06.30.14 Comanche Creek Chat

[STSF Jumper 0]

STSF_Scooter -> Evening Doc

T'Aral -> Good evening Commander, and good evening to you, Byblos.

Byblos -> ::kerplunk::

STSF_Scooter -> Mr Byblos

Byblos -> Hello Doctor, Commander

Byblos -> Chief Shalin

Shalin -> Hey Byblos!

Shalin -> Hi Everybody.

STSF_Scooter -> Deathwish

STSF_Scooter -> Crash is on her way

Shalin -> Finally got my red shirt.

STSF_Scooter -> Just don't kick the dilithium frame with the reactor online

Byblos -> And he is working with a warpcore...what a Deathwish. Except if his wish comes true...we are all dead too!

Shalin -> Aww ... you stole it! I was looking to play on that one of these days.

Shalin -> "I'm doing my best to get the dilithium chamber back online ... it's not like I can just run in there and kick it in place!"

Crash Calestorm -> test

STSF_Scooter -> C-

Crash Calestorm -> Wow, first shot I'll take it

Crash Calestorm -> Evening Folks and apologies for lateness, lets get going

Crash Calestorm -> Everyone read the brief?

Shalin -> I probably missed it, other than we're 1 hour on course ...

STSF_Scooter -> Borrowing a page from my playbook?

Crash Calestorm -> Indeed Commander

Shalin -> ... checking now ...

Crash Calestorm -> Task Force forming up, but unknown distress call; we're diverting to check

Crash Calestorm -> Questions before we zoom?

Byblos -> uh diverting from where?

Shalin -> No questions.

T'Aral -> ... formation, one would gather.

Crash Calestorm -> Some ships would be olding position, why the "Creek and say two other ships investigate

Byblos -> the formation already has entered the area of ...contested or disputred space.

Byblos -> ?

Crash Calestorm -> Yes, Doctor, ecaxtly

Crash Calestorm -> already in disputed space

Byblos -> okay Roger that.

STSF_Scooter -> ::hands Crash a Boggle™ cube::

Crash Calestorm -> ::oh! I remember this!::

Crash Calestorm -> alrighty - BEGIN SIM!

Crash Calestorm -> *Holding, while

Crash Calestorm -> *Exactly

Shalin -> :: On bridge, monitoring ENG functions from remote station. ::

T'Aral -> :: On bridge, observing and monitoring sciences ::

Byblos -> ::loads equipment into Tomcat #13 and hops into cockpit::

Byblos -> Cally>Where you going Byblos? Espeically with all your stuff?

Tifa Kvar -> ((hiya))

STSF_Scooter -> ((::flying glomp, huggle::))

Tifa Kvar -> ((hehe))

Byblos -> Oh...too much time onboard...heading out.

Byblos -> Cally>Byblos I told you, we don't have spares for your bird. You damage it...your grounded.

Byblos -> ::thinks:: She is right but nothing is going to happen...just a distress call..and he needs to fly with all those fighters out there.

Crash Calestorm -> ::turns to COMM officer:: Do a COMM check with the Robe Creek and Roarkes Drift

Crash Calestorm -> ::on bridge::

Crash Calestorm -> (Evening Tifa)

Tifa Kvar -> ::Has just replaced Maya.:: Yes Ma'am. ::Does a comm check.::

Byblos -> Cally> Get that thing off the deck! ::turns towards a protective area where knuckledraggers observe take offs::

Byblos -> ::Byblso salutes as the Cockpit is sealed...he turns to the lighting ..waiting for the green....and launches::

Crash Calestorm -> ::COMM:: and have all departmetns report readiness Sparks

Byblos -> Cally>::grumbles some obsenites after all the work to get the Tomcat off the stack and ready to go on short notice..and a Nausicaan who probably will get himself killed in a fighter out there::

STSF_Scooter -> Speakers> ::static::...day...Ea...ip::static:: ...S::static::B...nt... ::static:: uiring... ::static:: isst...nce...::static, fade out::

Crash Calestorm -> ::out loud, general tone:: Maybe it'll be noth---

Crash Calestorm -> ::pauses at static::

Byblos -> @::checks his Dradis..it comes alive with friendly signals...next checking his load....alll Anti Fighter weapons::

Tifa Kvar -> +shipwide+ All departements please report status.

Tifa Kvar -> ::Still trying to clear up that trasmission.::

Byblos -> @+Byblos+ Creek I have joined the CAP figued I'd be more useful out here...I will stay close.

Crash Calestorm -> FOPS> ::calls across bridge to COMM:: Mission Specialist Byblos has joined the CAP; all remains clear for now

T'Aral -> :: Signals for status, notes results :: All sciences report battle-ready status, biosciences are on stand-by status. Medical reports ready and on alert status.

