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Away Team Two

Posted May 7, 2019, 1:06 a.m. by Ensign Reia Shandy (CIO) (Catt Bennett)

Posted by Lieutenant Dagen Thor (CE) in Away Team Two

Posted by Gamemaster GM (Gamemaster) in Away Team Two

Posted by Lieutenant Thomas McGregor (COS) in Away Team Two
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“There has been a steady move of people from the rural country side to the city. Country life is a lot of physical work. Work in the city is less physical and more cerebral. It is also where more money can be earned. The down side to this kind of life is the lack of physical activity and the increase of mental stress. Most of our clients come here to destress themselves. When the technology was first available, there are significant incidents of people being even more stressed than before they used virtual and augmented reality. Research had shown that certain programs were stressful to certain people. Thus, the health department took over the monitoring of people who needed to use this technology to destress. In the process, even therapeutic processes were developed,” Shou explained.

GM

“So it’s a way to get a workout in while looking at something more interesting than a gym,” Thomas said, noticing the equipment in use along with the goggles. “I can’t say I disapprove of that, at least. The scenery can be the least appealing part of a workout.”

COS

Reia nodded and smiled in agreement remembering the coast of Australia where she liked to walk and run at sunset.

  • Reai, CIO

“It might sound like a removal of freedom, but those who come here are monitored for health problems, even if they just simply want a break from work. We believe in preventive measures. Whilst we do not force people into receiving treatment, but we reserve the right to refuse particular programs to individual should our monitoring indicate that the program might be hazardous to the individual. For example, if we believe that the sleighing program might cause problems to the heart of the client, we would inform them that until they receive treatment for their ailment, we would not allow them to use that sleighing program. They would be recommended to use the walking program instead to improve their cardiac health,” Shou explained.

“The program has proven to be moderately successful,” said Shou. “We are planning to open another such centre in another part of the city.”

GM

Dagen listened. Basically a holodeck with goggles. Even the holodeck programming merged with medical records to deny the occasional program, though that was minor and physical vitals were being monitored during the programs too just in the event that something may have exceeded. Not to mention the safety protocols. “Are all your facilities like this or do you have other outdoor sports in the rural areas that are not as developed? Are their regional sports teams that compete?” He thought of the Federation having seen the spread of a Terran game called ‘baseball’, among other sports that moved into interplanetary competitions.
- Dagen, CE

Shou frowned. “We did away with team competition years ago when it tended to incite violence between villages. There are, of course, unofficial competitions between individuals, but we do not encourage them. Team sports are non-competitive. The whole team works together to achieve similar or better results than their predecessors. We have a festival where the whole village, represented by a group of young people, scale the local mountain to renew their promise to take care of the animals and plants of the mountain. It used to be a religious festival, but nowadays, it builds co-operation between inhabitants of that village.”

GM

Dagen at first bristled inside about that news. No team competition? That seemed unheard of to him. However, the exobiologist part of him - that part from Thor’s host who was also amateur anthropologist - reminded him of the Vulcans. “There is a race called the Vulcans who were one of the first to join the Federation two centuries ago. In their history their own emotions and propensity to violence nearly brought their civilization to an end. To save themselves they turned to a philosophy of logic and near total control of their emotions.” He said that hopefully in a tone to not one up them or even to suggest they change their ways, but simply as an example of the diversity that is within the cultures of the Federation.
- Dagen, CE

OOC: Please void below. Got mixed up with the away teams :(

Neve asked, “Then it is possible for us to apply for membership in your federation?”

GM

IC:

Shou brightened up a little, he was feeling a little intimidated by what he saw as a perfect civilisation. “How many kinds of beings do you have in your Federation?”

GM

Time to tell them a little bit of them and what was ‘out there’, Dagen thought. “The United Federation of Planets is a consolidation of over one hundred fifty worlds and takes in territory of over 8,000 light years. Members do not lose ‘themselves’ but exist semi-autonomously under a central governing council. Far from being a long standing body, they have only been around for about 200 years, but together have accomplished much. As a Federation, it is a work in progress and is ever evolving. Because there are so many different people with their own histories, ideas, and hopes, we all strive to work together. For the most part, it does. Our ship, the Genesis, is part of Starfleet, the exploratory and military part of the Federation. Our purpose is to seek out new life and new civilizations. Above all else the Genesis is a science vessel.” Dagen smiled. “Finding you is one of the primary purposes of the Genesis.”

