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Iago.

(ooc: The Marquis brought Iago back to the Barge -- and as soon as they were off the main deck he promptly started wailing on him and had to be bodily removed by Spock. This is hours later, after he's had time to calm down.)

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Marquis.

I think we'd best have a chat.

Now you want to chat?

Yes.

No.

You're either talking to me or you're sleeping on the floor tonight.

And you're not to have contact with Monsieur Iscariot for a week. You two have had three years together without interference. It's time you had a break.

I will not speak with you unless I get to see Judas, Marquis.

And you do not get to see Judas unless you speak with me.

As it is I don't think he would have made the poor decision to follow the Master if you hadn't been supporting him, nor he you -- but that's for his Warden to decide. You're going to be held accountable for the damage you've done to him and yourself.

We are speaking now.

I apologize for striking you earlier. Clearly I was...overcome.

I care not about whatever physical punishment you feel you needed to inflict.

That wasn't about punishment.

But until you disclose to me the things that have happened in your time gone, the things that you have done, I cannot even begin to decide where to go from here.

He stole three years from me, Iago, and you let him do it. You helped him.

If I tell you, I want to see Judas. Not in a week, not in some time that you designate, but in a way I choose.

If you tell me you may see him with supervision. That's the most I will allow you.

Fine. What do you want to know? Do not ask me to tell the whole story. I am not in the mood to recite three years of history.

What happened when you first arrived there?

Keep it private or I will not speak.

When we arrived, it was nothing but...a colony planet. I think that is what it was called. There were people, but, well, they were not the same people we knew.

I cannot be sure, but I think that Harry didn't think that we would be there with him. He didn't care too much, though, and started to take over. Judas and I...we simply followed along at first.

In the next three days, I expect written detail about what you can remember of the first three months, we'll say. I don't expect you to remember everything, but deeds that were done, things that -- linger. Write them down.

In the meantime, I spoke to Judas when he was out hanging fliers. Late the night before, or early in the morning -- whichever you prefer. You were making trouble -- trouble enough that my Item reacted.

What were you doing?

Deeds that were done? Marquis, if you are searching for crimes committed, you will find none then. In those first months, Judas and I were too much...out of our own range of knowledge and experience to understand much. Even now, I do not know what Harry was doing.

As for that night- I was out scouting the Barge with one of my officers.

And then you did what?

We were ambushed. They killed him, but I was able to escape until they moved on.

If you're going to lie to me, Iago, this punishment is going to last a good deal longer than a week.

What do you think happened, Marquis?

I think you'd like to be alone this week more than you're letting on.

Don't play games with me.

Don't use him as a threat.

You know what happened. Why even ask me?

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