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badly_knitted) wrote2024-05-12 06:48 pm
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B5 Double Drabble: A Matter Of Honor
Title: A Matter Of Honor
Fandom: Babylon 5
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Characters: Delenn, Neroon.
Rating: PG
Spoilers/Setting: Legacies.
Summary: Delenn knows exactly what has become of Branmer’s body.
Written For: Challenge 417: Amnesty 69 at
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Disclaimer: I don’t own Babylon 5, or the characters. They belong to J. Michael Straczynski.
A/N: Double drabble and a half, 250 words.
It is unbecoming for a Minbari, most especially someone of her exalted status, to resort to theft, and yet Delenn feels there is no other option. Branmer was of the religious caste, and yet Alit Neroon has the presumption to parade his body from world to world, going against everything that Branmer himself would have wanted. He is not honouring a fallen warrior, rather he is desecrating the memory of a great leader who fought because he had to, but valued peace above all else.
It is not difficult to slip into the chamber where Branmer’s body lies in state, to spirit him away, and cremate him. It is, however unsavoury, the right thing to do. Although it is regrettable that her act causes problems at a diplomatic level for Commander Sinclair, she is certain any ruffled feathers can be smoothed, and whatever explanation she chooses to promote concerning the disappearance will in time be accepted by Neroon and his followers.
Unfortunately, when a young, untrained human telepath accidentally exposes the truth, Neroon proves more difficult to placate than Delenn had hoped, her standing as a member of the Grey Council being all that persuades him to follow her orders.
Neroon will not forget. It is possible that at some time in the future they might clash again, but that is a problem for another time. For the moment, all that matters is that she has done as the Shai Alit would have wished. It was not theft, but liberation.
The End
It is not difficult to slip into the chamber where Branmer’s body lies in state, to spirit him away, and cremate him. It is, however unsavoury, the right thing to do. Although it is regrettable that her act causes problems at a diplomatic level for Commander Sinclair, she is certain any ruffled feathers can be smoothed, and whatever explanation she chooses to promote concerning the disappearance will in time be accepted by Neroon and his followers.
Unfortunately, when a young, untrained human telepath accidentally exposes the truth, Neroon proves more difficult to placate than Delenn had hoped, her standing as a member of the Grey Council being all that persuades him to follow her orders.
Neroon will not forget. It is possible that at some time in the future they might clash again, but that is a problem for another time. For the moment, all that matters is that she has done as the Shai Alit would have wished. It was not theft, but liberation.
The End
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I'm lucky in that I have three very good internet friends who I've been friends with for many years. Others though, they seem to come and go. One I'm pretty sure passed away, she was at least 10 years older than me and had already suffered one stroke. She just stopped commenting one day, when she'd always been the first to comment on my fics. It is very sad.
Haha! Well, you're not missing anything important, and if I ever get the chance to re-watch, I think I'll skip the first episode too. If it was made today, I think the first episode would kill the show before it could get off the ground.
My poor brain feels that way... So many ideas, all at once. I can't possibly cope with all of them. The plot bunnies are out of control!😶
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It's certainly a strange old world these days, never knowing what happens to our friends or even relatives. Everything is temporary, insecure and scary IMO.
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Thank you. I still live in the same house, so the memories are everywhere, which is comforting.
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That must be nice to be in the same house. I wish I could move back to my home area but it isn't viable at the moment 😕
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I just never left. My parents moved in here 2 months before I was born, and I've been here ever since. I've lived here longer than anyone else on my street.
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I think there's always something special about the house you grow up in. So many memories there. Such a shame you had to move away.