Posted by Lieutenant Commander Liam Madison (Chief Science Officer) in Bridge- Main Sim

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Faye Calloway (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Bridge- Main Sim

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Serena took her seat next to him and nodded. A hint of a smile tugged at the corner of her mouth. She’d had her misgivings about the ship and crew when first assigned. It had been sudden and hectic. But having settled in and been through a few crazy situations, she knew the crew was up to the task. They always shined when things turned stormy.

“The Athena stands ready for some good hunting,” she said.

Lt. Cmdr. Stone, Executive Officer

Janna took a deep breath and inwardly braced herself for the myriad of things that could happen. She knew hers was a more precarious position, but it no longer made her worry or even panic the way it once had. There was a level of acceptance that had settled into Janna’s life, and she suspected it had happened on that mission to the alternate Risa.

~Janna Kingston, CNS

After a long period of deep scanning, one of the larger asteroids was discovered to be hollow, and have metal structures inside.

-GM

“Captain, detecting one of the larger asteroids are hollow and metal structures inside.” Liam stated as he brought his discovery to the attention of the bridge.

-CSO, Liam J. Madison, Sci.

From the tactical station, confirming what CSO Madison announced, Lt Ducante started looking into if any part of the structure was safe for an away team, in case the captain wanted to send a team down.
Lt. Ducante, CoS

The CoS discovered that the structures were lightly shielded, save for one large piece underneath, which seemed to have a removable connection to the rest of the structure.

Serena turned in her seat toward Liam. Everything within three lightyears was close enough for high-resolution scanning. They could get more detail than that, but they were on a hunting mission. Best not to spook the deer yet by looking too hard or making too much noise. Unless the Captain wanted more to go off of. Assuming that was even their target’s clubhouse.

She turned her attention to Captain Legen, her face full of ‘up to you.’

Lt. Cmdr. Stone, Executive Officer

The captain listened as he gave his plethora of thoughts room to air out in his mind. Seeing the look on his first officer’s face, he responded. “Let’s not show all our cards yet, but let’s also not look like an easy meal either. People don’t like directness all too often. Let’s try hailing them.”

-Captain Orvos Legen, CO

There was heavy silence. And then someone answered. He was tall, lean, and he had a scar over his left eye. His hand rested on a disruptor pistol strapped to his belt. =How can I help you?=

-GM

Liam already made some theories, but he didn’t let them slip into assumptions. A hidden structure usually meant someone didn’t want to be found. However, the reason was unknown. He kept his peripheral vision on the viewer screen while still focusing on his station. Whoever these people were, he noted the defensive behavior and knew how dangerous that could be.

-CSO, Liam J. Madison, Sci.

OOC: Pasting the list back in here so I don’t have to hunt for it.
IC:
Starfleet - USS Indiana (All crew deceased)
Starfleet - USS Mandrake (All crew deceased)
Starfleet - USS Leopold (All crew deceased)
Private Contractor - SS Dawn Treader (Crew missing, status unknown)
Private Contractor - SS Half Moon (Crew missing, status unknown)

All 5 ships were registered and classed as cargo ships.

Faye eyed the list and silently agreed with Stone that it seemed on the surface as something against Starfleet. There were numerous directions she could look in, but for the moment she wanted to investigate the Private Contractors. Using her high credentials, the CIO dug to see if she could find out more about these contractors.

~Faye Calloway, CIO

Serena studied the man on screen, seemingly male, human, with skin tones and features that might be described as Grecian. Dark eyes, and stress lines, the kind of person who’d been through a lot and very little of it good. Her experience in security wanted to label him immediately as likely an outlaw. Certainly the disruptor didn’t help. But she knew those were her own biases. Still, people often fit into certain types. It was worth the benefit of the doubt. The man was living in a rough neighborhood so to speak. It usually took rough and rugged types to make it out in the Wild West parts of space.

She turned her attention to the captain. It was his ship, after all.

Lt. Cmdr. Stone, Executive Officer

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Lt. Cmdr. Stone, Executive Officer

Orvos stood up and stepped forward facing the viewer. “This is the USS Athena. We’re currently conducting an investigation of several ships disappearing in this region. Any help from folks here would certainly be of service. We’d like to know if anyone has heard or seen anything strange going in these parts? Missing crews or ships showing up?” He paused expectantly for an answer. No matter what they said, Orvos was confident it would bring them at least a step closer to figuring things out.

-Captain Orvos Legen, CO

Lt. Ducante looked up from the tactical panel at the man on the viewscreen, interested in his answer. He was also still preparing for if the Captain wanted to send an away team down.
Lt. Ducante, CoS.

The figure shifted and became visibly tense. “Everyone in our settlement is fine.” He pressed a small button on his belt, though its precise effect was not immediately known. “Good luck in your search.”

-GM

Serena frowned as he touched the button on the belt. At her arm controls she tapped out a quick message for Madison. =^=Scan that rock again and run comparative analysis.=^= Message sent, she returned her attention to the main viewer.

Lt. Cmdr. Stone, Executive Officer

Liam’s eyes glimpsed the XO’s message. Subtly, his attention shifted to his console and he began to run the requested scan. Something didn’t feel right here.

-CSO, Liam J. Madison, Sci.

A deeper scan seemed to show the interior structure to be made of a variety of metals that would have been sourced from 4 or 5 different ships. Parts were Starfleet, parts were Ferengi, parts were Romulan.

-GM

OOC: anything further to be found in Fayes’s digging?

~Linds

Liam’s eyes widened in surprise at the discovery. Keeping his face schooled, his hand moved and sent a message back to the XO. =^=Interior structure aren’t unified. There’s a variety of metals that would be sourced from four or five different ships. Scans shows parts from Starfleet, Ferengi, and Romulan. =^=

-CSO, Liam J. Madison, Sci.

Hammor listened intently to the tense exchange. Something was off, for certain. Seeing the button press, he scowled. That’s a signal. But for what? he thought.

Hammor, CE