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Bridge, SIM start, Current time line

Posted June 3, 2023, 9:08 p.m. by Captain Sidney Parker (Commanding Officer) (Sidney Parker)

Posted by Commander Balfor Kolar (Executive Officer) in Bridge, SIM start, Current time line

Posted by Captain Sidney Parker (Commanding Officer) in Bridge, SIM start, Current time line

Posted by Ensign Abbie Wainwright (Security Officer) in Bridge, SIM start, Current time line
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“Any information from long-range scanning yet,” Kolar asked the bridge crew in general.

Kolar>Posted by Lieutenant Steve Johnson (Chief Engineer) in Bridge, SIM start, Current time line
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The Captain walked onto the Bridge and since they had been on leave everyone snapped to attention while Dallas called out

“Captain on the Bridge.”

“As you were.” He said as he made his way to his seat and looked over at his XO and long time friend Kolar.
“Well we don’t have to like it but do we have to go.” He said between them.

“Ops status?” He asked.

Parker CO

“I guess that’s why they are called orders. Sir.”

“Engineering ids Green. Security reports Weapons systems green. Sick Bay is green to go. Science reports sensors are good to go. All around the board is green Sir.” Dallas called out.

For is part Dallas had never received the punishment he had expected from the Captain for disobeying orders and going back to the Bridge after being confined to his quarters on the last mission. True he played an important part in helping survive the last mission because he did disobey the order but then again Starship Captains still did not look lightly on that. It was worse not knowing what the man was thinking and if that shoe was going to drop or not. Maybe that was the Captains plan. If it was it was working.

Dallas OPs

Kolar looked at the Captain as his friend and superior officer took his seat on the bridge. “You know this is worse than a terrible idea. They are sending out their to mop up someone’s failure with a neck shinier than yours and mine put together.” Kolar knew as well as the next guy orders were orders. Still, he needed it to be on the record before they set off.

Kolar

“Oh I agree.” He said between them. “If you checked Brax service record you will find he is a career diplomat even when he served as a Captain it was a diplomatic mission. A big deal with the Romulan resettlement negotiations seems to be his claim to fame. So why is this guy in charge of a clandestine weapons shipment?”

The Captain knew he could think out loud to Kolar. To the others it was orders were orders.

Parker CO

“A lot of shady stuff went down in the resettlement camps. Where there is need there is an unsavory element. Maybe he met someone with contacts to the black market and instead of destroying the weapons someone from command wanted them sent to the weapons division of Starfleet on the down low?” It was just speculation but not entirely impossible.

He paused after he spoke. “I shouldn’t hypothesize about a person’s character. At least not to this degree.” Kolar was kind at heart t but he knew the evil that lurked in the heart of even ‘good’ persons and he wasn’t certain about the Admiral.
The Helmsman turned in his seat.

“Captain coordinates programmed in and we are green to leave dock and proceed.” He said. “Minimum thrusters once dock releases?”

“No Helm. Punch us out of here. Just don’t break anything.” The Captain said.

Knowing Brax was probably watching them take off he decided to make a small statement.

“Dock is released. Full Thrusters Aye Captain.” The Helm called out.

Dallas smiled a little.

I guess the old man still has a little rebel in him

The ships thrusters came at full. Space Dock began immediately objected and issues minimum thristers orders but the Olinski bolted out with not a reply. The last thing they heard from the Space Dock officer in charge was something about a complaint being made to the SB CO.

Dallas had the feeling it was not going to go very far. Fleet Captains like Parker were given significant latitude.

Dallas Ops

The Captain settled into his chair.

“Warp 5 when ready Helm.” He ordered.

“Aye Sir. Warp 5.” Helm replied.

After a second the view screen seemed to stretch out and pins of lights became streaks in open space followed b the familiar tunnel of warp space.

“Security.” The Captain called out and motioned with his left had to approach while never turning around.

Parker CO

Abbie felt herself sway with the jump into warp. She knew it was stupid the inertial damping meant there was no actual movement to be felt, it was an optical illusion but she swayed non the less.

She was just settling down at her station when she heard Captain Parker call out her station, Abbie groaned she had hoped to blend into the scenery for a duty shift or two. She saw the hand call her over. She moved from her station to the captain’s chair. “Yes Sir? Security and weapons are all reporting green.”

-Ensign Wainwright

Kolar XO

The ship remained at warp for a few hours before coming to a halt just on the edge of an asteroid belt. There was no immediate sign of wreckage or the missing ship. The science station would detect a fading warp trail headed in the opposite direction as the Olinski.

-GM

OOC: Since we have no CSO I will have Ops handle it.

