Posted by Lieutenant Jeffrey “Bob” Jeffers (Chief Engineer) in Main Sim-Deep Space Nine-Meeting of Mystery

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Jasper Edwards (Chief Science Officer) in Main Sim-Deep Space Nine-Meeting of Mystery

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Melanie Hall (Chief of Security) in Main Sim-Deep Space Nine-Meeting of Mystery
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OOC Captain Kromak’s plan and break down is simply a suggestion feel free to ignore it :P

I am afraid that details on the Jump drive are strictly confidential but as we had not seen anything like this with the 300 smaller tests I believe we can rule out the Drive as being the problem we are also pretty confident that the Drive was destroyed when whatever happened, happened the Crew of that ship had stringent orders that if the drive were thought to be in danger of falling out of control of the dominion they were to destroy it. it had its own miniature self-destruction capability from what our Long-range Sensors have told us the Quantum Waveform that was used to create the temporary wormholes and which was noted to be in constant presence around any ship with the drive installed has vanished” Erisa explained to Bob

Bob sighed, a little frustrated at the lack of willingness to provide the information on the drive. But his hands were tied. He REALLY, wanted to take at look at that drive. It was a fascinating prospect. Maybe at some point I’ll be able to sneak a look. He thought to himself.

turning to Lunan “I only mentioned the Nebula in the event we need to use it as a hiding spot and we wont be going that far in so we won’t need to worry about triangulating anything” she added

turning back to Captain Andreassen she took a breath and said we don’t know anything other than the lead of the Support fleet we sent ahead of the test reported something seemed wrong with the test ship and that the fleet was moving in to assist then we get the message “We live Need more Parts” and that was it normally if something happens to my Kind we are able to bring back what happened with our next clone however in this case because the clones have gone mad they can not or will not tell us anything and the ships also have a Black box they are supposed to eject and transmit data upon destruction however that has not happened either so all ships appear at the moment to be fully operational however they are ignoring all attempts at communication” she explained

Kromak interjected again “I say its pretty clear that whatever happened this fleet of ships is now a threat of some kind Captain Andreassen I recommend we pair off ships and no ship venture alone when we head to the Gamma Quadrant to Investigate I recommend that the pairings Y’Tang and the Pickett Gorkon and Chimera Kharg and Nightengale Koraga and Chtullu leaving the Tribute and the Oak Ridge to be a pair as The K’voras and Chargh’ka captains are twins and do not like to be split apart I also recommend that the Nightengale and the Kharg be kept at the rear of our formation as they are clearly our support ships the Romulan ships I would put in the center of the formation with our ships as there are so few” the Klingon capptain said clearly get the show on the road moving to the console she brought up a suggested formation showing that the Pickett/Y’tang were on point with the K’voras Chargh’ka Tribute and Oak Ridge forming a Delta formation The Chimera Gorkon Cthullu were second in a line abrest formation and the three Romulan ships in a Reverse Delta behind that.

one of the Romulan captains rolled his eyes “Just like a Klingon to want to jump into something without all the information…” he said

Kromak actually seemed to ignore the comment A’zna spoke in romulan to the captin before addressing Kromak “That looks like a strong formation as long as Captain Andreassen has no objections too it I am good with it”

GMT Phoneix

“I haven’t any objections myself,” Freja replied, “As I said, we need more information, but by the same token sitting here at Deep Space 9 won’t get us the information we need. We need to know exactly what this fleet is doing, likely right now they are searching for these ‘more parts’, we aren’t going to figure that out until we get out there to observe them, so yes, we should move forward with Captain Kromak’s proposal, we can amend on the go.”

Turning back to Erisa, “Have you downloaded the information that you can share with us into our databases or have you left that with Admiral Rivers? We’ll take whatever declassified nuggets we can get, if only to start to formulate the series of events that led us to this point.”

~Freja Andreassen~

Bob listened as the Captain spoke. He had nothing to add really he was just eager to get underway.

Lt. Bob Jeffers (CE)

OOC: After a conversation with Kirt, it makes sense Jasper would be involved here!

OOC: This meeting was meant for all senior staff meaning all of the department heads.

Jasper was sat at the back of the room, listening in.

He’d been drafted from his nameless station to Deep Space 9 in order to transfer onto the USS Chimera but no-one had informed him that his first act upon the vessel wouldn’t even be on the vessel. No-one informed him that it would instead be a meeting with a lot of people involved and lots of important information being shared that he was actually expected to listen to.

