Posted by Kate O’Neill in Conference Room, Senior Staff Briefing - Facing Alternate Realities, Side Sim

Posted by Lieutenant Commander DaVinci Colter (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Conference Room, Senior Staff Briefing - Facing Alternate Realities, Side Sim

Posted by Lieutenant Satreya Boja (Chief Medical Officer) in Conference Room, Senior Staff Briefing - Facing Alternate Realities, Side Sim
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With a slight nod in recognition, Dante sat back in the chair and looked around, not waiting for a question this time but now to move forward. “Alright ladies and gentlemen, you now know our course. Any further questions can come to me, and any other idea’s, I want to hear them. These people may or may not be hostile, but the general feeling we have is that the potential for conflict is present. Once we have narrowed down our search location, we will begin. Doctor Boja, Lieutenant Graham would you remain behind for a moment? Mr Colter I’d like you to join us as well. The rest of you are dismissed to return to your duties.” Dante now stood to stretch his legs a moment and see his staff out, before moving to the view port and watching the stars a moment.

Captain Knight, CO

DaVinci was about ready to stand and leave as well when Dante asked him to remain behind. Sitting back dowm with his hands clasped on the table, he simply replied, “Aye, sir.”

Colter (CIO)

Graham just tilted his head. This wasn’t likely to be a ‘great job’ wait behind moment. “Aye.” He glanced at Satreya for a moment.

Graham.

She didn’t necessarily think it was bad that they were asked to say and gave him a tiny shrug. Though there was that bit of tension with Colter in the beginning, so who knew at this point.

Sha had listened and taken copious mental notes. She would see to the heightened security presence on the ship. From extra people in the halls, to strategically placed security and security trained personnel in places where they could be called from easily.

She watched the CMO and her protection hackles went up. She wasn’t overly familiar with the Doc, but the fact that someone in her ‘family’ on the ship was in pain made her want to protect them even more. Many Security Chiefs she had worked with in the past or spoken to during her Academy days had said that coming to protect a ship like your home neighborhood wasn’t uncommon. To see them as family was even more rare. But this ship had taken her in, a half breed, and made her one of them. To her, they ‘were’ family.

And for that, she would see to the CMO personally. Rising to depart with the rest, she decided she would move to the hall to await the departure of the rest. Simply walking beside the Doc every hour of the day wasn’t something the young woman would openly accept, she was sure. So her best bet, she figured, was to wait for Setreya to come out of the room, then ask ‘her’ how she wanted to be protected. She just hoped the woman wasn’t as stubborn as Sha. A smile lit her face as she thought of butting heads with the Doc.

She waited till the rest exited and made sure she was the last to leave the small gathering that stayed behind.

Ensign Sha Triton
CoS

Satreya was aware of everyone as they left, but she focused her attention on Dante, curious what else there was to add to the craziness laid down before them.

Lt. Boja, CMO

Once they were alone, so to speak, Dante turned back to them and moved back to his chair. He didn’t sit, instead he stood behind it with his hands resting on the backrest. “Are you ready for this?” he asked his CMO, she had a moment of tension earlier and considering the circumstances, he couldn’t blame her. “Teller has the location of the signal, and I have the ship ready to go see who or what is out there. Good work on the countermeasure” he told them, “We are not going to use it unless we are forced to and if we don’t need it, I want it destroyed. Understood?”

Satreya nodded, but there was a small look of relief that crossed her face. Though it had been implied here and here, she only realized just now how much she needed to hear him saw that it was not a first measure. “I’m as ready as I can be. I honestly don’t think a person could be under this circumstances. But I’ll manage.” She’d managed a lot more before.

He looked to the CIO and handed him a PaDD with the location of the signal they were going to investigate. “I have no reports of anything out of the ordinary on regular channels I have access to” he told them, “I want you to check this out with your sources Mr Colter” he said to DaVinci, “and see if there is anything we can find out before we get there.” Then he looked back to the group, “we are all on the same side here, we are a family of sorts. We need to show that when we meet these people, so if there are any issues between us, I want it gone.”

