Posted by Commander Roman Alden (First Officer & Chief Science Officer) in Side sim: Preparing to leave
The ship was in orbit of the planet below, and Shirley had just given the order that they’d be going down to the planet surface in search of the origin of the warp trail on their sensors. Roman was in his lab, preparing everything for him to be away. Finishing up notes, catching up with paperwork, that sort of thing. He did his work in the biology lab, he preferred to be there rather than his office.

He was excited of course, as a biologist and zoologist, he loved an opportunity to see an alien world though he knew in this case he wouldn’t have time to stop and examine the wildlife. Unfortunately. Even so, he was going to have his science tricorder and it would be easy enough to slip a lab notebook into the carrying pouch with it. He was nearly done, just a few more things to do (there were always a few more things to do).

~ Lt Cmdr Alden, XO/CSO

It’s only been a few days since Kajhel had come onboard the Sentinel, and he was about to go on his first away mission too. When he read the mission brief in his PaDD it struck him that it was a covert mission, going undercover, disguised to gather intelligence with a pre-warp society. Abiding by the prime directive was paramount.

When he thought of this, it occurred to him that if the prime directive is paramount, and the mission itself secondary, then surely his telepathy skills – those of reading the thoughts of others – would come in handy. However, it was considered unethical among his people to do so when the situation did not call for it. So did the situation call for it?

Kajhel needed help in managing this dilemma. He knew that Commander Alden had been assigned as his team leader for his away party. He decide to seek him out to see what counsel Alden could give.

He chimed the door outside Alden’s office, knowing very well Alden was in, and waited…

– Ensign Kajhel (Security)