Posted by Lieutenant Commander Tenzing Trainor (Chief Operations Officer) in Main Sim - Briefing Room - Another Senior Staff Briefing!

Posted by Fleet Captain Drudoc Andone (Commanding Officer) in Main Sim - Briefing Room - Another Senior Staff Briefing!
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Drudoc spoke up, “..There in lies the problem. In the year we’ve been gone tensions with the Bolay Military District have risen in this area specifically near the systems we’re targeting. Starfleet is pursuing diplomatic channels to find and release our kidnapped crew mates..” She said “..The Bolay have made it clear any entry by Starfleet to either of these systems would be ‘unwise’ given their closeness to Bolay space. We’re pretty sure they dont know about the Orions and efforts to explain this have fallen on deaf ears..” She said. “..What we need is a contact point with the Bolay to reveal to them the Orion presence this might allow us to then safely enter either of these systems without raising tensions with them..” She stated. “..Ideas?” She proposed.

Drudoc Andone CO

“Given the data we already gathered, I don’t think splitting up will help,” Trainor stated, noting that the Ark Angel would barely hold up to the ships and defense systems in each planet system. “I doubt adding the Bolay into the enemy side of the equation would help either.” The Operations Chief added.

“Captain, why don’t we just offer the Bolay the data we gathered?” Tenzing asked. ” Unless they want to send a ship into the death trap the Orions have set up....”

Trainor
COO

”..Whether the Bolay would believe us is the question of offered information, they’re highly suspicious of the Federation at the least and hostile at the worse of moods..” she said.

“Or We could Set a Trap for the Orions can we round up any Federation Freighters simulate a super valuable cargo of some kind simulate a crew and try to lure them out to attack?” she asked simply sipping at her milk Instead of being in a cup it was in a small bowl though like anyone else she was lifting it to her lips to drink from said bowl I can rig up a remote control system for the Freighters that way no crew would need to be put in harm’s way” she purred

Miz’uki

“Orions are intelligent, Mrs. Miz’uki. Simply faking a super valuable cargo and leave a freighter undefended would not work. It is too obvious that is a trap!” Guys said giggling about what was on his PaDD “if we want actually to have the Bolay to our side we could promise them the big Cargo that Miz’uki proposed. This could get the interest of the Orions and maybe we could approach both parties and let them fight each other. The important thing is that the Cargo is ‘big’ and important for both the Bolay and Orions. While they clash, we can try to infiltrate in the complex and look up for our sweet officers.”

Lieutenant Freeman, Guy - Chief Counselor Officer

“And risk increasing the conflict with the Bolay?” Trainor asked facing the Counselor. “It’s our mission to restore peace, not aggravate it…” Tenzing was wondering if there was something in their replicated drinks, given that both the Chief Engineer and the Counselor, of all people, were giving violent options.

“Captain, I’m not saying we shouldn’t go after our crew!” The Operations Chief exclaimed. “But we need to exhaust all avenues of diplomacy first!”

Trainor
COO

”..I agree Commander an outright fight isnt in our best interest nor capability right now. We need to level the playing field somehow..” she said.

“Captain, the safety of our crew is the most important thing. I still think the best thing to do is send in two teams. They could go in quietly. Find our people and pull them out as quiet as we can” suggested Frogue.

Frogue

”..And how do you propose that Lieutenant Frogue?” She asked.

“I didn’t know noise–or the lack thereof–could mask us from sensors.” Arthur said, gruffly. “The way I see it, we have two, maybe three, options. The first is to just go in. This has the benefits of letting us rescue our crewmates, but could–and most likely will–trigger conflicts with the Bolay. Our second option, could also backfire, but might be our best option; that is to present our data to the Bolay. However, they could think we’ve made up data to get access. Our third option, which I highly recommend against, is anything involving valuable cargo. This could trigger the Orions to attack us, which none of us want, I’m sure.”

He waited a few moments before continuing, “ideally, the option we go with should be the one that results in the least amount of violence.” The fact that Arthur wasn’t wanting a fight would surprise those who truly knew him.

Arthur Jones, Son of Ruk.

“Or allow the Bolay to escort us to one of the systems…” Lieutenant Commander Trainor suggested. “That way they’ll see for themselves and we might make an ally for cleaning up the Orions.” The Operations Chief was still all for the diplomatic route, and he wasn’t sure they’d be able to continue unless they involved the Bolay in some capacity.

Trainor

”..We still need a contact point for the Bolay, just waltzing up to the neutral zone border isnt going to engender faith in our comm call..” She said.

Drudoc Andone CO

“We can always lure the Syndicate into Bolay territory, and offer our assistance to the Bolay in fighting them off.” Lieutenant Commander Trainor responded. “Unfortunately, my days as a cultural specialist were short-lived and if we had the time I’d be able to study the Bolay some, but time isn’t something we have.” He added. Tenzing thought for a moment.

“What exactly caused the tension between the Bolay and Federation?” Tenzing asked.

Trainor

“If our options were violent, this is just the same as I and my colleagues thought. Everything leads to violence! Instead of avoiding it, couldn’t we just make an exception?” Asked the Counselor as he stood up and leant forward his face “We are just waisting time while our Officers might be already dead. I know Starfleet is peace and stuff but who cares now about diplomacy? They took from us two starfleet citizens! It is like a battle declaration.” Cleared his voice and sat down afterwards.
“Captain, I do not mean to mess around and to pay no respect to you and to my friends here, but if we don’t act immediately we might just fail to recover those officers.”
The loss of valuable crew members was known to Guy. On the Red Baron, many perished and he was one of the few survivors. As he remembered that event, he imperceptibly found himself in the clothes of a younger Guy. That day, he was everything but a hero. A powerless and coward person.

Lieutenant Freeman, Guy - Chief Counselor Officer