[Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: 'ay' wa'vatlh loSmaH: <vItbogh ghoqwI'>

[Qov]

You've had a few days to catch up on 'ay''a' Soch, so I'll start 
'ay''a' chorgh today.

In story, this 'ay''a' begins about a week after 'ay''a' jav ended, 
on the same long day during which 'ay''a' Soch took place. By way of 
review, in 'ay''a' jav:

Klingon agricultural scientist 'eSSIm made a list of facts that 
'proved' that Yelwitian merchant Mahoun was a spy, and she sent her 
conclusions off to some unspecified military contact, intent on 
proving her loyalty to the Empire and shaking off the stigma of being 
a traitor's daughter. She and Mahoun attended a UFP presentation that 
just made 'eSSIm angry, as did her headache and Mahoun's continued 
refusal to admit that he was a spy, or that he was lying about how he 
learned Klingon. She eventually got so angry that she tried to run 
him through with a rapier, but his crew beamed him out of harm's way. 
Mahoun acquired an Andorian slave that the Federation had rescued 
from pirates and thought to be Yelwitian like Mahoun, and then 
Mahoun's ship Farsajii broke orbit to sell the gharben II grain elsewhere.

Mahoun took a couple of opportunities to go by the site of vajar's 
disabled ship, Vigilant, scanning it, and then discovering and 
salvaging a treasure trove of valuable contraband floating in space 
at the site of the Vigilant's nacelle explosion. Mahoun recalled some 
unpleasant experiences at the hands of the Klingons and had some bad 
dreams, but he missed 'eSSIm. And besides, there was lots of money to 
be made going back to gharben II for more grain.

And that brings us up to ...

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'ay''a' chorgh

140

vItbogh ghoqwI'


tej ghItlh qontaHvIS 'eSSIm, jabbI'ID chu' maq De'wI'. jangta' vajar 
HoD. QIn laD.

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'eSSIm,

ben law' ngaq Duj *naQjej yoH* bIghHa'Daq novvetlh SuD vI'avtaH. 
latlh vI'angbe'. ngugh tlhIngan Hol jatlhlaHbe'. ra'lu'DI' puSqu'bogh 
mu'mey napqu' loblaH 'ej qoy'meH <bIQ> jatlhlaH. puj, yoHHa'qu' 'ej 
jIj. ghoqwI' ghaHchugh vItemlaHbe' 'ach Qobbe'law'. ghe'naQ bom 'oH 
'ach mu'mey vImughlaHbe'. chaq vIghro''a', HeghlI'bogh loD je bop. 
De''e' cha'be'bogh Sotlaw'wIj vISovbe'.

Sotlaw'maj Dalabqa'mo' DuquvmoHjaj ta'.

vajar HoD
tlhIngan wo' tlharghDuj *Dugh*
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DochHa' vajar HoD. motlh 'eSSIm buSHa' QI' ghotpu'. Hu' 'eSSIm 'ej 
vIychorgh Suq. ghupDI' ghur nach 'oy'. 'oy'choHpu' je teS. qaStaHvIS 
wa' Hogh wuQtaHmo' qejqu'. QuchDajDaq 'uymeH nItlhDu' lo'. loQ 
'oy'mo' bepbe' tlhIngan SuvwI', 'ach buSmoHlaHbe' 'oy'vam.

Mahoun bopbogh qech chu' ghaj.[120] DIvI' ghoqwI' ghaHbe' 'e' maqtaH 
vaj tobmeH chaq tlhIngan ghoqwI' mojqang. DIvI' QI' peghmey 
SuqlaHchugh 'eSSIm naDnISbej tlhIngan wo'. vajar jabbI'ID laDqa'. 
Mahoun lut 'olpu' vajar. puj 'ej yoHHa', 'ej ngabbe'ba' Sotlaw'. 
Sotlaw' bejqa' 'eSSIm. DaH bomwI' Sovmo' monmoH ta. bomtaHvIS Mahoun 
jeQ 'ej vIHchu'. SuvwI' ghaHbe' Mahoun'e' 'ach SomrawDuDaj SeHchu' 
'ej Sov'eghmo' loQ tonSaw' po'wI' rur. 'IH.

SochHu' rInpu'DI' DIvI' lopno', ghoHtaHvIS 'eSSIm ghaH je 'IHbe'. lut 
rap ja'taHmo' Mahoun, 'eSSIm moghmoHchu'. 'eSSIm belmoHmeH Hoch De' 
Sovbogh jatlhtaH, 'ach De' ngeb 'oghpu'be' DaH 'e' Sov 'eSSIm. not 
choHpu' Mahoun lut. Daj. HeghvIpba'taHvIS nepchoHbe'pu'. toDuj Segh 
'ang. tlhIngan yu'wI' SIQpu' Mahoun. 'eSSIm qIHDI' Hajmo' vulchoH. 
De' neHbogh 'eSSIm loylaHba'. 'ach neppa' Heghrup. pay' pur 'eSSIm. 
jaS yoH Mahoun, 'ach yoH. tlhIngan retlhDaq QammeH yoHnIS. 'eSSIm 
voqchoHpu'. vItpu'. 'ej HoH 'e' nID 'eSSIm.

batlhHa' vangpu' 'eSSIm 'e' tlhoj.
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SKI: Essim receives a transmission from Captain vajar that confirms 
Mahoun's story, and on reflection Essim decides that she has treated 
him dishonourably.
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[120] Where does the "ghaj project" (which I think is a great idea) 
come on 'having' thoughts?
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And critics of my pacing must have hit the spot, as I laughed for a 
full minute at this.
http://www.gocomics.com/culdesac/2012/01/20