Posted by Commander D’Vash Odinson (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Main sim-Deck 1 Conference room

Posted by Lieutenant Revna Edman (Counselor) in Main sim-Deck 1 Conference room

Posted by Fleet Captain Kelly Bordeaux (Commanding Officer) in Main sim-Deck 1 Conference room
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D’vash sat at the table in the conference room with a bank of video monitors in front of them. He had already placed the hidden cameras and microphones in the diplomatic hall on deck 2 where the captain’s meeting with the pirates was to take place.

Now, he was just adjusting the camera views to make sure the whole area was covered and at no time would a view be obstructed. He piped some music into the room at varying levels to make sure the microphones were able to pick up the slightest sounds. I want to be able to hear a pin drop over the talking, he thought.

The table and chairs were set, but he had to make sure Captain Bordeaux and Lt. Edman sat in the correct spots while making sure the pirates were seated where they needed to be, as well.

Now, he waited for the captain and Lt. Cmdrs. Bordeaux and Mardusk to explain the set up. . . . .

Odinson (CIO)

Kelly walked into the conference room with a steady but relaxed pace. “Mr. Odinson what do you have for me,” she said in an upbeat tone approaching the CIO. Kelly had swapped a few beers with the man in a social situation but this was her first official duty interaction with Odinson since he transferred on her boat. While she still hadn’t learned the way his mind worked in a combat situation, Kelly had no reservations about the man’s skills. Every command that he had served under spoke of the almost uncanny ability for the man to size up fifty scraps of seemingly unrelated bits of information and turn it into a picture of crystal clarity. There was so much more to intelligence than the parts one might have redacted from a file that was considered confidential. Those redacted pieces never really showed the true talents of an officer. They just showed how clever they were as escaping things. What defined a true intelligence officer was the mundane and often painstakingly boring task of taking snippets of fact, mixing them with experience and then presenting a cohesive plan. The cohesive plan was what Kelly needed to know.

Pulling out the small transporter PaDD from her pocket that Drayke and Ian developed, she tapped the button waiting for her cup of Joe to appear as requested. Half of commanding others was instilling a sense of calm at all times. Since they were still waiting on Ian and Mardusk and Kelly downed coffee like it was free shots at ladies at Mike’s place, there was time.

Captian Kelly Bordeaux

Revna followed the captain into the conference room. Feeling totally out of her depth. She had no ambitions for command or to do more than work with patients that needed it. She wasn’t quite sure what she had gotten herself into. But Revna was ever the professional. She’d met and talked with Odinson during his evaluation. He had scheduled it and appeared with no trace of apprehension like most of the rest of the crew. Many of whom were still hiding from her. Odinson was of the old blood, and that reminded her quite clearly of her heritage. She took a slow breath and stood a little straighter. She was a good judge of character, body language, and nuance. She’d put it to use.

Now Cpt. Bordeaux was intimidating. Oh sure the rumors of “her men” went around, but Revna had to admire a woman who could command that kind of respect. Her tone when requesting the information from Odinson sounded, to Revna, like she was having fun. To each their own she supposed. Revna looked at the PaDD Bordeaux pulled out and then the coffee. Revna’s face quirked into a smile. She’d heard about the captain’s need for coffee. Obviously someone took a lot of time to keep her happy. Inspired loyalty indeed. Revna was suddenly very interested in watching her captain at work.
Lt. Revna, Counselor

D’Vash pulled up the schematics of the diplomatic hall. “This room we’re you’ll be meeting is one deck directly below this one. I’ve got hidden cameras set up here, here, here, and here,” he said pointing their to locations. “There isn’t a single blind spot with this set-up. Microphones are positioned here and here.” Again, he pointed to the locations. “I should be able to pick up what they are saying to each other, even if they lean in close to whisper.”

“That should cover audio and video inside the room. I’m assuming, Mr. Mardusk will be escorting our guests to the hall from the shuttle bay.” He pulled up another map. “This is shortest and quickest route, here. They won’t be going past any high security areas so they won’t get a chance to see much. When they leave, they’re escorted out the same way.”

He turned to look at Kelly and Revna. “Now,” he began, “this part I still need to coordinate with Mardusk, but we’ll have two security guards posted outside the main entrance the whole time. Once the pirates are in the room, more security will gather at both doors for added precaution. Once you feel the negotiations are wrapping up, you send me a signal, I signal all but the original guards to pull back, and Mardusk escorts them back to the shuttle bay.”

“There will only be a brief moment as they arrive and when they exit that you MIGHT be in any danger, but, Mardusk will be with you at those times as well. You’re safety is my first concern, Captain.” He turned to Revna and added, “As well as your, Counselor.”

Odinson (CIO)

Revna nodded, appreciating Odinson’s concern, but she felt like she was missing something. Maybe it was because she had NEVER been in a situation like this. Odinson had multiple points to see and hear what was going on in the room, and that was great, but how would she and the Cpt. hear THEM? She debated saying anything, but opening her mouth got her into this so…”How will we hear you? Maybe I’m missing something, but it seems to me that it is very possible that with this set up of yours you may garner information before the Cpt or I can. Or perhaps the bridge learns new information we might need. I doubt we want that sent over open comms.” She looked from Odinson to the the Captain. She was sure she was asking a question she should already know the answer to, but she didn’t.

Lt. Edman, Counselor