Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Vanessa Slade (CNS) in SIM Beta - Beth takes Calvin hostage All welcome

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Magnús Pétursson (First Officer) in SIM Beta - Beth takes Calvin hostage All welcome

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Vanessa Slade (CNS) in SIM Beta - Beth takes Calvin hostage All welcome
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Menn walked and sputtered out nervous questions and comments as they headed to Captain Marius’ office. Beth however was far more quiet and reserved in her verbal bantering. The ship was on yellow alert so the people that passed the team bringing the guests to Calvin moved about quickly and with little bantering.

As Beth and Menn walked into Calvin’s ready room, the two wore very different expressions. Menn looked concerned and worried while Beth seemed to be oddly relaxed.

Beth and Menn

Calvin was not sitting in the room as he typically was for meetings like this. Instead he stood with his hands clasped behind his back in a pose reminiscent of a parade rest looking out the window.

He waited until he heard the pneumatic door swish close before commenting, “sit rep” to the officers that had brought Beth and Menn to the room. Calvin had been rather busy the past quarter of an hour but not too busy to know one of his own people were in sickbay.

Calvin Marius

“The Lesscoo have surrounded your ship. I suggest you comply,” Beth stated drawing a look from Menn. “In fact if my tour has taught me anything it is that you can not interfere so it would be most beneficial for you to move your ship and let us figure out our own path.”

“Captain,” Menn looked at Calvin with an expression of horror. “You..you can’t leave us helpless against the Lesscoo. They will enslave and kill,”

“Oh yes he can and yes he has to. Don’t you Captain? Interfering is against your precious code if I understand your Prime Directive.”

Beth

“Sounds like a clear threat.” came Tom’s voice from a dark corner. He was looking at Beth.

“I honestly thought you’d wait to tip your hand or, at least, do a better job at concealing your involvement with the Lesscoo. I guess it’s true for all races. Courage breeds foolishness. I suppose they promised not to enslave you with the others. Likely they even told you you’d be allowed to rule over a portion of the planet.”

“Which would be any different than if we joined your Federation? Tell me would you set up outposts, fleets, garrisons? How would that be any different,” Beth asked not really caring about his answer.

Tom’s gaze was piercing and he was obviously anything but friendly.

“Perhaps you’re a Lesscoo mole surgically altered to appear as a Messi. A long term agent.”

“Is he serious,” Beth looked at Calvin. “Can you actually do that? If so how can I be sure you are who you say you are?”

Beth

“It’s been done with medical technology far less advanced than yours.” Tom replied, “So the same question can be asked of you.”

Tom turned to to Marius.

“She’s right that we can’t interfere with the internal politics and development of the Messi planet but, she’s overlooked something. She has threatened the Genesis with the Lesscoo, an overtly hostile warp capable stellar race. She has forced our involuntary involvement with the Lesscoo into a conflict state. The prime directive does not apply to the Lesscoo and we can take any actions we deem necessary against the Lesscoo in our own defense. It’s just happenstance that defending ourselves will also defend the Messi.”

Tom had played political games before in the course of his career. This was just another in his long history though his experiences were mostly internal to the Federation.

• Tom, IntSec

“I have not threatened you. Your ship is far superior is it not?” Her comment was slightly sarcastic. “You can just scoot on out of the way and leave us to our own choices?”

Beth

Tom gave Beth a withering glare.

“It’s not about being inferior or superior, it’s about intent. Just because you cannot hurt someone doesn’t mean they can’t take action to defend themselves from you if they feel the need.”

Tom turned to Calvin to get his take on the situation.

• Tom, IntSec

“Choices,” Calvin said in a lethal but calm tone. “Seems you are fine making choices for an entire planet and a Federation? So why do you think I can not do the same?”

Calvin Marius CO

“Because your charter does not allow it,” Beth said. “Since we are three separate nations you are not able to allow membership in parts of a whole. That is why you are trying to get the other two nations to agree so that as a planet we can join or am I missing something?” Beth had a confident tone.

Beth

A soft chuckle came from the door as it hissed closed, Magnus arrived from the Bridge “Yes, quite a bit” Magnus had an easy smile on him “You don’t seem to know as much as you think you do” He looked past the woman to the Captain “Protectorate” He said to Marius then looked back at Beth “I’ve written up a legal argument to make the Messi a Federation Protectorate, It grants us some leeway when it comes to the decision to defend the planet directly. We also have legal recourse to arrest Beth here for assaulting Counselor Slade and interfering in Ship operations. Under your discretion.

XO

“You can’t do that,” Beth looked uneasy for the first time. “The Southern continent can not be trusted. You may think we are all Messi but we are not. The Lesscoo are far more of an ally to us than our own people.” Beth lost her pleasant demeanor and took on a more aggressive tone. “We need them to,” she spoke and let her voice trail off slightly.

Beth\

“You need them to what?” Calvin let his voice trail. Attack your Southern and Northern foes so you don’t have to?” He let his words hang in the air long enough for Beth to want to fill the space. This however was not something Calvin would let her. “Ms. Malloy we are not as black as white as you think when a possible genocide could be staring us in the face because that is the plan right. Send the Lesscoo in to wipe out the people from the lands you want and you just sit back with clean hands. Not on my watch. XO please remand our guest ot the brig and see if you can find her partner Menn?”

Calvin Marius CO