Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Vora Zorell (Scientist) in Mission Start - Life & Death

Posted by Lieutenant Steven Leon Marsh (Chief Science Officer) in Mission Start - Life & Death

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Vora Zorell (Scientist) in Mission Start - Life & Death
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Zorell inhaled and blew out a breath. “We’re not supposed to know about it, and my random stumble upon it was a mistake.” She frowned, trying to not go too far down that strange path.

~Vora Zorell, Sciences

“Well, I’d vote for classified too,” Cassidy said with a slight grumble. “You don’t get that sort of… occurrence on a mystery outpost without something possibly shady going on.”

Abrams, COS

“If it’s actually classified, I doubt you would have stumbled across it,” the Captain said a little later. “Unless it was somehow retroactively classified. Which doesn’t happen that often.” Retroactive classification was something he was more than a little personally familiar with.

“This also could be a trap of some sort, to get us to change course. Fake distress call is a pretty old trick. Are there any sensor contacts creeping up on us?”

– Johann Dvorak, CO

“The analysis can be classified. If for instance a planet is classified, they let you know it’s there. Nobody wants a starship to crash into a classifed planet because they didn’t let you know it was there. But they would block your ability to scan it and research it.”

“Or at least Zora’s ability to… maybe you should rub some of your Captain clearance override on it.”

Marsh

“Hmm, yeah I can try,” Johann thought aloud.

=/\= Computer, access all records regarding Iota-Gamma Outpost, including classified ones. Clearance Override Authorization Dvorak-4-Upsilon-3-Kappa. =/\=

– Johann Dvorak, CO

OOC Thanks for keeping yourselves busy. I am sorry that I was absent for so long. Work was complicated, the charity was advised that they would be losing their office within weeks, rather than the move occurring in the second half of the year. We learnt this week that it is at least six months away before the land will be compulsorily acquired for the railway expansion. We have a contact within the department now who is in the project team for the railway modernisation, meaning the original plan of departure is back in place, meaning the new building will be ready.

I also misplaced my notes for the mission until recently when I found an electronic copy of the notes buried deep in a program that made no sense for them to be there. But they were there, and I know where we are going now. So let’s do this.

IC At Johann’s correctly stated code, the computer was far more helpful. Zorell’s eidetic memory would confirm for her that was said by the computer was correct.

The computer was succinct and responded almost as though it was reading a list. I mean, it almost seemed to have a silent number before each point.
=/\= Iota-Gamma Outpost is a deep space station constructed decades ago. It was cutting edge
It has been retrofitted numerous times during the decades as new technologies have become available.
It has a full complement of 47, Starfleet, civilian and non Federation. Most are scientists, though there is a token security detail as well as a couple of medical staff and engineers as well.
The purpose of the station is to conduct experiments into the unusual though interesting subspace eddies and gaseous anomalies that make up the region.
The region has no strategic relevance to the Federation or the other nearby powers, they have even conducted some joint science experiments in the past.
There are no classified records on Iota-Gamma outpost.
The lonng range supply ship USS Woolworths delivered supplies to the outpost three weeks ago. They reported nothing untoward.
A ferengi freighter delivered scientific equipment to the outpost a little over a week ago, nothing untoward was reported.=/\=

It rattled off more details of visitors to the outpost.

A couple of the NEs on the bridge exchanged looks and one opined, “but why didn’t the computer tell us that up front? Why tell us it didn’t exist if it does?”

-GM

“That is a very good question,” Abrams said. “Our idea about it being classified is clearly out, but it’s very bizarre. I also wonder if one of the recent deliveries had something tagging along. Could be a virus or something of that ilk. We should be prepared when we arrive for the possibility that there is some sort of contagion affecting everyone.” Her mind was already running through the myriad of precautions they would have to enact before they went anywhere near the place.

Abrams, COS

“There could still be classified information about the base at other clearance levels above my own,” Johann thought aloud. “Though that would be very strange.”

He didn’t like this either way. Strange things were sometimes known to come out of subspace phenomena, so who knows what kind of experiments were really happening at this place.

“Is that Ferengi ship still in this sector? We could check on them on the way to see if they have had any similar problems.”

– Johann Dvorak, CO

“Checking,” Vora said, scanning the region for any ships. The whole thing was unsettling, to say the least, but she was at least properly composed now. On the surface. Underneath her tightly controlled veneer, she really just felt like vomiting.

~Vora Zorell, Sciences

Marsh sat back and listened to the reports. As a scientist his mind moved differently than others at times. As theories began to coalesce and crumble in his mind, he glanced at Vora. “Sill copasetic,” he queried. “If now what do you need from me?”

Marsh

Zorell nodded slowly. “Staying busy and keeping my mind elsewhere helps. But the… moment has passed. But I think it would be wise to not include me in any away team should it be decided that we should go over onto the outpost.” It pained her to say that, but she had to be realistic here and she was no good to anyone if her traumatic memories were triggered.

~Vora Zorell, Sciences

“Noted,” Marsh nodded at Zorell. In a way it was a boon for him. As Science chief he often sat out of the away missions. Going on one would break up the monotony of his post. Being in charge was had a lot of benefits but also required one to often sit out on the adventure which drew everyone initially to Starfleet.

Marsh CSO