Posted by Captain Arialla Bovar (Captain) in Bridge (Main Sim)

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Alison Barr (Chief Science Officer) in Bridge (Main Sim)

Posted by Captain Arialla Bovar (Captain) in Bridge (Main Sim)
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Bane appeared the long suffering being that a future Q might make. “No, the smaller living spheres here. Like Dal’s and others like them here inside this Dyson Sphere. You are focused on this large sphere - granted that is failing and will soon be pulled into the singularity - I am asking about the others that live beyond Dal’s smaller home sphere. Are they left behind? From my speaking with the others in the shuttle there may be again that population of beings not in this First City Sphere. “
- Bane

She was at her wits end… save some, save none, leave others to chance? How did one make such a decision?

She gave a short barked laugh that sounded like it bordered on hysteria or helplessness. “I don’t suppose you know how to fix the black hole so we don’t have to worry about it?” She knew she had to make a decision fast. Save who she could, or risk losing everyone.

Ari
CO

“Would that the Bane could,” he said.

Melissa responded [0]Can we suspend some of them in the transport buffer for the time being. We still have a large portion of the population down here.[0] She said quietly [0]We tell them 20 more and we’re going to have a riot on our hands. Lt Black believes that it is possible based on research. It’s not perfect…but we have to do something.[0]

MACO

Numbers would be limited that way .. and experimental. Transporter tech was still fledgling. Risks were high.
Wookiee

Ari sat back in her chair a moment, her console bringing up the information as it came to her chair. A sigh settled out of her and she shook her head. Pressing the comm she responded to the MACO [O]We could try. But honestly, it’s risky. I can’t say with certainty how many would survive and be restored later. I....[O] she paused a moment and exhaled long and slow. [O]Stand by…[O]

She stood and looked at Bane. “I know the risks, but it can’t be helped. We try and see how many we can help… or we do nothing and everyone dies, regardless.” It was a hard decision, but she had to make it. “Take us to Red Alert,” she ordered the bridge. The red lights falling around the ship as tactical posts were soon being scattered to.

Her gaze went back to Bane. “I accept… how do we get everyone onto your ship?” It was the best she could come up with. She was still loathing ever coming out here in the first place.

Ari
CO

Bane, in Ari form, frowned in thought. “I can dock with the City Sphere and start .. small. I can expand. But I don’t know at what point the Sentinels here will pick me up.”

With that Bane essentially dissolved, a trace of cloud floating toward a bulkhead and disappearing through it.

Wookiee

Ari nodded and watched the Bane disappear. “Ok everyone. Brace for incoming.” She tapped the console. [O] Attention all away teams. A ship will be docking with the City Sphere. I want everyone on board that we can get. Shuttles, keep bringing them here. If we are stuffed, we’ll see about crossing to other ship at first opportunity. And guy… be alert. We are gonna get resistance from outside. I want everyone at Red Alert.[O]

She didn’t like it, but she had no choice. Her conscious was already screaming at how many would get left behind.

Ari
CO

[O] Understood Captain. Just cleared the Bonaventure, and making my next run. [O]

Ltjg Barr - CSO

Hearing the red alert, Ensign Bohannon walked onto the bridge. “Ensign Bohannon reporting for bridge duty” he said.

Bohannon

[0] Captain, what are your orders. Where do you want me to direct people. [0] Melissa asked as she separated people into groups of 20. “Everyone listen up.” Melissa said “We have another ship that is going to dock with us. Prepare to move out as soon as it’s docked.” She said

MACO

Ari tapped the comm on her chair, her finger rising a moment to pause Bohannon a moment. [O] Get them to a central evac point. The ship will be docking with the ring. It’s Bane’s ship.[O] While it was really Bane, and not so much a separate ship, it was easier than trying to explain at this moment. The important thing was to rescue who they could, as quickly as they could.

Turning to Bohannon, she smiled. “Take up the engineering post, I need to make sure we are ready when this fight arrives.” She nodded to the vacant post and turned back to the view screen.

Ari
CO

[O]Yes Captain.[O] She said as she began directing others to a central evac point for the incoming ship.

MACO

She said and stepped away and took out her communicator [O]Bonnie this is Barber-Tafoya. We need an emergency transport of three people to the Bonnie. We have a critically injured woman and a child. Isaac is coming back with them. I will be on the Bane. [O]

MACO

It did seem to take a while - certainly more than anticipated - before they could detect the formation of ‘something’ not far off from the City Sphere. At first it was nothing more than a swirling mist not much bigger than a shuttle pod. This grew slowly into a form of a rectangular box like shape that was no larger than the Bonnie, though it moved up against the Sphere and docked.

At that moment, though, another gravity repulsor failed and fell into the void. Alarms went off - the City Sphere was being pulled against the huge chains and cables that held it. With the repulsor gone the City shifted on its moorings …
- Wookiee

[O]Copy that… three for medical. They are standing by. Get everyone else on that ship. We need to get out of here before the enforcers show up.[O] She wasn’t sure who they were expecting. She just knew they would surely be here at the wrong time.

