Posted by Lieutenant Commander Magnús Pétursson (First Officer) in Away Team 1 -Shuttle to Pallasia

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Magnus smiled at the man with the landing lights, he remembered reading about something similar in history class as a child, he decided that he wouldn’t mention it to the poor man that visual navigation was very much a thing of the past. Well mostly, viewports and windows on shuttles were still a thing despite being of almost no practical use. He stood up and turned around to face the crew “All right, Dömur and Herrar, let’s get one final look at this world” In his case first and final look he supposed.

When the door opened he stepped out first after giving the Security NE’s their final orders to close the shuttle and be prepared to leave at any sign of trouble. He took a deep breath of fresh(ish) air and looked around the alien landscape.

XO

What he saw was much like 21st century Earth. A military suited Pallasian was waiting for the team to exit the shuttle craft.

“Welcome to Pallas,” the man said with a bow. “I am Major Sandy. I am very pleased to meet you.”

GM

David followed behind the XO as the away team exited the shuttle. He silently observed their welcome party and looked around for any other surprises that might await them.

-Lt David Michaels, CSO

Reis slipped out of the shuttle behind David, glanced around, and settled in for introductions and whatever may come next.

• Reia, CIO

The man patiently waited for the whole away team to emerge from the shuttle.

GM

Tom stepped out of the shuttle and straightened his black jacket. Flicking some imaginary lint from his shoulder, he moved to stand near Magnus. He appeared relaxed and inattentive but was actually paying careful attention to the Pallasians body language and vocal stresses.

• Tom, IntSec

Thomas confirmed the XO’s orders with his security men, then exited the shuttle himself. He saw that Jarvis had gravitated to the XO, which he appreciated. The amazing vanishing act’s skills were best suited to the sort of information gathering they were here to do, and if push came to shove Thomas had no doubt he would make a very effective bodyguard, not that the XO really needed one.

For his own part, he moved to stand near their small Intel officer, giving a nod of acknowledgment in the general direction of the Pallasian and the XO.

COS

Magnus looked back at the team gathering behind him and smiled, it was a smile he’d worn more or less since his arrival just a few short days ago. “Pleasure Major” He said looking at the stranger with the same smile “Please lead the way” He resisted the urge to ask him to take them to his leader, mostly because it was unprofessional but also because he couldn’t be sure that no one else had attempted the quite common human attempt at humour. His hands came from behind his back and the group could see that he held a leather pouch roughly the size of a mid-length paperback novel.

OOC: After XO’s reply …

IC: “Please come this way,” Major Sandy said. They were brought into a building that was about 400 metres from where they landed. The team was brought to a large room where there were seats, like a huge living room. There were three three individuals there. One man in civilian attire which the team recognised as Mr Sora. There were two in uniform: the man was General Clogtho and a woman who the team had not met before.

GM

Magnus had not met any of the men but having read all the relevant logs and briefings he had a rough approximation of who the leading members of the group were “Afternoon, I am Lieutenant Commander Magnús Pétursson” His slightly Scandinavian accent, although probably made no difference to the aliens, gave an unusually friendly feeling to a Natural Federation Standard speaker “First Officer of the USS Genesis” He waited to introduce his members for later.

XO

“Welcome Commander,” replied Mr. Sora. “To my right are Admiral Clogtho and Commodore Pipa. Admiral Clogtho is the commander of our fleet and Commodore Pipa is the Chief Operations Commander.” The two uniformed individuals bowed slightly in acknowledgment.

GM

‘Interesting,’ Thomas thought, *’That we decide we want/need more information on their government and they greet us with three members of the military.’

COS

Magnus gave each of the men a respectful half-bow “A pleasure, truly” He smiled at the two Military Officers “Generally there is a specific protocol when handling gifts between two new governments but I think we can write this off as an unofficial welcome to the galaxy at large” He said as he raised his hand showing the small leather pouch “It’s a little taste of Human art, some music and visual art and an introduction to Federation History from it’s founding over two-hundred years ago. I also put in the standard, the Federation Charter and our Constitution, I understand your government has shown interest and that should give you a good idea of how our Government works” Magnus said with his usual smile. He had used the information they had gathered and replicated a simple data storage device of Pallasian Design and imported the ‘Voyager Golden Record’ With the relevant information.

XO

Mr. Sora did not reach out his hands. “First, I thank you. However, I believe it would be more suitable if you would hand the gift to Mr. Neve, our president? He regrets that he is not able to greet you in person. We are here to escort you to him. I believe you would be able to understand the reasons for his not being with you when you meet him.”

“Shall we proceed?” asked General Clogtho. “We will take the underground to the President’s Office.”

GM

Magnus’ smile did not shrink as he pulled his hand back “You know I think you might just be right” He put the pouch under his left armpit indicated forward “I’m curious, why is the President’s office underground?” He asked with genuine curiosity.

XO

Reia followed the conversation closely. Her curiosity was piqued by the comments regarding the president.

• Reia, CIO

They were led to an underground railway station. There was a short train, a small driver car with two passenger cars. The door to the first car opened and the Pallasians showed the away team into it. After a four to five minute ride before the train stopped and they arrived at another station. The team were then led from the underground station up to the ground level where the windows showed a garden on one side and a forest on the other. There were guards at strategic points in the building. Then, they were led through a corridors with doors on both sides. After passing three doors, Mr Sora stopped and knocked. The door opened and Mr. Neve was standing in front of a desk with a gentle smile on his face.

“My apologies for not being there to welcome you. Please come in and take a seat.”

GM

Magnus gave his team an odd expression as they entered the room, a mixture of joy and paranoia, Turning to face the Pallasian leader his expression changed to his usual smile “No problem, Mr President, thank you for giving us your time” He said in his diplomat’s voice. He nodded to his team before taking a seat “I have a small, gift if you will” He said extending the leather pouch “A little welcome to galactic society”

XO

Thomas, for his part, had been keeping a count of all the guards they’d passed on their trip. It was a frankly concerning number, far more than he would feel comfortable fighting if push came to shove. Frankly, concerns about exposing their level of technology aside, he would recommend an immediate beamout in that case.

It did make sense, though, to have their leader so well guarded.

COS