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Main Sim - Security Office - Bait and Switch

Posted June 8, 2021, 10:55 a.m. by Lieutenant Commander Baldur Bragason (Strategic Operations Officer) (Hjortur Ingi)

Posted by Civilian Aedan Teller (Owner/CEO of OMAP Industries) in Main Sim - Security Office - Bait and Switch

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Jessica Teller (XO) in Main Sim - Security Office - Bait and Switch

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Jessica Teller (XO) in Main Sim - Security Office - Bait and Switch
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Toveka spoke up from the door, her curiosity getting the better of her normally quiet demeanor. “We ask because it will give us a better timeline of when you came from.” She was hoping the Subcommander would be a bit more forward if the questions didn’t seem so antagonistic.

Toveka
CSO

OCC: Fixing a split. ~ Kate

Jessica looked at Tenkiller and then Mathias. They needed more answers than questions right now. She hoped the subcommander would trust them enough so that they might be able to open up about the contents in the cargo hold.

Lt Commander Teller XO

Tenkiller leaned against the wall and looked at the Subcommander and her aide. If they didn’t start talking, maybe they were a problem like their unwelcome guests.

Tenkiller, CoS

Baldur joined the Security Chief. Crossing his arms as he watched the Romulans with sympathetic eyes, they seemed to have just gone from a bad time for Romulans and landed at the worst.

SOO - Baldur

With the others all but glaring at the Subcommander, she shook her head and tried to be sympathetic. “I know you feel attacked and that being out of time can be disconcerting.” She nodded to Tesla who was not only out of time, but out of space as well. “We are certainly not trying to attack you. Many of us have dealt with, or know people, who have dealt with time issues. Finding out where and when you came from sometimes can help you get back, as well as help us establish things here in the presence. For example… had you been on Romulus at the time when the planet was becoming unstable, you could help us understand if it was solar, spacial or internal reasons for the…” she paused a moment bite down her memories of pain and loss, “the event that occurred. Different times from your perspective give us a view we cannot have otherwise.”

She knew it was a long shot, but someone had to get through. They needed to know if whoever was attacking them was there because of the Subcommander, the artifacts, or both. And had their attackers followed them, sent them here or merely been pulled when things happened?

Toveka
CSO

Jessica felt a tension headache growing behind her left eye. She resisted the urge to rub it but made a mental note to get something in Sick bay for it later. “The science chief is correct,” Jessica started going for broke. The subcommander was in charge because they were smart and knew how to deal with a situation. Maybe they also needed some motivation to help. “Our top priority will be to get you and your crew back to your correct time line however that point is going to be moot if we all get our butts kicked by whatever attacked your ship and our station. The Romulan Star Empire and the Federation aren’t best buddies but we did work hand in hand during the Dominion war to defeat an enemy. That is what we are asking for your help right now. To defeat whatever the heck is attacking us or figure out why it is attacking us. If you choose to be silent about anything you know that is your choice. We are not resulting to thumbscrews and waterboarding to get any information. It is completely your choice if you want to cooperate or not but what I can tell you is that whoever bloodied our noses and yours in the most recent fight will be back. You have no ship and no means to protect yourself. If they attack this station we will defend you and your crew like we are any other being but would you rather be proactive in helping us or passive?” Jessica paused a second to let her words sink in. Maybe she sounded defensive and angry but that was how she felt. No one liked the idea of feeling helpless and until they figured out what was going on, that was pretty much as they were. Taking a physical seat at the table hoping it would show that the officers in the room wanted to collaborate instead of interrogating, she looked at the subcommander.

“You did not get into your command position being dumb or naive which means you will see what I said as facts and not threats. Now is there anything you can tell us that will help us understand the situation better?”

Teller XO

Tenkiller nodded once in appreciation. Finally. Somebody’s getting their dander up. he thought to himself.

Tenkiller, CoS

Toveka sighed silently. Why was it that simple questions could get so tangled up. In that moment, the half Romulan desperately wished to be all Betazoid. To be able to gleen at least a little off the Subcommander’s mind would have been more helpful than what was currently happening.

Toveka
CSO

bump

“Well for one, I am extremely confused as to why you are speaking of an anomaly concerning Romulan, although I’m guessing that is the reason why we could not contact High Command there. As for the timing of the thing, it was only a few of your human years after the coup incident, nothing notable besides that had happened in recent history. I am unsure as to how that can help, but other than giving my crew weapons and throwing us at this mysterious enemy, I’m not too sure how I can assist.”

Mr. Snuggles (GM)

Baldur took a step forward, eyeing the Romulans for a moment before turning his gaze to the first officer “We still only have parts of the puzzle at our disposal, I don’t recommend standing in one location for too long, we have several of the items in hand but I suspect there are more” He said in a quiet voice, trying to make sure even Romulan hearing couldn’t pick it up beyond the deep buzz his voice gave.

