Posted by Ensign Rand Farquharson (Yeoman First Class) in PreSim - The Mustache Really Ties The Look Together

Posted by Lieutenant Xam Ra’Ti (Tactical Officer) in PreSim - The Mustache Really Ties The Look Together

Posted by Ensign Rand Farquharson (Yeoman First Class) in PreSim - The Mustache Really Ties The Look Together
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“Dammit! You can’t do that!” the Human in the gold uniform of Command shouted. “Uh… of course I can.” replied the young Efrosian male who was dressed . “No! You can’t take three attacks in a single turn! Your character-” and the Efrosian interrupted with “Has Dual-weapon weilding as a core skill for being a Gunfighter, plus the Showdown specialist subclass grants one extra attack on every other turn. You’re just mad because Im mopping the floor with your BBEG.” The Human glared and said “No. I’m mad because everything we play Outlaws and The Posse, you pokerface a character that isn’t supposed to exist in the game!”

Xam Ra’Ti, the Efrosian with the long white mustache, sat at the table with his feet up on it and grinned and said “If they aren’t supposed to exist, then why are there rules for them?” The Human said “You know what, Xam? Go fu-” and there was a ringing if the doorbell. “This isn’t over!” the Human said. They walked to the door and came to a quick attention. “Sir!” A figure stepped in wearing a gold 7niform and Commander rank insignia.

Xam stood up and the figure said “Lieutenant Ra’Ti? Orders.” and he handed him a set of orders. Xam reviewed it and said “Um, yes sir. Thank you. When do I leave, Commander?” The man smiled. “I’m here to watch you pack, Lieutenant.”

A week later, a shuttle touched down on the deck of the shuttle bay of the USS Sentinel. The hatch opened and Lieutenant Xam Ra’Ti, Tactical Officer, stepped out and smiled at his new home.

Ra’Ti, Tactical

“Lt Xam Ra’Ti,” a female officer in command gold (judging by the lack of piping on her sleeves, an ensign), tall polished black boots, and auburn red hair, clipped across the bay floor. She was crisp, polished, poised, the epitome of an officer. She held out her hand, “Yeoman Rand. Welcome to the Sentinel. I’m to give you the tour if you wish before your meeting with the XO. Petty Officer McChevney will take your things to your quarters if you like.”

Yeoman Rand

Xam smiled a charming smile and said “Yeoman Rand. A pleasure. And yeah, I think that’d be a good call. Thanks.” Where as Rand was polished and professional, Xam exuded something… else. His attitude and posture was relaxed and almost carefree. His uniform was clean and presentable, but it was obvious that ‘looking the part’ was not his highest priority. His eyes darted all over, however; and seemed to take in details in a way that was almost… calculating.

Ra’Ti, Tactical Officer

Rand returned his smile and waived toward the bay door which was a standard single door with a small staging area for personnel to wait while the bay was depressurized. “Right this way.” As they stepped into the corridor Rand stepped to the side so she could walk beside the new officer. She hated trying to yell ahead or backwards. It was very impersonal. “Sentinel is 12 decks and usually has a current crew compliment of 120. In addition to the shuttle bay deck 12 holds main engineering and science labs. Deck 11 and 10 are more of the same. Engineering and Science are currently working on creating an arboretum on feck 10 that will be available as a recreation area when finished.” As she spoke they circled the deck to the aft section. “Would you like to see any of those?” Rand knew that not everyone wanted to see every detail, but she was happy to do so. Rand enjoyed giving these tours.

Yeoman Rand

“You lead, I’ll flow. Show me what ya got, Ensign.” he said and gestured forward. “Smaller ship than I’m used to, but I like the dynamic so far. Oh, question. Do I have my own quarters? Or am I rooming with someone? Don’t care either way, just wanna make sure when I walk in I’m not interrupting anyone’s sleep.”

Ra’Ti, Tactical

“All junior officers have single rooms.” Rand lifted the PaDD that she had hanging from a strap on her shoulder. “You are assigned to Deck 7 Forward Starboard, 715. You’ll be a quarter of the deck from the forward phaser control room and right across from turbolift 2. It will take you out on deck 2 right across from torpedo control.” Rand entered the turbolift and called for deck 10. “The labs and engineering are open to both decks 12 and 11. You can access them from either deck.” They exited on deck 10. “This deck is mostly storage areas. Planetary sciences takes up a third of the deck. Transporter room 2 is port aft and the secondary lift maintenance is accessed from this deck.” As they walked they could hear several people working and banging. There were crates and materials lined against the side of the corridor out of the way. An officer in engineer red stepped out muttering and seeing her stopped, “Rand! Just the person I needed to see. We need Cmdr Alden to come down here to inspect and approve the work.”

“He’s probably in the biology lab right now. Go ask him.”

