Welcome everyone! Did you read the Briefing? Did I catch all the important parts? What'd I miss?
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:03 PM
Mhm
Warden13-Dec-19 08:04 PM
Any questions from the crew?
Angelus13-Dec-19 08:04 PM
Yes, and no questions.
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:04 PM
I'm going to bite my tongue and not say what would get me in trouble lol.
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:04 PM
I don't see Bevin/Shadow tonight. I know a few days ago she was having some router work done, it might not have completed.
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:05 PM
usually she's invis anyways.
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:05 PM
In case you didn't catch this ... I incorporated the Harvest Feast into the time between sims. It's been a day (or two) since the Away Team beamed up.
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:06 PM
I've noticed.
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:07 PM
So, if there are no questions, we can get started?
Angelus13-Dec-19 08:08 PM
Indeed, sir, shall we.
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:08 PM
Please I've been waiting a week for this lol lets get started!
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:09 PM
I'm sad my bestie is'nt here guess I'll have to find a new partner in crime.
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:10 PM
AyanaBOT13-Dec-19 08:10 PM
BEGIN SIM!
Warden13-Dec-19 08:11 PM
* ::Down in Astrometrics, trying his best to analyze the data from his time in the facility.::
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:11 PM
# ::emerges from his Ready Room with a fresh cup of coffee::
Nikosh.Targus13-Dec-19 08:12 PM
# ::looks up from the Command Chair:: Captain on the Bridge! ::stands::
Angelus13-Dec-19 08:13 PM
# ::Standing on one of the turbolifts to the Bridge. Doors staying open. Nine was on it behind him, neither of them having stepped off::
Ethereal13-Dec-19 08:13 PM
# ::Turns to give a nod to the Captain, but can't release the manual sticks to stand.:: Sir.
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:14 PM
# Carter, are we back in the dense space near the moon? ::sits in the Command Chair as Relok steps aside::
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 08:14 PM
* ::steps into Astrometrics as she clears her throat:: Would you like some assistance?
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:14 PM
::Nine looked around from inside the lift wondering why Denovan insisted on her coming with him.::
Nikosh.Targus13-Dec-19 08:14 PM
# ::sits in the XO seat::
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:14 PM
((Welcome Bevin!))
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 08:15 PM
((Hi Bevin! Glad you made it))
Nikosh.Targus13-Dec-19 08:15 PM
((Greetings, Shayana!))
ShadowWind13-Dec-19 08:15 PM
(sorry for being late had some messes to clean up on the Bradbury)
Warden13-Dec-19 08:16 PM
* ::Turns to look to T'Lin.:: It is a matter of extreme secrecy. Part of the reason why only the department heads and one or two others were even remotely informed...
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:16 PM
(Bevin! how ya doing?)
Angelus13-Dec-19 08:16 PM
# Captain. I thought if its all the same to you, she could stick with me. I know the Bridge is a sensative area. However, why not. Unless you'd prefer that Doctor K'Trevala look over her more.
Nightmare13-Dec-19 08:16 PM
* I have still only managed to decrypt 32% of the initial information before the... Oh, hello T'Lin.
ShadowWind13-Dec-19 08:17 PM
%Bevin>;; in ME, working on augmenting the shields and other esoteric devices for the ship;;
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:17 PM
# ::Checking to see if everything is running smoothly as it could given the circumstance's::
ShadowWind13-Dec-19 08:17 PM
$ Shadow>;; In Sickbay, working on making sure that everything is ready in case they are called on for another planetwide emergency;;
Nikosh.Targus13-Dec-19 08:17 PM
# Captain, as you know, Patterson is attempting to analyze the helmet camera from his Combat Armor, but ....
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:18 PM
::Nine didn't move from where she stood on the lift. She wasn't at all sure she was allowed on the bridge.::
ShadowWind13-Dec-19 08:18 PM
(maikin ait Tabby me dairlin)
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:18 PM
(dear gods please don't start that again.)
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:18 PM
(That's good to hear Bev)
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:18 PM
# ::feels eyes on him, turns to look at the TL and sees the two former Borg:: Well, come on in, somebody else might need the turbolift and you're holding it up.
