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Posted March 30, 2021, 1:11 p.m. by Lieutenant Revna Edman (Counselor) (Jennifer Ward)

Posted by Commander Garinder’Jen th’Jir (Executive Officer) in Bridge Main Sim

Posted by Gamemaster Deus Ex Machina (GM) in Bridge Main Sim

Posted by Lieutenant Auleraine Brison (Engineering Officer) in Bridge Main Sim
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OOC: I know a lot of non-game time has passed, but the shuttle team is going a lot slower than you guys are. As to keep the timelines synched I have to report there are no changes with the probe the two fighters were in pursuit but not doing anything special.

There was no responding carrier wave from the landing party. Although they could detect them in a group on one of the decks. They were not moving and they were clusted together a little tightly, too tightly for a formal meal. The ship does not have shields they used magnetic hull polarization for defensive purposes. The effectiveness is about 10-20% of the Atlantis.

=^=Atlantis, How can we help you… as per negotiated terms, your crew were to not have access to communications off ship, much like what you did to our crew when they were aboard yours. However as a courtesy we can convey any message you would like.=^= The internal comm jamming was not highly specific or advanced but it was effective.

GM

Jen cursed silently. He had not been aware of that provision with him being on the bridge through this. However, this could work out even better.

=^= No, thank you. That is not necessary. In fact, you could help me by cutting out the unnecessary politics. I’m transmitting to you a chemical composition of a mineral that we are seeking. Can you compare that with your databases and let us know if and where such minerals may be found? =^=

He turned to the comms. “Transmit formula for dilithium. Let’s see if we’re in luck.”
- Jen, XO

There was a pause… =^=Ferrite Gems… It is rare and isn’t significantly mined. May I ask what value is this information.=^= the answer was more straight forward than what they would have gotten from Alfo, but wasn’t completely transparent either.

GM

Inside, Jen made a small ‘yes!’ then replied, =^= It may just be your lucky day. Is it easily mined? Are they small crystal deposits? =^=
- Jen, XO

The officer looked to the side confused. =^=I don’t even know that… they are scattered on the surface when they are found, I don’t think anyone have ever thought of mining them, their value is dubious at best.”

Jen rolled his eyes. Amazing how some things could be laying about with their abilities undiscovered. But that is such the case with so many things. =^= It is something that we value back where we come from. They seem to be rarer there than here. And rarity does command more value. =^= He tried turning the discussion more to the value as a gem for now until they could find where they were talking about. He cut the sound again then turned to the Orb.

“Orb, where are Ferrite Gems found?”
- Jen, XO

The orb flashed in a series of varying purple colors. “That is not data generally known to races of this region.”

Oliver continued to watch the conversation go back and forth with so far little progression, he wonders just how much they’d be able to get out of it at all because so far it seemed very little ground had been made. It was clear that they knew what they wanted and the crew didn’t want to part with it. Continuing his scans Oliver remained the silent observant type for now.

  • Lt Oliver Loughty, CSO

He signaled to mute the transmission. “Okay people, we have a job now. I need from science and engineering how we might extract and tackle an introduction of dilithium into their technology. Engineering .. on a scan of the carrier, can it be converted in their design? Science, with what we know of dilithium mining, how can we adapt crystals to retrofit a working drive?”
- Jen, XO

GM

Revna was listening to the conversations around her. Alfo’s provision about communication had been in the conference room, being recorded and watched. Odinson, Mardusk, Nash, Ian, the Captain, had all been aware of it, why no one told the XO was beyond her. And then fully taking part of the blame on herself as well. It had been a long time since she was in the middle of tactical conversations and she’d dropped this one. That was on her, and the rest of them as well. “Alfo was surprised and slightly impressed we were able to disable their weapons and communicators. He took the weapons in stride, knowing he’d do the same if he could. The loss of communication irritated him. So it’s tit for tat. We took away their communication he’s doing it to us.” She considered, “This officer is willing to talk. It could be he is eager to get information to pass on to Alfo and Shade to earn favors or importance. It goes without saying that if we give him the information as to why we really want it that he will tell Alfo and then we loose that as a trading point. He is very interested in our weapons, which the captain made very clear she won’t trade in. He wants our engine specs and transporter technology, would be my educated guess based on his comments. We don’t have much else that they want.”

Jen pondered this but was not overly concerned over the loss of communications to the team. They were busy. This discovery was serendipitous in a way. “I agree that the weapons tech would be too much. Engine tech I can see as a good bargaining point. It doesn’t cross any Prime Directive lines and it would take them a long time to retrofit and design what they need and we could seed the others with the same information for a balance. I’ll let the Captain and others find other tech or things they might like.”

She grinned, “We could say that your woman wants them since they are so scare and precious where we come from. They don’t have to know why she wants them. Alfo and Shade were quite amused by the the Capt and her husband arguing in the conference room. Alfo seemed to particularly sympathize with the captain about working with their spouse.”
Lt Edman, Counselor

“If they think the Ferrite crystals are something we value as a gem for trading then it could give us better insight on how common or uncommon it is and where it could be found.” One corner of his lips turned up. “Good call on a reason, Counselor.”
- Jen, XO

GM

Lera nodded. “I agree with the XO. We use dilithium in our universe. If these gems are rare here, perhaps they are rare elsewhere. Maybe we can offer to share whatever we can mine. It gives them a bit more of their ‘rare’ gems and gives us something to use, but also maybe use as bargaining and trade as we make our way home. I wouldn’t think of giving them enough to monopolize the quadrant,” she laughed lightly. “But a handful of ‘diamonds’ never hurts to gild the pocket of someone who lives on negotiations.” She had already sent a message down to engineering about how to work the gems into something the ship could use.

Lera
Engineer
((What do you mean, ‘can the carrier be converted in their design’? Converted to… ? (think I missed something))
OOC: Like Rob said :)

“My thought is whether ‘that’ can be converted to a dilithium warp capable craft,” Jen said, pointing to the carrier. “Their engines are big now. I wonder if they would be happy with the tech for a .. future design, or one for one of their other ships, or if they want something they can use now. How forward thinking are they really?” The last comment was more of a muse than anything he would suspect anyone else to really answer, though the Counselor could have an idea.

“Alfo strikes me as forward thinking but not simply for alturistic reasons. He is quite taken with Atlantis, her design, her power, our technology. We could give them dilithium technology and simply tell them it will only work so far with their current design. Then offer the design technologies as further payments. Hopefully the Captain doesn’t offer it all at once to them. Each system/technology/design that they need to make the dilithium work should be a seperate form of payment. Will he agree? I can’t say for sure, but he does want it. And we have to keep in mind, I have no doubt that if they think they can get away with it, they will come after us and try to take Atlantis.”
Lt Edman, Counselor

He looked to the engineer. “However, you are right too. While we use a recrystallization methodology for the dilithium matrix we should not discount that they have anything that might be of value to us - apart from the repairs. Perhaps there is an property with these gems that can be of use to us back home. Something that we can learn. But yes, can that handle higher warp?”
- Jen, XO

OOC: My understanding was, if the carrier’s warp drive can be retro-fitted to use the dilithum. If that is the question then the answer is yes, but poorly. The ship’s hull, power conduits, are not designed to sustain higher warp speeds then 7.5. Further the way the engines are designed do not have the space for a dilithum matrix.... You could jury rig a small one but it won’t work well.

GM


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