Posted by Lieutenant Demil Lis (Chief Science Officer) in Cargo Bay 1- Main Sim

Posted by Lieutenant Demil Lis (Chief Science Officer) in Cargo Bay 1- Main Sim

Posted by Gamemaster Mischief Maker (Gamemaster) in Cargo Bay 1- Main Sim
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Sixteen crates of various sizes materialized into the cargo bay.

~Mischief Maker

As Pilar entered the Cargo Bay, her gaze immediately fell upon the newly materialized crates. She counted them in her head.
“Sixteen crates,” she murmured to herself, “What could they possibly contain?”

She stepped on the transporter pad, and approached the nearest crate. With a careful hand, she traced the outline of its edges.

Commander Halcyone
(Executive Officer)

“Won’t know unless we open them.” said a new voice. Walking across the bay was a large, portly Bolian… the new Chief Engineer. He smiled and waved at Halcyone and said “You must be the XO. Sorry I haven’t met with you yet, on-boarding can be a bit hectic.” He looked at the crates and them pulled out a heavily modified tricorder. “I could probably get us a rough idea what’s in there with this.” he said, and began scanning a random crate.

Tor, CE

Pilar watched as the Chief Engineer approached. She nodded at Tor’s suggestion, acknowledging the practicality of his approach, returned his smile and then she said, “No need to apologize, Lieutenant Tor. On-boarding is always a whirlwind. Looks like we’re diving into the action together sooner than expected.”

As he began scanning the crates with his modified tricorder, Pilar craned her next and her fingers drummed lightly against her thigh as she waited for the results of the scans.
“What do you think? Should we open one of them?” she asked in an anxious tone.

Commander Halcyone
(Executive Officer)

The crates all held various objects, wrapped in protective coverings ore stored in their own cases. Beyond these protective measures, the materials all came back as pottery, porcelain, metals (various compositions that included iron, bronze, silver, gold, but also some more advanced metals and composites like rodinium, bersium and pergium. There was even signs of leathers and cellulose-based items inside.

~Mischief Maker

“Commander if I may,” Zunara called as he crossed into the Cargo Bay from Transporter Room One, “I believe I should open one of the crates first, it pays to be ready for anything.”

-Lieutenant Zunara: Chief of Security-

Pilar’s gaze shifted from Zunara to the Tor, awaiting confirmation from the CE, since he had scanned them. She respected Zunara’s expertise in security matters, but she needed the Tor’s approval before any action was taken. Tor might have a better take on whether opening the crates was a good idea.

Commander Halcyone
(Executive Officer)

bump

Tor finished his scans and said “Well, physically they are clear. No unknown power sources, modifications to the crates themselves, and no signs of any ‘surprises’. But if I may…” he said with a look at the CoS, “… might wanna have Science take a look as well.” He waved the tricorder in his hand slightly. “This isn’t geared for in-depth biological scans; so if there is a bacteria or something inside or on the artifacts, I won’t see it. But it’s your call, Lieutenant.”

Tor, CE

Pilar nodded as Tor spoke and appreciated his thoroughness. Glancing at Lieutenant Zunara, his readiness to proceed.
“Lieutenant Zunara, let us proceed with opening one of the crates, but do so with caution.”

Commander Halcyone
(Executive Officer)

“Aye aye Commander,” Zunara replied, moving slowly towards one of the crates. He clicked the locks and gently pushed the lid open, his phaser primed his other hand.

-Lieutenant Zunara: Chief of Security-

All the crates were marked on the outside with code that identified the crate and its contents. Inside this one were a bunch of objects carefully ensconced in protective wrapping. None of the objects themselves were visible and of a mix of sizes. There was at least two layers in the crate, ensuring nothing was jammed in there that might get accidentally broken.

~Mischief Maker

Pilar watched as Lieutenant Zunara carefully opened the crate, as the lid creaked open, revealing the neatly wrapped objects inside, Pilar’s eyes narrowed, “Interesting,” she murmured, stepping closer to get a better look. Her eyes scanned the markings on the crates, each item was carefully packed, hinting at their importance or fragility.

“We need to catalog each item in the ship’s database,” Pilar declared. “Let’s start with the larger ones. Lieutenant Zunara, ensure we have a clear inventory for analysis.”

Commander Halcyone
(Executive Officer)

“Aye sir,” Zunara replied, carefully lifting the first wrapped item.

-Lieutenant Zunara: Chief of Security-

Pilar was sure the contents of the crate held a promise of something significant, something that could potentially hold the key was to why the freighter was being attacked. She stepped closer, to have a better look at the items. “I’ll inform our science department that we’ll need to run a thorough analysis on these,” she said.

Commander Halcyone
(Executive Officer)

The first item was some sort of vase, in a red clay with symbols etched around the rim and the base. In the middle was a set of three circles that resembled a bullseye.

~Mischief Maker

Pilar carefully examined the symbols etched onto the vase’s surface. What did they represent? Were they some ancient script or merely decorative motifs? And what about the concentric circles at the center? They seemed significant, perhaps pointing to the vase’s purpose or origin. “These designs they seem…purposeful. An alien language perhaps?” She carefully handed it off to Tor, “What do you think? Maybe you can scan it with the tricorder and see if it picks up anything?”