Angelus13-Dec-19 08:19 PM
# ::Motions his head to Nine and steps off, heading over to Tactical::
Nikosh.Targus13-Dec-19 08:19 PM
# Captain ... it is advisable for Nine to be on the Bridge?
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:20 PM
::Nine arched one brow, but stepped off and followed Denovan unsure why he insisted she follow him to the bridge and looked around curiously. She turned eyes on LtCmdr Relok at his obvious distrust and shrugged.::
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:20 PM
# ::Look's at the new person just long enough to get a good idea without looking like a weirdo creep by stareing::
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:21 PM
# ::turns to Relok:: Well, she might know a lot about what went on down there, Relok. Better to have that up here than in the Mess Hall.
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 08:21 PM
* Yes, yes, i understand, but I cannot be of any use if i do not know what it is i should be looking for. ::walks in as she speaks:: If you leave me up on the bridge with Relok and the Captain i will tie them both up and leave them with Ensign Thums. ::she raises an eyebrow as an "Don't play with me"::
Ethereal13-Dec-19 08:21 PM
# ::Glances over to the TL to see who the Captain was addressing.:: Wasn't aware we were making a habit of bringing aboard strays... ::Returns his gaze to the forward viewscreen.::
ShadowWind13-Dec-19 08:21 PM
% Bevin>;; keeps working on her onion warp bubble for dealing with the particles to see if it might work, it does for a while in theory but would it be enough time for them to get away?
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:22 PM
# Carter! that's rude.
Nikosh.Targus13-Dec-19 08:22 PM
# ::tilts his head as he recognizes the Captain's logic:: As you wish, sir.
Warden13-Dec-19 08:23 PM
* ::Raises an eyebrow himself.:: MAX, pause. ::Lowers his head a moment, taking in a deep breath through his nostrils.:: Lieutenant, I understand your desire to be of use in this matter, but even with my background in Starfleet Intelligence, and experience in some very secretive operations... this is even beyond MY security clearance.
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:23 PM
# ::Sigh:: Welcome um...Miss?
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:23 PM
# Denovan it is unnecessary for me to be up here, the distrust is clearly evident. ::Nine told Denovan thinking she should turn around and leave.::
ShadowWind13-Dec-19 08:23 PM
$ Shadow>;; finishes packing up several more emergency backpacks in case they' be needed for Away Teams or whatever else might be required;;
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:23 PM
# ::glances around the Bridge:: Of everyone up here, only Tabby doesn't know what we're dealing with. Maybe it's time we bring him onboard.
Ethereal13-Dec-19 08:24 PM
# ::Shrugged a bit.:: You try holding two flight-sticks perfectly still for hours on end, Tabby...
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:24 PM
# ::Is shocked at the commet:: I....Uh am sorry?
Nikosh.Targus13-Dec-19 08:24 PM
# Captain ... that is a ... deviation ... from the protocol.
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:25 PM
# ::Nine looked around from where she stood next to Den listening to all the talk quietly. She refrained from introducing herself again most should know who she was by now.::
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:25 PM
# Would you like a hand?
Angelus13-Dec-19 08:25 PM
# It might be and trust has to be earned on both sides. I had to earn it as well, as did those around me. Besides, the Captain is right. You might know more of what we run into.
ShadowWind13-Dec-19 08:26 PM
%Bevin>+Relok+> Railok, I hae same aikwaishuns fer ye tae luik ivvir, iffin ye waeldnae mind
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:26 PM
# Trust? You cannot trust someone who does not trust you, I am Borg tends to mean people don't trust you. ::Nine shrugged putting on a brave face.::
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 08:27 PM
* ::sighs quietly:: You are not a scientist. Neither is MAX. I am an expert in scientific analysis, and i am running out of bathroom breaks. Let me help.
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:27 PM
(can anyone translate what @ShadowWind just said please...)
Warden13-Dec-19 08:27 PM
* ::Reaches to his chin in thought for a moment.:: Alright... MAX, fill T'Lin in on our situation regarding the Omega Directive.
