[planet side]
The reaction of Travid when their Captain had wanted to retrieve dirt to bring back with them. Their Captain a scientist at heart had wanted examples. Not being a scientist but you can learn all lot from the dirt. It held minerals of whatever could be develop.
When Travid had that one second of shot a glance to the guard. The guards seemed to be the “eye” of keeping order. Which means Travid was being watched by the upper brass. Perhaps Travid had want to tell us something but he can’t. That could be the reason why he asked it was Federation or Science.
Maybe Travid could be thinking that he messed up and the alliance has the Starfleet checking on them. It was something he thought of. However there was no evidence to hold his theory in place. He could mention that when they get back to the ship.
An idea pop in Don’s head, “Captain any chance can get a small rock to take back. I wonder with permission I could start a rock collection on the away missions on planet.” That was true, but he figured it was good addition for scientist to take a look over. Yes. He wanted to start a rock collection of planets he started to visit. Like souvenir.
After Nira gave her thoughts Don had to speak. “Captain I felt Travid is being watched. Like he knows what is going around but he can’t tell us. I could be wrong. But that I felt,” he shared.
Ensign Danjar-Torra
[Policyon II - Dome Gardens >>> outside the dome]
The guards that Torra had been attempting to 'test' for reaction, moved off further as the tour group continued on into the garden. Don alone seemed to notice her falling behind and fell behind as well. Torra moved up alongside him. With no one to watch over her closely, Torra took her tricorder from her belt and ran a few scans of the flora in the garden.
Up ahead she heard the request for soil samples to be taken both inside and outside the dome. As the lowest ranked on the away team, the task of collecting such a sample would naturally fall to her. She was provided with sample containers and Torra took a number of samples. Some from inside the garden, some from outside the garden but inside the dome... and then when led outside the dome, Torra collected samples from there as well.
The Grazerite was appalled at the conditions that the Romulan refugees were living in. She stood up after having gathered the sample. "How many refugees live in the city in such conditions?"
[Lieutenant JG Nira Said | Outside the Domes | Policyon II | Hobus Region]
Nira looked at Don when he made his own comment. She did not consider the possibility that Travid was being watched. She was so concentrated on the man's behavior, she didn't consider that. She noticed Torra wanting to take a sample and she handed her a sample container.
"Now there, I didn't consider that possibility," said Nira. "If you felt that...well, if it was instinctual, that's impressive. Then again...if he was being watched, why didn't he tell us, at the very least, telepathically? Send us a warning? He is a Betazoid, after all. Though he's nothing like me. On the other hand, he probably knows full well about telepathy etiquette. Yet throughout, I felt nothing from him. No feelings; they were shut off...Then again...maybe he sent it directly to you, since the rest of us were all leery of him. He might have noticed that in us.
"And if he is being watched, who's watching him?" She asked, though she was able to come to that conclusion quickly, remembering the way the Romulans everywhere were looking at the away team.
"Maybe, just maybe," she said in a lower voice, "if he is being watched...I did indicate earlier that this place is one possible place for criminals to lie low, but perhaps there could also be Romulans with ill feeling toward the Federation, maybe even from one of the different Romulan factions who don't recognize the Free State. Maybe the reason they're taking so long is because the refugees are being a thorn on his side, emphasizing his presence isn't welcome.
"I concur that it's horrible the way the refugees are living," Nira added, noting Torra's comment, "maybe that's why they are so disgruntled. Maybe the refugees are watching Travid. Maybe there's some animosity toward him because he's cheating them or something. I could throw out hypothesis after hypothesis all day long, but we don't know enough about what in Allah's name is going on around here. A concrete case can't be formed without sufficient evidence, let alone information."