Posted by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Side Sim - The Kazon Arrive (Open to All)
Captain Cochrane sat in his ready room prepping for their impending departure. Supply shortages and missing equipment had stalled their timetable, and Alex was gritting his teeth as he read the latest set of excuses from Command. As he began to write a response that would exemplify why you don’t respond to communications while angry, the comms activated.

=/\= Captain, this is the Bridge. We have three ship incoming on formation approaching the station. They appear to be Kazon, Captain. =/\=

“Great.” Alex thought to himself. The Kazon had their own section of the Quadrant briefing he attended prior to his arrival in the Delta Quadrant. Aggressive, rude, arrogant… but not necessarily hostile; although they were known to act as raiders in certain sectors. The Intelligence officer in the briefing described them as ‘Klingons… without the class.’ Cochrane tapped his comm badge. =/\= Are their weapons armed? =/\=

=/\= No, sir. They are hailing the station and requesting permission to dock… it appears to be a trading expedition, Captain. =/\=

=/\= Understood. Keep an eye on them and let me and the XO know if they do anything out of the norm. =/\=

=/\= Yes. sir. =/\=

Cochrane then sent word to Security. “Ensure we have adequate security presence on the station to… assist… should any altercations occur between ship’s crew and the new Kazon arrivals.”

Cochrane, CO

Kaia happened to be the Engineering officer on Bridge Duty, and her eyes widened slightly. She had read reports about the Kazon, but it would be interesting to meet them in person. Possibly. Maybe she wouldn’t get to meet them, but it was still interesting.

She shifted slightly, standing up so that she could reach the controls - most of the time she just sat on the huge chair that was at the engineering station, but when she had to do something the tiny engineer had to stand up to access the controls. She had been working on a fold-up platform that she could sit on and still be able to access the controls, but she hadn’t gotten permission yet from the CE and other senior staff to try it out on the bridge. So far, most of her prototypes were either too bulky, or not strong enough to support her weight. Hmm… what about some alternate materials…?

Kaia, Eng