(Relok, I have some equations for you to look over, if you would not mind.)
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 08:28 PM
((Relok, i have some equations for you to look over, if you wouldnt mind))
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:28 PM
(why can't you just say that? why do you have to try and type with an accent??)
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 08:29 PM
((bc Bevin is a scottish character, thats how she speaks.))
Warden13-Dec-19 08:29 PM
(Because that is how the character sounds. Move past it. If you would like a translation, merely ask.)
(I will not force a player to change the way they have played their character from the beginning.)
AyanaBOT13-Dec-19 08:31 PM
ACTION: The ship rocks hard and shudders as another wave of radioactive discharge rocks them... and disrupts the "Slip-Drag" in play.
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:32 PM
# OK, so, Tabby ... there is this highly energetic Particle called Omega.
Angelus13-Dec-19 08:32 PM
# ::makes a face at the wave again a moment::
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:32 PM
# K?
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:32 PM
# ::Nine managed to not fall as the ship rocked. Wondering if she should be on the bride regardless.::
ShadowWind13-Dec-19 08:32 PM
%Bevin>;;puts aside the equations for the time and tries to augment a way to decrease the "Slip-drag" on the ship;;(edited)
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:33 PM
# Could you explain that so I can understand captain?
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 08:33 PM
* ::Braces herself briefly against one of the consoles before turning to listen to MAX::
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:34 PM
# Well, this Omega Particle can damage subspace if it explodes ... permanent damage so that you can't form a warp field ... ever. That would be bad for everyone, not just the Federation. So ... Starfleet Command and the Federation Council made this thing called Omega Directive.
Nikosh.Targus13-Dec-19 08:34 PM
# So, Tabby, now you know, so ... when the mission is over, we have to kill you.
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:35 PM
# You can try Relok.
# That was a joke though right?
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:35 PM
# ::raises an eyebrow at Relok:: Well, not immediately, Relok.
Nightmare13-Dec-19 08:35 PM
* The Omega Directive is Starfleet's primary Directive for all instances where the Omega Particle is present. It overrides all other standing Directives, including the Prime Directive, and is restricted to Starfleet Captains and above.
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:36 PM
# Ooooo so Important boss guy stuff.
Nightmare13-Dec-19 08:36 PM
* The symbols that locked out the computers on the ship upon its detection was the Omega Directive. All other tasks are obsolete until it is located and destroyed... at all costs.
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:36 PM
# So that thing that screwed with my consol....Those bastard's.
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:36 PM
((Interesting how Patterson and Zak both made the "executive decision" to violate Omega Directive protocol and bring in junior officers ... seperately, without consulting the other!))
Angelus13-Dec-19 08:37 PM
# Hmmm...There is still that way Voyager contained it that I mentioned before. Though this is a much bigger scale.
Warden13-Dec-19 08:37 PM
* ::Nodding gently.:: We detected Omega Particles on this moon... and with no Omega Team anywhere near to handle it, we're forced to take it upon ourselves. The only other vessel to do so, was the USS Voyager.
Angelus13-Dec-19 08:38 PM
# Nine..::glaring at using that instead of Kat:: Both have the Borg knowledge as well..some where round in our heads.
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:38 PM
# Yeah, Denovan, we need a way to deactivate and destroy the Omega ... or ...
Ethereal13-Dec-19 08:38 PM
# Captain... a bit of a brainstorm here...
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:38 PM
# ::Nine looked around noting that the omega directive was just thrown out the window not her problem really she wasn't part of the crew that she knew of:: Omega, is what the borg consider perfection, we've strived for just that. ::Nine said as if it were common knowledge.::(edited)
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 08:38 PM
* And it would take too long for a team to arrive, therefore it is ours, correct?(edited)
Nikosh.Targus13-Dec-19 08:38 PM
# Or, contain it, Captain? That facility down there is likely at least a century old, and has not had any damage to subspace in all that time.
ShadowWind13-Dec-19 08:39 PM
(GMSG Cap)
Warden13-Dec-19 08:39 PM
* ::Nods once more.:: Precisely. Relok was given severe radiation poisoning in a matter of seconds, through his EVA suit, when we opened the room it was in. I'm trying to get the data decrypted best I can.
