Posted by Captain Rende Asam (Captain) in Sim Start

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Janusz Korczak (Counselor) in Sim Start

Posted by Captain Rende Asam (Captain) in Sim Start
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Kalika looked up after several minutes. “I’m just seeing the usual in the bit of info I can get, Captain. No overt viruses or links to viral issues I can find. Just public viewing stuff, mostly. Stories and news. More like the general stuff would would get from listening to a planet’s public airwaves. I don’t find anything more specific than that. But I’ll keep trying.” She went back to the files to be sure she hadn’t missed anything. This time going with a bit more patience and actually looking at the various file titles.

Kalika
Sec

Markus shook his head. “Negative. It looks like it’s just cranking everything on without priority. Either they don’t see a need, or they have little concern about power usage.” Continuing on he switched through a few different modes of analysis. “They’re within high resolution range on our sensors, but we’re not getting a lot of detail. Either they’re being interfered with, or this design doesn’t have much complexity. Which given their warp signature so far would bare that out. Trouble is, there’s no way to tell if they’re hiding their maximum level of power output, or if they are putting all available power into meeting up with us. I can’t even get details on whether or not they’re using fusion or a matter/anti-matter core from the neutrino detectors. We’re getting them, of course. But nothing conclusive.” He swung his dark gaze between peter and the Captain. “So far they’ve done just about everything but roll out some red carpet though. So maybe we’re just gonna have to read up on them as much as we can until we’re in shuttle or transport range. Then go on over and say hi, face to face, like good neighbors.”

Lt Woods, CSO

It wasn’t a particularly confusing design. The engine room was sizable midships/aft as what was common in most ship designs, warp drive was matter anti matter high efficiency, but it was lower than modern Federation designs in output. There was a central column of several decks that didn’t seem to have much access and there was no effort for specialized heating, this was likely the computer core. Several weapon hard points and a few tube openings that could be for torpedoes or other missile devices. On the ventral side was what probably a shuttle, cargo or docking bay.

GM

bumpers

Rende got up and walked around to the back of the bridge to look at the readouts from the scans. “Eldorin I want a threat assessment. These older ships always seem to have surprises, whether in unexpected tech or really good crew.” She glanced at Kalika, “Where are you on the data transfer response?” She glanced at the information that had been sent, “One of the standard pre-dictated information packets should work.” She glanced at around. “Anyone have other concerns or suggestions? Time to speak up people.”

OOC: Luke last I saw we have 2 hours till it arrives. I also saw you ask, several posts back if we just wanted to move forward. I am fine with jumping forward at this point if no one has anything to add.
Rende, CO

OOC: All true, but the time was just due to the other ship moving. The Viking did not change course or speed. She could be there in about 20 minutes if she went to warp 8. But in the grand scheme it doesn’t change anything. So yes let’s go to transporter range.

OOC: Ward here, If there is room for me to jump in, let me know, if you need me elsewhere let me know that too please and thank you! :)

OOC: So there is no one specific spot I can think of other than helping the CoS do a threat assessment on the incoming ship. But please feel free to read back through this thread and then add any comments suggestions you have to the captain, CoS or anyone else on the bridge. I am sure once the ship arrives Luke will have tons for everyone to do.

Luke, Sam any specific suggestions that I missed?
-Jenn

Kalika nodded to the Captain and glanced back at the console. “It just finished sending. I sent the standard info packet with similar level of ship specs and basic starcharts of our origins. I used the regulation one with no additions.” She turned back to look at her, “Is there anything else you want me to send?” She wasn’t sure what else they could send until they knew the other crew’s intentions or desires. But it seemed prudent to ask.

Kalika
Security

Markus glanced between the other officers. “I think until we rendezvous it’s a lot of hurry up and wait, and study. But I doubt there’s anyone over there. Alive anyway. Automated and unmanned.” He didn’t want to use the words ‘ghost ship’ and risk invoking the memories of Viking-past. But it very well could be a ship with a crew that had passed away.

Lt Woods, CSO

((OOC: Been hoping to either get more details or move this along for a while. Nothing else comes to mind.

Sam “Fox” Haynes))

The ship came with-in a million kilometers and dropped to impulse. Closing at about .2 c. The ship was overall at a temperature comfortable for most humanoids, with the appropriate oxygen levels. The ship continued it programed ‘welcome aboard’ message and for all intents and purposes it was rolling out the red carpet. The communication included a basic map of the ship with an arrow pointing at a specific room amid ships and a walking course from the nearest docking port or from the shuttle bay.

