Posted by Lieutenant Commander Baldur Bragason (Strategic Operations Officer) in Main Sim - Science gets down to brass tacks

Posted by Lieutenant Toveka Brine (Chief Science Officer) in Main Sim - Science gets down to brass tacks

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Charles Tenkiller (Chief of Security) in Main Sim - Science gets down to brass tacks
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There was a slam against the door to the lab, along with shouting in an alien language. Despite it sounding like an ultimatum, the pounding continued and sparks began to travel from the top of the door to the bottom.

Mr. Snuggles (GM)

Baldur smiled to himself at the knocking and yelling, he didn’t recognize the language but the sentiment was universal. He primed his rifle and aimed at the door. He took a deep breath and called out “We are closed right now, please come back later during business hours” He didn’t know if they would understand him but he made sure that his voice had the correct amount of mocking confidence, also it wouldn’t hurt morale to be a little flippant. He used his left hand to tap his combadge =^=Baldur to Tenkiller, we’re about to host a few uninvited party guests at the labs, hopefully you’ve secured your present. On a side note, if you have any lonely people down there we wouldn’t mind the company=^=

SOO - Baldur

=^= Yeah, have a couple of interested bidders asking not so nicely about my auction piece. I’ll head your way and see if we can interest anyone else. =^= came a voiced response over blasts of phaser fire.

A few moments later, the swirl of gold lights indicated an arrival, and for the second time that day the Security Chief appeared.

“What have we got?” he said as he looked to door. He was waiting for the sounds of the dispatched Security teams engaging the intruders.

Tenkiller, CoS

She wasn’t so far away that Toveka didn’t hear the exchange between Baldur and the CoS. The sounds of weapons being fired around him made her pulse race.

When he appeared outside her office, she was actually grateful to see the Chief. “Appears that little bit has the attention of several folks.”

If he turned around to glance at her, Toveka looked like she was awaiting visitors. Sitting at her desk, hands fidgeting on top of it. To anyone looking closer, the fear was evident in more than one way.

Toveka
CSO

Baldur stood up from his cover, lowering the rifle and carefully turning his tricorder around. He seemed to be in a far better mood now, with the Huns at the gates “I’m mostly curious as to how they found us, I’m assuming that they’re looking for trace signals to previous locations, otherwise, they would have already found it” Baldur said in a calm tone, trying his best to alleviate the rather clear worries emanating from the nearby scientist “Seeing as they chased you I’d say it’s a safe bet that Toveka’s Trick worked. Have we had any casualties?” He asked pointedly.

SOO - Baldur

“Nothing major so far, but I don’t want to push our luck. Now listen, these guys are armored. But the joints appear to be a weak point. So hit ‘em in the knees, elbows and shoulders. High power.” He knelt behind a lab table and aimed at the door.

A thought occurred to him and he grinned. Looking at Baldur, he said “Ya know… we could slide that door open just wide enough for one at a time to come in. Stand on either side and pop ‘em as they move in the room.”

Tenkiller, CoS

Baldur grabbed his tricorder and placed it back into its holster”Sounds like a plan” he answered the Security chiefs Grin with one of his own “Although I suspect we’ll need cover after they figure out what we’re doing” He looked at the scientist “If any of them get past us you can fire, just try to not hit either one of us” He said with a smile. He hadn’t been on the station for more than a few hours, this was turning out to be quite the exciting day. He walked to the first forcefield “Drop and raise each forcefield as we go past” He told Toveka.

SOO - Baldur

Toveka heard the idea and stood up with a frown. “I don’t think that’s a good idea, Lieutenant Commanders.” The titles coming out like a mother scolding children.

As they rose, obvious bent on doing it anyway, she shook her head, murmuring. “I still think it’s a bad idea.” But her hand went to the console to cycle the three force fields separating them from the front door being breeched.

Toveka
CSO

Just then the captain’s voice came over Toveka’s comm. =/\= McGarrett to Brine. Lieutenant, I’ve learned that the intruders are approaching the areas where time is most in flux. I don’t suppose you have any ideas on how to get time out of flux? =/\=

Captain Mathias McGarrett, CO

Baldur was nearing the door when the Captain’s call came through “That would explain why and where they’re looking for the McGuffin” He said out loud to no one in particular “If the Object causes said flux and they’re familiar with it then that’s how they track it” His mind immediately went to consider how to turn this information into a tactical advantage, perhaps they could fake such a flux and gather the enemies in a location where Starfleet would have a clear strategic advantage.

SOO - Baldur

Toveka’s mind was on Baldur’s same track. “Tenkiller… my guess is the replicated one you have wasn’t giving off the right signal. That’s why they came here. I can shield from lots of things, but hadn’t considered a temporal shield. Maybe we can get that original chip somewhere you can control. Then shield it there and get it back here and they won’t realize it?” It was a long shot, but she had to come up with something.” Tapping her comm, she answered the Captain. =^=Working a couple ideas here, Captain. Will let you know soon as we have a solution.=^= That hopefully doesn’t involve someone’s sacrifice or death she added to herself as she looked at Tenkiller outside her office. Sure, she was a member of the crew and he was protecting his ship. But something inside her felt relieved anyway.

Toveka
CSO

Tenkiller thought for a moment and then said “Shuttle bay. We’ll put it on one of the older cargo haulers and autopilot it out of the bay. Then shield it and transport back here directly to the armory. They pick up the signal on the hauler, go after it. Then we can deal with them there… or just blow the damn thing up if they board. Minimum, it gets them off the station.”

Tenkiller, CoS

Toveka nodded and moved out from behind her desk. “I don’t like the risk, but we don’t have a choice.” The scientist lowered the shield in her office doorway and moved between the second shield and the science bay wall till she reached where the object was hidden. After a moment of rearranging things, she retrieved the proper case, confirmed the contents and brought them back near her office door.

“Ok, I’ve got it. I’ll help cover the door. You need to sight to sight transfer. I can help buffer the transporter. But once in the shuttle bay, you will only have a few moments before they realize the shift. I’ll get an oscillating containment field around one of the Level One bio containment areas. When you are ready, beam the case back here. In the seconds it’s in the transporter beam and the moment it materializes here, it will seem to ‘disappear’. That will be your chance to destroy the shuttle and, with luck, the others with it.” She glanced at Tenkiller and wondered why her chest was tight with worry. He was just doing his job, right? And it wasn’t as if he were more than a crewman to her. Perhaps it was just the stress of the moment.

Toveka
CSO

“You know we’re pretty good at this on the fly planning, when this is all done we should really consider joining a quasi-military organization to put these skills to work” Baldur said with a smile “I suggest setting a tricorder to give out a false lifesign reading and leaving it within the shuttle, help sell the illusion. We can assume because they chased Tenkiller previously that they can’t detect its precise location only estimate where it’s been based on those readings, we’ll need to be sure that it gives of the right time flux signal before pulling the switch” He said with a more serious look.

SOO - Baldur

Tenkullet laughed at Baldur and said “Pays probably better.” jokingly. He looked at the CSO and said “Hook me up with the tricorder, will ya? And gimme some of that Klingon brain goo to go with it. If we’re gonna sell it, let’s sell it.”

Tenkiller, CoS