Challenger Chat Log for June 30, 2017

[STSF Jami 0]

Cptn Ja'Lale: USS Challenger Mission Brief: 30 JUN 2017 - The Challenger has arrived at the pirates' last known coordinates to begin searching for the pirates' last known coordinates.
Cptn Ja'Lale: TBS was a day.
Cptn Ja'Lale: Any questions?
Hunter Matheson: ?
Cptn Ja'Lale: Yes
Hunter Matheson: We're searching for the pirates hideout?
Cptn Ja'Lale: Correct
Dvokr chim Hok: I like the brief
Hunter Matheson: heh. was thinking of that
Dvokr chim Hok: Episode title: "Last Known Coordinates"
Hunter Matheson: Copy that, Skip
Cptn Ja'Lale: lol
Cptn Ja'Lale: BEGIN SIM
Cptn Ja'Lale: It's Friday man.. it's been a long week ok :P
Hunter Matheson: heh
Dvokr chim Hok: :: At his personal last known coordinates, the Operations chair on the bridge ::
Cptn Ja'Lale: ::on the bridge looking out at the viewscreen::
Hunter Matheson: ::doing the helm thing, muttering to himself about nebulas and why pirates have to hide in nebulas and why don't they hide in some place like an asteroid belt:::
Hunter Matheson: ::sighs:: Continue on the grid, Captain?
Cptn Ja'Lale: Yes please.
Dvokr chim Hok: If I was a pirate I would first acquire stealth technology.
Cptn Ja'Lale: and a cloaking device
Hunter Matheson: Continuing on search grid, aye.
Hunter Matheson: Moving on to Utah seven niner niner.
Hunter Matheson: ::brings the ship around on course for the next grid sweep::
Caitlin Townshend: Maybe instead of trying to find them, we could bring them to us.
Hunter Matheson: ::sounds like a plan::
Hunter Matheson: ::turns:: Like, play dead, Lieutenant?
Cptn Ja'Lale: I like that idea...
Dvokr chim Hok: This is so slow. :: Checking power readings ::
Caitlin Townshend: ::Hunter:: Something like that. I was thinking we could disguise Challenger's sensor readings as a juicy, overladen, under-powered freighter.
Caitlin Townshend: Make us a tempting target, lure them out. By the time they get close enough to cut through the nebula interference and ID us as a Starfleet vessel, it's too late.
Hunter Matheson: ::snorts into a chuckle:: Sounds like a plan to me. ::watching the grid::
Caitlin Townshend: ::waits for the captain to comment on her proposal::
Dvokr chim Hok: Plasma...
Cptn Ja'Lale: Sounds like it could work, if we're in the right location and power down most of our systems.
Cptn Ja'Lale: I think it's a good plan and seems to be our best bet in finding the pirates. We just need to find the right location to spring our trap.
Cptn Ja'Lale: Unless anyone else has any other ideas?
Hunter Matheson: Captain, I'm detecting a pretty nasty cloud formation to port. If we get close enough it'll help us mask who we are, make it look like we're dead in space.
Cptn Ja'Lale: How soon can we get there and also how soon can we.. as you humans say.. play possum?
Hunter Matheson: Well, sir. I can get us there in ::checks tactical:: ten minutes, give or take. don
Hunter Matheson: don't want to actually go inside, or we could be dead in space.
Caitlin Townshend: I can reconfigure the deflector dish to help mask our signature if Mr. Hok can work on tamping our power profile.
Hunter Matheson: I mean, close to the cloud would be enough to disable an overweight freighter.
Cptn Ja'Lale: I agree, I don't want to get too close but close enough to mask our ID. I'll leave it up to you guys to determine how close we need to be and other such details.
Dvokr chim Hok: :: Nods ::
Hunter Matheson: ::watching their course closely, he speaks to Syl when she settles in::: We're going to get close to that cloud to port ::quick point:: when Lt Townshend gets us ready.
Hunter Matheson: Take TAC for me? ::hopes::
Dvokr chim Hok: :: taps :: Setting faulty power profile.
Caitlin Townshend: ::working on reconfiguring deflector::
Caitlin Townshend: OK, I've adjusted the deflector so that, combined with our power profile, we'll look more like a freighter than a cruiser.
Dvokr chim Hok: What if they are watching us now?
Dyan Sylvanis: ::Nods, sitting at her console.::
Hunter Matheson: ::prepares to change course toward the dark cloud::
Hunter Matheson: ::Hok:: Tell them we're a science mission?
Hunter Matheson: Looking for scientific things?
Cptn Ja'Lale: ::Nods:: Gaseous anomalies.
Cptn Ja'Lale: ::monitors sensors and other readouts::
Dyan Sylvanis: I imagine there wouldn't be much talking.
Cptn Ja'Lale: Shoot first, ask questions later
Hunter Matheson: Coming up on grid change, Captain. Hold position?
Cptn Ja'Lale: Aye. Hold here please.
Caitlin Townshend: Deflector ready.
Hunter Matheson: Hold position, aye.
Cptn Ja'Lale: Are we ready to begin? Hok, inform the crew we'll be going dark.
Hunter Matheson: ::eyeballing the best place to slip toward::
Dvokr chim Hok: Aye
Hunter Matheson: Lt Townshend, can you give me the best approach to that cloud, ma'am? I'm not sure of its composition, only that it could be deadly.
Dvokr chim Hok: +shipwide+ Attention crew. Challenger going dark. I repeat, Challenger going dark.
Cptn Ja'Lale: (5 minutes)
Hunter Matheson: ::figures he should have studied harder in nebula comp 375:::
Caitlin Townshend: Here, sending you a vector now.
Hunter Matheson: Yes, ma'am. Vector received.
Hunter Matheson: Tacking to port 058 degrees, moving in.
Hunter Matheson: Lumbering like a lumber monster.
Dvokr chim Hok: :: Getting nervous::
Cptn Ja'Lale: PAUSE SIM
Cptn Ja'Lale: PAUSE SIM
Cptn Ja'Lale: Great job. We'll pick up from there next week. (TBS = 0) Any questions?
Cptn Ja'Lale: OK then. Sim dismissed.. have a great week everyone. Happy Canada Day and Independence Day.