Commander Halcyone
(Executive Officer)

Tor took out the tricorder and began an in-depth scan. He looked at the atomic structure, chemical and material components; and then he looked for any kind radiation, electromagnetic activity… anything that could give them clues as to the object’s origin, purpose, or what could make it a target for theft.

Tor, CE

“They could be concealing weapons of some kind? Break us up while our guard is down?”

-Lieutenant Zunara: Chief of Security-

The vase was… a vase. It was unglazed and made of a non-vitreous ceramic fired at a low temperature than other ceramics. The extra carbon suggested it was fired in a fire pit situation of some kind. The symmetry of the shape suggested it had been made on some sort of potter’s wheel. The unglazed nature meant it was decorative as the ceramic was porous and could not actually hold anything. It was also very old: about 8000 years old. Much older than the dead civilization that it was supposedly from, so might have been a revered object to have been kept around so long.

~Mischief Maker

Tor relayed the information and then said “Now I’m just an Engineer… but couldn’t all the attention and activity surrounding these things be because they are valuable? Either in a material way, or in a cultural fashion?”

Tor, CE

As Tor mentioned the potential value of the vase, she couldn’t help but wonder if its worth extended beyond mere monetary value. “You may be right, Tor,” she replied, “I am not sure we are on the right track here. This can’t be why the freighter is being attacked. It’s just old stuff.”
Turning her attention back to the intricate symbols etched into its surface, “Maybe we need to look deeper into its origins,” she said, “I am not confident but there could be more to this than meets the eye.”
She turned to Zunara, smiled, and said, “Sorry, Lieutenant Zunara. There doesn’t seem to be hidden weapons or a threat of any kind in these crates of old artifacts.”

Commander Halcyone
(Executive Officer)

“Believe me Commander,” Zunara began, “I’m as relieved as you are, but is pays to be vigilant.”

-Lieutenant Zunara: Chief of Security-

Pilar nodded in agreement, understanding Zunara’s caution. Despite the lack of immediate danger, she couldn’t shake the feeling that they were missing something crucial about the cargo connection to the attacks on their freighter. “I suppose I’ll go inform the Captain that we’ve beamed aboard cargo that seems to be normal. Let’s see if he has any theories.”

Commander Halcyone
(Executive Officer)

“I’ll stay here and keep an eye on things Commander, like I said, vigilance is key.”

-Lieutenant Zunara: Chief of Security-

“I’ll have my people start looking at it a bit closer - maybe we can find something that points to its origins,” Demil said, looking it over. “I’ll stay down here as well.”

Lieutenant Demil Lis
Chief Science Officer

Given there were many crates of objects, cataloguing them would take time. But maybe there was something interesting inside? Or maybe it was all just pretty objects like the vase.

~Mischief Maker

Bump

Crosspost:

=^=Lieutenant Lis, I need you to run another scan of the crate and its contents. Look for any faint signs of anomalies, anything out of the ordinary. We need to be thorough. We are pretty sure that something in that crate holds the key as to why the Corvallen was being pursued. Let us know as soon as you find anything.=^=

Commander Halcyone
(Executive Officer)

“I feel two heads will be better than one on this Commander,” Zunara said pointedly.

-Lieutenant Zunara: Chief of Security-

=^=I agree said,=^= Said Pilar. =^=What do you have in mind? Do you want to help Science scan and catalog the cargo?=^=

Commander Halcyone
(Executive Officer)

Suddenly, the ship shook like it had been hit (while still at warp). Power flickered and the ship went automatically to red alert

~Mischief Maker

=/\= “Lis to Labs,” =/\= Demil requested immediately. =/\= “Is everything contained and stable?”=/\= As he asked, he pulled back out his tricorder, examining the crate to see if this change in circumstances had provoked a reaction of any kind.

Lieutenant Demil Lis
Chief Science Officer

Zunara quickly tapped his combadge, “=^= Zunara to Bridge, everything all right up there? =^=”

-Lieutenant Zunara: Chief of Security-

OOC: I’m cross-posting the post to the bridge thread. Feel free to keep the conversation cross-posted since comms are still working. (for now… lol). ~Linds

=/\= “Lieutenant Zunara,” she responded to the Chief of Security’s inquiry. “The Orions hit Deck 5, aft. We’re assessing the damage.” =/\=

Demil looked over to Zunara. “I’m heading up to the labs unless you need me here - the primary one is just one deck up from that, so there’s almost certainly some damage and cleanup.”

Lieutenant Demil Lis
Chief Science Officer

=/\=”Lieutenant Zunara and Lieutenant Lis, how is our cargo?”=/\=
-XO
=/\= “It appears unharmed, ma’am, I’ll have my people scan the contents after we assess our labs,” =/\= Demil replied.

=^=Foley to Zunara. Deploy security teams to all critical areas of the ship.=^=
-CO
Lieutenant Demil Lis
Chief Science Officer

That Captain’s voice then came over the ship-wide comm: =^=All hands brace for emergency stop.=^=

The ships shuddered and then everything was still again.

~Mischief Maker