ZE/D02 - Science Labs

[Gath]

When Gath arrived, he walked slowly around the lab. He didn't say anything at all, just observed and when the results were projected, he read it as well. When he spoke, Gath's voice was unmistakable and carried through the room, "These words leave little to the imagination. If the translation is accurate, the data is saying that within their civilization, there is a caste system, this is not unusual. One of these castes is designated for preservation. Within this caste of preservers, one of the ranks is described as Apex Protectors. It would explain a great deal about their design and the number twelve matching their number of digits would indicate the number is significant to their culture. This all makes perfect sense, yet some elements are left very mystifying. For a civilization that was so far away from their destination, how did they know what it is and where to find it? Although it could be part of their culture, they might only know stories about a star or a location within their sky that supposedly holds this thing they were sent to protect. Their technology doesn't give any indication that they were capable of detecting or predicting something at this distance from their home, so it could not have been based on data obtained from their own scientific efforts. We could speculate that some alien people or artifact came into their possession that related this information to them and they did the most they possibly could to carry out a mission given to them from this information. They may have even destroyed their own world trying to carry out this mission, but all we know for certain is that their home world is dead and these people were flung into space in a ship that no longer exists and expect to carry out a mission that may or may not even have a real destination. We also know that they are on this ship and if they wake up, they are going to do everything they can to get there and will eliminate everyone and everything in their way to do so, or will die trying. Even if we can prove to them that there is nothing there, it won't matter. To do anything other than help them makes them dangerous. No matter what we want to do, we're almost out of time and the decision will be out of our hands. At this moment, we can only determine what options we can present to the Captain, for him to consider and to present to Star Fleet and the Federation. It will be in their hands. Every other option either takes too long, is too far, or puts not only us, but countless others in possible danger from these people. We need to do our jobs, to prepare that list of options in what time we have left and help the Captain to do his job. That includes everything from fake ships, possible replacement craft, delivering them ourselves and so on, up to and including using the transporters to dematerialize them and and scatter their subatomic particles harmlessly in space to eliminate the threat. The decision is no longer our to make."

Gath wasn't giving his opinion, he was simply stating the current facts as they were known by everyone in the room. He stated them without emotion and without judgement. It was only after he had said this that he then turned to face the room to see their reactions and hear if they had anything more to say.