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Posted by Lieutenant Riley Dekker (CNS & 2O) in Away Team One
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As David smoothly glided the shuttle out of the bay and toward the planet, Riley leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes. He wasn’t napping, he was running the away team’s initial encounter with the Pallasians through his mind. He couldn’t think of a single reason for alarm, but David was so adamant, in his vague way, that they remain on alert. Riley trusted David’s instinct.

He opened his eyes and looked at Sage, “What did you make of the Pallasians during our time on the Merry?”

He spoke loudly enough for all in the shuttle to hear.

Dekker, CNS

David entered the coordinates that had been given to them, and turned his head ever so slightly in his seat, as to indicate that he was very interested to see what Sage had to say.

-David Michaels, CSO

Chan was watching the ships systems but her antenna turned to hear what was being said. Any Intel she could get would be very helpful.

Lieut Chan (Sub-DH Robotics)

She met Riley’s eyes. “They are checking all the right boxes in my mental list of what’s necessary to be accommodating, but there’s something about them that won’t let me relax. I know I’m very uncomfortable with the thought that one of them might touch me. Gloves or not, being able to read a person’s biologic responses even though they haven’t said anything—well, how do you fight something like that?” She looked around at the others, wondering if she was being over sensitive on the matter.

—Sage

“You don’t,” David said matter-of-factly.

David slowly guided the shuttle into the atmosphere and began the landing sequence.

-David Michaels, CSO

“I haven’t sensed anything nefarious,” Riley knew he was repeating himself, but it was worth reinforcing. “I suppose we don’t know how they interact with Betazoid empathic abilities. It’s worth keeping up our guard, but until they give us concrete reasons to distrust them, this is just a friendly, scientific mission.”

Dekker, CNS

Sage nodded. “I understand that and I’m not about to make any waves that would negatively affect our relations with each other.” She looked out the window and shrugged. “I think my mistrust is part of meeting an unknown species. Yes, its exciting and rare and everyone has a good time…until they don’t.” Looking back at the two men, she raised an eyebrow. “I’m just feeling a little wary, that’s all.”

—Sage

The window of the shuttle showed the slightly polluted atmosphere of the planet. They also saw the attempts to keep the oceans clean but the Pallasians had limited success. Where they were to land was a military complex with nuclear warheads. What the Pallasians have had success was the recycling of radioactive fuel. Although they had only twice the percentage of uranium than the planet Earth, the power in Pallas was primarily from nuclear power plants. Their most power weapons contained nuclear warheads. There was a small group of military personnel standing at the foot of the landing pad that the shuttle was heading for,.

GM

Riley could only look out the window as David guided their shuttle smoothly to its landing. He trusted the four other members of his away team. If the situation became sticky they would handle it, and if everything was above board they would undoubtedly add countless significant scientific discoveries to Starfleet’s library.

As the rear hatch began to open, Riley stood and straightened his tunic. He met the gaze of each member of the away team before turning, putting on a broad smile and walking toward their greeting party.

Dekker, CNS