Sky Harbor Aegis | 31 March 2017

[Chirakis 1]

=/\= Aegis Mission Brief 3/31/17=/\=

24 March 2388

TBS is 20 minutes. The time is 0720 hours (7:20 am) Aegis local.

The Droid Core ship has docked at Aegis, ostensibly for "diplomatic talks." Firewalls are hopefully protecting Aegis' computer system. The Droid Cores seem to be serious about diplomatic discussions, but we shall see. Command is in dress uniform to greet them. The station is still at yellow alert.

 

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[Jylliene] ::dress uniform, waiting to greet::

[Chirakis] ::dress uniform, having left Lt Garand in charge of security:::

[Dacia Sandero] ::in Sickbay, probably::

[Lawliet] ::walking up to the airlock in his dress uniform::

[scott Coleridge] ::dress uniform, wondering if droid cores have a sense of aesthetics that extends to organic beings::

[mimipavilion] ::as much as she hates it, is in dress uniform::

User Cptn d'Ka has entered this room.

[Kallah Ramson] (Notes: Diplomatic areas are on deck , along with a large observation area. These areas are some of the many that have been left mostly vacant since the station came online)

[Kallah Ramson] ::at the diplomatic docking port, waiting::

[AlexisMcFarland] ::still eating her Blubby Wrap, with a hashbrown and a bottle of orange juice::

[Tarisa] ::Is on CnC at science station, since Lawliet is out.::

[Chirakis] ::quietly to the captain:: Hopefully they will be satisfied with the quarters we have assigned... given their non-biological form.

[mimipavilion] ::waiting as well::

[Kallah Ramson] ::nods:: As long as they want to take breaks. I hope they want to take breaks.

[scott Coleridge] ((Tarisa, you might be the highest ranking officer on the CnC, so ... you might be in charge :P))

[Chirakis] Indeed, let us hope.

[Tarisa] ((::Evil grin::))

[Kallah Ramson] ACTION> Droid ship docks and finishes sealing the hatch, lights go green as the dock pressurizes.

[KelsaViegnor] ::still relaxing in her quarters, since the shop doesn't open until . Gives a good chance to catch up on the various news sources in the morning, though.::

[Chirakis] ::security stands ready, just in case::

[Nijil tr'Korjata] :: Nijil has locked down the computer cores. Access for everyone is rather...slow ::

[Jylliene] ::glancing at the security, wonders what happens if the droids just come out firing. Scans out a possible escape route.::

[Chirakis] ::they form an "honor guard" but their purpose is beyond that::

[Kallah Ramson] ACTION> Hatch opens with a nice gust of fog rolling in from the hatch.

[Lawliet] ::stands straight::

[Chirakis] (Jylliene, ye of little faith.)

[scott Coleridge] (q) They did that just to be dramatic.

[Chirakis] ::diplomatic posture::

[Cdr Wyatt Cayne] Gila> :: Drinking something someone suggested to her for breakfast ::

[mimipavilion] ::stands at attention::

[Jylliene] (Hey, she saw them impersonate Kallah, so...)

[Tarisa] ::Has a side screen open with a feed to the docking ring.::

[Kallah Ramson] Droid> ::voice from the fog:: We are pleased to be here on this station of yours. Your biological form seemed very useful so I hope you do not mind us copying it for these meeting.

[Cdr Wyatt Cayne] :: Cayne is logged in at Tactical ::

[Annisha] Aww. :: punches her computer :: Something's wrong.. slow slow slow.. Bet father has something to do with it.

[Jylliene] ::immediately starts figuring out mentally where to house them in biological form::

[Kallah Ramson] ACTION> Out of the fog walk several very human or humanoid looking beings.... only they are about foot tall

[Tarisa] ::Looks over at Cayne.:: It would seem our guests are now on board.

[Chirakis] ::Um.. .minions:::

[AlexisMcFarland] ::sitting next to Annisha:: Why's it so slow?

[Kallah Ramson] Droid> Though they were a bit bulkier than seemed needed.

[Lawliet] ::looks down::

[mimipavilion] ::looks down at the... visitors::

[Chirakis] ::curious, but she has seen stranger things::

[Dacia Sandero] ::tending to things in Sickbay with Mimi gone::

[scott Coleridge] Cool.

