USS Challenger - 28 September 2018

[STSF Jami 0]

Cptn Ja'Lale: USS Challenger Mission Brief - 28 Sept 2018: The Challenger is orbiting a colony outside the Neutral Zone which was attacked and sustained significant damage. Biosigns have detected faint signs of life in some of the buildings in the main settlements and in a dilithium mine that had collapsed due to the attack. We are currently sending some teams to dig out the miners, and a medical/security team was sent to the city to tend to the people in the main settlement.
TBS was none. Any questions.. and yes, we're heading down to dig out the miners.

Hunter Matheson: So, sorry but I don't remember if I'm down as security?
Dyan Sylvanis: We were all on bridge
Cptn Ja'Lale: I believe it was just NPCs but you can be down there if you want.
Hunter Matheson: Thx Syl.
Dyan Sylvanis: the away teams were npc
Cptn Ja'Lale: Yes, that's right
Dyan Sylvanis: Cause I think the ship is still on yellow alert
Cptn Ja'Lale: Yes, it is
Caitlin Townshend: There may be Romulans in them thar hills
Cptn Ja'Lale: Possibly.
Dyan Sylvanis: We should probably get going. 
Hunter Matheson: before they die might be a good time
Cptn Ja'Lale: Yes.. let's get started.

Cptn Ja'Lale: BEGIN SIM
Cptn Ja'Lale: BEGIN SIM

Hunter Matheson: ::stationkeeping::
Caitlin Townshend: ::attempting to improve sensor resolution on the mine scans to help the AT::
Dyan Sylvanis: ::On the bridge, at TAC. Keeping a close eye on sensors.::
Dvokr chim Hok: Yellow
Cptn Ja'Lale: How far down the mine are we, and can we beam them out?
Caitlin Townshend: At this range? Not a chance.
Cptn Ja'Lale: I thought as much. Any ideas how to get them out?
Caitlin Townshend: If the away team can open up access to the trapped miners and set up transport enhancers, they might not have to carry the miners entirely out of the mine.
Hunter Matheson: Skipper, I can drop altitude to get closer. Dicey, but I've done it before.
Hunter Matheson: Or that
Cptn Ja'Lale: That works.
Caitlin Townshend: Bringing us closer would probably help once we're ready.
Dvokr chim Hok: How were they trapped?
Dyan Sylvanis: Would it be feasible to use a lower powered phaser to create a second shaft?
Caitlin Townshend: ::Hok:: Traces of weapons fire consistent with orbital assault … if anything, it looks like whoever attacked deliberately tried to seal those shafts.
Cptn Ja'Lale: Bring us down as close as safely possible, That should help.
Caitlin Townshend: ::considers Sylvanis' suggestion:: I'd be concerned that tremors from doing that in orbit could collapse the caverns where the miners are currently holed up.
Cptn Ja'Lale: ::to Hunter::
Hunter Matheson: Aye, sir. Dropping to low orbit.
Caitlin Townshend: The away team could take phaser artillery though and do it from the surface. Very. Carefully.
Hunter Matheson: :::steady as she goes:::
Hunter Matheson: Low orbit achieved. Geosynch orbit over the mine. ::checks a few things::: Going to stationkeeping.
Hunter Matheson: ::itching to kick the #### outta those b..tards:::
Cptn Ja'Lale: Okay, great. Prep a shuttle to head down to the mines to carry all the supplies we need.
Hunter Matheson: We have any idea who did this, Captain?
Cptn Ja'Lale: Right now, it looks like the Romulans but they'd be the first to deny it knowing them. We'd need some substantial evidence to prove it was them without a doubt.
Dyan Sylvanis: ::Nods.:: I'll send word to the quartermaster and have the equipment sent down.
Caitlin Townshend: I can't make heads or tails of weapons signatures from here. Hopefully the AT survey turns something up. I'll keep trying.
Caitlin Townshend: ::considers how she could cut through the interference:: (q) I wish I hadn't fallen asleep so much in my fractal heuristics class.
Hunter Matheson: ::drums his fingers on the console, knee bouncing, waiting to hear something... anything... from below::Cptn Ja'Lale: ACTION: Partial power was restored to the main settlement with communication equipment brought from the ship restoring their comms.
Dyan Sylvanis: Getting a message that comms are being restored in the colony
Cptn Ja'Lale: Base> +Challenger+ This is Lt. Hammond here. We've restored communications and partial power to the colony. We're currently treating about 30 colonists. General consensus seems to indicate they were taken by surprise from the attack probably from space. Seems to be consistent to disruptor fire.
Caitlin Townshend: ::listens to the message:: Hmm
Cptn Ja'Lale: PAUSE SIM
Cptn Ja'Lale: PAUSE SIM
Cptn Ja'Lale: Great work everyone... our TBS will be 30 minutes. We're loading a shuttle to be sent to the surface to help extract the trapped miners. The shuttle will be ready to launch by the start of the sim.