Baldur - SOO

Tenkiller looked at him and nodded. “Last status report was the boarders had been driven back towards the docking area.” and he looked at Teller. “Think anybody told ‘em their ride is gone, Commander?”

Tenkiller, CoS

“I’m more worried about when they realize their ride is gone. Nothing is more dangerous than a cornered enemy.”

Jessica stopped for a minute and changed her perspective. If she was trapped and no ship what would she do. “Captain,” Jessica said looking at Mathias. “Permission to move the Lancer away from the outpost?” With the ship docked it would be the first play she made to get a ride home. If it wasn’t attached to the outpost it would have more maneuverability.

She looked at Tenkiller to see what he thought and if he was thinking along the same lines.

Jessica Teller. XO

The thought hadn’t occurred to Mathias, but she brought up a good point. The last thing they’d want is for their most powerful weapons to fall into the wrong hands. “Granted. Let’s not have our own battle cruiser be used against us.”

Jessica moved out of the room to make the call. It was not like it needed to be private but right now her sole focus was the Outpost crew and their safety. Tapping her comm badge she relayed the order sending Officer Leroy Jenkins out with the Lancer to patrol the area. If anyone would sound the alarm and rush right it, it would be good ol’ Leroy Jenkins which is exactly what Jessica and Mathais might need. Pausing for a second she tapped her comm badge placing another call.

“Hey babe, I think you should move Cera and the kids to the Sabre. Just a precaution.” Jessica did not need to add that if things went any more south than they had this morning, having the Sabre’s firepower added to the Lancer’s would not be a bad thing.

“Kind of ahead of you babe.” Aedan said, as he sat at the helm of the Sabre with Cera on his lap as she kept trying to hit the buttons as he had to push her hands away . “No… no not that button Aedan said aloud.”

“Babe, not the best time, getting out to safe distance and…” the barking began to be heard from the side as Aedan looked over at the large dog sitting in the seat next to him for navigation. “Good Ollie, you plot me a course....” Aedan said as the rest of his team began taking their seats.

“I gotta go…” Aedan said as Cera began to try to leave from his lap as he began to pull her back in an almost fruitless fashion. “No!”

“I have to go. I will contact you when I can. Love you.”

Jessica turned and headed back into the room waiting to see if she missed anything or if the room had found out anything new.

Teller

Toveka frowned. “Wait… you were trying to contact the High Command since arriving here?” She wasn’t sure she had understood them right. Didn’t they know the entire planet was gone?

Toveka
CSO
((Honestly think I am misunderstanding something here.... lol))
((Wrong sig))
((taps the mic… this still on?))

((I hear you, but I think the sound guy went on break.))

OOC: Sorry for the delay, anyways, to explain what they are saying, these Romulans were displaced by time from after Nemesis, but before the destruction of Romulus.

While finding out what the story with the time-traveling Romulans was intriguing, Mathias had a feeling it was more of a distraction than anything. It was time to give his team direction, so he spoke not addressing any one of them in particular. “Commander Bragason is right. We need to focus on the fragments of the tablet and not just mill around here. Either we need to assemble them together or destroy them all. We can’t very well do either if we don’t have all the parts. Let’s find them, get them together, and then we’ll figure it out from there.”

Captain Mathias McGarrett, CO

OCC: I split the post and fixed it. ~ Kate

IC: Tenkiller shrugged and said “Welp… at least it’s a plan.” He looked at the Romulan Subcommander and said “Listen, Ma’am. We got a lot goin’ on, and you have a lot more to process than you know. We can tell it to ya diplomatically, takin’ way too much time in doing so; or I can just give it to you straight and you can try to process as we go. But right now, we’re up to our a##es in alligators and we can either help you as you help us or I can put you somewhere safe and we’ll get to you when we can. Your call, Ma’am.” and he looked at her for her answer.

Tenkiller, CoS

Jessica had no issue with the COS but did struggle to not let out a half chuckle at his metaphor. The man was brilliant at his job and had a way to breaking things down to a level people understood instantly. He was one of the most diplomatic and sensitive men, she knew....until someone pushed him to not be that way. When he wasn’t diplomatic, it was because lives were on the line and Tenkiller valued that over all else.

Turning to Toveka she addressed the science chief. “In the meantime, science has biocontainment units right? We can have everyone bring them down there and if needed destroy them there. It is where things go boom most often after engineering.” This was not a cut on the chief’s skills. Science was about discovery and not all of it quiet. She remembered the time the 3rd-grade class made volcano’s in one of the labs and the whole room had to be fire suppressed. She also remembered the explosive goo that Duncan found that reacted to sound before exploding and multiplying. Science was definitely not a quiet place.

~ Teller, XO

~Aedan Teller

Baldur nodded at the Security Chiefs words, he disliked the idea of destroying something without understanding what it was for but it was a sometimes neccecary evil.

SOO - Baldur


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