[Kallah Ramson] Droid> ::out of the fog walks a mini-Kallah droid, perfect copy... in miniature::

[scott Coleridge] ::has so many questions::

[Tarisa] Our very...tiny guests.

[Jylliene] ::not cool::

[Annisha] Don't know... bet au a red alert is in our future

[Jylliene] ::does not like being reminded of that::

[Chirakis] ::quite interested in Commander Coleridge's response to them::

[mimipavilion] ::raises a brow::

[Chirakis] ::she can almost see the cogs turning in his thoughts:::

[Kallah Ramson] ::eyebrow::

[Lawliet] ::looks at Ramson and back at their guests::

[Kallah Ramson] DroidKallah> ::bows slightly and smiles::

[Chirakis] ::not pleased at the likeness:::

[Chirakis] ::not at all. In fact, she would like to up the alert from yellow to at least orange, if there were such a level:::

[Jylliene] ::makes mental note to ask Chirakis ASAP if any of the station computer accesses used retinal scans or the like::

[mimipavilion] ::hopes the others don't change into the rest of the senior staff::

[Kallah Ramson] Welcome onboard. I am oddly flattered in you choosing my likeness. Though i am pleased we will not be confused for one another this time.

[Chirakis] ::assumes that the minion Kallah is the primary droid core:::

[Kallah Ramson] DK> It's a nice fit.

[Kallah Ramson] If you will follow us, we have arranged a meeting room for the diplomatic talks you asked for.

[Kallah Ramson] ::motions and begins to move in that direction::

[AlexisMcFarland] ::finishes her breakfast:: Wouldn't surprise me if there was a red alert. But at least then, school would be cancelled.

[Lawliet] ::follows with the rest of the delegation::

[Chirakis] ::::takes a position behind Scott as she motions to the security detail to follow:::

[mimipavilion] ::follows the group::

[scott Coleridge] ::walking to the meeting room::

[Jylliene] ::follow follow follow follow follow the Kallah-like droid::

[Kallah Ramson] ACTION> The Droid delegation moves with Aegis officers to the meeting room. Their delegation consists of beings.

[Chirakis] (and they look like...?)

[Nijil tr'Korjata] :: Seeing some of the vid feed, wonders if these things are related to his cloudy friend ::

[Kallah Ramson] (humanoid. If copies, no one we know.)

[Cdr Wyatt Cayne] Gila> :: Puts down her drink and does some exercises ::

[Kallah Ramson] ::enters the meeting room::

[KelsaViegnor] ::sits up suddenly in interest at reading recent reports from a particular sector::

[Kallah Ramson] ::whispers to Jyl:: Get supply to replicate booster seats, ASAP.

[Jylliene] ::meeting room:: ((break out the phone books for the guests to sit on))

[scott Coleridge] ::has so many questions, hoping he gets a chance some time to ask them without getting sent to the diplomatic kiddies table::

[Kallah Ramson] ::nods to Jyl::

[Lawliet] ::takes his seat at the conference table::

[Jylliene] ::nods to Ramson::

[Jylliene] ::quietly puts through the request::

[Cdr Wyatt Cayne] Gila> :: Looks like she is punching the air ::

[mimipavilion] ::enters the conference room::

[Kallah Ramson] ::allows everyone to take a seat:: ::Remains standing herself as the guests are provided proper seating::

[Tarisa] ::Turns to her console and begins checking data on the system and it's sun.::

[mimipavilion] ::takes a seat::

[Jylliene] staff>::booster seats arrive, thankfully looking very nice and grown-up, and not like kiddie-prints::

[Kallah Ramson] DK>::with a fair amount of grace climbs into the seat::

[Kallah Ramson] ::trying not to giggle at the moment and sight before her... takes her seat::

[Kallah Ramson] Shall we begin?

[Jylliene] ::seated::

[Kallah Ramson] DK> Indeed.

[Chirakis] ::takes the remaining seat, not far from Ramson and Coleridge:::

[Kallah Ramson] DK> We are not sure what you did to our common enemy but they have fallen back on several fronts.

[Chirakis] ::she casually checks the security cameras to see that they are engaged:::

[Jylliene] ::finds this to be interesting news::

[Kallah Ramson] DK> They have stopped looking for our homeworld and we have not encountered their primary warships. Their lesser allies have been of little trouble to our patrols.

