Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Reia Shandy (C Intelligence -Comm Officer) in Bridge (2021 Sim)

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Sage Brennan (2nd Officer - CMO) in Bridge (2021 Sim)

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Magnus relaxed his shoulders, he hadn’t realised he had tensed them to the point of near-shaking. He wasn’t sure if he was still outraged at the planned invasion of this system, astonished by their decision to start firing or amused by their absolute lack of technological capabilities, perhaps all options. He turned to the Captain “Commander Dagen’s enthusiasm aside I believe we still have Directive 010 to deal with. I recommend a firm final warning that they are seriously outmatched. I believe that would satisfy any and all attempts to achieve a nonmilitary resolution”

XO

Marius looked over at him. “I’m not going to engage them in battle. I don’t like bullies that includes being one.”

Power spiked at the Lesscoo ships. One of them lowered shields. The Genesis’s computers were able to predict where the lasers were aiming at. They were aiming at the deflector shields. Then the lasers discharged. It took 0.75 seconds for the shields to be raised after the shot.

As it was expected, the lasers merely dissipated once it came into contact with the Genesis’s shields.

GM

=^= Aye, sir.. Oop. =^=

Kesh’s response to the chief engineer is jostled by the flash of energy discharge having at least some effect on the ship’s systems. It was not much of an affect, but it still got her inner ears a bit flushed. They just fired at us!

A short puff of breath took the edge off that immediate surge of anger that came with being attacked, though Kesh already knew it was going to take more than breathing exercises to lower her hackles entirely. Hopefully, no one does anything that might further agitate her.

=^= Mmmnnm. Even at minimum stable power output on the phaser arrays, the computer predicts hull penetration within point five seconds. =^=

Of course, having low power output and completely ineffectual weapons does not preclude these aggressive aliens having particularly good defensive capabilities. But, it’s very unlikely.

->Kesh, Engineering

=^=Lesscoo ship, please disengage.=^= Marius had a dozen things to say to make the situation worse, but he already gotten what he wanted and act of war that pretty much gave him permission to stay here and do whatever he wanted. =^=We mean you no harm, we are an exploratory vessel on a mission of peace. But we will defend ourselves if forced.=^=

“Lets give them some space… pull back 30,000 kilometers.”

Marius looked about, “My guess is a shuttle craft would be able to win an engagement with these ships?”

Marius.

Tom had never actually been in an encounter with an aggressive opponent, who’d already started attacking, where stepping back while talking actually got them to cease hostilities.

“If back pedaling doesn’t work I suggest gaining position to align at least two of them and calculate a firing resolution that will strip both of their shields without making contact with their hulls.” Tom said quietly to Marius, “Or tuck out tail, run, and monitor them from a distance.”

Tom had wanted to say bark at them from a distance but he didn’t want to antagonize anyone that much at that moment.

• Tom, IntSec

Reia was about to laugh but stopped herself.

“Actually I’d love for them to do that again. Then, perhaps, we should just beam one of them over here and show them exactly what they’re up against, close and personal. Show them how easily they can be subjugated, if you will, sir.”

Reia had never spoken this harshly on the bridge before. She was used to going in quietly, getting her job done, and being back before anybody noticed she was gone. Of course, that could work too.

• Reia, CIO/Comms

Although Magnus did share the Intelligence Chief’s attitude towards the situation the Captain had made his thoughts on the matter clear, he slowly turned to her, a slight frown on his face “We are not here to harm these beings and imprisonment is an injury beyond our scope” He did speak softly making sure that he wasn’t truly admonishing her “But I think Commander” He looked at the face of the man who he could never remember, only knowing who he was because of a notebook he kept in his quarters “Jarvis” He said hesitantly “has the right of it, disabling their shields without damaging their ships is a good option, Commander Thor recommended a 20% Charge”

XO

Reia returned the XO’s slight frown. She understood him but thought her idea still had merit. They would still be talking with the other species after all, just in a completely different fashion. However she really didn’t feel like arguing with her superior today so, she nodded and turned back to her station.

• Reia. CIO/Comms

Marius nodded as the XO spoke, “When the time comes weapons, shields, and propulsion. I don’t want them wandering away when they are no longer in a position to be assaultive.” He was going to get some answers and now he had the excuse to do so. “Zero casualties, Number 1.”

marius

OOC: I am assuming that helm obeyed the back peddling order …

IC: At 30,000 kilometres retreat, the Lesscoo ships remained where they were.