Byblos -> (Flunked COMM 101 in the academy...probably just forgot it)

Shalin -> :: Checks over monitors :: All Engineering departments report green.

Crash Calestorm -> (you're just talking to yourself is all BG)

Byblos -> @::swings under a flight of F-35s::

Byblos -> Lt Wrench> Chief Shalin...all the plumbing looks good.

STSF_Scooter -> Speakers>May... ::static::...rth sh...::static:: UNS...::static:: ou...y ::static:: req... ::static:: as...::static, fade out::

Tifa Kvar -> ::snickers.::

Shalin -> ( To Lt. W ) Good, for God Knows these ships have a ton of it!

Byblos -> @::hears a disjointed signal and wonder what the Captain is going to do::

Tifa Kvar -> ::Boosts power to the recievers and tries filtering the transmissions a few times.::

Tifa Kvar -> Everyone reports ready, Ma'am. ::to Cale.::

Crash Calestorm -> ::looks to Tifa:: ::nods:: Good

Byblos -> Lt Wrench> They told me I have a gift at seeing the stuff...ODNs EPS conduits.....I work best with the radiating stuff from here and the core sir.

Byblos -> Lt Wrench> That is computer Core.

STSF_Scooter -> Speakers>Mayda.. ::static::E..rth sh...p..::static:: UNS...::static:: Bou...y ::static:: req...ing ::static:: assis...::static, fade out::

Byblos -> @::hears the F-35 pilots talking..heh...Tom-13, think you can catch up with us if we are ordered to investigate?::

Tifa Kvar -> I've made progress on the unknown transmission. It's definitely a mayday call. From an Earth ship. I'm trying it through some different frequencies.

Tifa Kvar -> ::Cycles the frequencies and bands.::

Byblos -> @I have two engines you have one...I'll be fine once the call is made. Big Ugly never disappoints. <F-35 leader> I've heard about you...just don't do anything crazy.

Byblos -> (flight leader to Byblos)

STSF_Scooter -> Speakers>Mayday, may...::static::...day ::static: This ::static:: Earth ::static:: Bounty ::static:: requesting ::static::...ance ::static, fade to repeat::

Crash Calestorm -> ::slow walk around bridge::

Byblos -> @Lt Wrench> It is mindboggling a ship like this...like thousands of kilometers of piping..you can circle a planet!

Tifa Kvar -> The Bounty? ::Looks around, seeing if anyone else heard it.:: It...it's real?

Shalin -> "The Bounty" ... as in "Mutiny on the ..."? I can't imagine anyone naming a ship that these days.

STSF_Scooter -> There was a rumor going around the Academy when I was there, some joker was diving into old UN records...

Byblos -> F-35 Pilot> Should be making a move on that distress call...what has it been three times? <Byblos> Could be a trap. <F-35 pilot B> Probably a Merc ship. Most likely why they are thinking what to do on the Flagship.

Shalin -> That one was pre-UN, Commander - old Earth British Empire.

Tifa Kvar -> I have a lock on the signal.

STSF_Scooter -> ::nods:: These were fragmentary records hypothesizing about an FTL drive.

Byblos -> Lt Wrench>::minds the MSD looking for clogs::

T'Aral -> Lieutenant Commander: please provide me with polar co-ordinates.

Crash Calestorm -> ::standing with hip against railing, arms crossed, staring at the main viewer as if by sheer force of will she'LL make answers pop out of it::

Tifa Kvar -> ::Transfers to T'Aral.::

Byblos -> @Byblos>::looks out to his left observing the Comanche Creek in all her glory::

T'Aral -> :: Signals sensory to intensify sweeps along signal co-ordinates. ::

Byblos -> @Byblos>::spots another pair of F-22s flying past the Creek....additional members of the CAP::

Shalin -> :: Pauses, looks up :: ( to Scooter ) wait ... there was another 'Bounty'?

Byblos -> @::Byblos ponders things and makes a call::+Comanche Creek+ Big Ugly, require a zoom over distress target?

Crash Calestorm -> ::casually into the conversation:: Or it could be anything out this way. One of the Frieghters gone missing over the years, survey ship got lost. Ship full of zombies...::keeps a straight face and manages to keep looking ahead at viewscreen

STSF_Scooter -> ::shrugs:: Like I said, they were fragmentary records.

STSF_Scooter -> Speakers>Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. This is the Earth ship, UNSS Bounty. We are requesting assistance. Mayday, Mayday, Mayday ::fade to Morse code:: . . . - - - . . .

Byblos -> F-35 Pilot> Dammit...not our job to suggest that Big Ugly....keep you comm OFF.

T'Aral -> :: Eyebrow :: Captain - one would think that one encounter with mindless hordes would be adequate.

STSF_Scooter -> Agreed, Doc.

