Posted by Gamemaster Newtons Law (GM) in Main SIM Captains Mess tag, CO, GM

Posted by Captain Stovik (Outgoing CO) in Main SIM Captains Mess tag, CO, GM

Posted by Commander Chris Taggart (XO) in Main SIM Captains Mess tag, CO, GM
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The three Vulcans moved to the table, prior to pulling out the chairs they all three bowed. As they took their chairs allowing for the Captain and XO to be seated towards the head of the table. The steward entered and set the pot on the table, Mulvas reached out and took the pot, placing the tea in a ornate gold colored tea ball, he then began slowly dipping the tea ball in the hot water, looking up “there are limited quantities left of our traditional spiced tea, only those in personal reserves are left.” after dipping the ball exactly 83 times Mulvas carefully poured each person a cup of the tea. T’suth finally spoke breaking what could have been a deafening silence. Her voice was high in note but pleasant.

“With the destruction of our homeworld we have collected data on how many of our people have survived. With transports and other missions off world we currently believe that there are 18,000 Vulcans left in the entire universe. Every Vulcan is now important to the survival of our race. It is estimated that the majority of the surviving Vulcans are either Pre Pon Far or of a suitable fertility age. With this we believe that there is hope of rebuilding our people. Buried deep inside the High Command Complex was a vault that contained every piece of information that has ever been found by the High Command. This vault was made of a rare extremely strong alloy which we believe has survived the destruction of our world. But there are some complications....”

GM

Stovik winced inwardly as he felt a pang of guilt at never having sired a child. At his age pon far was a much less frequent occurrence and for him it had never really reasserted itself after his two time travelling experience. It was if his molecular structural had been altered irrevocably. He had never had the curiosity to study the reasons for it further. “Pieces of information such as? “ he asked curiously.

Captain Stovik

The three Vulcans looked at one another, “Simply as stated, every sensor scan or record from the entire history of Vulcan. Approximately 400 Years ago a Teraform mission was undertaken by the Command in order to create a ‘second Vulcan’. We are not sure what the goal is, but there may very well be a planet that is almost identical to our world hidden in the stars. The information that is contained in these records is highly sensitive. The main reason that we requested you Captain to become the XO is so that you could lead the Away Teams and help preserve the integrity of the information.”

GM

[OOC: this is Kirk Era, Captains regularly lead away teams]
- Miriam
OOC: I’ll wait to answer this in case Phil has any changes to make. Heh Miriam is quite correct in that in this era the CO quite often led the away teams. Or at least Kirk did, I am not entirely sure if this was a blanket move by all CO’s at the time. Phil could easily just decide Kirk is an aberration:)

Krys

OOC: Spock reminded Kirk multiple times that regulations recommended against this. In Enterprise Tvol mentions that that Vulcan Captains would not lead a Away Mission as it is illlogical to put the Captain at risk.. I only makes sense the Vulcans feel this way.

GM

“Logical. So we are to go to Old Vulcan and find this data.” He stated summing up the mission parameters. “We can do so. Would you like to conduct the Command change over on the bridge before we depart, Admiral?”

Captain Stovik

The Admiral paused, “There are other factors that you need to be aware of. The High Command has not released information on this,” Admiral Beymer looked directly at the Vulcans “but it has been long suspected that there is a link of some sort between the Vulcans and the Romulans. Long range surveillance of the area detected a de-cloaked Romulan ship in the containment area. The Orions have also been poking around hoping to find something of value in the area. We are not sure what the Romulan’s or the Orions will do once we are in the area.”

GM

Chris let out a slight chuckle. “This just keeps getting better and better. You say that there is a de-cloaked Romulan ship in the area and you say that the Orions are there? How do you know that and what kind of ships do they have? If they are powerful battle cruisers like ours then it can be a stalemate. Unless the Romulans and Orions pack together which is unlikely. We can stop along the way and refit our ship. There is also that secret base from our last mission with Starfleet Intelligence. They should have a cloaking device that we use. “

Commander Chris Taggart XO

Stovik remained quiet and let Taggart speak, since he would be taking over as CO he would need to ask these questions. He was quite impressed that his XO had caught on to the nuances so quickly.

Captain Stovik

Admiral Beymer shook his head, it was all good thoughts but unfortunately the Commander was not considering the political environment that needed to be maintained. Nor was he considering the fact that he had just revealed the existence of a classified instillation in front of the Vulcan Government “Commander first of all Im not aware of any ‘secret base’ that you are stating. Second of all it has been the policy of Star Fleet that Cloaking devices are not authorized on Star Fleet Vessels. While I applaud your gusto, if your plan is to simply go loaded for bear and start a fight that would not be acceptable. We have in place long range sensor’s in the area in order to monitor the debris fields. The Romulan ship only decloaked for a few moments, the fact is we don’t know for sure what type of ships they have.”

GM

Chris sighed running his fingers through his raven black hair. “Maybe I didn’t myself clear enough or stated what I was thinking wrongly. I only suggested the “base”… he did air quotes....”because as far as I’m concerned this is a secret Vulcan mission and not one sanctioned by Starfleet. Considering the huge amounts of secrecy and that the Vulcan delegation here are dictating every aspect of this mission so far. No offense Captain and you three. “

“Secondly my gusto as you put it is not to go to bear down on the enemy to start a war. It is to prevent one, at all times. This is a battle cruiser Admiral. We are supposed to be loaded to bear at all times. “

“Thirdly, I thought there was an Orion at the Academy? But I will defend Starfleets mission, this ship and her crew with everything that I have and that Starfleet has provided me with like weapons and training. “

“Fourthly, if that’s a thing, how do the Orions know about your Vulcan Transformer All Spark thing? I understand how the Romulans do because of the Vulcan and Romulan bond?”

