11-19-2025, 03:53 AM
Sebastian was luck as he had just entered the Bridge when his combadge activated
[Alert, Midshipman Cortes, Message from Chief Science Officer Lieutenant Ra'an: Please report to the Bridge as soon as possible.]
Sebastian had to chuckle a little to himself; clearly, the powers that be hadn’t expected him on the Bridge so quickly. He arrived to a flurry of activity. Orders were being issued by the various department heads,
Ensign Powl, the Vulcan sitting at Tactical, spoke up, "Sir, I am afraid the ability to accurately predict the outcomes of such actions are going to be little more than conjecture. However, historically, the entirety of the creation and authoring of the Prime Directive was due to the destruction of a civilization upon gaining a significant defensive upgrade. Due to the advancement of the new technology, one side was heavily favored. Regrettably, such examples cannot be ruled out.
However, we could gain the ability to paint a clearer picture of potential outcomes via an away team. It appears there aren't any onboard that would be conscious; therefore, an away team can be sent to investigate this culture. From there, we can discover the mission of the vessel and who is aboard. While we concern ourselves with the importance of technology being in the right hands, we should find out if the individuals on board are of the mental and moral fortitude to prospectively use the technology in an altruistic fashion.
While being Vulcan, I see this in a purely logical circumstance and I am internally motivated to let the ship be, and we would fulfill our duties as the Prime Directive dictates. However, if you decide to intervene, my previous statements are my recommendations."
Sebastian was both impressed by how factual Powl was, but he was a Vulcan after all. Being factual was second nature to them, but Sebastian was surprised at how wrong Powl was at the same time in his strict interpretation of the Prime Directive
This Prime Directive didn’t necessarily apply to this ship, as they had clearly achieved interstellar flight. Sebastian clearly remembered the Prime Directive from his First Contact Class. The Key aspects of the Prime Directive were clear in some respects but vague in others
Sebastian could clearly see the components of the Prime Direct in his mind. Professor McGill drilled them into his students' minds almost daily.
The Key aspects of the Prime Directive were as follows, Non-interference: Starfleet must not intervene in the internal affairs of other cultures, powers, or governments that are external to the United Federation of Planets, No overt contact: This includes no identification of self or mission, and no references to space or other civilizations., Protection of pre-warp cultures: It is especially important for pre-warp civilizations that are unaware of the wider galactic community, Preventing harm: The underlying principle is to avoid causing the "cultural havoc that can result when two worlds meet in unmitigated collision," and is often compared to the Hippocratic oath to "first, do no harm".Exceptions and moral dilemmas: The directive is not always absolute and often poses moral dilemmas for captains, who may choose to violate it to prevent a greater harm, as explored in countless episodes.
Seeing how this ship was in known space lanes, chances were that they knew of other cultures, some more advanced than themselves. It was a truly perplexing situation. Do they violate the Prime Directive or do they help these people? Most space faring cultures offer aid to ships in distress,
A dozen questions came to mind. Were the people on this ship able to respond? Maybe they are in suspended animation? Maybe they were extremely Xenophobic and just didn’t want to respond to the Zephry’s attempts to communicate. Maybe the ship is fully automated, or is crewed by artificial life forms, androids, or robots.
Sebastian was a bit surprised when the Orion officer that he knew to be the Chief Science off and his direct Supervisor Ra'an, Amila spoke up, she was a very attractive woman, "It doesn't matter if they are of the mental and moral fortitude to be responsible with the technology. We can't give them anything present day Icarus III doesn't have," she stated in protest. "If they do still have a functioning society, at best, we should put this ship back in functioning condition with the technology it already has, and return them to their own system where their people decide what to do with them," she stated.
"That is how Starfleet would want it handled if we found a ship of ancient Orions or Humans floating out here," she offered.
Making his way over to Ra'an, Amila, and Sebastian then spoke, "Excuse me, sirs," said Sebastian directing his comments to everyone. “I don’t think the Prime Directive necessarily applies here, at least not fully, as the ship is clearly capable of interstellar flight, just because there is no evidence of the ship being warp capable, just might mean that the people didn’t find it necessary to equip the ship with warp technology.”
Sebastian allowed his words to filter into his shipmates' minds. Then he continued. “ We can’t fit these ships with parts from our time, but we can retrofit pieces to match their level of technological expertise,” Said Sebastian.
Sebastian was confident in his suggestions. “If we do end up contaminating these people, we could erase their memories of ever encountering us. However, I would suggest the following course of action. These individuals are in need of assistance. I don’t think the Prime Directive was intended to allow people to suffer simply because they lack a certain level of technological development. Just because they haven’t developed Warp Technology doesn’t mean they aren’t advanced in other areas. Maybe warp wasn’t a priority for them? These people have achieved Space Travel; if we didn’t come across them, someone else would have, and I’m sure they would render any assistance they could. They are part of the galactic community, warp technology notwithstanding. Let's assemble an Away Team, beam over and see what we can do to help these people, but let's not forget we are assuming that they want our help. They may be very xenophobic and not want our help. But we won’t know until we ask.” Stated Sebastian.
