Posted by Lieutenant Sural (Chief Engineer) in Main Sim - Bridge

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Posted by Commander D’Vash Odinson (First Officer) in Main Sim - Bridge
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*“I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.”

-Michel de Montaigne*

On the edge of Federation space, bordering the neutral zone, a small Romulan freighter struggled to remain at warp. “Fvadt” (Damn it.) the Captain said, rising from the centre chair. “We can’t keep this up. How much longer?” The young woman at the helm looked back at him, maintaining a steady voice despite the fear she felt and said “Not long. We’ll be in Federation space in…” she consulted her console “two minutes. Elements help us.”

The ship dropped out of warp, its engines capable of no more. They had made it, but they had emerged to face a Starfleet vessel. The Captain put his hand on the helmsman’s shoulder. “Either the Elements have saved us. Or doomed us. Hail them.”

D’vash saw the freighter cross into Federation sace on the tactical display on the main viewscreen.

“Helm, set an intercept course to that vessel. Sensors at maximum strength. I don’t want any cloaked Birds of Prey showing up in front of us,” he ordered.

Onboard the USS Olympic, the view screen lit up. =/\=Captain. We have no time for formalities. I hope, I pray, we’re in the right place. We come seeking asylum. Asylum from the oppression of The Tal’Shiar.=/\=

-Matrix

Hitting the comm, he signalled the CO. =^=Captain, you better come to the Bridge.=^=

Addressing the picture on the screen, he said, =^=This is Cmdr. Odinson, of the USS Olympic. You have just crossed the Nuetral Zone into Federation space. please identify yourself.=^=

Odinson (XO)

‘Curious’, Sural thought. ‘It was ever a statistic that the Romulans are unconventionally unpredictable.’ He was certain that tactical was going to be performing an analysis based on their criteria. Logically, he would do the same. Leaning over the console he brought up the sensors to run a structural analysis of the Romulan ship. What kind of shape was it in?

Sensors showed the freighter had some 40 occupants and light cargo, the ship itself had no weapons to speak of, the shields seemed to be nonfunctional, and the warp core was dead. There was a mild photonic disturbance a few kilometres behind the ship.

The Romulan Captain spoke. =/\=Cmdr Odinson, I am Captain Reval. This ship is what remains of the I.R.W. Talok. Cmdr, I cannot impress upon you enough the urgency of our situation.=/\= another person on the bridge spoke to the Captain. =/\=Perhaps you don’t know the Tal’Shiar. Certainly you do not know them as we do. This is a vessel packed to capacity with civilians. No weapons. We offer no resistance. Please. Arrest us for breaching the neutral zone if you have to!”=/\= His desperation was almost palpable. =/\=I don’t know if you have ever known slavery Cmdr Odinson. These people have.=/\=

-Matrix

“Their singularity drive is offline. Sensors show it is likely disabled from their straining of the engines. Conducting a further structural scan of their ship for life support, power and structural integrity,” he continued, tapping at the console in a smooth, methodical fashion. Trust was something that was earned when it came to Romulans, and that only after all logical exceptions had been met. Their dedication to deception was formidable, even in their current weakened state. However, as his grandfather had said to him once, ‘A wounded Sehlat is ever the more dangerous.’ His brow rose as he overheard their exhortations. Too many variables still.
- Sural, CE

It was evident that the ship was crippled. Most systems were dead or dying. Non-essential systems had been shut down to give them extra time on life support and engines. There were three hull breaches, evidently from disruptor fire, being held closed by makeshift means. An educated guess would say this ship had been greatly outmatched and fled an aggressor.

-Matrix