03-05-2026, 07:02 AM
The meeting with President Khushku was productive, albeit challenging. The differences between Riani and the Federation were stark, and the shuttlecraft incident had fueled substantial mistrust on both sides. Thanks to the careful work of the away team, some of that trust had been restored. The president apologized for the tragedy that had resulted in the death of the shuttle pilot, but stopped short of accepting responsibility. The full truth of the matter still seemed out of reach, despite Young’s research.
General Alukh accompanied the president. He remained mostly silent throughout the meeting, though Velaul caught a flicker of true admiration just beneath his steely gaze.
Jonas’s health was also discussed in detail. The president’s reserved demeanor momentarily cracked, and she openly congratulated O’Shea and Cindy for their impeccable work. Khushku’s suspicions about Jonas seemed incongruous with the idealistic, passionate man that Brooks and the team had met. Given that the Xha crime family had tried to assassinate him, it seemed likely that his suspected ties to them were more complicated than simple corruption.
By the end of the conversation, President Khushku had requested to leave the ambassador position empty for the time being, though she seemed open to the idea of Jonas resuming his assignment — pending the results of his trial.
Kyrhet Prin, the assassin identified by Coppola, was apprehended by the USS Callisto at a nearby trading hub. The president agreed that he should be extradited and tried by the Federation. General Alukh seemed genuinely angry at the betrayal, vowing that he would personally see to the safety of Jonas’s family — should they choose to return to Tanndi.
The president was unaware of Khasim and Thorn’s meeting with Luraim, though their work on rianite extraction would change the landscape of Riani over the coming months. If the president ever learned of their clandestine meeting, then she must have chosen to overlook it. Luraim was never tried for any crime.
With the meeting formally concluded, the conversation turned to more candid topics. Khushku’s knowledge of Riani’s history was extremely thorough, and she was more than happy to resume the conversation that Mala had begun in the capitol building. In turn, she took a keen interest in the history of the Federation, particularly Earth’s tumultuous past. For Riani, Federation membership was still faint as a distant star, but it seemed to glimmer a little brighter than it had before.
Saida Gebrezghi seemed sullen as Aquila escorted her to a nearby starbase, spending nearly all of her time in her quarters. Empathic members of the crew detected unexplained signs of deception on the rare occasion that she spoke about her assignment to Riani. It seemed that she had some ulterior motive for wanting to remain on the planet, though it was unclear what that motive may have been.
== With that, this mission is over. Thank you so much for playing! Don’t forget to write crew logs. ==
General Alukh accompanied the president. He remained mostly silent throughout the meeting, though Velaul caught a flicker of true admiration just beneath his steely gaze.
Jonas’s health was also discussed in detail. The president’s reserved demeanor momentarily cracked, and she openly congratulated O’Shea and Cindy for their impeccable work. Khushku’s suspicions about Jonas seemed incongruous with the idealistic, passionate man that Brooks and the team had met. Given that the Xha crime family had tried to assassinate him, it seemed likely that his suspected ties to them were more complicated than simple corruption.
By the end of the conversation, President Khushku had requested to leave the ambassador position empty for the time being, though she seemed open to the idea of Jonas resuming his assignment — pending the results of his trial.
Kyrhet Prin, the assassin identified by Coppola, was apprehended by the USS Callisto at a nearby trading hub. The president agreed that he should be extradited and tried by the Federation. General Alukh seemed genuinely angry at the betrayal, vowing that he would personally see to the safety of Jonas’s family — should they choose to return to Tanndi.
The president was unaware of Khasim and Thorn’s meeting with Luraim, though their work on rianite extraction would change the landscape of Riani over the coming months. If the president ever learned of their clandestine meeting, then she must have chosen to overlook it. Luraim was never tried for any crime.
With the meeting formally concluded, the conversation turned to more candid topics. Khushku’s knowledge of Riani’s history was extremely thorough, and she was more than happy to resume the conversation that Mala had begun in the capitol building. In turn, she took a keen interest in the history of the Federation, particularly Earth’s tumultuous past. For Riani, Federation membership was still faint as a distant star, but it seemed to glimmer a little brighter than it had before.
Saida Gebrezghi seemed sullen as Aquila escorted her to a nearby starbase, spending nearly all of her time in her quarters. Empathic members of the crew detected unexplained signs of deception on the rare occasion that she spoke about her assignment to Riani. It seemed that she had some ulterior motive for wanting to remain on the planet, though it was unclear what that motive may have been.
== With that, this mission is over. Thank you so much for playing! Don’t forget to write crew logs. ==