07-13-2024, 03:20 AM
==Black==
The energy signature was in the Starfleet database: the CDS Os'rusa was an older ship, having been seen combat during the Klingon-Cardassian and Dominion Wars. Interestingly, and for reasons known only to the computer, one additional data point was added to the request.
During 'Operation Return', the Os'rusa had attacked, and then been disabled by, the original Yeager-class Yeager. A link to the tactical report, authored by one Commander zh'Alla, was appended.
==Braggins==
For a moment, it seemed like the Cardassian ship would not reply. Then the screen flickered to life, revealing a tall and extraordinarily well-built Cardassian. Slicked back hair framed a powerful face, set in a deep scowl.
[I am Gul Hanar of the Fifth Order; state your real business here on the border, Starfleet. I see you've apprehended a civilian freighter; tell me, Captain, does piracy suit your temperament better than following the orders of your betters? I hear you're making a career out of it.]
Hanar's scowl deepened into an amused sneer as he spoke, deliberately trying to get a rise out of Braggins. A soft sound from the viewscreen drew Hanar's attention, and from the left hand side of the screen entered an athletic and attractive-looking Cardassian woman approached. The two conversed in hushed whispers for a moment, Hanar's scowl returning, before the viewscreen went to the default "Hold Screen" of the Cardassian Central Command insignia as the communication was paused.
A minute went by before the screen reactivated; the woman was moving away from Hanar, who now had an expression of sheer disgust on his face.
[Continue your "mapping mission", but remain on your side of the border. It would be a shame if you got lost and something unfortunate were to happen to you, Captain.]
The screen went blank. Sensors would indicate that the Cardassian ship was moving away, though her sensors were still locked on the Yeager.
The energy signature was in the Starfleet database: the CDS Os'rusa was an older ship, having been seen combat during the Klingon-Cardassian and Dominion Wars. Interestingly, and for reasons known only to the computer, one additional data point was added to the request.
During 'Operation Return', the Os'rusa had attacked, and then been disabled by, the original Yeager-class Yeager. A link to the tactical report, authored by one Commander zh'Alla, was appended.
==Braggins==
For a moment, it seemed like the Cardassian ship would not reply. Then the screen flickered to life, revealing a tall and extraordinarily well-built Cardassian. Slicked back hair framed a powerful face, set in a deep scowl.
[I am Gul Hanar of the Fifth Order; state your real business here on the border, Starfleet. I see you've apprehended a civilian freighter; tell me, Captain, does piracy suit your temperament better than following the orders of your betters? I hear you're making a career out of it.]
Hanar's scowl deepened into an amused sneer as he spoke, deliberately trying to get a rise out of Braggins. A soft sound from the viewscreen drew Hanar's attention, and from the left hand side of the screen entered an athletic and attractive-looking Cardassian woman approached. The two conversed in hushed whispers for a moment, Hanar's scowl returning, before the viewscreen went to the default "Hold Screen" of the Cardassian Central Command insignia as the communication was paused.
A minute went by before the screen reactivated; the woman was moving away from Hanar, who now had an expression of sheer disgust on his face.
[Continue your "mapping mission", but remain on your side of the border. It would be a shame if you got lost and something unfortunate were to happen to you, Captain.]
The screen went blank. Sensors would indicate that the Cardassian ship was moving away, though her sensors were still locked on the Yeager.