Posted by Gamemaster Maniacal Mother Hen (GamesMaster) in Arrival at Planet Evagen (attn bridge crew)

Posted by Captain Christopher Johnson (Commanding Officer) in Arrival at Planet Evagen (attn bridge crew)

Posted by Gamemaster Maniacal Mother Hen (GamesMaster) in Arrival at Planet Evagen (attn bridge crew)
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OOC: I’m going to move this on as we seemed to have stalled a bit!

IC: As the Constellation approached the pleasure resort of Evagen, NE Fran started to panic. It was her first shift at the helm and it was just her luck she was going to have to park the ship which was not really her strong point. As they approached orbit she realised they were going a bit fast so slammed on the reverse thrusters, causing the ship to shudder violently at the sudden change of pace. Padds hit the deck, coffee sloshed out of mugs, patients fell off their beds in sickbay.

Cross was at the Security console where he immediately began to run tactical scans on the planet below. He was looking for which ships were in orbit, the planet’s armaments…etc.

The ship now in full reverse away from the planet and a dozen hazard warning lights on the console, NE Stan dashed over to the helm and frantically tapped Fran on the arm. “What the hell are you doing?!” He hissed. “You never put the reverse thrusters on full, you always come to a stop first, did you even check your mirrors…”

As the ship suddenly slammed to stop it, it was only to thanks to his own quick reflexes that he wasn’t slammed over the half curved upper console. At the first sounds of alarm he had glanced up and seen how fast they were coming at the planet and grabbed onto the console with all of his admittedly human strength. Despite that at the sudden stop he was still thrown half over his console and scrabbling for purchase. Very undignified.

Straightening himself he looked around the bridge to see if anyone had been injured.

Fran scowled and stood up, stamping her foot. “Fine! You do it then!” She spat and stomped off the bridge. Stan shook his head in despair and quickly took control, putting them back in the right direction and easing the ship into orbit. Under his breath he muttered, “bloody women drivers…” before clearing his throat and announcing, “stable orbit established sir, incoming message from the planet…”

“How has that woman ever gotten her pilot license?” Cross murmured to himself as he shook his head.

A friendly looking Tamarian beamed at them on the view screen, his arms outstretched.

=^= Armand and Sridhar at Pau’ri! The place of meeting…Dijan, when the sky flashed green…=^=

Behind the Tamarian was a very excited looked young man bouncing up and down and clapping his hands. Off to the side was a young Orion rolling her eyes at the excitable chap but at the same time peering curiously at the screen.

Mother Hen (GM)

Cross looked up and studied these strange aliens. An Orion…that usually meant trouble. He keyed a query about what was known about the planet in the database.

Cross Sec

The planet Evagen had been commissioned by a joint alliance of several neighbouring systems to bring tourism to the area. It had a state of the art spa which boasted the biggest swimming pool in the galaxy and had every conceivable activity imaginable from sports facilities to hiking and sailing as well as some picturesque scenery. It had been designed to be the ultimate luxury getaway.

It was not officially open yet, the Constellation crew would be their first official visitors on behalf of the federation.

The resort was run by a Tamarian named Ki’Jalla who had been one of the main benefactors.

Mother Hen (GM)

Cross studied the results and then typed in a query about the background of said Ramarian Ki’Jalla.

Cross Sec

The computer dutifully displayed the records. Ki’Jalla was a wealthy philanthropist who had made a name for himself in the leisure industry. He had built several leisure resorts throughout the local area but was well known as an honest and honourable man. There were no bad reports of him and he was well regarded by all who had dealings with him.

Picking himself up off the chair he had fallen back into, Aaron made a mental note about NE Fran. “Next time, remind me to make sure all the seatbelts work.”

Aaron Michaels, XO

NE Stan took a quick look the bridge and made sure everyone was ok and quickly checked damage reports to make sure his useless colleague hadn’t caused any major damage.

Mother Hen (GM)

“Hmm, the resort was created by a Tamarian named Ki’Jalla, Commander. Appears to be above board by all reports given of him. A philanthropist.” Cross reported to Michaels.

Cross Sec

“Philanthropist?” Khavo echoed, rubbing the heel of her hand against her forehead. “Great! Maybe he can help pay for replacement seatbelts.”

OOC: Copy and pasted post here as thread split :)

“Duly noted Mr Michael’s I could not agree more about the seat belts” the commanding officer giggled looking over to the helmsman “Good Work”

Turning towards the main view screen Chris rose to his feet and walked closer before speaking. Once closing in a polite welcoming manner “I bring you greetings from the starship Constellation. I hope our arrival did not startle you” the commanding officer asked excited about the constellations latest venture.

Captain Johnson, CO

Ki’Jalla let out a hearty belly laugh and shook his head. =^= Jeadan, his heart awake! =^= he replied with a grin. He studied the Captain of the visiting ship and realised he probably wasn’t accustomed to the way Tamarians spoke so clicked his fingers at Justin, the excitable young man stood behind him.

