Posted by Ensign Ranlei (Engineering Officer) in Side Sim - Engineering - Trax’s Investigation (Tag Eng/Sec)

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Simon Starr (Chief Security Officer) in Side Sim - Engineering - Trax’s Investigation (Tag Eng/Sec)

Posted by Ensign Ranlei (Engineering Officer) in Side Sim - Engineering - Trax’s Investigation (Tag Eng/Sec)
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Ranlei looked thoughtful. “Well it’s fortunate for you that someone in intelligence thought a Orion woman might make a good intelligence asset. Your also fortunate that after they trained me they realised the flaw in their assumptions. I realise your all under a strain and reacted to a threatening event and I am sorry for any bruised egos. It is fairly common for such devices to be linked to a timer so that they destroy themselves if they don’t report after a reasonable amount of time. So I needed answers imediately.”, she said her German accent fairly evident. “It is likely that it would of already destroyed itself if it wasn’t in stasis doctor. So good thinking there.”, and she looked over at Lt. Starr, “Did you happen to take the bomb disposal course in the academy or at any other time sir?

Ensign Ranlei. Engineering.

“Third year of my course, in fact,” Simon replied, taking a look over the device. “It doesn’t looked rigged to explode, but that doesn’t mean anything, just the act of scanning such a thing could be a trigger, but it should be safe in this stasis field, at least if it isn’t an EMP based device,” he said. Simon knew that the ship had better equipment for such things and said out. “Computer, do a quiet scan of the device currently within Engineering Statis Field 1, and report any ordinance that it contains, along with basic construction,” he said to the Ship’s Computer.

Lieutenant (J.G) Simon Starr, CoS

OOC: Since i’ll be using this as part of a later sim i’ll reply using computer

=/\= No ordinance is detected within the scanned device =/\= The computer replied. Showing there was no bombs in effect

GM CockRoach

“Well the good news is, it isn’t going to blow up in our faces, so let’s see what we can find out about it’s origins,” Simon responded to the computer’s answer, pulling out his security tricorder to investigate the device, looking for any commonalities in design to both Federation member worlds, and non-member worlds that the Federation knew about and had data on.

Lieutenant (J.G) Simon Starr, CoS

Trax looked on from a safe distance as they dealt with the device.

Lt jg Trax Suder- CMO

Ranlei began the task of learning more about the device with caution. While it had been scanned she didn’t quite trust the results a spy device really ought to be harder to deal with than this thing had proven to be so far. So she looked it over with her own eyes just in case something looked wrong. “Imay be being a tad suspicios Lt. But it seems strange that this device was so easily captured. That it does not seem to be shielded from scans at all. Either this was sent by a very ineot spy. Or it’s purpose was not really to spy but to be caught and send a message or frighten the doctor. Also lt. Star how did it get on the ship in the first place? Was it made onboard? Was it smuggled on board? Either option implies a member of the crew is possible working as a agent. “, she kept her voice low to avoid her theory alarming the CMO further.

Ensign Ranlei. Engineer.

“It could have been placed while we were docked as well, there’s many possibilities. Until we know what it is, those question’s answers have more than one possibility,” Simon replied factually in his thick southern british accent. “Once we know that, then we can think of those questions next, don’t worry - I fully intend to find out. The other question is why?” he said. “But let’s deal with these things one at a time,” he suggested.

Lieutenant (J.G) Simon Starr, CoS

Ranlei looked over at the security chief and raised an eyebrow. “Dawns on me that you might not want me working on this. I am new onboard, I am trained by Starfleet intelligence, and being an engineer they focused their training mostly on opening locks, demolitions and infiltration. The last because of my species sir. The doctor pointed out the the Syndicate might be involved. I suspect not as this seems far to easily thwarted. But once news gets out about this I’m going to be everyones number one suspect simply because I am a Orion. Fact is you probably ought to arrest me now. SAve me from listening to wils whispering and speculation every time I walk past someone. I won’t hold it against you if you do sir. It would hardly be the first time I was in a cell simply because my skin is Green. Funny story, well not really for me but when The Federation office od socialy services and child welfare took me on as a charge of the state they named me Ranlei Greene. Funny huh. I don’t use the Greene part of the name though. But it is a reminder that nobody is going to fail to notice me anytime theres a crime and I’m nearby.”, she had stopped smiling while saying that and had not stopped working on the device assuming her visual inspection and scans indicated no hazards she would take the access hatches off slowly one step at a tile letting Lt. Starr see her every move.

Ensign Ranlei Greene. Engineering.

As Ranlei started backing away, Simon didn’t turn around but said, “In that case, your valuable assistance will be very useful, Ensign, and if you are working on it because I asked you to, then it’s obvious that the security department do not think you are involved in this matter. Besides, some matters at hand already give me some ideas as to who is responsible,” Simon said, giving a brief look to Trax as he did so.

Simon had remembered that Trax had mentioned that he might be followed and that he could be in danger and this new piece of evidence only helped his claims of such. “So, let’s see what we can find out about this thing, Ranlei - I want you to get inside it, recover all the data you can on it, and send me the information. It doesn’t seem to be triggered to explode or anything, so the next step is to see what we can find out.

“Take it apart, find whatever you can and see if you can find anything that will lead us to who is the true culprit here,” Simon said with a level of authority. “In other words, hack the heck out of this thing,” he said with a slight smile and continued monitoring the device with his security tricorder for any changes.

Lieutenant (J.G) Simon Starr, CoS