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Main Sim - Elsewhere - First Contact?

Posted Nov. 29, 2019, 8:04 p.m. by Lieutenant Mwezi (Chief Weapons Officer(COS)) (Riley W)

Posted by Captain Chris Taggart (Captain) in Main Sim - Elsewhere - First Contact?

Posted by Sergeant Major Jeremy O’Dell (Chief of Boat/Tactical) in Main Sim - Elsewhere - First Contact?

Posted by Gamemaster Robert Archer (GM) in Main Sim - Elsewhere - First Contact?
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As the engineering folks were finishing up their stone spears and axes the forest around them went quiet again. Around the group the brush seemed to sway as if from movement inside it. A low gurgle was heard as their only warning before they found themselves surrounded by similar stone axe/spear wielding aliens exactly the same as those Mwezi saw earlier.

The aliens stood at roughly 6‘5 in height with a strong lizard like humanoid build showing off impressive muscular and thick hides. Up close their foreheads had a > < like ridge slopping back to a pair of demonic like horns! Their garb were leather bound with small slivers of some kind of metal woven into it. The aliens probed the air with their spears and jostled the air above their heads in some manner of communication with their axes. Speaking in an alien tongue the group could not make out without any aid from a universal translator.

The group of aliens numbered about 12 in total the leader seemed to be a large male like figure standing just off to the right from where the XO was. The right side of their face lined with four red streaks of what seemed to be remains of the berry juice the Chernov group had found edible.

GM CockRoach

Chris saw the Aliens and shook his head. “Oh for f##ks sake! Mwezi. Take command since your big and strong. They won’t listen to weak cripple like me. Commander. Use your telepathy to see if they actually mean is harm and try to let them know we mean them no harm. ” He said all this as quickly and quietly as possible.

Captain Chris Taggart CO

Blaze looked at the group of aliens there weapons design were were Familiar and their leather like armor reminded him of another race. His hands was holding onto the stone axe.

Dr. Alexander Blaze (Engineer)

As soon as the group appeared William looked directly at the Captain then directly following his orders he turned around and raised his arms and flattened his palm, gently turning his hands around trying to display a non-threatening attitude “I’m afraid we don’t understand all’yall” He pointed at his chest “I am Will” His hand turned to the Grey-Brown Laleri next to him “This is Mwezi” He then pointed to the Betazoid Commander closest to them. While he spoke he took a few careful steps closer to her “That’s our boss Taiya” He introduced knowing full-well they wouldn’t understand his words but introductions could possibly help them, if not he was certain that Mwezi was capable enough to fight several of them. Although they were around Will’s height he did not share their muscular physique, in a fight, he would be next to useless But I wouldn’t A voice in the back of his head whispered, a caged voice that he ignored.

CSO

The round of introductions seemed to confuse the aliens, the large male alien who seemed to be the leader barked sharply something at the group who stood back stiffly though continued to surround and eye the Chernov group. The computer voice spoke then again from somewhere above =/\= Contact between alpha and beta study groups has began. Awaiting final testing results. =/\= It said, then oddly seemed to repeat it in a form that was likely native to the aliens in front of them who snapped their heads up then to the Chernov group.

This time the leader seemed to deeply furrow his large brow. A slightly clawed like nail pointed to Will. Again the alien spoke in ways no one could understand. But at least for the moment the spears and axes weren’t pointed their way. The male then pointed to himself and a large trio of rocks, gesturing to Will then one right hand rock while the male took a hunched over seat on the left side, with the table like larger rock between them. The large male alien picked up several small stones placing two on Will’s side and two on his side. Before using a fifth to scrawl a line down the large rock’s middle. He then tossed that one aside and looked as if hopefully to Will for some expected response.

GM CockRoach

O’Dell stood at the ready to follow the orders given to him by the Captain.

O’Dell

Chris smiled. “That looks promising Will. It looks like a game of sort like Go, Othello, chess or checkers. Or something completely different. But that’s me being Captain Obvious. Be careful but see what the dude wants. He might give us the keys to the Last Starfighter.” Chris laughed at his little joke.

Captain Chris Taggart CO

Mwezi stepped over to look at the rock table, studying it quietly and trying his best to decipher their meanings. Two rocks on either side of a line. It had to have some meaning. The question was what the meaning was. He guessed from their general clothing that the aliens weren’t a particularly advanced civilization, as he couldn’t see any sign of artificially manufactured materials.

He was certainly glad that he had taken the time to learn Starfleet Standard and hadn’t depended on the UT to allow himself to understand the crew though, otherwise the past few hours would have been much more difficult. He tried to catch the attention of one of the auxiliary aliens, leaving the leader alien to interact with Will.

He grunted slightly at one reptilian alien, then grabbed a handful of berries from a nearby bush and held his palm towards the alien. “Berry. Food.” he spoke in his native tongue, knowing the alien wouldn’t understand the words, but hoping he would get the meaning. He plucked one berry from his hand and ate it. “Food.”

If they could establish a baseline, they may be able to communicate eventually. It was times like these he wished an expert like the legendary Sato were on their crew.

Mwezi, CTO


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