[Cdr Wyatt Cayne] :: Cayne is tapping keys ::

[scott Coleridge] ::waits to see what tack Ramson takes and then will follow her lead::

[AlexisMcFarland] ::leans on Annisha, watching her tap at her computer::

[KelsaViegnor] ::makes note on the reports, exhales quietly and with an expression of some relief as she goes back to reviewing other news reports::

[Tarisa] ::Ear flicks when Cayne taps.::

[Kallah Ramson] Our reports have shown the Alliance has stopped it's annexation of systems recently. Though they still have a sizable force at the nearest planet to us, An-Ward.

[Kallah Ramson] DK> Ah yes, the Horta world. I don't suppose you still have that Horta on board?

[Chirakis] ::settles in to listen::

[Kallah Ramson] It might be best we not bring up our troubling first meeting.

[Kallah Ramson] DK> For a later talk I assume, very well.

[Jylliene] ::would have thought they'd be happy to leave that behind too, but so be it::

[Kallah Ramson] DK> We would like to talk about joining forces to rid this area of the Alliance.

[Chirakis] ::interesting::

[Kallah Ramson] ::leans back in her seat::

[Cdr Wyatt Cayne] :: Cayne, continues to taps keys, making sure he know where things are on tactical ::

[Kallah Ramson] To what end?

[Lawliet] ::sits back and listens as Ramson and DK talk::

[Tarisa] ::Looks over at Cayne again.:: What do you suppose they are talking about?

[Kallah Ramson] DK> The removal of their forces as a threat. Some will need to be completely eradicated. Others I'm sure will agree to abandon the Alliance for their own survival.

[Kallah Ramson] ::glances left then right, looking at her crew’s reaction::

[scott Coleridge] And assuming we agree to your proposal and are successful ...

[scott Coleridge] How do you envision our relationship beyond that point?

[Jylliene] ::wonders if they'd be next on the cores' list, with them looking for Aegis to abandon the Federation for survival::

[Chirakis] ::doubtful expression. perhaps even skeptical and uneasy. Though she tries not to show it, she does know Ramson's ability to know what she is thinking anyway:::

[Cdr Wyatt Cayne] :: Looks at Tarisa :: I have no idea. Something with our visitors I would imagine.

[Kallah Ramson] DK> Our calculations show with the removal of all Alliance worlds as interstellar species we will have of your years of peace. Then our common resource needs will come into conflict and we will have to engage in a war with one another.

[Tarisa] ::Is curious, but dares not tap into the security cameras on the diplomatic wing to find out.::

[Kallah Ramson] DK> That should last years in which you have a % chance of defeating us. Then we will come to an agreeable peace.

[Chirakis] ::at least they are truthful::

[Kallah Ramson] You wouldn't want to skip to that peace now, would you?

[Cdr Wyatt Cayne] :: to Tarisa :: I can go ask then and mention your name. :: smiles ::

[Kallah Ramson] DK> How would one grow such a strong tree overnight?

[Jylliene] ::would have thought they would have looked into the Federation's modus operandi a bit more before this::

[Tarisa] ::Ears lower.:: No...that is not necessary.

[Chirakis] ::tree?::::

[Cdr Wyatt Cayne] Gila> :: Looking like she is performing takedowns to imaginary opponents ::

[Kallah Ramson] ::blink::

[scott Coleridge] Why come to us now?

[Nijil tr'Korjata] (uh oh)

[Tarisa] ((Oh yeah. I forgot the droids worked with the Treevians.))

[Kallah Ramson] DK> We have not been able to move freely until recently. The cloak we gained from you has helped us stay ahead of the Alliance warships. But we dared not show our strengths.

[Annisha] :: shakes her head ::

[AlexisMcFarland] What's wrong?

[Nijil tr'Korjata] +CnC+ Engineering to CnC

[Annisha] I felt dizzy for a moment, like everything went black

[AlexisMcFarland] Need to go to Sickbay? Maybe it was something you ate?

[Kallah Ramson] DK> With their warships, the ones capable of hiding in subspace, vanished from the scene we can now mount forces again.

[KelsaViegnor] ::sets the news aside, picks up where she left off in some very old relationship-themed stories. They always had interesting descriptions of scents of flowers, or of the protagonists and their love interests. Good source for ideas for her shop::

[Tarisa] ::Perks up at the comm: +Nijil+ Yes?

