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Chapter Two: Keep Me Informed

Sisko

Dax and Sisko were appalled at all they had missed. As Odo explained all he knew of the incident, they both listened attentively, anxious and of course worried about Kira.

"I just heard a loud noise and came running," Odo illustrated. "When I got here, Garak was lying there with a phaser and Kira was wounded there. They were both unconscious. There was blood all over, too, and we're running tests to see whose it was."

Sisko nodded. "Dax, I want you to go and observe those tests and contact me as soon as the results are in. Constable, I'm putting you in charge of this investigation, but you probably could have guessed that."

"I'll get right on it, sir," Odo said. Then he stalked off toward his office. Dax went her way, too. Sisko, after another quick look around Garak's shop, turned to visit his first officer in the Infirmary.

Bashir

Garak and Kira had been laid on to separate beds, unfortunately far from each other as Doctor Bashir seemed to do nothing but go back and forth between them. Julian could tell that Garak was barely wounded, and perhaps he had shielded himself from whatever it was somehow. After all his tests were through and he was conscious, his Cardassian friend would be free to go.

Kira was a different story entirely. She had lost a lot of blood due to a direct, severe phaser hit. He had cleaned the wound to the best of his ability and bandaged it well, but there was still a chance of infection and a definite chance that there would be crucial damage.

The young doctor was pulled away from his patients by a visit from Commander Sisko.

"How's my first officer, Doctor?" he asked.

"Honestly, sir," Julian answered, "not too well. She lost a lot of blood and may have picked up some kind of infection. I was just about to scan her, and if she's caught anything, it won't help her at all, that's for sure."

Sisko nodded, understanding. "Keep me informed, and don't give the Constable all the details just yet. He and Kira have been friends for years, and I would hate to see him upset."

"Aye, sir," Julian said. Sisko sauntered out of the Infirmary as Julian picked up his tricorder. He flipped it open and measured the Major's injured area. He couldn't find any apparent trace of infection, which was good news for everyone. Then he decided to analyze some of this data that he had collected and ordered for another doctor to watch the patients.

Quark

The bartender had heard the sound from Garak's shop, but he hadn't had enough interest to bound over and leave the bar in Rom's hands. However, when Odo left for the second time, Quark decided that it would be worthwhile to just go and see what had happened, what would be the buzz of the station for the next while. Plus, why not annoy Odo?

"So?" the little Ferengi inquired. He had to walk faster than usual to keep up with the Changeling, who was taller than he in his human form.

"So what?" Odo replied in his gruff voice, not even slowing down.

"What do you mean, 'so what?' I mean, what's going on in Garak's shop again? He didn't blow it up again, did he? He was a fool the first time! Why do you blow up any tailor's shop, let alone your own? How is that profitable?" Quark rambled.

"I don't know, and if I did, you'd be the last one to know," Odo pointed out as he entered his office and sat upon his chair. Quark followed and stood leaning lazily on the chair across from Odo's.

"I take offense to that," Quark stated.

"Then your work here is done," Odo said dismissively, and Quark was obligated to leave.

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