Posted by Lieutenant Commander Adam Magnusson (Chief Intelligence Officer) in [Ring of the First Nagus] Landing Party

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Todd Nyman (XO) in [Ring of the First Nagus] Landing Party

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Adam Magnusson (Chief Intelligence Officer) in [Ring of the First Nagus] Landing Party
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After giving a nod to the Transporter Chief, the crew members were beamed down in two waves. The party would find themselves on top of a small rocky hill overlooking the settlement, under light cover from some rock formations and low lying plant life.

Even from their position, you could hear it. Yelling. Screaming. Glass breaking. Metal clanging. Some colonists were feeling off into the nearby brush, limping or holding pressure against their wounds. One caught sight of the party, and with the last remaining strength they had stumbled up the incline. A young human male, clutching his neck with a cloth dripping in crimson. He struggled to reach the landing party. Through panting he pushed the words out,

“Please, h-help us… Ma’tok has-has…”

But he had nothing left, nothing left he could do but collapse onto the rocky soil.

|Lt. Cmdr. Nyman, XO|

“Kovacenkov, check him out.” Gadi told the MCPO on her small team.

Brad was moving before he finished speaking, tricorder in hand. “Leton, 130 ccs of Inaprovaline! Anderson, Commander, I need triage! Stop bleeding, beam them up!”

Lieutenant Bradley Maxwell
Chief Medical Officer

“I know he needs help doctor, but please be cautious that he isn’t also infected by this anomaly,” she cautioned kindly. She understood his need to help, but they had no idea how the influence of this transfered, what if it was through touch? Gadi hadn’t been briefed nearly enough. She blamed that on red tape and not the crew.

Nyman stood back and observed for a moment. He agreed with Gadi’s reasoning and admired her caution. But he was concerned about what the man had said. Ma’tok, he wondered if that could be their target.

“I agree, doctor, we should be cautious. Do what you can to stabilize him here.”
“Aye, Commander,” Brad agreed, though not exactly happily. He understood the risks - he wouldn’t be this ship’s CMO if he didn’t - but a life was a life.

Dorian watched the panic passively. His role was engineer and containment architect until the the XO ordered otherwise.

• Dorian, CE/CA

Gadi stepped to the edge of the area and stared down at the chaos, trying to acertain the eye of the storm. “Trainor, Kjab, Kat’ar spread out. Niven scout ahead.”

Lt. Gadi, CTO/RTF

“Dorian, have the containment device ready. Stay nearby Niven.” Nyman ordered, “Keep an eye on each other.”

As Niven scouted ahead he would find the path into the settlement was for the most part clear. Everyone who was going to had fled.

Of all the buildings, homes and workshops, one thing stood out as particularly unusual. It was in the middle of the otherwise deserted central square. A double-layered fountain gleamed in the sunlight. Bright and shining with the unmistakable appearance of pure gold. Running through it, a clear liquid, though not quite water. If the intel was accurate it was, potentially, pure latinum.

|Lt. Cmdr. Nyman, XO|

Dorian nodded and moved with Niven. It would take him but a moment to deploy the portable, for him, containment unit.

• Dorian, CE/CA

“Ah can keep guard for you Dorian,” Ash noted, “Don’t know what we might encounter tryin’ to contain this varmit.”

-Lieutenant Ashara Mavix: Chief of Security-

Lieutenant Bradley Maxwell
Chief Medical Officer

Bump!

Lieutenant Bradley Maxwell
Chief Medical Officer

Dorian’s humanity contemplated asserting itself when the officer mentioned guarding him and releasing into his full frame form but thought best to keep that a surprise if needed.

“I appreciate your concern Chief Mavix.” he said still carrying the mobile containment unit.

• Dorian, CE/CA

From their vantage point, it wasn’t hard to see the general location from which the colonists were fleeing. She started moving in the direction that Niven had gone, the rest of her team spreading out around the others as they made their way against the fleeing energy and towards the source of fear.

Lt. Gadi, CTO/RTF

Adam followed the team as they went forward, he made sure to stay behind the leading RTF members. Although he technically had the qualifications he’d felt it neccecary to remain seperate from the unit.

CIO

(OOC: Editing to Merge Threads)

The Commander’s attention was split between the rest of the party moving on and the medics. He still wasn’t used to working with a team. Having to keep track of so many people. Having to keep them all reasonably safe.

“Commander Magnusson,” he called after, rushing to his side,

“When the doctor’s done what they can, we’ll catch up. Until then, no one should engage the anomaly unless it is absolutely safe to do so.”

The Commander watched on as they approached the settlement.

It was eerily silent, empty of the colonists. Pathways littered with miscellaneous tools and equipment, dropped as they fled.

As one approached the central square, the glistening gold fountain of latinum was a sight to behold. It was almost a beacon in and of itself. Calling the party closer.

|Lt. Cmdr. Nyman, XO|

OOC: Quick question before I reply, did I misread, was the team split up? I read it as they were spread out across the same area?
-Hjortur

We are not split up so much as spread out over a larger area. I assumed Brad was still at the initial landing site helping the colonist while everyone else moved on toward the settlement.

Thanks for that, thought I was misreading something.
-Hjortur

IC:
With his psychological conditions, neural implants, and drugs, the latinum fountain held little interest to Dorian, he stayed on task and waited for orders. Whether they be combat or containment orders was yet to be seen.

• Dorian, CE/CA

|Lt. Cmdr. Nyman, XO|

Adam eyed the first officer, his expression as wooden as always “Of course, I don’t interact directly with anomalies in general” He said simplyþ

CIO

As they reached the fountain, Gadi help up a hand to halt the forward movement. “Irida?” Bethany asked. Master Chief Petty Officer Irida Kovacenkov was the mission specialist of the team. She had expertise in Star Fleet Tactical operations and security measures. She was an expert strategist and had proficiencies in all Star Fleet standard and non-standard issue weapons as well as ‘foreign’ weapons specialties. She scanned the area, “If vhat ve know is accurate, the Ring vill come here. I suggest ve spread out to avoid all getting caught. Trainor on overlook. And do not touch the fountain.”

Bethany nodded. Squadran Marksman
Senior Chief Petty Officer Derrick Trainor was the squadron marksman. If a fourth of the stories were true… He gave a cheeky salute and disappeared back up the hill taking his specialized type III phaser sniper rifle with him.

Lt. Gadi, CTO/RTF