Of course, he doubted anyone else in the room would know who he was so he doubted anyone would even notice if he fell asleep instead of paying attention. He knew that wasn’t very professional however, and probably wouldn’t go down well if his first act as the newest Chief Science Officer of the USS Chimera was to fall asleep during an extremely important meeting.

So he focused and actually listened. For once.

There was a lot to take in, experimental warping that went faster than theoretically possible and some disturbing videos. Of all the first missions to come aboard for, this was definitely one that he would rather have skipped. He wasn’t one for the unknown, he was scared of the dark never mind an unknown voice which stated that it lived and needed more parts.

It was going to be a long mission.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Edwards - Chief Science Officer - USS Chimera

Melanie still stood there wondering what all this was about. However, not getting all the full details that was needed to understand everything. “Listen I feel like as Chief of Security on the Chimera. And as the captain stated we should know the specs of the engine. I mean if we don’t know the specs it’s going to be very difficult for our engineering team and science team to analyze the data you’ve already collected on it and every single details that might still being withheld from us.” She stated.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Melanie Hall
U.S.S. Chimera
Chief of Security

OOC And he is the new Chief Science officer…

“As i said I am sorry but details of the drive are classified What i can tell you is that its not going to be a factor or at least it should not be if the crew of the test ship did their duty before whatever happened happened!” she said getting a little defensive now “The Drive I can tell you is a Seperate modual with its own ejection and Self Destruction capability if the crew did their job the moment something anything seemed wrong they were to eject and detonate we have two other test cores of the same design so the loss of one is not critical but still I feel that continued discussion is not going to get us anywhere I would like to request that I be allowed passage on the USS Cthullu until we meet up with Founder Shara’s Fleet” she asked

GMT Phoenix

“Of course,” Freja nodded, “A reminder to my officers, we aren’t in any position to make demands of our guest. If and that is a big if, the engine specs become required knowledge for our mission, I’m certain Erisa will discuss with her people the possibility of allowing us access to the necessary information we would need to complete our mission tasks. At no point did I demand the specs, I merely asked if the information deemed necessary for the mission was made available in our database or would be made available shortly, I apologize if my earlier wording was confusing.”

She made a mental note to have a general discussion with her senior staff about basic diplomacy and not pissing off guests.

“Think about it, we often rescue other ships without any knowledge of what is going on within the hull, we can’t just assume that we need to know about an experiemental engine,” Freja explained, trying to deflect her COS’ rather undiplomatic statements, “I’ve rescued people off damaged ships without any knowledge of what types of experiments they were or were not conducting and clearly I’ve lived to tell the tale.”

“If there are no further questions for Erisa, I suggest we adjourn and get ready to depart DS9, executing the plan Captain Kromak has tabled,” she finished.

~Freja Andreassen~

“I’ll get other departments prepped to get underway back on board Captain,” Lunan said, rising.

-Lt. Commander Lunan Farrah: XO-

Jasper cast his eyes around the room.

It appeared that everyone was getting ready to leave the meeting. There appeared to be a plan and now it was time to execute the plan. His first official voyage upon the USS Chimera and he wasn’t entirely sure what he was getting himself into. He got to his feet, ready to join the Chimera for the first time.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Edwards - Chief Science Officer - USS Chimera

Keitah shifted uneasily in her seat as the meeting dragged on. The talk of classified drives and uncooperative black boxes only heightened her anxiety. This mission felt like a puzzle with missing pieces, and she hated puzzles.
Her thoughts raced, focusing on what she could control. The shield weakening in the nebula weighed on her mind. What would they do if they were ambushed? Could the Chimera’s systems hold under pressure? Keitah had always trusted the ship, but this felt different. They were stepping into the unknown, and no amount of preparation could guarantee success.
The Klingon captain’s suggestion of a formation was strategic, but Keitah knew that no formation could protect them from what they couldn’t see. Blind in the nebula, even a strong formation wouldn’t help if they were hit by something unexpected.
Keitah’s hands itched for action. We can’t just rely on the formation,” she thought. There has to be more we can do. We need to run diagnostics, tighten up security protocols, maybe even prepare the transporters in case we need to beam people out quickly.

Lieutenant Naisyr
(Counselor)

“I already have Lieutenant Jeffers’ team conducting top to bottom diagnostics on the Chimera, I suggest everyone stress to your JOs to speak up if they see something that isn’t normal happening,” Freja added as an extra caution, “All of us here are senior staff, we unfortunately can’t be everywhere, but that’s where our crew come in.”

