Posted by Gamemaster GM (Gamemaster) in On board the Merry

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Posted by Lieutenant David Michaels (CSO) in On board the Merry
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IC: IN the shuttle, the away team could see the difference between the Merry and the Genesis. Besides the size, the outward appearance showed the difference between the technologies. The Merry looked more like a something from a steampunk novel with the rough square edges when compared to the smooth lines of the Genesis.

Another thing about the difference of technologies was the time it took for the Merry’s shuttle bay’s doors to open. It took an inordinate amount of time, especially to one from Starfleet, for the doors to open and close.

GM

Julien was straining in his seat to get a glance out of the window.
“I don’t think we have to be afraid. These bulkheads don’t look like they can block our transporter beam.” he said, looking at David for confirmation.

“We go in unarmed.” he added. We can’t shoot them anyhow if they want to take our phasers from us when we come in and I don’t want to leave such an advanced technology in their hands. “Besides, they don’t know about the fact that me and Marishka are armed in a non-obvious way. Sage does the shuttle scanner grab their physiology by now? I’m quite eager to know about any advantages they may have…”

• Julien King, CO

OOC: I’ll have to let the GM give me any information Sage can pass on to the group.

D…

Marishka studied the ship as they aproached. Secretly she was pleased to have added a few extra weapons while dressing this morning. Peace where at all possible she understood but, sometimes, things just spiraled out of control. And with what David had whispered, she was on heightened alert.

• Marishka

Julien threw a side glance to Marishka. She looked … pleased. Then it dawned on him.
“Lt. Marishka, with ‘non-obvious’ weapons I did not mean anything hidden that a metal detector or something the like may find. First contact situations are very delicate, I can’t have them finding hidden weapons on you.” he said, trying to keep the slight amusement he felt out of his voice. With hidden weapons he had actually meant her skills as a fighter and her pheromones… although he did not really want her to use them on strange men if he was being honest with himself. But anyhow… so far all they knew about the aliens was that they were humanoid.

• Julien King, CO

Riley was sitting next to Sage, the two of them in less need of a console than the other members of the away team. He hadn’t had a chance to talk to David, and the smile the man had flashed him on the Bridge just before they’d left for the shuttle still occupied his mind. If he were honest, he’d admit that David’s secrecy around his future knowledge frustrated him, even though he understood why he couldn’t share. He had to trust that David wouldn’t allow him to witlessly wander into a trap, even if the man’s temporal directive told him otherwise.

“First contacts are tricky,” he spoke to the group as a whole. “We don’t know the customs of the people we are meeting. Any untoward body language could be misinterpreted as an insult. Any hostile posturing could scuttle the whole project. There are very few species in the galaxy whom Betazoids are unable to read. If I sense hostility, I will let you know.”

Riley looked toward David, his dark eyes impassive, “If I sense danger, I’ll warn you, but it’s imperative they don’t sense danger from us.”

Dekker, CNS
Julien nodded.
NE Whyso Sirius and NE Thupa Therial sat silently at the back of the shuttle. Their instructions were to hold back once the shuttle landed, and keep Pallasian engineers out of the craft until the Away Team returned.

Both were tall and broad, and fairly intimidating to your average-sized human. Of course, they didn’t yet know the dimensions of the people they were going to meet, but Lt. McGregor had figured that bigger was better if you were being cautious.

COS

While preparing, Dagen sent a message to NE Whyso Sirius. =^= Ensign, the Commander wishes to have a link to the negotiations. Assign a second comm badge to … the Counselor … and set it to transmit only to the shuttle. Open a channel on the same frequency from the shuttle to the Genesis so that the bridge can monitor the happenings and, if necessary, assist with language or other actions requiring the ships’ resources. =^=
- Dagen, CE

=/\=Yes sir,=/\= NE Whyso Sirius replied. Creating a second commbadge and programming it as instructed was simple, NE Whyso Sirius then stood and walked over to Riley. “Commander Marius wants you to have this, as a way to stay in contact with the Genny. He’s using the shuttle as a relay, you just need to keep this somewhere where it won’t be obviously noticed that you have two on you. I’d suggest under your jacket, but it’s your choice,” he said, handing over the second badge.

Marishka had been standing but now she took a seat and crossed one leg over the other. Sliding a leaf dagger from her boot and then repeating the process. Shifting positions, she reached into the bodice of her uniform and took out a small ceramic blade.

“This one is ceramic. No metal detectors that I have run across in more advanced civilizations have ever found it.” she said raising an eyebrow at Julien.

Marishka would leave it if he asked her to, but she hoped he wouldn’t.