Captain Knight, CO

“I’ll get right on it, sir, DaVinci replied. After Dante’s finishing comment, he turned to look at Satreya.

Oh, that one was particularly for her and Colter. Well, for her about Colter. The problem was that it wasn’t that simple. The CIO’s nature was to to dig and she had dropped enough bombs in that meeting to spark his interest. If he wasn’t remotely interested in her background and where she had figured out her quantum signature (she had been hopefully vague enough about that all), he couldn’t possibly be good at his job and that she didn’t believe for a second.

“I apologize for being defensive about any of this,” Satreya said. “But you have to understand that this isn’t just some mystery about my past. I’ve been told a numerous occasions that I should just let it go and live my life. And they aren’t wrong, per say, but they also aren’t unusually telepathic and telekinetic when typical genetics showings between my two ancestries don’t ever amount to what I am. And none of it accounted for this block in my mind I couldn’t get through. I knew attempted to get past it would be dangerous, but I certainly didn’t think I’d draw my ship and crew into the depths with me. And for that naiveté Captain, I really am sorry,” she said sincerely.

Lt. Boja, CMO

Dr. Boja, in my time, in military and police organizations, there was a department referred to as IA, Internal Affairs. No one ever wanted to get a visit from IA. It usually meant that you or someone close to you was under investigation for doing something wrong or something illegal. I’m afraid intelligence operatives get the same rap. People seem to think our job is find corruption in a chain of command and put the kibosh on it, so to speak.”

His gaze shifted to graham, Knight, and then back to Satreya. “Yes, I have investigated every person in a command position on this ship except for the recent additions, Cmdr. Aullar and Lt. Cmdr. Sinclair, only because I haven’t had time to do yet. This includes you, as well, Dr. Boja. And yes, you are a mystery. But rest assured, I have no intention or no reason to take anybody on this ship down. You have proven yourself to be time and again, a loyal Starfleet officer and valuable member of this crew. Trust me, I’m here to provide intel to this crew. The only people I want to take down are the enemies of the Federation. That goes for providing Intel to you, regarding anything I may find about your background. I would like to help you find some answers of your own.”

He stood up and moved a few steps closer to her, extending his open right hand as he did so. “I Don’t have a reason not to trust you, doctor, and I hope with everything that I’ve just said, you can trust me. And, all of us together, can figure out if these people looking for you are a threat to you, this ship, or the Federation. And, if we can get some answers for you in the process, that’s even better.”

Colter (CIO)

“Yes we can and that is why I am here,” Kavia said as if she were part of the conversation between Boja and Colter the entire time. The trip between the universes was something no one could explain. It was just something she had to experience.

Kavia took in the two men in the room that seemed to have the most presence. One would have to be the commanding officer and the other the second in command. She would take a guess and then egos would tell her if she was right or wrong.

“Kavia,” the woman said extending her hand to Colter looking at him with a cheeky smile. “My name is Kavia and I am an official agent of the Mykoli’Tanna Judiciary System. Please to meet you,” she said letting her eyes take in the large male in front of her. My my you do grow them big and bold in this universe, Kavia thought looking at the man. Kavia, at 100 years old was in the early prime of her life. She was fit, confident, and dedicated to her task which was to bring justice to her world.

“Boja,” Kavia nodded at her fellow being. “I see you have fared well here in your time with the being of this universe.”

Kavia

Her mouth dropped open and in that moment there was a serious risk of Satreya needing to be scrapped off the floor! She easily caught the lascivious thought and it took her a few beats more to fully digest that the woman (?) before her had just zapped into being before their very eyes. “Uhh, what? Have we met before? Who did you say you were?” she asked, trying to not overreact, despite the fact that every sense in her body was screaming at her. She reached a hand under the table to brush Teller’s seeking a moment of comfort and reassurance. After all, if Kavia wanted to harm them, she was certain she could have already. No, this was an entirely different situation and not one they had quite prepared for.

Lt. Boja, CMO