Posted by Civilian Sair Songz (Counselor) in side - sim: Out of the Frying Pan

Posted by Fleet Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in side - sim: Out of the Frying Pan

Posted by Commander Shedda Mal’athar (Executive Officer) in side - sim: Out of the Frying Pan
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Shedda turned and looked up from her seat and gave Sair a reassuring nod. Facing forward again, “Computer, begin simulation.”

Mal’athar, XO

All the displays came to life and the ship was at warp 6. On the command console, everything showed normal. On the tactical screen, there was nothing out of the norm. Everything was just as it should be.

At least Sair could establish what nominal status looked like so she could focus on when the readouts changed. It was fortunate for them all that Sair was a quick learner at any subject so even if this was entirely out of her realm, she had at least a small chance of getting the hang of it sooner rather than later.

“Captain, I’m picking up a distress signal. Broadcasting on all frequencies, but is very faint.” the comms officer said.

Cochrane CO

“Eng see if you can boost the power on the comms and increase the signal some. Where is the signal coming from?” Shedda paused giving them a moment to do so, “Alright put on speaker.”

Mal’athar, XO

There was brief pause and Engineering replied “Gain at maximum, Captain.” Over the audio came a broken and barely audible automated message: =/\= This is… SS… ct Arnold. Re… ance… iple hos… war… f line… established imme… ance. Rep… =/\= and the message began playing again.

The helm officer turned and said “Captain, the signal is too weak for a firm fix, but it seems to be coming from just inside a star system approximately an hour from our current position at present speed. That system, Captain, is just over the border into the Tholian Hegemony territory.”

Cochrane

With a frown Sair tried to mentally fill in the gaps. “Request assistance, multiple hostiles?” she suggested. “I’m checking to see what ship might have been expected to be in the area, Commander,” Songz said as she pulled up the sector’s ship assignments to see who might have been closest and if it fit the garbled message.

~Sair Songz, CNS

Cochrane raised his eyebrows and nodded slightly in approval. “Good first steps, Counselor.” he said quietly.

Cochrane