USS Republic - Janaury 27 2014

[Capt Rian Kwai 0]

STSF_BluRox -> USS Republic Mission Briefing 51401.27 - Season 22 Part of the away team while exploring one of the caves, seems to have encountered........something, and are now no longer where they had been. The rest of the party was still below in the meadow discussing swimming and the surrounding geography and fruits. Meanwhile back on the ship, an anomalous reading has caught the attention of the bridge crew and they are investigating what appears to be some sort of older technology in orbit.

 

STSF_BluRox -> BEGIN SIM

STSF_BluRox -> BEGIN SIM

 

ACTION: Blu, Ayumu and Christina find themselves starting to wake, they seem to be in some sort of storeroom, filled with sacks of grains and root vegetables hanging from ropes above their heads. They all had been placed upon some sort of cloth pallets laid out upon the floor.

 

Ayumu Kasuga -> ::in a room somewhere, not swimming::

Capt Rian Kwai -> ((Since there are less of us on Republic, let's have those on Republic use the @ symbol))

STSF_BluRox -> ::Rubs eyes and face:: What ....what happened...I feel all ...fuzzy headed.....

Ayumu Kasuga -> ::blinking:: Where am I?

STSF_BluRox -> Ugh.....::hears Ayumu:: Are you ok? ::turning towards the young woman::

LtCmdrRobinson -> ::in a meadow, finishing up his survey::

Heather Jamieson -> @ :: Heather is on the bridge of the Republic, waiting for the ship to make a pass around the orbiting object ::

Christina_Nickles -> :: wakes up and sits up bracing herself with her arms behind her:: How did we get here? And where IS here?

Ayumu Kasuga -> Yes? Is that you sir? Are *you* okay?

Capt Rian Kwai -> @::on the bridge of Republic, holding down the fort::

Christina_Nickles -> Admiral Ayumu? You all ok?

 

ACTION: Those that had been around Will, have managed to have wandered off, leaving him alone with NPC

 

Christina_Nickles -> :: rubs her eyes looking around::

STSF_BluRox -> Admiral Ayumu? I rather doubt she's been promoted that much........Unless we've been here longer than it seems....

Ayumu Kasuga -> I wish

Christina_Nickles -> No sir that’s not how I meant it.

STSF_BluRox -> ::sits up, still rather groggy holding hand up to Christina:: It's ok Lt...I know what you meant... I think we're all a bit fuzzy at the moment.......the big question is....where are we? And why are we in h ere?

Ayumu Kasuga -> I wish I knew. I didn't even see who captured us

Capt Rian Kwai -> @Ms Jamieson. Are we still in a holding pattern, or do you have any more results?

STSF_BluRox -> ::reaches over to one of the grain sacks and pulls herself up to her feet::

Heather Jamieson -> @ Captain, this orbiting object is difficult to scan. I would guess a composite material.

LtCmdrRobinson -> +Republic+ Robinson here, checking in. Finishing last sweep now. As soon as the Admiral's group clears that cave system we can begin bringing more folks down. I will let you know.

STSF_BluRox -> Well...at least this appears to be some sort of storeroom, it could be worse, we could have been put into a cell, or restraints. ::goes to tap her badge and finds it and their gear all missing::

Heather Jamieson -> @ Visual scans seem to indicate this has been here for some time.

Christina_Nickles -> :: looks around:: Is that Food hanging above us??? ::pointing up::

Ayumu Kasuga -> True. Can't complain about that. Still, I should have figured this place wouldn't be uninhabited.

LtCmdrRobinson -> ::puts away his tricorder, wondering where his wife wandered off to::

Heather Jamieson -> @ Any energy readings are very low. If we can't get close enough for a scan perhaps we can tractor it into a bay.

STSF_BluRox -> Swell...they've taken our combadges and tricorders. At least we have the sub dermal transponders. If the ship sends......rather...When the ship sends people to look for us, when they get close, hopefully they'll pick us the signal then

Capt Rian Kwai -> +Robinson+ Good to know. We're currently investigating an anomaly orbiting the planet right now. As near as we can tell it presents no danger. As soon as we have mover information, I'll pass it down to be relayed to the Admiral.

