Posted May 25, 2019, 9:56 p.m. by Lieutenant Thomas McGregor (COS) (Brandon Irvine)
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OOC: Sorry I missed this. I guess I’ve gotten a bit disheartened tryign to fit Tom in somewhere that makes sense.
Tom could read lips rather well, and in over fifty Human and nonHuman languages. He noted the name and stardate.
Tom turned his head towards Marius and brushed at non-existent lint and gave a brief wink with the eye that was away from, and out of view of, everyone but Marius.
- Tom, IntSec
Marius tilted his head. He was caught, probably not for the first time, but given what he knew about Jarvis this was the only way for him to keep track of the man. Record his action, review the tape, write it down. It was that or constantly be surprised when he showed up.
Deeg went back to monitoring things. It was nearly time to do the ‘routines’ of checking systems and primary arenas of the ship to make sure they were still green lining. He wouldn’t doubt that given the nature of things that ‘something’ was bound to go wrong. Maybe no bug eyed monsters this time. Perhaps some space sirens calling them all to a vacuum filled ecstasy experience .. till they just blew up. Hmmm. Yes, lets focus on the green lines he thought as the data scrolled past him.
- Deeg, NECounselor Dekker’s voice came over the comm system =/\=Away Team One to the Genesis. We are moving into a public space with our hosts to gain a better understanding of their culture. Their ultimate goal seems to be stronger ties with the Federation, including technological exchange, perhaps to the point of application for admission. We are continuing our fact finding mission.=/\=
Dekker, CNS
=/\=McGregor to Genesis. Our hosts have shared some more information about the pirate groups. It appears they splintered off from the military in the early days of space exploration, before the planet truly unified under one government. Since then, they’ve apparently all been re- absorbed or killed.=/\=
COS
=^=That sounds ominous, or convenient. In either case, please continue your relations.=^= Marius would make note of it in his official report for whoever would read it.
Marius CO
=/\=Will do, Captain. McGregor out.=/\=
Deeg turned around to listen to the report. “That contravenes other reports that we noted in government files saying there was no contact with the colony and that the pirates were still active,” he said. His sense of ‘thinking the worst’ at least in a conspiratorial and political way. There was more to this story than met the eye, or at least news reporting. A swing through there would be valuable to at least scan things and this elusive colony. Did it even exist? Had it ever existed? So many possibilities.
- Deeg, EngMarius looked at the engineer, “I have two teams on the ground and the XO in a runabout.” He shook his head. “Just going to have to put a tack in that one until i get a team back. Unless we can get a scan from here.” He looked hopefully over to science.
CO
“Wouldn’t take more than a small course change to make the return approach along that route,” Deeg commented. If they could travel half way to the nearest star they could swing around a few billion kilometers on the return trip without batting an eye. He was curious. His ‘old’ self was itching to delve into the closed government records to know what they were and are up to around this colony. However, that was a closed door, but he could still try to work out what was going on. Or the runabout could. A scan could easily make it that distance, Deeg knew. Transmissions. Energy readings. if they were there.
- Deeg, EngMarius looked between the chief engineer and his helmsman. One of many decisions he would have to make. Some of them minute but when coupled together could mean so much and risk the lives of his crew. “We have 20 crew members between the planet and the runabout. Pirates and anomalies,” He clenched his fist as he thought. The ligaments cracking as he applied pressure, force greater physically than most could do, but it was the mental pressure that could get to people.
“Is that course possible?” He asked the helms officer. “I’m not going to lose a person on my first day of command because I pulled the Genesis out of position.”
Marius CO
COS
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