Posted Dec. 13, 2021, 10:15 a.m. by Commander Garinder'Jen th'Jir (Executive Officer) (Gene Gibbs)
Posted by Fleet Captain Kelly Bordeaux (Commanding Officer) in Bridge Main Sim
Posted by Gamemaster Deus Ex Machina (GM) in Bridge Main Sim
Posted by Fleet Captain Kelly Bordeaux (Commanding Officer) in Bridge Main Sim
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Big snip
The Octopus cleared the Asteroids and jumped to warp 8.2. They would overtake and be in firing range in 4 minutes. The dark ship was barely describable visually, but at this range even the reflective hull wasn’t effective enough to prevent the short range sensors from picking it up clearly. It might have looked like an Octopus, but if felt like the shark from Jaws…=/\=Thank you for the intel but you got anymore tips and tricks=/\= Kelly asked the voice on the other end of the comm
Kelly Bordeaux
=^=Can’t say that we do,=^= There was actual sadness in the voice. =^=We have only been successful against the Darkness when we’ve had over 20 ships. Which we don’t right now. Even if you are as powerful as tactical projections suggest the two of us don’t have a chance.=^= There was another pause. =^=There are 12 ships at Base 5 and the Lorn’s ambassador’s ship. Its 30 hours at warp 5 although you’d have to do at least warp 7 to stay ahead of them. The Darkness wouldn’t dare approach.=^= The Endorian ship slowed to to Warp 4.
GM
“Helm, do we know where this Base 5 is?” he asked while they were talking. “If so, adjust course for there.”
OOC: It might be about a year of game time, but you were there about two weeks ago. You had a security officer start a riot and then escaped by using an escape pod and ejecting into space. Where the Atlantis picked themup and ran…
OOC: Just before I got on here … :)
IC:Wait. Base 5. Where they had caused all that trouble. And were now about to do more. Their popularity was not going to be going up any time soon there …
“Warp 7?” Jen said quietly. “They must be out of date as they are either sprinting right now or they have upgraded.”
=/\=Because of the number of ships or because of the races there =/\= Kelly asked inquisitively “Jen get us moving,” she said to the XO focusing not on the retreat but more any intell she could get from the man on the other end of the call.
Kelly Bordeaux
He moved closer to the helm station while keeping an eye on engineering and the screen. “Increase speed incrementally. Let’s see what these repairs did for us. Bring us up to warp 8.2 and let’s see what they do.”
“Aye,” The helm NE responded. “Warp 7.5,” he paused, “Warp 7.7… 7.9… 8.. 8.1… 8.2”
“Engineering,” he said to that station. “Engine status at these speeds?”
OOC: Ship was running smooth and there wasn’t any signs of issues. The repairs were holding and theoretically were near Star-Fleet specifications.
“Inch us up to 8.3,” Jen said. If that was not matched they’d increase to try to get that half light year distance and see whether or not they did, in fact, lose interest. At least at the moment it was a straight up race.
“Aye,” said NE Helm. “Going to warp 8.3” The ship went smoothly to 8.3.” The Atlantis pulled away for a few moments. The the Octopus went to warp 8.5.
=^=We think a little of both. Base five is armed like a several warships. The Lorn Ambassador’s ship could take out half the sector by itself and the other 12 ships have mixed abilities because of all the different operators.=^= He paused. Kelly could hear him talking in the background. =^= I don’t think, it would want to take on some many race’s ships at the same time.=^=
GM
Jen muttered quietly, “They don’t seem to care much. They just seem to like to scrap.” For that, Jen had an appreciation for them
Jen, XO
Cara sat listening, they had no problem taking on many ships, but not varying races. She pulled up the the DNA information on the darkness and requested the computer to run an analysis to determine what the neurological and brain development would be for the creature. Was it possible it didn’t have the cognitive functions to anticipate and process the varying tactics of so many varied individuals? That could work in their favor, confuse it and vary their evasions or attacks if it came to that. Cara wasn’t a neurologist though or a geneticist so she had to rely on the computer to give her that information. She also pulled up the Atlantis’ scans of The Darkness to see if anything looked like bioelectrical impulses that might indicate where the brain was on that thing.
O’Farrell, counselor
Bio-regression suggested that the ships were not nearly as cognitively advanced as a warp capable race would have to be. At the level of neuro tissue that the cells would develop, it shouldn’t be able to choose targets at all. It would pick and kill what’s closest for the most part with some pain or fear possibly being an alternate motivator. The cognitive development kind of resembled a shark in terms of decision making. As far as the location of the brain there was no clear evidence of its location, sensory organs, or mouth, but basic biology would suggest either center mass or top/bottom of central mass, so the tentacles were out.
GM
=^=Thank you Endorian ship. This is Captain Kelly Bordeaux of the USS Atlantis. To whom am I speaking=^= she said in a friendly tone.
Captain Kelly Bordeaux
=^=Commander Rose, of the Templar.=^=
The base might have firepower though if the Lorn ship was there and others that might help. He didn’t like the idea of another ‘station’ having anti-proton pot shots taken of them. Quietly Jen said, “I’d rather not have another station getting torn up. Could the Endorians arrange for a rendezvous with the warships and Lorn cruiser away from the station. Unless they want to fight there.” That was a possibility. He could just see the station commanders rolling their eyes at the troublemakers showing up again with the local bully.
- Jen, XO“Good point they are calling us that ship,” Kelly nodded to her XO. =/\=ENdorian ship can you contact the other ships and have us meet outside of the stations space. I’d rather avoid it attacking the station at all costs=/\= .
Kelly Bordeaux
=^=I’m sorry, Captain, I don’t know if you have the diplomatic currency, we certainly don’t, to have a large contingent of multiple races fleets to help you engage a Darkness ship. They wouldn’t fight together the Nine and the Alfian’s are sworn enemies, outside of the Base 5 neutrality zone they’d shoot at each other as willingly as the Darkness. You’d have the Endorians, the Caste, we at least know who the true enemy is.... No idea what the Dilgar would do.=^=
There was a pause. =^=That’s why I suggested Base 5, it’s unlikely the Darkness would approach, but asking the ships to sortie out to you and engage the Darkness in open space, we’d lose half the ships in the sector, and 10,000 lives and there’s no guarantee of victory as I don’t think the Lorn would come. I couldn’t risk it without at least 20 warships so at least victory was assured to balance off the cost.=^=
gm
=/\=Well Commander Rose we will see you are Base 5 and thank you for your assistance. If you find yourself needing some help don’t be a stranger.=/\=
“Okay looks like we make it to the base and force a coalition if that thing follows us.”
Kelly Bordeax
Jen wondered whether the Darkness really had a threat matrix or if it just threw itself into battle like some kind of kamikaze fighter. Evidently their speed rating may have been based on their own tech and speed ratings to not having seen the Darkness exceed warp 7. Now at 8.5. “Helm, ease us higher to keep ahead of them.” It wouldn’t do to talk about a rendezvous at a Base in hours when they are minutes away from getting shot at.
“We’ll hope they are right and it will move off. But they are right. In our hope for allies it would mean a lot of beings sacrificing themselves.”
“Anyone, speculation. We stop to engage, launch a runabout as a kind of fireship and overload its warp core with an anti-matter explosion, hopefully with the intent to ram it.” Surely anti-matter at that level would give it pause.
- Jen, XO
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