Posted by Lieutenant T’Pria (Chief Engineer) in Main Sim - Landing Party 1 - Cerny & T’Pria With NEs

Posted by Captain Th’elin Zarath (Commanding Officer) in Main Sim - Landing Party 1 - Cerny & T’Pria With NEs

Posted by Commander Ivo Černý (Executive Officer / Chief Science Officer) in Main Sim - Landing Party 1 - Cerny & T’Pria With NEs

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“We should prioritize the mine rescue,” Cerny said as he thought everything over. “If they really did put all the children there with five weeks of supplies, then they’re going to be starving by now if they’re still alive. The security men can cover the entrance in case we need to bring any survivors back to the surface before beam out.”

a call came through on the communicator: =/\=Zarath to Ivo, we’re going to head for the mine indicated in the log Blackwolf sent. Are you and T’pria finished? We’ve already lost a man to one of the bull creatures, so I want you to be extra careful… Update me as soon as you can and we’ll plan to meet up./=/\=

-Zarath, CO

Ivo briefly made a face that T’Pria might have noticed if she were paying attention; something slightly annoyed him about the Captain’s call.

Already out of the vehicle and beginning to suit up, still T’Pria managed to catch the XO’s expression through the passenger window of the firetruck and she murmured, not quite to herself, “We are trained Starfleet officers, Captain. I am sure we can handle a herd of cows.”

Ivo smirked briefly as he climbed out of the truck.

Ivo took the communicator off of his belt and flipped it open in one very practiced move. =/\= Zarath, this is Cerny: Understood. T’Pria and the rest of our team are actually at the mine entrance right now. We’ve got a fire truck, and we’re already planning a rescue mission. Should we wait for you? =/\=

– Ivo Cerny, XO/CSO

The answer came back directly. Surely Ivo could picture the Captain’s expression. =/\=If you’ve got a plan, go on in. We’ll join you as we can. Be safe./=/\=
-Zarath, CO

He could, in fact, picture the Captain’s expression, and knew The’lin was probably blaming himself for not already knowing this, which was a bit silly. =/\= Affirmative. We’ll try to provide regular updates. Cerny Out. =/\= He flipped the lid of the communicator shut.

Encased within the protective clothing and appearing all the more irritable for that fact, T’Pria nodded to Cerny. “The Captain’s obvious confidence in us is most reassuring.”
From behind the face shield it was not quite possible to determine whether the substantial sarcasm was intended, or merely just another curious, acoustical effect.

“It’s not like that,” he said as he started getting his own set of protective gear on. Having worked with The’lin before on their previous assignment, he already knew not to take it that way. But, how to explain that?

“If he didn’t actually trust us to do it, he would have had us wait. He knows we can handle it, he’s just concerned for our well-being. He’s being… motherly.”

How did she get these pants on while still wearing a skirt? he wondered. His mind kept wandering down this particular road as he continued fitting the rest of the protective gear on.

Then, turning to face the burning mine, she added over her shoulder, “Shall we go, Commander?”

• Lt T’Pria (CE)

“Yes, let’s,” he replied as he finally fastened the face shield. “You men stay here and cover the entrance. The Captain and his team will be here shortly.”

As he started walking with T’Pria, he checked the tricorder one more time to see if he could get a relative fix on the distress signal that had brought them here in the first place, and a possible path through the mine to get there.

– Ivo Cerny, XO/CSO