Posted by Commander Garinder’Jen th’Jir (Executive Officer) in Bridge Main Sim

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Posted by Lieutenant Revna Edman (Counselor) in Bridge Main Sim
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Their fighters are not warp capable, nor were the fighters from Base 5… although it is not uncommon for fighters not to be. A warp drive is big and expensive to put on a ‘disposable’ ship. There is no evidence that their shuttle type ships are warp capable, but to be equally fair you have only seen a couple of shuttle class ships.

Revna had been mulling over the issue of what to bargain with and the captain. She admired Kelly, but she’d noticed her tendency to talk round and round in circles during their previous meeting with Alfo, until the crew came up with something. It was a good delay tactic, but Revna wasn’t sure how long that would work and keep the Captain’s team safe on the other ship. “Cmdr, we know we can’t speak directly to the captain. But we can talk to that eager young man on their bridge. What if we had him get permission from Alfo to beam a list of trade items to the captain. We could encrypt the pad so she has to use her security code to unlock it, or better yet let Odinson hack it open. We could list all the different stages of technology we could offer in trade. Transporters are one thing they want, but it is similar to a replicator. We could offer that as well, but one that only creates organic compounds, like food but not mechanical parts. It would give the captain and her team a heads up of what we know of the Alfo’s ship. We could also list the Ferrite crystals to explain what they are for us and maybe suggest she mention them being of precious gem status and if we can freely ‘collect them.’ Get his permission, pamper his ego a bit by asking permission. It’s worth a try. If Alfo knows it’s a list of things we might have to offer, he might be willing to let us send ‘the list.’ “
Lt Edman, Counselor

“Good call there,” Jen said. “You and Lera prepare a draft transmission to send. Between you two all the bases will be covered between technical and ..” his lips curled up in a smile. “.. sneaky.”
- Jen, XO

GM

Revna got up from where she was sitting and moved toward Lera, but paused and looked at the XO. “Sneaky? Me? Surely not, Cmdr.” Her laughter flowed out as she sat down next to Lera. “Alright so what if we start with a small replicator, like on a shuttle. One that can only make one or two items at a time. And only able to replicate, say non living organic material. So food stuffs, but not medicines or weapons. Their shuttles and fighters aren’t warp capable because their engines are far too big. Maybe not start with that, but something to add to the list. What about shields? Some times defensive capabilities can be the deciding factor in survival. And let’s not forget the Ferrite crystals. I do so love to be showered in precious gems,” Revna grinned at Lera. Lera as a good friend so of course she knew how absurd the statement was, but Revna was more than willing to play the part of a kept woman if it helped them get access to the crystals.
Lt Edman, Counselor

Lera smiled. Despite how Revna was pressing her to deal with her traumatic background, they had formed a quick bond and the idea of the two of them coming up with the list was perfect. Especially with Revna being tagged as the sneaky one. “Yes, you… sneaky one!” She laughed at the Counselor. She started typing out the list on the console as they came up with it. “I think a simple boost to their defenses is acceptable.” As she added to the list, she shook her head. “Perhaps a download of entertainment as well? We have novels, movies and such that wouldn’t do more than entertain, or perhaps spark their imaginations. Seeing the span of that across another species might be worth it.” She tapped out the addition to the list and bit her lip. “What would you want to keep if you were going to be stranded away from the Fleet? What sort of tech, protections, or comforts would you want?” Maybe that was a better way of looking at what to offer.

Lera
Engineer

Revna listened, “I’m not sure the entertainment will go over well. Alfo isn’t interested in creature comforts, in his words ‘I can get those myself.’ It might be useful for minor trading with individuals though. Or since they find Ferrite Gems so worthless we might exchange such for that. So we have a low level replicator, dilethium crystals, but then with that at varying levels a reworking of their engine core, their plasma relays or the introduction of, structural integrity improvements, small ship design. They can polarize their hull, so shields.” She was adding it all to a PaDD and at the same time working on an encryption that only D’Vash would get.
The search for the answer has begun you must ask All Father’s Son.
As was asked of King Heidrek
What creature is that
which cradles men,
it bears a bloody back,
and shelters fighters,
from shaft and point,
gives life to some,
and lays its self
inside a soldier’s grasp?

And then for good measure a second one:
Would that I had now
what I had yesterday,
find out what that was;
mankind it mars,
speech it hinders,
yet speech it will inspire.

Revna looked up, “What else have we got?”
Lt Edman, Counselor

OOC: Tolkien .. nice ..

After perhaps another 10 minutes of probe cruising. The fighters fell back a little and there was a weapons lock placed on the probe.

GM

OOC: Ohhhhhh …
IC:

Jen moved about the bridge, restless and not wanting to sit. He didn’t like negotiations like this. It wasn’t his strength. He distinctly relied on others for that, but then that was good. He couldn’t do it all and couldn’t be expected to. But his concern at the moment had to be the ship and, if need be, to pull the Captain out of whatever fire they got too close to. They could limp along with the damages they had taken, but, why if they could get a repair? He didn’t trust the pirates and would rather take precautions to mitigate any .. issues. He looked at the status on the screen. Something had changed.

“Tactical. Report.”
Jen, XO

Lera shook her head. “I can’t think of anything else, can you?” She looked at Revna. “I think this is about as good a list as we can come up with.”

When the XO called for a tactical report, she frowned. “What’s going on?” She glanced to the front of the bridge where the XO was standing.

Lera
Engineer