He paused to let that sink in. “The space about us is shared by other groups with their differing philosophies. It makes space… interesting. Some of the main empires or consortiums are ruled by the Klingons, Romulans, Ferengi, Cardassians and Breen to name a few.” Dagen said that list slowly, gauging their response to each name to see whether any of the names ‘tweaked’ a reaction.
- Dagen, CE

Shou’s reaction was like a schoolboy listening in awe. He did not show that he was aware of any name specifically. “The Federation’s history is much like that of Pallas, only on a much larger scale,” he said. “We had had different regions with peoples of different philosophies as well. In the beginning, it was who had the more advanced technology, who had the larger weapons, who had the loudest voice that kept each region different from the rest. As understanding of the different regions were lacking, each region fought the others on the basis of philosophy and ideology. Political tensions rose as each region had their own answers to their own situations and tried to impose their ideas on other regions. There was competition between the regions, you might say. It was our present leader’s great great grandfather, Neve, Neve Yuki, who showed, by his writings, that there is no ‘one solution fits all’ situation. Solutions change as situations change. In time, as more and more understanding of the differences take place, there will be mutuality and tolerance will occur. When that occurs, he said, people will adapt. As the different peoples realise how similar they really are, there will be more cooperation and collaboration, bringing peoples together, synergy will occur and systems will change for the benefit of all. Meeting you, for example, will change our situation and our philosophy and ideology will necessary have to change so that we can survive in the new situation.”

GM

Reia had barely spoken throughout the trip but felt she could do so now.

“It’s my understanding that most worlds go through something similar and, then again, when they meet other races from other worlds.” she stated.

  • Reia, CIO

Shou built up some courage and asked, “Then, are you here to conquer us? You are obviously more advanced than us. Yet you do not seem to want to dominate us. I am sorry for being suspicious, but what is your agenda?”

GM

“Our ship’s overall mission is to explore this area of space. It’s designed for long- term exploration missions, and making first contact with any sufficiently-advanced races we meet along the way to introduce them to the galaxy at large, and the Federation in particular,” Thomas said. “Now that we’ve met you and made introductions, if you so choose, we can call for a full diplomatic team to come from the Federation Council to negotiate your future relationship with our people. We are not, and have never been, conquerors.”

COS

Dagen agreed with nods of his head as Thomas was speaking.

“I hope our leaders know what they are doing …” muttered Shou. “I mean … this is a great opportunity for us, isn’t it? Us Pallasians, I mean. There is a whole new adventure waiting to happen. I wonder how Pallas’ leaders would choose …” Shou said all these with wonder in his eyes.

GM
Reia had heard the softly spoken utterance and wondered if there was more to it.

  • Reia, CIO

He couldn’t help but smile at the softly spoken mutter. He totally agreed. People were people and capable of muddling up the simplest thing or brilliantly managing something delicate. “The Federation is that, a Federation, not an empire,” he said. “And is ever looking for people who would seek to join with them. There are no subject people here. All are partners working for the common good. ” He looked at Thomas. “But Thomas is right. You can request a diplomatic envoy to meet with you. And yes, even if, after various diplomatic meetings you as a people decide that being a part of the Federation is not for you, you can decline and the Federation will not take offense. There are many worlds not part of the Federation but who are still allied with it in some way. You may be growing in technology still, but you still have a choice that the Federation will respect.”
- Dagen, CE

“I hope they say yes,” said Shou. “Maybe I won’t be able to travel the stars but at least my children or grandchildren will have the chance.”

GM

“We can travel in space, but the risks to the living are still very high. We have launched small unmanned ships but they have all been damaged or destroyed, and have not returned. That is why the government is reluctant to let anyone go into deep space without lowering the risks,” explained Shou.

GM

“Well that explains the disparity between military vessels and civilian space ships we noticed in orbit,” Thomas commented sotto voce to Reia.

“How far have your unmanned ships gotten before being destroyed, and how good is your mapping of your own system?” he asked. If they were being destroyed in system, it could be their sensors (honestly, telescopes were more likely at this level) were just continuously missing the thing they were hitting.

COS
Who realizes that the Genny knows this but hasn’t been told yet :)
OOC: Yeah, they know and are hopeless going to find out more … just not in this level spoken here. Fascinating ..

IC:
“We’ve mapped out our system years ago. We do have a problem policing all the system and that’s why we had had a pirate problem. It is down to a minimum now, I suppose. Going to other systems was different. We only could guess the direction after taking account of the speed of light and the direction of the movement of the stars. We tried getting to the next star system with unmanned vessels but communication over distances in light years was not possible. We did not have the means to warp our signals.”

GM

Dagen listened to the discourse but one thing puzzled him. “What puzzles me,” Dagen began, “and i’m sorry to interrupt but, where are these pirates coming from?” It almost sounded like they were more equipped than the homeworld to be able to continually operate. He recalled from his research on the Genny that the colony had lost contact for some years and that was due to the pirates. But that was a bit more politically incorrect a question at the moment.
- Dagen, CE

This intrigued Reia as well. It could be an important matter in future negotiations with the Federation.

  • Reia, CIO

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