Justin scurried forward with a massive grin on his face and clapped his hands again. =^= Oh my goodness, I’m just like, so excited you’re here, I have been dreaming about this day… =^= he started as Ki’Jalla cleared his throat and tapped Justin on the shoulder. Justin giggled and tapped his hand to his forehead.

=^= Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry, I’m meant to be translating! =^= he said as he let out a little gasp.

=^= Thank you for the kind welcome Ki’jalla =^= attempting to pronounce the unfamiliar name correctly. =^= and thank you Justin for been there to translate it would appear that out universal translator is unfamiliar with your language and dialect.=^= he went on to say

=^= Ki’Jalla and his staff welcome you to the planet Evagen, we’ve been expecting you, =^= he added with a somewhat more professional tone. Ki’Jalla whispered something else in his ear. =^= He would like to cordially invite you to a welcome banquet this evening as our honored guests =^= Justin continued with a twinkle in his eye.

=^= It would be both a pleasure and an honour to attend your banquet as your question =^= been a man who loved a good Suarez Chris, the ships commanding officer accepted in an eager manner.

Justin squeaked excitedly and jumped up and down. =^= That’s so exciting! We’re going to have the best time ever! Our chef is so good, he’ll fix the best meal…=^= Justin caught the eye of Ki’Jalla who was giving him a look that said to put a cork in it and dutifully shut up.

Despite having toppled over and only just finishing straightening up, Michael said “Speak for yourself about the seatbelts, I have to install them all.” Perhaps a sturdy blow to the head was all it took to give someone in the Jameson family self-confidence.

-Lt(j.g.) Michael Jameson, CE

“I know safety is important and everything but dont forget I want a bar in my ready room first” the commanding officer spoke in a comical manner before swiftly returning to his stern mannerisms.

As she stood in the turbolift waiting for the doors to close, Ensign Fran burst into hysterical sobs at the comments from the bridge crew.

Justin picked up on the distant sound of crying but shook his head as he couldn’t see the source. =^= Please note, we have unusual mineral deposits in our mountain range here that interferes with transporter signals so unless you want to end up as cosmic seasoning, you’ll need to bring shuttlecrafts, =^= he added with as serious a tone he could muster.

Mother Hen (GM)

“Noted, thank you for letting us know. It would be most unfortunate to become cosmic seasoning” the man spoke in a polite yet comical manner.

James followed the group with quiet interest. He’d read much about the Tamarians or the Children of Tamar and the first succesful meeting between the two groups, he was gretly interested in seeing what there was in store for them here.

CSO

Captain Chris Johnson

Justin giggles like a school girl. =^= Oh my goodness Captain, you’re the funniest person I ever met, and I’ve met lots of people in my time, there was this one guy… =^= he started before a slender green hand reached over his shoulder and clamped over his mouth, dragging him away from the screen.

The captain simply remained silent as the unknown green hand removed the eager young male from the view of the viewscreen.

Aaliyah pushed the excitable puppy out of the way and smiled warmly. =^= Apologies Captain, we don’t let him out much…will you all be able to join us for the banquet? =^= she asked hopefully.

Mother Hen (GM)

OOC: Please see my OOC notice for instructions on the next part of the sim as you are going to be split up for the next bit. So make sure your affairs are in order, you’ve kissed your loved ones goodbye and don’t forget to stop the papers…

“Of course Aaliyah, it would be our pleasure to attend tonight’s banquet. We all look forward to attending.” spoke the commanding officer in a calm concise manner. Although the captain had participated in first contact proceedings in the past he had not engaged with a first contact species since he promotion to Captain. “If you send us all of the details we require such as where and when then we look forward to seeing you when the time comes for the banquet,” he concluded by saying rising to his feet as he straightened his uniform. “Time to get the dress uniform steamed I hope it still fits,” he said as he chuckled.

Captain Chris Johnson, Commanding Officer

Just out of shot on the screen they could hear someone, presumably Justin, bouncing up and down excited and squeaking. Aaliyah couldn’t help but chuckle as she turned to Ki’Jalla who muttered something in her ear. Aaliyah smiled and nodded, turning back to the screen.

=^= Excellent Captain, we look forward to meeting you and your crew. Ki’Jalla is delighted you are able to attend and will send two of our VIP shuttles out to escort your crew, you may as well travel in style as our first guests! =^= she added with a grin, clearly the staff at Evagen were keen to make their acquaintance.

Mother Hen

=^= Brilliant I shall assemble the crew and have the quartermaster press our finest dress uniform in preparation.=^= he began by saying in a polite manner before speaking once again. =^= I’ll bring the salad =^= he went on to say with a chuckle. =^= Perhaps, we could schedule a tour of the Constellation during some point of our visit.=^=

Captain Chris Johnson, CO