[scott Coleridge] ::continues to press with more questions to let Ramson and Chirakis listen and consider their next moves:: The Alliance's subspace technology is vastly superior to ours. An open conflict with them would put us at a disadvantage.

[scott Coleridge] Are you willing to share technology or other resources to help us against them?

[Cdr Wyatt Cayne] :: Perks up hearing the Rihan's voice. Not sure what Kital sees in him ::

[Chirakis] ::wise questions, indeed:::

[Nijil tr'Korjata] +CnC+ :: scratches posterior off audio :: Computer access limitations holding

[Kallah Ramson] DK> If you are willing to share yours, yes.

[Nijil tr'Korjata] +CnC+ Engineering systems holding steady, which is worrisome on its own.

[Kallah Ramson] DK> And I imagine our experience against them will be of even more value.

[Tarisa] ::Looks to Cayne:: There are limitations on the computer? ::Curious:: +Nijil+ Why is that worrisome?

[Kallah Ramson] DK> They do have many different tactics to employ, depending on which force you engage.

[AlexisMcFarland] ::snuggles Annisha::

[scott Coleridge] Our previous contacts have not gone smoothly, owing to different objectives on both sides.

[scott Coleridge] We would have to put ... communication protocols in place to ensure there are no misunderstandings.

[Kallah Ramson] DK> An agreement on those can be reached.

[Nijil tr'Korjata] +CnC+ For our visitors... worry that nothing is going wrong

[Tarisa] :;Nods:: +Nijil+ I see.

[scott Coleridge] ::looks to the other members of the senior staff to see if they have any questions or comments::

[Kallah Ramson] ::looks to the command staff as well::

[Cdr Wyatt Cayne] :: to Tarisa :: Nothing is on tactical either, should I be worried?

[Chirakis] ::looks to Coleridge and Ramson, her expression skepticism::

[Tarisa] ::Frowns.:: I hope not.

[Chirakis] ::But then, there are few she trusts anyway::

[Jylliene] ::wants to know why they should trust the cores, but will ponder how to phrase that a bit more diplomatically::

[Chirakis] ::especially those who come seeking peace with the objective of exchanging technologies:::

[mimipavilion] ::is unsure how this will work out::

[Chirakis] ::and removing the threat of a species whose threat has already been removed?:::

[Chirakis] Captain, respectfully...?

[Kallah Ramson] ::looks to DK:: We will have to consider much. For one, you seem to be indicating an all out war including civilian targets. That goes beyond Federation practices.

[Kallah Ramson] ::nods to Chirakis::

[Chirakis] I was about to mention that, Captain.

[Cdr Wyatt Cayne] Tarisa. Are you stationed on CnC much?

[Chirakis] ::polite nod::

[Cdr Wyatt Cayne] :: laughs :: So much for asking your advice then.

[Tarisa] ::Tilts her head curiously at him.::

[Annisha] Can you sense anything of what these visitors are?

[AlexisMcFarland] Hmm. ::senses:: They seem.. artificial.

[Cdr Wyatt Cayne] :: Looks to her :: I have worked alone for many years, working in groups takes some getting used to.

[Kallah Ramson] DK> If you wish to change the type of war that will be waged we too must recalculate much.

[Annisha] Ferengi?

[AlexisMcFarland] Not quite.

[Kallah Ramson] Then perhaps a brief pause to consider these.

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[Chirakis] Thank you.

[Chirakis] Captain, TBS?

[Kallah Ramson] minutes.

[Chirakis] minutes. Comments for the crew?

[Kallah Ramson] Droids will have access to diplomatic areas of deck for the pause but will not roam outside of that. We will begin again with those wishing to bring questions to the droids in the meeting room. Those who do not may return to their duty stations. That's all

[Chirakis] Comments or questions from the crew?

[scott Coleridge] Suggestion

[scott Coleridge] Perhaps we could start next week with a pre-meeting among just the staff so we could share our opinions before we're back in front of the droid cores

[Kallah Ramson] I like that. I would say those wishing to be involved in the meetings should attend. Others can return to normal duties.

[scott Coleridge] Cool

[Chirakis] Very well. Anything else?

[Chirakis] Crew *dismiss*