Christina_Nickles -> Hopefully they CAN get close enough to us,

STSF_BluRox -> Well, however put us here, didn’t' kill us, so I doubt they will now either....at least I hope not

Christina_Nickles -> :: nods and stands up the fog clearing from her head::

Heather Jamieson -> @ :: The visual scans are becoming more clear, but what is not clear is who constructed it ::

Ayumu Kasuga -> I'm guessing we were somewhere we shouldn't be, so maybe someone just wanted us out of the way.

Christina_Nickles -> But who is that someone and why in a storeroom.. ::starts looking around for some type of door::

Ayumu Kasuga -> I should've just went swimming/

STSF_BluRox -> By the looks of this, we're in some sort of storeroom for their food sources or .....perhaps they have no holding cells?

Christina_Nickles -> possible ..

Ayumu Kasuga -> Could be

Christina_Nickles -> :: walks around looking for the edges of the room::

Heather Jamieson -> @ Two minutes until we make our close pass.

STSF_BluRox -> What is the last thing you remember?

Capt Rian Kwai -> @I'm not pulling in an unknown object into the ship. Try again.

Christina_Nickles -> Being in the cave..... and hearing something

Ayumu Kasuga -> I remember trying to head back to rejoin you guys then I believe being grabbed from behind

LtCmdrRobinson -> ::looks back towards the cave:: They better not get mutated in there.

STSF_BluRox -> I was about to jump over that deep section, but I heard someone slip behind me, I started to turn to look and felt my foot slip....then someone grabbed my arm, tugged me to the side but then put something....sweet smelling over my face....

STSF_BluRox -> (crabs snapping at you Will)

 

Christina_Nickles -> Yes I remember something sweet smelling too.

Heather Jamieson -> @ We are close... running a full spectrum scan.

Christina_Nickles -> I had just called Mr. Robinson to report

STSF_BluRox -> Ens Willis> ::walks over to Will:: Commander, I was supposed to bring this to Lt Ayumu for running some additional scans, and I could not find her. I heard she went in the caves, I called in a bit, but got no response. Could I leave it with you for now sir? ::holds out tricorder to him::

Heather Jamieson -> @ Running this scan through the database. :: Watches the screen LL

Christina_Nickles -> Oh dear to report that I had lost sight of You sir

Ayumu Kasuga -> That's right.. I lost sight of you too. I think you fell

STSF_BluRox -> Well....something…or rather someone, kept both myself, and you two from falling down that shaft, so I suppose we should be at least thankful for that

Heather Jamieson -> @ It's not one of ours... scanning other profiles.

Christina_Nickles -> Right We found your tricorder near the cliff

Heather Jamieson -> @ Not Bajoran, Cardassian...Borg.. :: watches ::

STSF_BluRox -> ::moves over to the door, and tries to pull it open::

Christina_Nickles -> :: looks to Ayumu:: We couldn’t find you and were going to head back out. Now it’s all coming back to me but the very last thing was the sweet smell

Ayumu Kasuga -> Awfully nice of them. Your average variety Romulan or Klingon would've just let us die

LtCmdrRobinson -> ::takes it:: Stay with the shuttle, I'll check it out.

Heather Jamieson -> @ Wait.. Klingon? Does not look it. Captain, the satellite appears to be Klingon in origin.

Capt Rian Kwai -> @Klingon? ::raising a brow::

STSF_BluRox -> Well, it was worth a shot.... I should suppose that if they knocked us out, they would not want us running around. Let me try something...... ::knocks on the door:: THUMP...THUMP...THUMP.....

Heather Jamieson -> @ d'Chapa class, type III. Old...quite old.

Christina_Nickles -> :: stands beside the door in case someone comes in::

 

LtCmdrRobinson -> +Ayumu+ Robinson here, ya'll about done in that cave? ::I’m not going in that cave, I’m not::

Capt Rian Kwai -> @What purpose does it serve?

Heather Jamieson -> @ :: Brings up the database listing for the Klingon device :: Production stopped 131 years ago.

STSF_BluRox -> Christina...stand easy. They obviously aren’t' going to hurt us, we're not in chains or anything, so I doubt they have anything too malicious in mind ::mumbles to self: At least I hope not

Ayumu Kasuga -> Yeah, if they wanted us dead, they would've killed us long ago. O so I hope.