GM

Rende stared at the map, “Woods, any indication that system would react badly if we used the transporter system? If so I’m more inclined to use a shuttle and then keep a transporter lock. I don’t like the idea of us being tethered to that ship through the docking port. Asam, any indication of weapons? Sigmundsson, you find any further information that might be relevant?” She turned to Watley, “What do you think, Watley? Away teams are your purview. What do you want to do?”
Rende, CO

There were certainly hard points on the exterior as mentioned before that were weapons, also ports that equally likely were missile tubes of some sort that could be weapons or probes. Sensors were not able to determine if there were weapons inside the ship. That would be better determined by ‘boots on the ground’.

Peter shook his head “This is something I haven’t seen or heard of before, if anything I’d say it seems more like a first contact with a new species than anything that’s come across my desk” He inform the Captain.

CIO

Kalika turned to look at the Captain and CIO. “If I may, Sirs. I would recommend the shuttle. It can disengage once we are aboard, and remain close. But I think if we rely a hundred percent on the transporters, only, I think we place the Away Team at a risk. It would only take a shield harmonic to block us from transporting out once more. A docking port, we can force, if necessary.” She knew it was a bit forward of her, but as she had once been Security Chief, she felt it her duty to speak her mind when it came to the safety of those on the ship.

Kalika
Security

Peter gave the former Security Chief an agreeing nod but didn’t say anything, the Viking Security Department was no longer his concern but he approved careful and good thinking.

Watley stared glumly at the monitor before them showing the vessel. “I’m still not to keen on sending anybody over there. We still are not positive on what this thing, and the fact that it is altering its own environment is a danger to our crew. We might send some people over there and the ship starts altering the internal environment again.”

Lt. Cmdr. Maxwell Watley- XO

Rende turned to Watley, “What do you suggest, Cmdr? This ship obviously is meant to alter itself for whomever it encounters, and if it’s dangerous we need to figure out how to neutralize it. If it’s benign we shouldn’t pass up the opportunity to learn about it and its creators. Suggestions on how to proceed?” She valued Watley’s opinion, and he would be in charge of the away team. She wanted to know how he thought they could proceed.
Rende, CO

Peter was a little taken aback by their caution, usually one had to hammer in such sense into a command crew. They fit the Viking well, careful and suspicious, it was like nothing had changed. Still, he felt more than a little curious to investigate the welcoming vessel, it felt strange to have something that didn’t feel ominous approach the Viking. But he said nothing regarding his curiosity, it was neither important nor a part of his job.

CIO

GM

Rende looked around at the bridge crew. No one wanted to go, but no one was offering alternatives either. Well there was one senior officer she hadn’t heard from yet. =^= Rende to Korczak. Report to the bridge please.=^=

Once he arrived, “Ah counselor. We have company,” she waved to the view screen and the very old ship shown on it. “It appears the welcome mat has been rolled out. The environmental settings have been adjusted to accommodate us, an information package about the culture of it’s makers has been transmitted and we responded in kind. We’ve even been given a location to proceed to once we arrive on board. The bridge crew is cautious seeing as how there are no people on board. I’d like your opinion. Feel free to exam any of our sensor readings and the data transfer.”
Rende, CO

Korczak nodded and made his way to the 2O chair and sat down, almost immediately seeming to blend in to it. He pulled up the cultural information package and, remarkably quickly, read through it. He then pulled up the comms log. He looked at the CSO and the CO and said “Has anyone tried to run a comparative analysis of the language against known linguist families? If it has a similarity to anything, that would give us a potential starting point for a profile. But for now? Now I would think this is either a probe sent to find potential intelligent life and make contact with it, much like the Voyager probes sent by the late twentieth-century United States NASA organization…” and he looked back at the images and scans.

“Or this is all bait meant to lead us into a trap of some kind. Either way, the intention is clear. It wants someone to board it.” and he smiled at the Captain. “I’d be happy to go, Captain.”

Koczak, CNS

“Mr Woods how is the UT coming with that translation? If it’s not working let’s try Mr Korczak’s suggestion shall we. Give the computer a nudge. If it’s completed the translation let’s see it on the screen.” While she waited she gave Korczak a nod and smile. “No other suggestions? Alright we have 1 volunteer, who’s next for the away team?” She was itching to go over there, but alas that wasn’t in her job description anymore. She’d be staying and waiting and Rende was HORRIBLE at waiting.
Rende, CO

The universal translator reports a 87% accuracy in translation, since it has only been given text and pictures. It probably would only take a few moments of an actual person speak to render a full and accurate translation.

GM