Marino and Terry had been assigned the King's County SUV for difficult crime scenes. The Bajoran and the Betazoid had just been out to the projects to retrieve a teenager's body. The Bajoran had fought in the resistance. He had seen baddies before. He rubbed Terry's back as he vomited near the SUV the boys had christened the Tanmesad after the legendary Cardassian vessel.
Terry had seen death before but never the brutality of a body being shredded by gunshots in 2016. The Betazoid felt the horrors of this world. The archaic medicine and ancient vehicles were an adjustment but it was the barbarism that was going to take some getting used to.
Marino and Terry took the body back to the hospital and then Marino took Terry home. Gary, Cougar met him at the Tanmesad. She held the Betazoid as he cried having seen the unforgettable.
Marino stooped and bought a bottle of whiskey and headed back to his Brooklyn apartment. The Bajoran thought about Vash Enranet and the Cardassian's choice to stay in 2396 and continue to work to preserve the Hebetian Reoublic. He admired those often goals and he knew what a struggle it would be for the white ridge skinned alien to live in New York in 2016. Marino rubbed the thick makeup used to hide his nose ridges off as he walked into the older house he had chosen.
He started to remove his uniform as he entered his escape from 2016 reality. He went upstairs and carefully placed the uniform in the closet. He drew a bath and slid into the warm water. Using Veet and a couple of razors, he slowly removed all his body hair. He got out and gently oiled his ski with baby oil to give it a more feminine appearance. The Bajoran slowly put on a wig and very different makeup to give him his secret female appearance.
Marino put on a beautiful sheer top and a black skirt. He went downstairs and stared at himself in the mirror in the hallway leading up to the living room.
"I thought you would never get here.", Thua'ra scared his Bajoran mate.
"Oh my god, Thua'ra? What the hell are you doing here? What about the Cardassian Dilithium Trade?", Marino exclaimed.
"I thought a lot about it and hiding here with you is more of a life than going back to 2388 and trying to rebuild my reputation again. I want who I am today and I want to be with you.", Thua'ra looked at Marino.
"But you will have to live in the shadows. You will have to stay hidden.", Marino looked at Thua'ra.
"But I will be hidden with you.", Thua'ra smiled.
Marino kissed him, "I thought I was going to be here all alone."
"I got your back, baby.", Thua'ra mocked Earth slang.
"And soon you will have my backside.", Marino hiked up his skirt.
Thua'ra smiled. This was another reason to follow Marino to 2016.
Posted by:
Major Ro Marino
Senior Partner
The Tanmesad
Crime Scene Investigations
King's Vounty PD
Brooklyn, NY