Christina_Nickles -> True but I was hoping if they came in we could grab one and maybe..... never mind

Heather Jamieson -> @ :: Goes into the details :: It is used in a network configuration with other like 'probes.' The main dish works to conceal small bases.

LtCmdrRobinson -> +Blu+ Boss, how are things going in there? ::NOT going in. NO::

Heather Jamieson -> @ The more probes, the larger a base it can hide.

STSF_BluRox -> Well, there have been cultures that preferred live sacrifices to their deities as well.....they could be saving us for something else. I guess we'll have to wait and see

Capt Rian Kwai -> @Is this the only one you've found?

Christina_Nickles -> ::nods:: I really don’t want to become someone’s sacrifice.

Heather Jamieson -> @ So far yes. My guess would be its own concealment mechanism is damaged. Ironic that a device used to conceal their bases can't completely conceal itself.

Christina_Nickles -> That does not have an appealing sound to it.

 

STSF_BluRox -> Well, we don’t' know that either. Let's presume since they did save us, and didn't kill us...and even gave us something soft to sleep off whatever they gave us

Heather Jamieson -> @ :: Revolves the image of the probe they scanned :: See the marks? Looks like an asteroid hit the side which faces away from the planet.

STSF_BluRox -> :: THUMPS on the door again:::

Christina_Nickles -> ::looks to the door and back to Blu::

Heather Jamieson -> @ The other probes like this, presuming they deployed this normally, are still here. Hidden.

STSF_BluRox -> Someone has to hear this...., well...at least we won't starve:: eyeing all the food around them::

Capt Rian Kwai -> @Is there a way to detect them that isn't a visual? Like an exhaust spectrum or something?

Ayumu Kasuga -> ::Hearing for someone to come::

STSF_BluRox -> ::walks over and grabs a small wax wrapped ball of cheese::

Capt Rian Kwai -> +Robinson+ Republic to Robinson.

LtCmdrRobinson -> +Kwai+ Go ahead.

Heather Jamieson -> @ They were decommissioned in part due to the complexity of keeping the network stable.

Christina_Nickles -> There seems to be a lot of drying fruit and what looks to be vegetables of some type

STSF_BluRox -> ::takes claw and begins to rip the wax cover off it:: ::sniffs and cuts off a small piece with a claw, popping it into her mouth::

Christina_Nickles -> Well Admiral?

STSF_BluRox -> Oh...this is good. You should try some.. ::hands it over to them::

Capt Rian Kwai -> +Robinson+ We've encountered a rather antique Klingon probe. The kind used to conceal planetary basis. We've found one so far. Currently looking to see if there's a network or not.

Heather Jamieson -> @ Let me look that up... the network is peer-to-peer based, so if I can tap into this one, I could locate the next, and that one could locate another.

 

STSF_BluRox -> Pretty good, try it ::goes back over and thumps on the door again::

Christina_Nickles -> :: takes the cheese an breaks off a piece trying it:: This is good.

Capt Rian Kwai -> @Thanks. I'd like to know if this is a solitary incident or something bigger.

STSF_BluRox -> THUMP...THUMP.......THUMP....

Heather Jamieson -> @ :: Thinks :: Yes Captain.

Christina_Nickles -> Here is some of the fruit you found also. Dried.

LtCmdrRobinson -> +Kwai+ Interesting. I’ve just lost comms with the away team exploring the cave system down here and was about to check it out. Probably just interference from the caves, but if you don’t hear from me in an hour.....

 

Action> As they try to determine how and why they were in this predicament, the sound of a heavy latch being lifted, metal scrapping on old metal and a rusty hinge swinging open, revealed a bright light shining into the darkened room.

 

Heather Jamieson -> @ :: Looks over old records from the Klingon database ::

Ayumu Kasuga -> ::Shields her eyes::

Capt Rian Kwai -> +Robinson+ If I don't hear from you in an hour, I'll send down an armed team...and I'll prepare my "told you so" speech for the Admiral.

Christina_Nickles -> :: shields her eyes:: backing up a bit::

STSF_BluRox -> ::Looks up from her cheese:: Hello? ::holding up a slice of cheese and using it to shield her eyes.... Didn't realize was quite so dark in here...

LtCmdrRobinson -> +Kwai+ Copy that.