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[Alert, Midshipman Cortes, Message from Chief Science Officer Lieutenant Ra'an: Please report to the Bridge as soon as possible.]
Sebastian had to chuckle a little to himself; clearly, the powers that be hadn’t expected him on the Bridge so quickly. He arrived to a flurry of activity. Orders were being issued by the various department heads,
Ensign Powl, the Vulcan sitting at Tactical, spoke up, "Sir, I am afraid the ability to accurately predict the outcomes of such actions are going to be little more than conjecture. However, historically, the entirety of the creation and authoring of the Prime Directive was due to the destruction of a civilization upon gaining a significant defensive upgrade. Due to the advancement of the new technology, one side was heavily favored. Regrettably, such examples cannot be ruled out.
However, we could gain the ability to paint a clearer picture of potential outcomes via an away team. It appears there aren't any onboard that would be conscious; therefore, an away team can be sent to investigate this culture. From there, we can discover the mission of the vessel and who is aboard. While we concern ourselves with the importance of technology being in the right hands, we should find out if the individuals on board are of the mental and moral fortitude to prospectively use the technology in an altruistic fashion.
While being Vulcan, I see this in a purely logical circumstance and I am internally motivated to let the ship be, and we would fulfill our duties as the Prime Directive dictates. However, if you decide to intervene, my previous statements are my recommendations."
Sebastian was both impressed by how factual Powl was, but he was a Vulcan after all. Being factual was second nature to them, but Sebastian was surprised at how wrong Powl was at the same time in his strict interpretation of the Prime Directive
This Prime Directive didn’t necessarily apply to this ship, as they had clearly achieved interstellar flight. Sebastian clearly remembered the Prime Directive from his First Contact Class. The Key aspects of the Prime Directive were clear in some respects but vague in others
Sebastian could clearly see the components of the Prime Direct in his mind. Professor McGill drilled them into his students' minds almost daily.
The Key aspects of the Prime Directive were as follows, Non-interference: Starfleet must not intervene in the internal affairs of other cultures, powers, or governments that are external to the United Federation of Planets, No overt contact: This includes no identification of self or mission, and no references to space or other civilizations., Protection of pre-warp cultures: It is especially important for pre-warp civilizations that are unaware of the wider galactic community, Preventing harm: The underlying principle is to avoid causing the "cultural havoc that can result when two worlds meet in unmitigated collision," and is often compared to the Hippocratic oath to "first, do no harm".Exceptions and moral dilemmas: The directive is not always absolute and often poses moral dilemmas for captains, who may choose to violate it to prevent a greater harm, as explored in countless episodes.
Seeing how this ship was in known space lanes, chances were that they knew of other cultures, some more advanced than themselves. It was a truly perplexing situation. Do they violate the Prime Directive or do they help these people? Most space faring cultures offer aid to ships in distress,
A dozen questions came to mind. Were the people on this ship able to respond? Maybe they are in suspended animation? Maybe they were extremely Xenophobic and just didn’t want to respond to the Zephry’s attempts to communicate. Maybe the ship is fully automated, or is crewed by artificial life forms, androids, or robots.
Sebastian was a bit surprised when the Orion officer that he knew to be the Chief Science off and his direct Supervisor Ra'an, Amila spoke up, she was a very attractive woman, "It doesn't matter if they are of the mental and moral fortitude to be responsible with the technology. We can't give them anything present day Icarus III doesn't have," she stated in protest. "If they do still have a functioning society, at best, we should put this ship back in functioning condition with the technology it already has, and return them to their own system where their people decide what to do with them," she stated.
"That is how Starfleet would want it handled if we found a ship of ancient Orions or Humans floating out here," she offered.
Making his way over to Ra'an, Amila, and Sebastian then spoke, "Excuse me, sirs," said Sebastian directing his comments to everyone. “I don’t think the Prime Directive necessarily applies here, at least not fully, as the ship is clearly capable of interstellar flight, just because there is no evidence of the ship being warp capable, just might mean that the people didn’t find it necessary to equip the ship with warp technology.”
Sebastian allowed his words to filter into his shipmates' minds. Then he continued. “ We can’t fit these ships with parts from our time, but we can retrofit pieces to match their level of technological expertise,” Said Sebastian.
Sebastian was confident in his suggestions. “If we do end up contaminating these people, we could erase their memories of ever encountering us. However, I would suggest the following course of action. These individuals are in need of assistance. I don’t think the Prime Directive was intended to allow people to suffer simply because they lack a certain level of technological development. Just because they haven’t developed Warp Technology doesn’t mean they aren’t advanced in other areas. Maybe warp wasn’t a priority for them? These people have achieved Space Travel; if we didn’t come across them, someone else would have, and I’m sure they would render any assistance they could. They are part of the galactic community, warp technology notwithstanding. Let's assemble an Away Team, beam over and see what we can do to help these people, but let's not forget we are assuming that they want our help. They may be very xenophobic and not want our help. But we won’t know until we ask.” Stated Sebastian.
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