The sensors monitoring the motion of the City Sphere went off on the Bonnie and Ari caught it even as her engineering post notified her. “I saw it!” She hadn’t thought to ask Bane how to communicate with his ship, so she merely reached out to the others.

Suddenly another comm would come to the MACO. [O] BARBER![O] The call was impulsive. She knew they were there, but her mind reeled a moment and she just needed to hear the woman’s voice that she was still standing and capable. If she was, then the team was. If it was different, she knew Melissa would tell her.

She kept her face to the view screen as she called absently over her shoulder to those on the bridge. “I want to know if the tractor beam is strong enough to stabilize the sphere till Bane gets everyone off.” She was at her wits end. And her ideas were running out.

Ari
CO

The mass was pretty high with the City Sphere. It would be more likely that the Sphere would bounce the Bonnie about. The greater concern would be if the chains that held the city down to the surface gave way … something perhaps may be better done that way ..
Wookiee

Melissa’s voice came back hard and cold, giving the indication that things were not going well on the sphere [O]Captain, we’re here. Issac is transporting back with a woman and a child. The woman is is critical shape.[O]The groaning chains could be heard and Melissa’s voice growing louder directing people to the ship that had now docked with the sphere [O]I will be on the Bane. [O] She said and the comm link went dead.

MACO

The sway was evident and it was causing greater panic amongst the people. The only real way to the outside ‘hull’ was via the swing bridges. They were, with the momentum of the City Sphere affected more. As the Sphere found its far pendulum swing it held there. The Sphere shuddered and then started swinging back. Eventually that sway would cease and a new equilibrium found. For now, however, it was quite frightening for many.
- Wookiee

Isaac returned to the bridge after he made sure the little girl was ok “sir it is a mad house down there”
He said taking his set back.

Lt. Isaac Black (AC)

Lt. Sanks sat at his console constantly typing away, keeping all the frequencies that the captain needed open for the communications of the ship, her personnel and Bane’s ship. He barely got to look at the main screen to see what was going on, he was focused on keeping the communications console working.
Lt. Sanks, Comms.

Ari nodded to Isaac but not much else. Suddenly she had an idea. “Helm, get us as close to the city sphere as we can. I need someone in that shuttle RIGHT NOW. We are going to use the shuttle phasers to weld the supports on the chains. We can use the Bonnie’s tractor beams to pull scrap metal to the chain to use as support.” She glanced around and shook her head. “Let’s hurry folks, we need to give them more time!”

She directed helm to get closer and set the tractor beams, and sent word to NE Masters and Nelson to man the shuttle. Then she tapped her comm for the MACO and Bane’s ship. [O] Keep hustling guys, but we are gonna try and little welding on the City chains to see if we can buy you some time. [O]

Ari
CO

As the Bonnie moved into position there they could see that the danger was twofold. One was that the strain and gravity was compromising the structural integrity of the outer hull of the City Sphere. There was no SI field there and, technically, little to do there but pray for it to not just shatter and give way. Underneath where the City was anchored to the surface of the Dyson Sphere by huge chains was another story. Ancient chains were strained and two areas in particular were showing fracturing in the metal structure of the links.
- Wookiee

Naomi found herself grateful to be on the bridge. She monitored her station as the CO gave direction and the helmsman followed them. Her eyes spotted the ancient chains fastened to the Dyson Sphere weaken. The stress building up began to get the better of them.

“Captain, the chains connecting the City to the Dyson Sphere are suffering from heavy stress. I located places suffering the most fracturing.” Immediately she slid to the side, allowing the Captain a better view of her screen. She pointed out the exact locations.

–ENS Naomi D. Locke, Sci

“Prepare to tractor to the given coordinates,” she said and tapped the comm near Naomi as she looked, [O] Shuttle, prepare to phaser on my marks. Incoming coordinates now. We will raise the debris, you stick it in place. Got it? [O]

She rested one hand on Naomi’s shoulder as she looked at the stress level markers and made her choice. She pointed to the weakest chain link, “Send those coordinates,” she said and moved back to the middle of the deck to organize the move. “Ok there is a large piece there,” she pointed to the right of the viewer and the camera panned over to a large broken strut still clinging to the side of the outer sphere and not supporting anything anymore. “Grab that and set it between links 2 and 3.”

She watched as everyone did their job and unconsciously chewed on her right fingernail as she half held her breath.

Ari
CO

[O] Stand by. I’m heading into position right now. [O]

It was a bit before the Alison called back again.

[O] Bonaventure. I’m in position. [O]

Ltjg Barr - CSO

“Ok, folks… let’s do this.”

It took a couple minutes to get the piece lifted to the right spot, but the Bonnie did her best. If she could get it in place they would be set. [O] Stand by, Barr… when you see it stop, phaser that thing as quick as you can.[O] She watched with crossed arms, one hand to her mouth as she tapped her nails on her teeth in nervousness to see if they could make it work.

Ari
CO

As they worked, the bright light of the phaser shot out on the viewscreen, looking all the more bright in that it was contrasted against virtual darkness.

The downside that Locke would see was that there was strain on multiple sections. Ages of stresses was now coming to fruition. The best that they could do was buy time .. but any time was good time ..
Wookiee