21:00 | CaptMcCloud | *USS_Eagle_Sim_230222* =/\= ATTENTION ON DECK =/\= MISSION BRIEF |
21:00 | LtAmeliaMoore | ::AA:: |
21:00 | Cdr_Hart | ::AA:: |
21:00 | Lt_Andrews | ::aa:: |
21:00 | Lt_Banning | ::@@:: |
21:01 | CmdrDutcher | Crew is at attention, Captain! ::AA:: |
21:02 | CaptMcCloud | Thank you, Commander. :: turns to the crew:: Good evening, Everyone. Good to see you, and I hope you've had a good week. |
21:02 | ... | Have you all read the brief, and do we have any questions? |
21:02 | Cdr_Hart | Brief read, no questions, Sir. |
21:02 | Lt_Andrews | Yes and no, Sir. |
21:02 | LtAmeliaMoore | Yes, and No, Sir. |
21:03 | Lt_Banning | y/n, Sir |
21:03 | CmdrDutcher | Read, No questions, Captain. |
21:04 | CaptMcCloud | Excellent. Let's do this, then. |
21:04 | ... | =/\= BEGIN SIM =/\= |
21:04 | NOTE: Character names, appearing in GREEN, indicate NPCs. |
21:04 | CaptMcCloud | CO > :: in the command seat, on the bridge:: |
21:04 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO ::Thrown backwards and into Andrews:: |
21:04 | Cdr_Hart | @@ CENG > :: still searching the battered space station:: |
21:05 | Lt_Andrews | @ ::Picks himself up and turns to head back into the shuttle:: |
21:05 | LtAmeliaMoore | @ NURSE >[ Andrews ] Oh My goodness, are you alright?? |
21:05 | Lt_Banning | @ SCI > ::helps Andrews back in then assist the XO:: |
21:07 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >[ Nigalan ] ::helped back to her feet and faces the aggressor once more:: Ok, now... you've had your fun! Can we talk now? We are not here to cause any trouble. |
21:08 | Lt_Andrews | @ TAC >[ Nurse ] Yes. I'm fine. :: turns to check on the XO:: |
21:08 | LtAmeliaMoore | @ NURSE >[ XO ] Commander were you injured? |
21:09 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >[ NURSE ] Only my pride at the moment, Lt Moore. |
21:09 | Nigalan | @ Nigalan >[ XO ] We will talk when you and your people are in chains where you belong. You have thirty seconds! |
21:10 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO ::Steps back towards the land vehicle:: > [Nigalan] And why do we need to be in chains? We have done nothing but answer a distress call. |
21:10 | Lt_Banning | @ SCI >[ XO ] Commander. If they hit us again, we will lose shields. |
21:11 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >[ SCI ] ::glancing back:: Then let us hope they don't hit us again. |
21:12 | Nigalan | @ Nigalan >[ XO ] We did not issue any distress call. Surrender now! We have heard enough of your promises. |
21:13 | Lt_Banning | @ SCI >[ NOIP ] ::murmurs:: At this range, we will be tough to miss. |
21:13 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >[ Nigalan ] I am confused, Sir. What promises? |
21:13 | CaptMcCloud | CO > ::glances over to the science station:: [ SCI2 ] Ensign Baker? Any progress? |
21:14 | LtAmeliaMoore | @ NURSE ::moves closer to Andrews:: >[SCI] That is not very comforting, in the least. |
21:14 | Nigalan | @ Nigalan >[ XO ] You're wasting time, Off-worlder. Fifteen seconds... |
21:15 | Lt_Banning | @ SCI >[ Nurse ] I did not mean for it to be so, Amelia. |
21:15 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO Nigalan ::Steps closer to the shield barrier:: I would like to speak to your superior. |
21:17 | LtAmeliaMoore | @ NURSE >[ SCI ] ::whispers:: She is getting too close to the shield. |
21:17 | Cdr_Hart | @@ CENG > ::gives up his search for Nigalan crew:: +[ CO ]+ Away team 2 to Eagle. I cannot find anyone aboard. Do you want us to return to the control center and finish downloading logs? |
21:18 | Nigalan | @ Nigalan >[ XO ] Ten seconds... |
21:18 | Lt_Andrews | @ TAC >[ XO ] Perhaps you should get back in here, Commander. |
21:19 | CaptMcCloud | CO >+[ CENG ]+ We'll beam you back to the control center, Tom. Get what you can and back here. |
21:20 | Cdr_Hart | @@ CENG >+[ CO ]+ Affirmative, Sir. Standing by for transport. |
21:21 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >[ TAC ] I agree, Lt. ::quickly moves back onto the shuttle:: And if they fire again, return fire, if possible do not destroy. |
21:21 | EnsBaker | SCI2 >[ CO ] I believe I have an answer, Sir. Both the space station and the planet are showing a different molecular signature than ours. They are definitely from a different universe. |
