10-22-2024, 07:25 PM
Once he found out that the time had gotten even shorter, Peter only barely managed to stop himself cursing out loud, as he took a deep breath before tapping his badge again:
"Jensen to Cargo Bay. Strike that, you now have less than 10 minutes before our unwelcome visitors appear. Get it done in 8", he ordered, then tapped again:
"Jensen to Braggins. Captain, the Cardassians have picked up speed. They'll be here in less than 10 minutes. I've told Cargo Bay to get a move on. What's the delay on your end?", he asked, maybe a bit too brusquely, but time was running out.
Finally he looked around at the bridge crew.
"We're going to operate under the assumption that the Cardassians will get here before we can finish, just to plan for the worst, though we still hope for the best. I'm going to try to talk them down. If I can't do that, and they decide to throw their weight around, I want options that don't involve ramming them. Because that option is on the table as the very last resort.
I'm not going to let this ship, and even more importantly: It's crew, get captured by the Cardassians. So. Tactical options.", he announced as coolly as he could, feeling his heart racing.
"Jensen to Cargo Bay. Strike that, you now have less than 10 minutes before our unwelcome visitors appear. Get it done in 8", he ordered, then tapped again:
"Jensen to Braggins. Captain, the Cardassians have picked up speed. They'll be here in less than 10 minutes. I've told Cargo Bay to get a move on. What's the delay on your end?", he asked, maybe a bit too brusquely, but time was running out.
Finally he looked around at the bridge crew.
"We're going to operate under the assumption that the Cardassians will get here before we can finish, just to plan for the worst, though we still hope for the best. I'm going to try to talk them down. If I can't do that, and they decide to throw their weight around, I want options that don't involve ramming them. Because that option is on the table as the very last resort.
I'm not going to let this ship, and even more importantly: It's crew, get captured by the Cardassians. So. Tactical options.", he announced as coolly as he could, feeling his heart racing.