• Marishka, CIO

He gave her a lopsided smile and nodded, looking at the ceramic dagger she had pulled out of her formidable bosom. By gods, if somebody tried to search her there, he was not sure he wouldn’t intervene.

The shuttle sensors show that physically, the species were similar to humans. The only difference was their faces. They only had nostrils but no noses. They did not appear to have ear lobes. (Think of Voldemort with hair and eyebrows but no ears.) The were bipedal and were on average about 15% taller than the average European human. From the scans, the majority of the crew were also broad shouldered and well built. Internally, they had two stomachs and two two-chambered hearts: one heart dealing with the oxygenating of blood and the other dealing with the rest of the body. Due to the lack of earlobes, the species did not have great sensitivity to sound. They had, however, had a heightened sense of smell. Their olfactory systems were very well developed with twice the number of nerves than humans. They were also able to smell with their fingertips. This suggested that they would be able to detect changes in temperature and sweat just by their fingertips. It was probably due to this that the species all wore gloves over their hands. The gloves had detachable tips for the fingers.

The shuttle sensors also showed that the majority of the equipment were metallic, mainly titanium, steel and nickel. Their clothing were made of materials that were similar to kevlar and other fire resistant chemicals.

They came into close sensor range and he looked at Sage and David to see what the sensors revealed.

• Julien King, CO

Sage looked at the readings as she spoke over her shoulder to Julien and the rest of the team. “They are humanoid and bipedal. On average, they are approximately 15% taller than humans, with broad shoulders.” Here she looked up at the security officers. “If anything untoward happens, you two might get a run for your money.”

NE Whyso Sirius and NE Thupa Therial traded a look at that, glad now that Lt. McGregor had chosen them over some of the slighter Security officers.

Green eyes turned back to the scan information. “Internally there are a few differences also. They have two stomachs and two hearts. Now this is odd…” Sage looked directly at Julien, her brows furrowed. “I’m not sure this is accurate, but if what I’m reading here is correct, our new friends can smell us with their hands…they appear to have a much more sensitive olfactory system than we do, probably twice as developed, plus the added bonus of being able to touch someone and pick up changes like temperature variances and minute particles of sweat.” Giving everyone a moment to absorb the info, Sage drew in a deep breath and gave one last piece of advice. “It would probably be wise to avoid touching them whenever possible.”

—Sage

Marishka tucked the dagger back in it’s place as she listened to Sage. She frowned a bit at what the Doctor had said but there was literally nothing she could do about her pheromones. She could calm them down, but not switch them off. No amount of Vulcan, or any other type of meditation could accomplish that.

• Marishka, CIO

David had been oddly quiet throughout the journey. He nodded as Sage gave the report on the biology of the species. “I agree.” He said in affirmation, but offered little more than that.

When the shuttle door was finally able to be opened, the away team was greeted by a group of eight. The Admiral was obvious as he was the only one with a lot of decorations on his clothes. He was flanked by a man and a woman, who were in clothing with less decorations. Behind them were five in fatigues. It was obvious that they had some kind of energy weapon in their holsters.

“Welcome to the PG Merry, the flagship of the Pallas Global Corps,” greeted the Admiral who had his right hand over his chest.

GM

COS
As NEs Whyso Sirius and Thupa Therial

As the group assembled, David stayed towards the back, trying to blend in and not make eye contact with the Admiral, or anyone in his party. Riley would not doubt be able to sense his anxiousness and it was almost as if David was trying to block his mind from Riley’s probing, something the two men had never experienced before.

Sage walked beside David as they exited the shuttle. Since she was always observing people for signs of illness, she noticed his unusual actions. David was usually very self aware, confident and relaxed. At the moment, he was avoiding eye contact (a first) and trying not to be noticed. She spoke quietly. “Hey, what’s going on with you?” Totally unaware he was trying to block out Riley, she thought he might have become ill on the trip over.

—Sage

Those without telepathic abilities, and those that knew him well enough, might be able to spot David’s discomfort and unease.

-David Michaels, CSO

OOC: James, could you send me back the email I sent you some time back regarding your character’s knowledge? I lost the file where I stored those data. Thanks in advance.

Kenson

Rear Admiral Clogtho was a tall individual. He was about 2.2 metres tall. As he was the tallest of all the people in the bay, to say that he oversaw his subordinates can also be used literally. His physical stance showed that he trained his body well, although one could see that he was a little thick in his middle due to his age. He had a kind of hat on his head. It was unlike the ones worn by the others, emphasising that he stood out from the rest.

GM