[Chekov's attention is drawn initially to the subtle movement of hands and the knives in their grasp, but that voice...
Hei. Although his words are in a language that the lieutenant can't understand (was his universal translator damaged?), he is instantly recognizable. Not a threat, his brain provides, and he lowers the phaser incrementally even though he knows that that isn't true.
Now is not the time to gawk or question reality. Chekov regains his feet and turns his back to Hei--too trusting, perhaps, but that is a personal flaw that he has yet to overcome--in order to assess the situation. It takes a split second for him to focus on a man and a woman, and only a breath longer to identify them as the most immediate threat. The Chekov that Hei last saw wouldn't have so much as considered shooting two unarmed (literally, in the woman's case) opponents. This Chekov, however, sets his phaser to stun and opens fire.
He can question Hei when they're not staring death in the face.]
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Date: 2014-08-28 02:22 am (UTC)Hei. Although his words are in a language that the lieutenant can't understand (was his universal translator damaged?), he is instantly recognizable. Not a threat, his brain provides, and he lowers the phaser incrementally even though he knows that that isn't true.
Now is not the time to gawk or question reality. Chekov regains his feet and turns his back to Hei--too trusting, perhaps, but that is a personal flaw that he has yet to overcome--in order to assess the situation. It takes a split second for him to focus on a man and a woman, and only a breath longer to identify them as the most immediate threat. The Chekov that Hei last saw wouldn't have so much as considered shooting two unarmed (literally, in the woman's case) opponents. This Chekov, however, sets his phaser to stun and opens fire.
He can question Hei when they're not staring death in the face.]