07-23-2024, 01:23 PM
[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 conversation on the Cardassian bridge was telling, and T'Lari watched the Gul's sour reaction with interest. He was suddenly more diplomatic.
Interesting. A Gul being given orders on the bridge of his own ship? It is possible that woman is Obsidian Order.
The Captain seemed to be just as interested in the exchange. "T'Lari, get me everything Intelligence has on Gul Hanar. Run that woman's face through facial recognition, too; I think she told Hanar to knock it off, and Cardassian Guls don't listen to just anyone."
"Aye, Captain," the Tactical officer responded, pulling up the Starfleet Intelligence system access and keying in the searches. T'Lari was as interested as Braggins was. This mission was turning into more than a shakedown.
But then another wrinkle from Lt. Commander Qi. “Captain, our probe is picking up a distress signal from an old United Earth vessel. I’m not sure if it has anything to do with the Talarians, but it’s worth investigating. The technology on board would be antique. We’d better get there before your smuggler friend finds it.”
The half-Vulcan thought that it was very convenient that they were suddenly receiving an old distress call. The old Kobayashi Maru test came to mind immediately. Was this a setup? Caution was definitely justified, but regulations were clear. They had to help. Braggins thought it over, and then came to an expected decision.
"Mister Qi, I want a range and bearing on that distress call. Theresa, T'Lari, I want you ready for a possible border crossing; it'll piss the Cardassians off, but we should be able to outrun them; we'll be weapons-safe unless they fire on us, but I want their sensors and communications scrambled if necessary."
Her fingers flew over the console, readying the sensor scramblers and communication jamming systems but not activating them yet. When it came to the Cardassians it was best to expect the unexpected, and the last time they'd encountered the Federation's old enemy the Philadelphia had nearly been destroyed... by something that looked like a freighter.
"Yes, Captain. Ready on your order."
Still, the young Lieutenant was perhaps a little too eager to test the ship's systems in an active situation. This new Yeager's sensors were massively more powerful than anything she'd ever used. As the humans joked they could 'peel the paint' off the Cardassian ship. That was good, because she was determined not to be taken by surprise again. Her people might consider her a poor example of what it was to be a Vulcan, but there were times that suspicion and a bit of paranoia could save lives. She keyed in a familiar protocol, the shield rotation she had used during the Philly's encounter with the 'freighter.' If that ship turned out to have phased polaron beams or any other such Dominion tricks she intended to be ready.
"Bridge to Hydish. Once you've got your glitch locked down, I want you to start prepping the engines for a full-power sprint. Bring the Slipstream online as well."
That will certainly get the Cardassian's attention considering how eager they've been to get their hands on one.
The half-Vulcan awaited the Captain's orders, systems at the ready.
== GM Input: What does the Intelligence file show about Gul Hanas? And what, if anything turns up on the mysterious woman on the Cardassian bridge? And are we good to go on weapons and sensors? ==
The conversation on the Cardassian bridge was telling, and T'Lari watched the Gul's sour reaction with interest. He was suddenly more diplomatic.
Interesting. A Gul being given orders on the bridge of his own ship? It is possible that woman is Obsidian Order.
The Captain seemed to be just as interested in the exchange. "T'Lari, get me everything Intelligence has on Gul Hanar. Run that woman's face through facial recognition, too; I think she told Hanar to knock it off, and Cardassian Guls don't listen to just anyone."
"Aye, Captain," the Tactical officer responded, pulling up the Starfleet Intelligence system access and keying in the searches. T'Lari was as interested as Braggins was. This mission was turning into more than a shakedown.
But then another wrinkle from Lt. Commander Qi. “Captain, our probe is picking up a distress signal from an old United Earth vessel. I’m not sure if it has anything to do with the Talarians, but it’s worth investigating. The technology on board would be antique. We’d better get there before your smuggler friend finds it.”
The half-Vulcan thought that it was very convenient that they were suddenly receiving an old distress call. The old Kobayashi Maru test came to mind immediately. Was this a setup? Caution was definitely justified, but regulations were clear. They had to help. Braggins thought it over, and then came to an expected decision.
"Mister Qi, I want a range and bearing on that distress call. Theresa, T'Lari, I want you ready for a possible border crossing; it'll piss the Cardassians off, but we should be able to outrun them; we'll be weapons-safe unless they fire on us, but I want their sensors and communications scrambled if necessary."
Her fingers flew over the console, readying the sensor scramblers and communication jamming systems but not activating them yet. When it came to the Cardassians it was best to expect the unexpected, and the last time they'd encountered the Federation's old enemy the Philadelphia had nearly been destroyed... by something that looked like a freighter.
"Yes, Captain. Ready on your order."
Still, the young Lieutenant was perhaps a little too eager to test the ship's systems in an active situation. This new Yeager's sensors were massively more powerful than anything she'd ever used. As the humans joked they could 'peel the paint' off the Cardassian ship. That was good, because she was determined not to be taken by surprise again. Her people might consider her a poor example of what it was to be a Vulcan, but there were times that suspicion and a bit of paranoia could save lives. She keyed in a familiar protocol, the shield rotation she had used during the Philly's encounter with the 'freighter.' If that ship turned out to have phased polaron beams or any other such Dominion tricks she intended to be ready.
"Bridge to Hydish. Once you've got your glitch locked down, I want you to start prepping the engines for a full-power sprint. Bring the Slipstream online as well."
That will certainly get the Cardassian's attention considering how eager they've been to get their hands on one.
The half-Vulcan awaited the Captain's orders, systems at the ready.
== GM Input: What does the Intelligence file show about Gul Hanas? And what, if anything turns up on the mysterious woman on the Cardassian bridge? And are we good to go on weapons and sensors? ==