21:22 | EnsNguyen | CNS >[ NOIP ] ::Sitting on the bridge in the CNS seat:: When did we cross over to another universe? |
21:22 | LtAmeliaMoore | @ NURSE >[ XO ] I am not sure our weapons would even put a dent in thier vehicle. |
21:23 | Lt_Andrews | @ TAC >[ XO ] Not to mention we are not pointed in the proper direction for our weapons to even target the vehicle. |
21:24 | =/\=ACTION: @ An alert sounds from the science console. =/\= |
21:25 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >[ Nurse ] Well, I am not just going to let them put us in chains, if I can help it. But I don't want to cause them any permanent harm either. .[TAC] Then find a way to disable them some other way, Lt. |
21:25 | Lt_Banning | @ SCI > ::moves to the console and looks:: [ NOIP ] Buckle in, they're powering up the cannon again. |
21:26 | LtAmeliaMoore | @ Nurse ::Sits down next to Andrews and buckles in:: I don't think I like these guys very much. |
21:26 | Lt_Andrews | @ TAC > ::moves to the helm console and powers up, hoping to use the thrusters to at least lift the shuttle off the ground and turn it:: |
21:28 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >+[ CO ]+ Dutcher to Eagle, we are about to engage, unfortuately, And I do not know if our shuttle can take another hit. |
21:28 | =/\=ACTION: @ The ten seconds is almost ready to expire, when blasts from outside the shuttle can be heard. The Falcon shakes slightly, but not as badly as if hit by the vehicle's cannon. =/\= |
21:29 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >[ NOIP ] What was that?? |
21:29 | Lt_Banning | @ SCI > :: taps on the console to see what is happening out there.:: [ NOIP ] Whew! |
21:30 | LtAmeliaMoore | @ NURSE >[ TAC ] Did we get hit again? |
21:30 | CaptMcCloud | CO >+[ XO ]+ Acknowledged, Commander. Try and hold on, the Talon is on their way. |
21:30 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >+[ CO ]+ Understood! I think they may have just arrived. |
21:31 | Lt_Banning | @ SCI >[ XO ] Correction, Sir. The Talon is here, and hovering behind the vehicle. |
21:32 | Lt_Andrews | @ TAC >[ NOIP ] Now, I think it is time to talk. |
21:32 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >[ TAC ] Can you get us turned to face them as well? They may be more willing to talk if they have two ships weapons focused on them. |
21:33 | ... | @ XO >[ SCI ] Open a channel to them! |
21:33 | Lt_Banning | @ SCI >[ XO ] With all due respect, Sir. If we want to show them we are here to help, maybe we *shouldn't* point mroe weapons at them. |
21:34 | CmdrDutcher | (oops wrong letters) |
21:34 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >[ SCI ] Yes, but with out that, they don;t want to talk at all. |
21:35 | Lt. Pond | @ SEC2 >+[ XO ]+ Talon to Commander Dutcher. |
21:35 | CmdrDutcher | (brb darn Dog!!) |
21:36 | CaptMcCloud | (Always at the most damnedest of times.) |
21:37 | ... | CO >[ SCI2 ] Was there any indication, from our sensors, that we crossed universes? |
21:38 | EnsBaker | SCI2 >[ CO ] None, Sir. I can launch a probe to get some readings, further out. |
21:38 | CaptMcCloud | CO >[ SCI2 ] Do it, Ensign. |
21:40 | CmdrDutcher | (back) |
21:40 | ... | @ XO >+[ SEC2 ]+ Dutcher here, nice to see you! |
21:40 | Cdr_Hart | @@ CENG > ::now back in the control center, checks on the progress of the downloads. Tells his team they got as much as they were going to get and to start packing up the equipment:: |
21:42 | Lt.Pond | @ SEC2 >+[ XO ]+ Glad we could find you in time, Sir. We in a good vantage point, here, Sir. If they dare to turn that cannon toward us, we will slag it. |
21:43 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >+[ SEC2 ]+ Just watch your back! They hit us from within the dome first. |
21:43 | LtCdrWren | OPS >[ CO ] ::turns, slightly, toward the captain:: Sir, the Talon is now with the Falcon. They have fired a warning shot on the vehicle, and it seems to have worked. |
21:45 | Lt. Pond | @ SEC2 >+[ XO ]+ Copy that, Sir. We are currently too low for their dome cannon to pick us out, and we stayed out of its range as we descended. |
21:45 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >+[ NIGALAN ]+ This is Commander Dutcher, As I said before, we have come to answer a distress call and provide aid and assistance. I would rather not have to shoot . I would much rather have a civilized conversation. |