Capt Rian Kwai -> Heather, can you get any sort of lock on the away team's dermal tracking devices? Part of them have just gotten lost.

STSF_BluRox -> Hello.......who is that? Why have we.....

Capt Rian Kwai -> @Or better yet, better hope that they're just lost.

LtCmdrRobinson -> ::heads for the cave, rounds up the rest of the away team to keep the shuttle secure::

STSF_BluRox -> A large humanoid form stood backlit in the doorway, and as everyone’s eyes adjusted, they were able to make out that he appeared to be a large green lizard. A Gorn to be exact.

Heather Jamieson -> @ I'll divert the sensors...

Ayumu Kasuga -> Oooh :o

Heather Jamieson -> @ :: Shakes her head :: Readings are too erratic. Signals are reflected all over.

Christina_Nickles -> Ut oh :: steps back next to the Admiral::

Heather Jamieson -> @ Could beam up Jax, or the rock next to her.. or part of each.

Ayumu Kasuga -> Sorry we ate your cheese

Capt Rian Kwai -> @So now the dermal probes aren't working. Spite.

Heather Jamieson -> @ :: Thinks of the wonders of half of Jax ::

STSF_BluRox -> (wait...Will..Isn’t your wife's birthday today or tomorrow or something like that? Bet she’s out for a few if so)

LtCmdrRobinson -> (she stopped celebrating birthdays after 29, makes her feel old)

 

ACTION: A second figure steps up beside the first....

 

Christina_Nickles -> I think we are in trouble now.

Heather Jamieson -> @ Captain, about the probes. To strengthen the integrity of the network they maintain equidistance from each other. If we push the one we found far enough off course, the entire network would have to move. Then we could scan for ion trails from their reaction control thrusters....

46:49 LtCmdrRobinson -> ::stops at the cave entrance and looks in:: Damn.

STSF_BluRox -> Hello...I am Admiral BluRox, of the Federation Star Ship Republic.....with whom might I have the pleasure to be speaking too?

Capt Rian Kwai -> @How do you suggest we push it?

Heather Jamieson -> @ Tractor with the polarity reversed. A repulser beam.

Capt Rian Kwai -> @How long will it take to set that up?

Zolgoss> Pleassse….I hope you will forgive ussss for capturing you, but we could not endanger our peoplessss. Hisssss….. We attempted to remain unssseen, but you came looking, and were too clossssse to finding us. And then....you were about to fall into the chasm, it's 500 hectons deep, you would not have survived. We had to pull you away so you would not fall. But now.....

Tsaigiss> But found ussss they did. Asssk them how they found usss!! Are they more? They will take over our world. We worked too hard to lossssse it now. Hssssssss

 

Heather Jamieson -> @ I will need a few minutes. The array will need to realign itself. :: Image of the tractor beam array comes up, shows the coils moving into a new position ::

LtCmdrRobinson -> ::flashlight in one hand, a phaser in the other, heads in the cave::

Christina_Nickles -> We do not want to take over your world. ::looking between her crewmembers then back to the Gorn::

STSF_BluRox -> I assure you....it was pure accident. We were passing through this system, and doing routine scans to verify our sensor readings, and picked up your planet...where we had not had a class M planet before

Heather Jamieson -> @ Still no reliable lock on the team.

Capt Rian Kwai -> @Just use enough force to push it gently - let's not send it crashing into the planet, yes?

STSF_BluRox -> ::motions to Christina to let her do the talking::

Heather Jamieson -> @ I will push it along it's orbit. One minute.

STSF_BluRox -> :: but also motions for her to be ready in case the one Gorn that was confrontational tries anything::

Christina_Nickles -> :: nods to Blu and steps back::

Heather Jamieson -> @ Captain, the tractor beam is configured. Give the word.

STSF_BluRox -> Please.....tell us how you've been here long enough to fill these storerooms, and yet have not been found by anyone. Can you explain?

Capt Rian Kwai -> @Engage then.

Heather Jamieson -> @ Aye. :: Engages the repulser beam and pushes the Klingon probe off it's course :: One kilometer... two..... three.. disengaging the beam, scanning for ion trails.

Zolgoss> Terraforming..... we needed to find a home, and when we could not find one, a ssssafffes one, we determined to make our ownsssss.