~Freja Andreassen~

“So you’re saying is to fill out junior officers in on what’s going on when we get back on board. That’s easier said then done.” She stated.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Melanie Hall
U.S.S. Chimera
Chief of Security

Bob tried to raise an eyebrow but he never could quite manage it, instead both went up in surprise at the Lieutenant’s audacity.

“Lieutenant,” Freja spoke harshly, “Meet me in my ready room when we return to the ship.” She wasn’t about to dress down an officer in the presence of others, but frankly her COS’ attitude about the mission was starting to border on insubordination and her demands on Erisa who was not a member of Starfleet was definitely over the line.

“Are there any other questions?” She changed the subject.

~Freja Andreassen~

“No. Sorry captain.” She said. She didn’t want to overstep but she accidentally did.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Melanie Hall
U.S.S. Chimera
Chief of Security

Erisa smiled “No please Captain I was not offended I am just worried about the dominion citizens which are in the path of whatever this is” she said trying to ease everyone’s tensions the other crews began filing out to get to work preparing extra torpedoes were authorized just encase all war time provisions were being brought out Deep Space Nine had not seen this level of preparation and tension since the height of the Dominion war The Cthullu was the biggest hive of activity as they were swapping the moduals with less than Ideal facilities but even with the hinderance the Cthullu crew got the Diplomatic modual swapped for the Combat modual in record time!

everything would soon be ready

GMT Phoenix

Bob cleared his throat awkwardly, he was aware that he had been a bit too heavy handed in wanting to see the drive.
“I apologise for my manner, I was a bit too over excited at this new technology presented to us. I am just disappointed that I won’t get a closer look is all. I am sorry Ma’am, it won’t happen again.” He stated going a slight tinge of red and trying to hide it.

OOC: Fixing a bit of a split thread.

IC:

“I’m glad, I think it is vitally important for this mission that we work together and good communication is a key to that,” Freja replied with a smile, “Once the Cthullu is ready to go I think the rest of us should be ready, so let’s plan to depart once she’s ready to get underway. If there are no further questions, let’s adjourn and head back to our ships to prepare.”

Once most of the officers had left the room, Lunan turned to his CO, “If you need to focus on the mission, I can speak to Lieutenant Hall?”

-Lt. Commander Lunan Farrah: XO-

“Actually that would assist me greatly, thank you Commander,” Freja replied, “Be sure to stress to her that the proper way to express concerns isn’t to make demands of a foreign power guest nor is it to imply that my order to inform her junior officers isn’t an easy one to carry out. I get that we are at high alert, but we can’t forget our diplomacy that is the cornerstone of the Federation and we particularly can’t forget that there’s a right way to question your COs orders, that wasn’t it,” she paused, casting her dark eyes toward the door the Admiral had disappeared through before the meeting began, “Something’s got the Admiral on edge…she’s not the only one mind you, I’m sensing a lot of edginess all around.”

~Freja Andreassen~

Bob stood quietly waiting for further orders from the Captain trying not to look too awkward at the rise in tension.

Lt. Bob Jeffers (CE)

“Captain with all due respect I personally wasn’t demanding anything I was just curious why the limited data. It really doesn’t help. But I understand I overstepped. And I apologize.” She stated.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Melanie Hall
U.S.S. Chimera
Chief of Security

“Lieutenant, I’m not discussing this here, either myself or my XO will address the serious overstep when we are back on the Chimera,” Freja replied firmly.

Jasper raised an eyebrow.

He wasn’t overly surprised by the tensions, they were very much going into the unknown and there appeared to have been a miscommunication. He couldn’t judge of course, he was the king of awkward miscommunications. He kept himself to himself, knowing full well he was too new to start passing comments and instead he opted to just watch and study the crew he would be joining.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Edwards - Chief Science Officer - USS Chimera

Bob looked even more surprised and sighed to himself, some people really need to know when to stop talking. He thought to himself as he continued to wait.

Lt. Bob Jeffers (CE)

OOC: Kirt needs a few days to regroup and deal with a bit of RL, so we’ll end this thread here. We can role play returning to the ship and getting ready for the mission, he should be back with us early next week. I have permission to push us into the wormhole, so I guess the good news is we aren’t getting ambushed straight away. :)

IC:

“Alright, no further questions, so let’s retreat to our own ships,” Freja replied, turning to the CO of the Cthullu, “Let us know when your ship has switched about her modules and is ready for action, we’ll start there. Everyone is dismissed.”

~Freja Andreassen~