21:46 | CaptMcCloud | CO >[ OPS ] Thank you, Commander. Continue to monitor their progress. |
21:46 | LtAmeliaMoore | @ NURSE >[ TAC ] ::whispers:: shouldn't we just get out of here and leave them alone? |
21:48 | Lt_Andrews | @ TAC > :: furrows brows at the response:: |
21:48 | Lt_Banning | @ SCI >[ Nurse ] We *could* do that, but we'd never find out just what happened. |
21:49 | LtAmeliaMoore | @ NURSE >[ SCI ] I am not sure I *care* to find out. |
21:50 | Nigalan | @ Nigalan >+[ XO ]+ Why don't you just have your ship shoot us down, now, and get it done with! |
21:51 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO ::glances over her shoulder and frowns at the conversations behind her :: [NURSE] You should always care, Lt. |
21:52 | Lt_Banning | @ SCI >[ XO ] They probably think we're the ones who did this to their planet. |
21:52 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >+[ Nigalan ]+ We have no intention of shooting anyone down. We are here to assist in whatever way we can. |
21:53 | EnsBaker | SCI2 > :: watches the data come in from the launched probe.:: |
21:53 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >[ SCI ] Were you able to determine exactly what *Did* happen to their planet? |
21:54 | Lt_Banning | @ SCI >[ XO ] Best I can tell, Commander, they were fired upon, from space, with one hell of a powerful weapon. |
21:55 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >[ SCI ] Damn! Any idea how long ago this happened? Because we need to know if that weapon is still out there somewhere and stop it. |
21:55 | Nigalan | @ Nigalan >+[ XO ]+ ::audible sigh:: Then we surrender to you, Commander Dutcher. |
21:56 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >+[ Nigalan ]+ I do not wish your surrender, Sir. Only to speak with your leaders to see if we can help in some way. |
21:57 | Lt_Banning | @ SCI >[ XO ] :: shakes his head:: No, Ma'am. We'd need ot get some deeper scans of the urban areas, or the Eagle to get hull scans from the space station to determine that. |
21:58 | Nigalan | @ Nigalan >+[ XO ]+ Then it shall be me, you talk with. I shall meet you at the edge of your shield. |
21:58 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >[ SCI ] Lets see if we can make that happen, if we can get this people to listen to reason. |
21:58 | ... | @ XO >+[ Nigalan ]+ I will meet you there. |
21:59 | Lt_Andrews | @ TAC >[ XO ] ::rises:: I will go out and bring him in to you, Commander. |
22:00 | Lt_Banning | @ SCI > :: turns to his console and sends a quick message up to Baker:: |
22:00 | CmdrDutcher | @ XO >[ TAC ] No, I will meet him out there and bring him in myself. You may come with me. >[Nurse] Amelia, be ready in case he needs medical assistance. |
22:01 | ... | @ XO ::turns and exits the shuttle and moves to the edge of the shield:: |
22:01 | Lt_Andrews | @ TAC >[ XO ] Can't let you do that, Sir. You are commanding officer of the mission. I am your security. I shall go. ::sighs audibly as the XO has already left:: |
22:01 | CaptMcCloud | =/\= Pause Sim =/\= |
22:02 | LtAmeliaMoore | @ NURSE ::nods and gets up to gather her medical supplies:: |
22:02 | Cdr_Hart | ::AA:: |
22:02 | LtAmeliaMoore | ::AA:: |
22:02 | Lt_Andrews | ::aa:: |
22:02 | CmdrDutcher | ::AA:: |
22:02 | Lt_Banning | ::@@:: |
22:03 | CmdrDutcher | Diplomacy under fire!! Gotta love it! |
22:04 | CaptMcCloud | ::Chuckles:: Stubborn commanding officers. We shall pick up here, next week. Maybe a few minutes will have passed, enough time for Mr. Andrews to go out and back up his "boss." |
22:04 | ... | Are there any questions, to this point? |
22:04 | CmdrDutcher | No Sir! |
22:04 | LtAmeliaMoore | None so far, Captain. |
22:05 | Cdr_Hart | None, Sir, but I do know I *would* not have pulled that while I was still XO! |
22:05 | LtCdrWren | :: Snickers at Tom's words:: Suuuure you wouldn't have. |
22:06 | Lt_Andrews | No questions, Sir. |
22:06 | CmdrDutcher | ::Smirks:: Good thing you are not here then, Commander Hart |
22:06 | Lt_Banning | No, Sir. :: chuckles at Hailey:: |
22:07 | CaptMcCloud | In that case, have a great week. Stay healthy and safe. |
22:07 | ... | =/\= D I S M I S S E D =/\= |