LtCmdrRobinson -> ::slowly moving through the caves, watching for traps, mutations and Admirals in need of shooting::

Zolgoss> The Gorn Hegemony issss located between the spaacccce that the new peopless of Federassssinn were coming from, and that of the Klingon overlordsssssss...... We was a people….. between two crusssshing forccccessss. We had few habitable worldssssss that the Gorn had colonized, that the Klingonssss had not forccced their rule over until we oncccce again grew ssstrong enoughsss to free oursselves again.

STSF_BluRox -> ::thankful for the subdermal device that is halfway providing some translation::

Capt Rian Kwai -> @Any luck?

Heather Jamieson -> @ :: Scans :: Oh my.. the push revealed 38 probes making their own corrections. We can only scan for ones in our field of view.

STSF_BluRox -> But that was many, many years ago.. I read about the oppression your people had been under...but that was...over a hundred years ago.... Surely you've not been treated that way since the Federation offered a place to your people after the Klingons joined too...

Capt Rian Kwai -> @And where is that on a scale from one to oh-crud we're in trouble?

Heather Jamieson -> @ :: Lights up each ion trail in red against the background of the planet ::

Christina_Nickles -> :: listening and watching::

Heather Jamieson -> @ A nine, the real question is what is the array hiding.

 

Tsaigiss> What are thesssis liessss? The Federations come and take like the Klingons...you say offereed, but we know how all are. Conquerors....We wills not let you do that to uss agains here

Capt Rian Kwai -> @Well, the system is broken, which should mean that you can scan the surface through that window. What have the surface scans brought so far?

Zolgoss> Easy Tsaigiss......Let them speak as well

Heather Jamieson -> @ :: Stops watching the trails :: Right. Scanning...

Christina_Nickles -> :: wants to say something but keeping her comments to herself for the moment::

 

ACTION: As Will traverses the small path....suddenly, a weighted net is thrown over his head and two pair of arms reach out and pull him to the side, placing a scented rag over his face as well

 

Heather Jamieson -> @ :: Alters the view of the planet surface ::

Zolgoss> Ssssomes of usssss, were tired of the conssstant fighting, sssome of ussss wanted peace, to live, to grow our peoplessss as we had onccce withouts outsidersss interferrrenceee. We have been here, over a hundred yearsss now. Hidden, terraforming. We…… took Klingonssss technology that they had made ussss ussse, while they oncce lorded over ussss. They ussed us as slave laborssss terraforming worldsss. Our ancessstors that came here…..they knew this terraforming. Made this world for ussss, their childrensssss.

LtCmdrRobinson -> ::randomly fires phaser before he can pass out::

STSF_BluRox -> (1-4 Will)

LtCmdrRobinson -> (2)

 

ACTION: Will thankfully misses, thus he and the Gorn do not fall into the pit, though the weapons is heard clattering on its way down...

 

Heather Jamieson -> @ The reconfiguration of this network reveals...

STSF_BluRox -> I see.....please ...be assured, we are not here to take your world from you.

Tsaigiss> We will not givesss it to you now. We will not be represssesss again. Hisssss.

Zolgoss> Hissss…..Be quietsss Tsaigiss….let ussss hear what they hasss to say.

STSF_BluRox -> Zolgoss.....let us sit down and talk. I assure you, we will make sure nobody tries to make you go anywhere, or move aside

STSF_BluRox -> PAUSE SIM

STSF_BluRox -> PAUSE SIM

Christina_Nickles -> :: paused::

Heather Jamieson -> Reveals ice cream. Lots of ice cream.

Heather Jamieson -> :: paused ::

STSF_BluRox -> Nice sim all..and so far, nobody has gotten killed .I'm really glad Will did not get a 3....Dead Gorn could have + dead us

LtCmdrRobinson -> ::psd::

Capt Rian Kwai -> Oops

LtCmdrRobinson -> (I almostttttt said 3)

Ayumu Kasuga -> Yay

STSF_BluRox -> Ok, so we'll pick up here next week and we'll see how the ship is doing playing with their devices....

STSF_BluRox -> Any questions..?

STSF_BluRox -> Ok then....Crew Dismissed and have a great night. I'll see most of you on Thursday. (Will, you should come play with us!)

Capt Rian Kwai -> G'night all

Heather Jamieson -> Night all

STSF_BluRox -> Night all