was at play while they waited, and that would make them more insecure. Roughly fourty minutes, she stood like this, staring at the screens, listening to the words that were exchanged in the cell. Idly, she found it amusing that she could hold still for so long.
Dropping the hand that had been at her mouth to her side, she switched off the monitors and headed out of the small room she had been in. Only now did she notice how much fresher the air was on the corridor. Less ozone. There was nobody in sight, but she knew where to go. Her paces echoed through the hallways as she made her way to the decontamination chamber and approached a console, pushing the button to let her speak to the people inside. "That is quite enough. We apologize for the inconvenience." Her Gallic accent was evident, and she made no attempt to hide it. She idly wondered how they would react to being greeted by a Gallic woman and their surprise at finding out that the CID was actually hers. It had been Gen's idea to pose as the one bringing them to Corsica, since this way, they wouldn't expect her to also be the one they would be talking to once they got there. It would give Gen ample opportunity to assess the Bretonians and see if they were worth working with in the end. The easiest way to see how a person's character was like was not by engaging them as equals, but to see how they treated those they saw as their inferiors. For all they knew, Gen could be a slave girl forced into service. The door of the decontamination chamber slid open and the blue glow inside stopped. Gen had never been particularly beautiful by any standard. She knew she could appear this way, if she wore the right clothes, assumed the right posture, smiled more and wore a bit of makeup. Still, seeing the woman that was Perry, she briefly felt slightly self-conscious in her black and grey CID uniform consisting of something akin to suit pants and jacket that did not reveal cleavage. "My name is Geneviève. My Mistress would like to see you on Corsica."
She had watched the Bretonians leave their ships, after which they were padded down for obvious weapons, then brought into a decontamination chamber. It served two purposes. Firstly, the system really was slightly irradiated, and second, the medical staff would be able to subject the Bretonians to all the scans necessary to determine that they wouldn't be undermined by the Nomads. Standard procedure, really. Especially when it came to matters involving Corsica. Stroking a strand of thin, blonde hair behind her ear, Gen put the thumb to her mouth idly as she watched the people inside the cell. Soon, they were given a stack of new clothes to wear. Their normal clothes could contain bio agents that could harm the population of Corsica. They had to be thorough. Another person would maybe be bashful at seeing the other people change clothes, but Gen hardly batted an eye. Something like a right to privacy didn't exist in the same way as in the houses, at least not on Malta. It had a way of warping perceptions, appropriating people to resemble itself. They would leave the Bretonians like this for a while. It didn't necessarily serve a purpose, since the scans were done quickly and trace amounts of radiation banished soon, but it was all about appearances. They wouldn't be able to rule out that more was at play while they waited, and that would make them more insecure. Roughly fourty minutes, she stood like this, staring at the screens, listening to the words that were exchanged in the cell. Idly, she found it amusing that she could hold still for so long.
Dropping the hand that had been at her mouth to her side, she switched off the monitors and headed out of the small room she had been in. Only now did she notice how much fresher the air was on the corridor. Less ozone. There was nobody in sight, but she knew where to go. Her paces echoed through the hallways as she made her way to the decontamination chamber and approached a console, pushing the button to let her speak to the people inside. "That is quite enough. We apologize for the inconvenience." Her Gallic accent was evident, and she made no attempt to hide it. She idly wondered how they would react to being greeted by a Gallic woman and their surprise at finding out that the CID was actually hers. It had been Gen's idea to pose as the one bringing them to Corsica, since this way, they wouldn't expect her to also be the one they would be talking to once they got there. It would give Gen ample opportunity to assess the Bretonians and see if they were worth working with in the end. The easiest way to see how a person's character was like was not by engaging them as equals, but to see how they treated those they saw as their inferiors. For all they knew, Gen could be a slave girl forced into service. The door of the decontamination chamber slid open and the blue glow inside stopped. Gen had never been particularly beautiful by any standard. She knew she could appear this way, if she wore the right clothes, assumed the right posture, smiled more and wore a bit of makeup. Still, seeing the woman that was Perry, she briefly felt slightly self-conscious in her black and grey CID uniform consisting of something akin to suit pants and jacket that did not reveal cleavage. "My name is Geneviève. My Mistress would like to see you on Corsica."