USS Republic Mission Briefing 51608.01 - Season 24

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USS Republic Mission Briefing 51608.01 - Season 24

 

The Republic has embarked to the coordinates that Heather and Koga have determined might be our best chance to find these Yiridian traders, which the pirates had been trying to reach. Koga is attempting to hide the ship as long as possible, using the planets and debris that he's been able to find, however, at some point, we will have to confront them. Whether by force, or diplomacy, we will have to have ...a discussion with them.

 

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Ayumu Kasuga -> ::watching the console and checking sensors as the ship is hidden::

LtCmdrRobinson -> ::was on the bridge, working out some shenanigans with the ship to make it look like something it isnt on sensors::

August Jax Robinson -> ::trying to keep emissions low and unnoticeable::

Heather Jamieson -> :: Watching a more grand view of sensors of more than just navigation ::

STSF_BluRox -> So, as I was asking Rue, how do you think it best to approach them......?

STSF_BluRox -> Happiness and smiles, or a show of force?

LtCmdrRobinson -> I am usually happiness and full of smiles while showing force

Rue Wydown -> So I've heard. ::smirks at Will:: Would playing dumb work?

August Jax Robinson -> ::shakes head at Will::

STSF_BluRox -> ::mumbles that we should have that down cold::

STSF_BluRox -> (omg, for those that didn’t' hear, I found a way to make Heather smile....gravy and biscuits, eggs and hash browns, or waffles)

Heather Jamieson -> (the aftermath...)

Ayumu Kasuga -> ((oooooh!))

August Jax Robinson -> {{Carbs make everyone happy!}}

STSF_BluRox -> (points at Ayumu and WIll, you do realize, in 21 years, you two are the only 2 from both Rep/Talon....that i've not met)

STSF_BluRox -> (and ayumu is on FB...so that's halfway...lol)

Heather Jamieson -> Kasuga, are you getting the route I entered? It will update as I get more information.

STSF_BluRox -> (they were good Jax..until I got on the scale?)

 

ACTION: Sensors are showing as clear

 

Ayumu Kasuga -> Looks nice and clear man

Heather Jamieson -> Man? :: smiles :: Okay Ayumu..

[Random Roll] STSF_BluRox: 14

Ayumu Kasuga -> :D

Rue Wydown -> It's not like we can search their cargo holds and hold them without evidence. Not without causing a diplomatic incident. Best bet is try talking with them first.

August Jax Robinson -> They aren't a government, who says we can't go down there and take over?

August Jax Robinson -> ::Realizes she sounds like Will - shame :( ::

LtCmdrRobinson -> Because we are the good guys Jax. We have standards.

Rue Wydown -> I believe the Federation council would frown on that, as well as the local governmental jurisdiction.

Rue Wydown -> ((and we didn't bring the Suicide Squad with us))

Heather Jamieson -> :: Watching sensors still, glancing over at Kasuga ::

August Jax Robinson -> ::Looks at Blu::

LtCmdrRobinson -> Well we may as well announce our presence to them, we are running out of cover soon.

Ayumu Kasuga -> Hmm

 

Rue Wydown -> Have we heard anything over the local communication traffic yet?

Heather Jamieson -> :: Checking the local subspace network, shakes head :: Nothing yet. If they are out there they are running silent.

Rue Wydown -> No chatter whatsoever? ::raises a brow::

Heather Jamieson -> Let me expand the search.... :: does so ::

[Random Roll] STSF_BluRox: 36

[Random Roll] STSF_BluRox: 83

LtCmdrRobinson -> Local shipping lane between us and them, I imagine there should be shortly

 

ACTION: As they expand the search, they pick up something on long range sensors

 

Heather Jamieson -> I am getting something in the K-band at the edge of our sensor range

STSF_BluRox -> (wait....did Will just correct Jax to go diplomatic!? world is upside down)

August Jax Robinson -> {{Should I slap him?))

STSF_BluRox -> (he's probably like it, don’t' indulge him)

[Random Roll] STSF_BluRox: 17

Rue Wydown -> Can you get a bit more specific?