Helm brought them out of warp.

“Sir arrived at the coordinates.” The helm called out.

“Detecting nothing sir but a very weak warp signature trail leading the opposite direction. Analyzing now to see if it matches the data we have on the transport.” Dallas called out.

Dallas Ops

Upon closer analysis, the one warp trail seemed to be two, one laid precisely over the other as if a ship had been followed.

The Captain said nothing to the Ops station as without further info it was not actionable yet. As the new ensign came close he turned his head to her.

“Ensign I am down a COS, You are acting COS until further notice. Your direct superior officer is the XO. Report to him.” He ordered.

If you had asked Abbie her expectation of the day it would not have been this and to say she had been sucker punched was an huge understatement “Sir?!?” she said confused as the words sunk in, a moment of confidence “Aye Sir. Thank you”.

Knowing he had few options he just decided to take a leap on the first Bridge Security officer he saw and she was it. He probably knew Kolar would not like it but they really had no one else at the moment.

Parker CO

“So we are doing battlefield promotions?” He asked rhetorically as looked at Parker with a slightly bemused expression. Raising his fingers he saluted to the newly prompted COS. “Was your decision based on proximity?” Kolar’s tone was low enough only for the CO to hear.

Abbie looked over at the XO as he saluted, she had no idea what to do and the moment of confidence was gone replaced by a crippling sense of imposter syndrome, so gave her best curt but professional nod as she backed out of the situation back to het station.

“Use long-range sensors to see if we can triangulate where the warp trail leads to,” he called out to Dallas.

Kolar XO

The warp trail led past Betzed and split into two trails, one going from the Argolis cluster and the othe to the Cardassian Union.

-GM

Abbie had made her way back to het station, and figured she’d keep herself busy with the various tactical readouts as she tried not to think of suddenly being made acting CoS. She knew her job for now she’d stick to that.

-Ensign Wainewright

After the ship stopped and Steve checked over everything, he relayed it to the bridge by pressing his com badge, =/\= Chief Engineer to Bridge. All systems are green, the warp core is steady and we have full power to deliver to the weapons and shields if need be. Johnson Out. =/\=

Lt. Steve Johnson, CE

Dallas replied

=^=Bridge, Ops to Engineering. Clear.=^=

He knew the Captain heard the transmission so he did not repeat it.

Dallas Ops

“Update.” The Captain called out to get a report more than his engines were ready to go. That was indeed important but he needed information and feedback.

Parker

“Sir,” the NE astronavigator called out. “Sensors are picking up two warp trails. The first is going from the Argolis cluster. The other is to the Cardassian Union. Destination,” he followed up the report in a tense voice.

NE Astronavigator

Abbie listened to the various reports coming in from the other stations, two ships and one potentially Cardassian or friendly to them, or just stupid, given it’s destination. She started running her own scans looking specifically for signs of combat remains of some form of exchange.

But the Ensign kept one hand on her shields, Abbie was a subscriber to the theory if you intend to lay the smack down on someone get your own shields up before you throw that first punch. Currently there didn’t appear to be a need but she was ready the second it was.

-Ensign Wainwright

“Argolis.” The Captain remarked. “That has some history. Aside from the hostile environment and gravitational issues it was a key in the Dominion War. A trail to Cardasia and a trail to Argolis. Is Targan still a colony there?”

His instincts told him Argolis. He suspected a Cardassian ship met someone here and traded off the weapons cargo and the real answers were in the place most would go to hide. Just a hunch at this point.

Parker CO

“We’ll never be able to investigate both.” Kolar stated the obvious.

“In the absence of further information, the easiest conclusion is the Cardassian trail.” He started. “So I would pursue the Argolis one.” He tilted his head at the Captain. “They may be logical, but they haven’t been easy.”

Kolar

“I tend to agree. My instincts and experience say Argolis. Anyway what would we expect from Cardassia. Open exchange of information. Doubtful. If I wanted to hide something it would be Argoils. Honestly this won’t be easy. Its a hostile place without sentient threats much less if we add them.” The Captain said back.

“Let’s go where we know.” He then said. “Helm make for Targra IV in the Targan System. Lets not go too quickly. Warp 2 until we know we can navigate there and see any threats.” He ordered.

“Aye Sir. Targa IV at warp 2.” Came the reply.

=^=Chief Engineer to the Bridge.=^=

He turned to Kolar.

“We need to be ready for the environment in there.” He said.

“Ops have all departments prepare for going into the Argolis Cluster. Lots of proton star activity and we can expect gravitational anomalies. ” He also ordered.

Parker CO


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