OOC: I mention the Orion ally because in the first J.J. Abrams movie there was a green lady in the Academy that Kirk messed with and she was a cadet. So I’m confused.

Commander Chris Taggart XO

OOC: According to the screenwriters Gaila (The Orion Cadet) Was an escaped slave girl. According to what limited background info we have it is safe to assume the Orions are still the same force there as in the Main Verse. Apologies for butting in.
Hjörtur

OOC: Thanks man! I’ll edit my post.
Travis Good

OOC; Did you really do a transformers poke?

OOC! Yes I did! Decepticon for life!

IC: The Admiral who had been fairly calm during the briefing was becoming exceptionally irritated with the tone and manner of the new Captain, How would he ever work a diplomatic mission if this is how he talks to people. The Vulcan’s stood and looked at the Commander, “We shall see our selves out so that you may quell your emotions.” With a quick bow the Vulcans walked out towards their quarters.

Admiral Beymer turned his chair back to the Commander, “Commander what in the world are you doing, do you understand that the fate of an entire race could be held in the balance, are you trying to destroy the relationship we have with the Vulcans, or has the idea that you are taking over as the Captain just gone to your head!???”

GM

Stovik raised his brows as he watched the conversation dissolve around him, he pondered quietly and wondered if the Vulcan’s were just not use to dealing with humans though that was hard to credit given who they were. Perhaps he had just become accustomed to Taggart’s emotional way of presenting himself. He looked over to the XO to see how he would respond to the Admiral.

Captain Stovik

Chris look flabbergasted and pointed to his chest. Me? Going to my head? None of what is being done here is going to my head unless you count all the secret bulls##t and tip toeing going around. I would love to just walk away from this boiling cauldron of crap like the three adult Vulcan high toddlers did, but I’m too professional to. ”

He got up and went to the door and yelled so that the three Vulcans could hear him as they were walking away. “You three get back here so we can take care of business. If this is so important and time sensitive, then why act like human toddlers? You can come back on your own or I can make you come back. Rest assured YOU all will come back!”

He came back and looked at the Admiral. “I am an XO of a battle cruiser. If you want a diplomat, get someone that you can push around with ease. This is a Vulcan mission not Starfleet. They are dictating everything and you are their pawn to use to get us to do their bidding. I’ve learned a heck of a lot from a Vulcan, a great and noble Vulcan, not ones that act like children. You should keep this Vulcan *pointing at Stovik * in charge. I have great patience and respect for you and every other being in this universe Admiral, but I will not be lied to, belittled to nor used and nor will I in turn do the same to my crew. We ALL deserve better.” He reached into his pocket and pulled the box that the Admiral gave him earlier and put it one the table and slid it back to the Admiral. “You’ll be needing this back. I’m not for sale. “

He went to the door to see if they were coming back or not.

Commander Chris Taggart XO (for now)
OOC: The term Mister is used within the military when speaking to some officers, lower enslisted should not use the term

IC: Admiral Beymer stood silently waiting on the door to close, he wanted to ensure that no one heard anything. Once the doors closed the Admiral looked at the commander, “Commander I’ll remind you that you are speaking to a flag officer, we may not be Vulcan’s but I expect you to maintain your military bearing Mister Taggart. First of all Star Fleet has their own reason’s for deciding to help the Vulcan’s, perhaps you don’t remember the old mantra ‘Tis not ours to question why, simply do and die’. You may be the Commander of a Battle cruiser but EVERY officer within Star Fleet is expected to be a diplomat.”

The Admiral took a moment to ensure that he remained composed, “Star Fleet is concerned that the Romulan’s may take drastic action to take any information that could link them to the Vulcan’s, The Orions have always been unpredictable. Why do you think that we have selected your ship, because you can handle yourself in combat. Now if you refuse to be the Captain of this vessel I will accept that, quite frankly I may even be relieved to hear it after this display. But if you do wish to continue with the support of your Captain then I expect you to move forward and as they say learn to ‘walk softly while carrying a big stick’.

GM

Chris came back to the table and listened and softened his face. “I understand Admiral. I’m sorry. Captain Stovik taught me better than that and I made him,you and I look foolish in front of the High Command. I apologize. I’ll remember your words and the wisdom of others from now on. “

He straightened up and looked into the Admirals eyes. “I will take command of this ship but I will not not live by the mantra of ‘Tis not ours to question why, simply do and die’. I and the fine people of this ship are not pawns and I will not put them in danger without a just cause. But I understand the mantras meaning and your point. ” He said flatly and with no disrespect.

Commander Chris Taggart XO

Stovik’s brow rose at Taggart’s last comment, he was beginning to wonder about the advisability of this too as he glanced at the Admiral. Taggart might find his command a bit short if he continued with this attitude. Starfleet was still very much a military institution regardless of it’s investigative purposes.

Captain Stovik

Admiral Beymer shook his head again, he was beginning to get a headache. “Commander, Captain, I suggest we move forward with your change of command and then we need to get a proper briefing done so you know what your mission is and how to accomplish it.”

GM

Stovik nodded in agreement.”An expedient course, Admiral. ” Without further delay he headed toward the door and standing to the side of it as he toggled it open he indicated to the Admiral that he was welcome to precede them.

Captain Stovik