[Random Roll] STSF_BluRox: 6

August Jax Robinson -> ::Ups Kasuga's sensor range without giving us away::

 

ACTION:: AS SENSOR RANGE IS INCREASED, IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 6 DIFFERENT SIGNAL SOURCES

 

Heather Jamieson -> I think they are either ships or stationary transmission locations

Heather Jamieson -> So far things are encrypted.

Ayumu Kasuga -> ::checking range:: I'm getting about six different source signals. I can't effectively differentiate the differing sources. I'll try to see what I do here.

Rue Wydown -> I'd like to know what we're dealing with before we go crash someone's gate here.

LtCmdrRobinson -> Could be using comm relays to mask their location

Ayumu Kasuga -> I'

Ayumu Kasuga -> I'll scan for relays and signal piggy back

Ayumu Kasuga -> ::scans::

Heather Jamieson -> Likely a type of Tor network.. :: looks ::

Rue Wydown -> Tor network? ::raises a brow:: What does that mean?

Heather Jamieson -> Layers upon layers.. to conceal the source of the requests

August Jax Robinson -> can you tell how many people are down there?

Heather Jamieson -> It's slower than normal subspace transmissions, but we can't really track where they are coming from.

Heather Jamieson -> I'll do my best to locate at least one node.

LtCmdrRobinson -> Could just be 6 different folks too. I'd like to just hail them all and ask who was looking for illegal stuff for sale, I am sure they will answer.

Heather Jamieson -> We'd need to know the protocol, the knock on the door, so to speak.

Rue Wydown -> I hope you're just being scarcastic.

August Jax Robinson -> they can't be that dumb Will

Heather Jamieson -> I think I have a node location... 17 mark 240

 

Heather Jamieson -> Getting close is risky

Rue Wydown -> No one is that dumb. ::pauses:: I take that back, I once knew a guy.....::voice trails off, then stops:: That's a story for another day.

STSF_BluRox -> ::flicks an ear towards the conversation, only to find they will have to wait to hear this story::

STSF_BluRox -> So what are we looking at here then? Do we need to get closer?

Ayumu Kasuga -> I've been working on the possible sources. 1 or 2 seem to be coming from ships, possibly from one of the nearby planets. Still working on the other four sources. ::tapping away at her console::

August Jax Robinson -> we can approch them in the bad guy ship

Heather Jamieson -> I think the computer has isolated the source types: two from planets, two from items in motion, ships more likely, and one possible transmission platform.

Heather Jamieson -> That may work

Rue Wydown -> In what 'bad guy' ship?

August Jax Robinson -> the ship we nabbed when we arrested those guys in our Brig

STSF_BluRox -> You mean the one the Hawethorne took back with them?

STSF_BluRox -> both of them actually?

Rue Wydown -> I was beginning to wonder what pocket universe we had a "bad guy ship" stored.

STSF_BluRox -> Ok, let's start there....let's see if we can identify where the planet based communications are coming from, most likely any ships would be nearby

LtCmdrRobinson -> ::doesn’t want to mention that August never reads ship reports unless candy is delivered with them::

Heather Jamieson -> If we can get close enough we may be able to peel back the layers of this Tor network

Ayumu Kasuga -> ::nods::

[Random Roll] STSF_BluRox: 87

 

ACTION:: Proximity sensor goes off indicating a nearby incendiary device has activated

 

Heather Jamieson -> :: Looks intently at sensors ::

LtCmdrRobinson -> Well the relay will have the most information, but not the folks we are looking for. I would think ships.

LtCmdrRobinson -> If you are going to make an illegal trade, you are not going to do it at your base of operations where you can be tracked down, one would think. You'd send a ship to do the trade

 

ACTION: ALARM SOUNDS AGAIN, AS A SECOND DEVICE AS TRIGGERED NEARBY AND IS HEADED TOWARD THE REPUBLIC

 

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LtCmdrRobinson -> ::psd:: yay fireworks

STSF_BluRox -> (I think poor Christina dozed off tonight...too many old folks wanting endless salad!)

Ayumu Kasuga -> lol

Heather Jamieson -> :: paused ::

STSF_BluRox -> Ok, so we'll pick up here next week.......you've got a small problem...actually...two small problems to deal with at the start of the sim

STSF_BluRox -> so on that note......

Christina_Nickles -> lol your right when I woke up wasn’t sure where to fit in so just watched

STSF_BluRox -> Have a nice week and Crew Dismissed