The officer gave her a smile, “Come on…please? Can’t you ask him?” Rand lifted her PaDD and scrolled through it, tapped, scrolled, tapped again, “Tomorrow 0545. I suggest you have everyone here who needs to be. Don’t be late, you know he hates that. Especially now.” The officer grinned, “Thanks Rand!” and he disappeared into a storage room. Rand moved down the corridor to another lift. “Deck 9.”

Yeoman Rand

Xam leaned in and stage whispered “And why does Cmdr Alden hate people being late especially now?”

Ra’Ti, Tactical

“Cmdr Alden is very…by the book. While on duty, he expects everyone to do their best. Especially now because we have no captain. Cpt Rogers was transferred very suddenly. The new captain doesn’t arrive for another week. Cmdr Alden is handling most of the command duties, plus what can not be reassigned for the science department. If someone requests to see him, he will be there. He expects them to be as well.”

They got off on deck 9, “Have you had a chance to eat today Lt? The Galley is just ahead to the left.”

Yeoman Rand

No captain? Hmmm… Xam though before saying “No, actually I haven’t had anything since dinner last night. Sounds great. Can you join me? I’d like to ask some questions about the ship and the crew if you have the time. If not, no sweat. I’ll manage.” and he smiled.

Ra’Ti, Tactical

“I am at your disposal, Lt. Besides your tour isn’t quite over yet.” They entered the galley. It was small as far as the seating went, about 15 people if pushed. There was a large viewing window along the outer wall, and the far left wall held matter resequencers for food synthesization. The rest of the area was dedicated to the kitchen. “One of the nicest things about Sentinel as far as amenities goes, is we have a full kitchen with an excellent chef. Gorshin is very talented. If you have any specific requests or dietary needs be sure to tell him. The Galley preps 4 meals a day to accomodate all shifts, but fresh food is always available.” Rand moved over to the counter and selected some type of stew and a glass of water before choosing a table. She was greeted by the few officer currently in the galley, but her responses though friendly were brief, almost shy.

Xam perused and then selected the stew as well as a sandwich and smiled when he saw Hssst, an Efrosian soda. He took a bottle and followed Rand, sitting down opposite the Yeoman.

“What questions can I answer for you?”

Yeoman Rand

“Well… let’s start with mission parameters.” Xam said as he took a bite and chewed. “What do we do mostly? I see a lotta space dedicated to science, but the mission charter of ‘explore and discover’ seems a bit… lacking… in the arena of specifics. What do we do if we discover something or someone who doesn’t like being discovered? Seems like a lot of effort to fly a science lab out this far.”

Ra’Ti, Tactical

Rand hadn’t really thought about it, but she supposed the ship did seem a bit like a large science lab. “We are always exploring of course. Charting new areas, that’s why the astrometrics lab is so big. We hold a lot of cargo space because we do a lot of resupply runs and colonial check-ups. We’ve done a handful of planetary surveys for future outpost sites. Mostly we’ve been on boarder and system patrols, with those others thrown in to break up the routine. Once we met up with the new captain, we’re headed to Vok III to do a check up on the colonial government. They’ve reported orion pirates in the area.” She took a bite of the stew while she tapped away at her PaDD before turning it around for him to see. “As far as anyone hostile, the goal is to find a nonaggressive solution, but that doesn’t alway happen. I can recite the ship’s defensive and offensive specs, but yeoman aren’t exactly trained for such things. Better to just let you see.”

Defensive Shields and Hull Polarization Systems

Type 5 shield system; made up of 5 shield generators located at key points around the ship. Maximum dissipation rate of 1.46x10^5 kW, and a maximum graviton load of 806 megawatts. Hull polarization system that strengthens the ship’s hull by nearly 100% above normal. In an emergency of shield failure, it has a maximum energy dissipation rate of 5.475x10^4 kW.

Phaser Systems

Type-5 phaser bank system. Maximum energy output of 0.3 MW out to a range of 18,750km. Two twin-emitter banks to port and starboard along the forward lines of the ship positioned dorsal and ventral. Additional pairs of twin emitters to port and starboard, dorsal and ventral along the aft end of the ship next to the ship’s nacelle pylons. Each bank has two emitters per bank.

Forward phaser fire can angle 120 degrees to port and starboard respectively providing a full 180 degree firing arc along the forward dorsal and ventral beam of the ship. The aft phasers cover an additional 180 degrees of the aft quarter except for a narrow line between the ship’s nacelles and pylons.

Torpedo Systems

Two Type 2 standard fire torpedo launchers. 1 forward and 1 aft facing on deck 2. Each launcher is capable of firing a single torpedo or probe every 4 seconds. The ship carries 55 Mark-II torpedoes, and 20 assorted class 1-9 scientific probes.

Yeoman Rand

Xam nodded and said “Appreciated, but I memorized all that when I got my orders. So next question is… how have you all been handling the tactical aspects so far? Whose been in charge? I mean, I read the crew roster. No dedicated tactical officer. No tactical station on the bridge. Two separate weapons control rooms. It seems a little… well… it seems like going around your a$$ to get to your elbow as my Uncle used to say.”

Ra’Ti - Tactical