STSF_Scooter -> ::stifles a chuckle::

Crash Calestorm -> ::little smILe as she glances about:: OF course.

T'Aral -> :: Activates library computer :: Access file - Earth Ship, UNSS Bounty.

Byblos -> @ ::exhales listening to the critique....pondering WHOSE ASS his is going to KICK when he gets back....then realizes these fighters are not Black Sheeps.....they come from another Feddie ship::

Byblos -> @::looks at his Dradis noting the Creek and the Other Ship have drifted aways from the Main group of Friendlies:: Hmmm...

Crash Calestorm -> UNSS Bounty? Okaaay...::Interest is tone:: this is damn peculiar...

Crash Calestorm -> *in tone

T'Aral -> Very curious, Captain. The UNSS Bounty is over 200 years old. There is no reason to believe that this signal is accurate.

Crash Calestorm -> ::turns to FOPS:: make sure all fighters...::continues speaking::

Byblos -> @::remembers a talk about patience from Jumper and does relaxing breathing::

Tifa Kvar -> That would make sense with the static. I had to use one of the older radio bands to get it to clear up.

Crash Calestorm -> ::glance from TAral to Scooter:: Where was that clause in the academy oath where it says weird is part of the job?

Crash Calestorm -> 'Cause I dont remember that at all.

T'Aral -> :: Activates viewer to observe sensor observations. ::

STSF_Scooter -> Wasn't said, just understood.

Byblos -> Lt Wrench> Looks at the healthy warp core and is grateful. Patching up Warp Cores is not his specialtiy!

Shalin -> ... to bodly go where no one in their right mind wants to be.

Crash Calestorm -> ::to Tifa:: let the Roarke and the Robe know that we'll take lead point from now on...have 'em fall back a bit to our flanks...

STSF_Scooter -> Sensors> ::object pinged, looking rather like a very, very large airplane::

Byblos -> @F-35 Pilot> That is one old SOS system...something stinks.

T'Aral -> :: Checks library record on UNSS Bounty - matching configuration. ::

Tifa Kvar -> ::Signals the other ships.::

Crash Calestorm -> On screen once we have a solid ping signal on the visual...

STSF_Scooter -> ::drum drum drum::

T'Aral -> :: Transfers sensor image to a main-screen window. ::

STSF_Scooter -> ACTION: On the main viewscreen what looks like a super-sized V-tailed B-1 bomber appears

T'Aral -> :: Examines :: Airfoils in space ... most illogical.

Byblos -> @F-35 pilot> Robe is falling back, that means we fall back. Take Care Big Ugly....don't do something stupid. ::to F-35's peel back to the Robe leaving Byblos to himself at the moment.

STSF_Scooter -> Unless it's also a reentry vehicle, Doc. 200 years ago, they didn't have the transporter

Shalin -> So ... is that it, or at least a reasonable facsimile?

Crash Calestorm -> FOPS> ::to CPT/CDR:: Our CAP remains on point Sirs.

STSF_Scooter -> Definitely not a three-masted collier, DW. :chuckles::

Byblos -> @::Byblos adjusts his DRADIS to full forward scan...using the Tomcat's Powerful forward scanners to get a look...at whatever it is sending the SOS.::

Shalin -> That I figured, Sir.

Crash Calestorm -> ::palm/forehead:: ::mutters:: Pirates are easy. This hurts the Preciousss.

Byblos -> @+Big Ugly+ Thor and Chaser here, sling under us ...we will do a three flight formation since we are from the same deck. Copy?

STSF_Scooter -> ::mutters:: I am not easy. Nor am I cheap

Crash Calestorm -> ::changes position to walk over to the SCI station::

T'Aral -> :: Notices Cpt approaching :: We are currently attempting to verify the configuration.

Crash Calestorm -> ::leans in to check the configuration readings herself::

Byblos -> @+Thor+Copy...I'm moving to your position...::Byblos swings the Tomcat gracefully to a point position in front of the Creek...the much larger F-22 fighters look very formidble::

Crash Calestorm -> and PAUSE SIM!

Crash Calestorm -> Great job Folks as usual

Byblos -> ::paused::

Shalin -> !DESUAP

T'Aral -> ::][::

Crash Calestorm -> Short TBS, only 15 mins and we'll pick up where we left off. Likely prepping a team to investigate

Crash Calestorm -> Questions before we zoom?

Byblos -> No sir.

T'Aral -> None sir.

Crash Calestorm -> and CAP will stay out and about to protect us

Crash Calestorm -> alrighty - Dismissed all and have a good week

Tifa Kvar -> night night

Byblos -> (have to read up...maybe the F-22 is not as big as I think it is)

Byblos -> gnight!

Crash Calestorm -> nite Byblos

STSF_Scooter -> Nite