=/\=We will not pursue if you leave the system. We merely do not want you in our space. Please continue to retreat or else we will continue to fire. Consider this a friendly warning.=/\=

GM

=^=You left friendly after you fired on us. We expect to speak to your superiors, while we assess our options.=^=

There was silence over comms. Sensors also indicated that they were beginning to power up their weapons again.

“Take us about the reverse of the planet. I want to be in position to put a landing party down and to investigage. Do we have any information on whether or not they have transporter tech or the ability to detect a beam down?”

Marius

Adam turned to the Science and Comms station for the reply. The situation was almost as grim as it was amusing but he knew that even a mosquitos sting could be dangerous and these beings were certainly the mosquitos in this.

XO

The reverse of the planet was currently at dusk. One of the two ships broke formation to trail the Genesis. It kept the Genesis at line of fire but also at a distance.

GM

Reia glanced at one of the side monitors and wondered what that ship was hoping to accomplish.

• Reia, CIO/Comms

“I’m going to need you on the bridge, Number One. Let’s get Brennan up here and up to speed so she can put the landing party together.”

=^=Commander Brennan to the Bridge.=^= When she arrive Marius would put her up to speed on the information so far.

Marius

Magnus quickly suppressed a grimace that was about to form on his face, it was the Captain’s privilege to set the Away Team. He simply nodded and spoke “Yes, Captain” His voice hadn’t changed from its almost cheerfulness.

XO

OOC: I’m going to assume someone called her

IC:
Sage came onto the bridge after being called there. She still wasn’t used to spending time up there, especially if she wasn’t just observing. Walking up to the command chairs, she addressed Marius. “Captain, you wished to see me?”

—Sage

Magnus flashed a friendly smile at Sage and stood to the side getting out of her way, this would be her first official mission as second officer, a better idea the more he considered it.

XO

Marius ran through the deals, “We have pushy race Lessecos who have already taken a pot shot at us, because we didn’t move fast enough when they claimed this space, and this planet… of another race as their own to ‘subjugate’ their words. I want to get a team down there and figure out what they know, if they are an offshoot of Lessecos or if they have some other claim to the planet. I don’t believe the prime directive forces us to leave a planet to get subjugated by another warp power race so we are on pretty good footing there… less so about playing inside another race’s territory… so find something useful.”

He paused for questions… “Get your team together.”

“So there’s no problem with us being armed or with them seeing us? Or would you like us to stay in the shadows?”

:Number One, find a way for us to break sensor contact for a few seconds so we can get the team down undetected.”

Marius

Sage looked to the officer running coms. “Send a notification to Cmdr McGregor to meet me in transporter room one with hand phasers for himself and three others. Lts Shandy and Park, you’re with me.”

=^=Lt. McGregor report to transporter room one with phasers for three.=^= she commed quickly.

As she prepared to leave the bridge, she sent the following text down to engineering.

‘Away mission. Don’t hold dinner.’

• Reia, CIO/Comms

  A note came from Engineering regarding the Lescoo ships =^= Inertial dampers developing. Likely need hand holds or straps on maneuvers. Estimate their maneuvering ability to be limited. Likely no cup holders. Still sussing out what they have. =^=
  Dagen, CE

  Kesh takes a certain amount of pride in her understanding and mastery of the common human language used by Starfleet as its primary tongue. Despite decades of using it and only activating the Universal Translator when absolutely necessary, there are still moments when a word or phrase just… doesn’t click.

  The felinoid’s head tilts to one side, then the other, staring down at her console as if it had all the secrets laid there upon it, after hearing her CO’s words.

  Rather than risk misunderstanding, a quieted inquiry is spoken. =^= Kesh to Dagen. What is ‘sussng’? =^=

  Never mind the whole ‘cup holders’ quip. That much she did understand.

  -> Kesh Engineering
  

Tom stepped forward to stand near the Captain and XO.

“I can help with the sensor issue. I can have them chasing a sensor ghost of us while we drop the away team. We’ll just have to keep them within one hundred thousand kilometers. It should give us enough time to dip down, beam the landing party down, then return the the ghosts position before dropping the electronic deception. Alternative sensor feeds are a trick I learned in Internal Security and have made good use of.” Tom said with confidence.

• Tom, IntSec