Posted by Lieutenant Tom Jarvis (Internal Security) in The Volian Hive

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Magnús Pétursson (First Officer) in The Volian Hive

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Vanessa Slade (CNS) in The Volian Hive
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The group walked in the tunnel for about fifty meters before they exited it into a large space that resembled a well lit cavern. It was well lit and not the pitch blackness that had been in the tunnels. Around the room there were multiple entrances to what the group could assume was other tunnels all coming to this space. If someone did a scan, the image would remind most of the trails in an ant farm all leading to one space. Connecting the entrances from all the tunnels along the walls of the cavern were small ledges that circled down to the main floor the Federation officers were standing in. In the center of the room was a large dais. On it was a Volian that was five times the size of the Volian’s everyone had seen even the Beltrans. Next to the Volian was a pair of Gorn.

GM Kate

OOC: Just so all of us are on the same page with the Gorn. We are going with the newest version and not Kirk’s plastic 1960’s Gorn lol.

OOC: Fixing a post

IC:

As Calvin entered the space, it took all his years of combat training and years as a Captain to not show what he was feeling. The scene was not what he was expecting. It felt more like a scene from a syfy holomovie. The information about the Volian’s he had been given relayed nothing of this.

Calvin Marius CO

Reia studied the scene before her. For some reason she knew it would be lifetimes before it would leave her memory. She didn’t live lifetimes so that would be something terrifying at least.

• Reia, CIO/Comms

Magnus had slung the rifle across his back as they walked “You know, today might be in the top five weird shifts I’ve had” He said with a lighthearted air that belied the shaken nerves and the shock of the day “Definately top ten”

XO

“That’s good to know that this isn’t par for the course as they say,” Vanessa countered to the XO. “Tell me something Sir,” she looked at Magnus. “Is every away mission underground? I mean this is only my second one but the first was that weird moon base you had to break into. Now you are breaking out of some underground cavern. I am starting to think that it must be me,” she let out a small nervous laugh.

Vanessa Slade CNS

Magnus cocked his head when he looked at Vanessa “An odd question, Lieutenant” He smiled “I do want to say no, but more often than not we find ourselves underground. Thick rock is often the only natural recourse one has against all manner of obstacles, natural and otherwise. Bad storm, cave. Enemy sensor sweep, cave. Running from Denobulan mercenaries, Cave. Need a place to hide your illegal, unethical research, cave on a moon” He chuckled “Most modern prisons outside the Federation I’ve been to have been in caves.”

XO

“So this is something I am to expect on a regular basis? I can’t tell if you are lying or not,” Vanessa matched his chuckle but with a bit of unease mixed in.

“He’s not lying.” Tom quipped with a half smile.

He’d just been walking along quietly with the group. IntSec was going to love his report though the Beltrans most likely wouldn’t. One thing he was sure of, it would be nice to get back tot he ship and get out of this crusty, dirty, frayed, and torn dress uniform and throw it n the recycler.

• Tom, IntSec

“Well that is just dandy,” Vanessa let out a breath she didn’t realize she was holding. “Another tid bit they did not share at the recruiting station.”

The banter was cut short by the high pitched, melodic voice of the Beltran that escorted them here. “The Chieftain of this continent welcomes those in the Federation who have found their way here. Please do not worry about your safety. When the Harvesting is completed, we shall return you to the surface to convince King Casper to relinquish his hold on this land and disperse to wherever the Federation chooses to place them.” The Volian was not speaking in the traditional sense of words emanating from his own mouth but somehow appeared to be using the Beltran as a proxy for his voice.

GM Kate