ShadowWind13-Dec-19 08:39 PM
(Great Minds Same Gutters)
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:41 PM
# Alright got it captain so the Omega Directive is the big boss guys over the big boss guys and the same guys that screwed with my belongings all I need to know....Well actually 1 more thing. So why the hell are we here taking, well no offence, strays?(edited)
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 08:41 PM
* Very well. Give me just a moment. ::sits down next to the console, pulling out her notebooks:: Alright, let us start...there ::points at one key in the encryption::
Angelus13-Dec-19 08:42 PM
# Modified gravametic torpedos.
Nightmare13-Dec-19 08:42 PM
* Processing... 35% decryption. T'Lin, could you reference the time just prior to the explosion in order to get the codex required?
Ethereal13-Dec-19 08:42 PM
# Come again, Hawke?
Angelus13-Dec-19 08:43 PM
# To destroy it. Make it to collapse in on itself. Though I'd need Nine's help with it, because if we get one thing off..
Nikosh.Targus13-Dec-19 08:43 PM
# Gravimetric torpedoes can cause the particle's emissions to fall in on themselves, like a mini black hole.
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:44 PM
# ::Nine looked to Tabby,:: This stray has a name, I am Nine of Twelve and I was on the frozen moon with the Omega Particles. ::Nine said looking to the officer.::
Nikosh.Targus13-Dec-19 08:44 PM
# But ... what if we could re-establish containment? We could lock it back up and leave it alone. Captain ... there's a lot of radiation down there. Letting that out could be ... bad for us and anybody else nearby.
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:45 PM
# Sorry. Uh Nine I did'nt know your name.
Angelus13-Dec-19 08:45 PM
# She's my sister.
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:45 PM
# Now that's interesting I don't think we have a set of sibling's on the ship.
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:45 PM
# I wont help you destroy omega particles when there is another way. repair the containment field it has held for longer than we've been around. ::Nine said remembering the research they did on the containment field when she and her team first arrived.::
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 08:45 PM
* 09:27 was the time right before the explosion happened.
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:45 PM
# ::turns to look at Relok:: Commander, the Omega Directive is pretty clear. Destroy it at all costs.
Angelus13-Dec-19 08:46 PM
# ::looking to Relok:: The harmonics have to be exact and I don't think we have enough boromite to work to contain and stabilize it.
Ethereal13-Dec-19 08:47 PM
# Every time we poke a hole to peek, those waves get stronger, Captain... and like Hawke said, we might not have the means to stabilize it. Certainly can't risk a failed attempt to destroy it, either...
Nikosh.Targus13-Dec-19 08:48 PM
# Captain, we still don't know how much is down there. Launching torpedoes to try to blow it up could cause an explosion so large as to rupture subspace in the whole sector!
# There is an existing functioning containment field that we have to punch a hole in just to beam down!
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:48 PM
# Can't we put a bubble around it?
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:49 PM
# ::turns to Tabby:: A bubble around the field?
Angelus13-Dec-19 08:49 PM
# Imploding in on itself is the only way to keep it from rupturing. If we try to stabilize it and that fails, it most certainly will go off.
ShadowWind13-Dec-19 08:49 PM
%Bevin>;;sends the multiphasic warp bubble onion to Relok's station for him to look over to work in conjunction with all other possibilities they have going;;
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:49 PM
# Yeah a bubble.
# I mean seriously your giving me a headache Bubble's are fun.
Nikosh.Targus13-Dec-19 08:50 PM
# A ... bubble? It would have to be a strong bubble ...
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:50 PM
# Wait, Relok, maybe not.
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:50 PM
# Well that's Bevin's job to make it happen not my problem I just want the bickering to stop can't hear myself think geez.
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:50 PM
# +Patterson+ Travis, what about a bubble outside the containment field to catch the flicker leaks? Think it would work?
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:51 PM
# If you beamed down outside the containment field you wouldn't need to punch holes in it. it may be cold but it shouldn't prevent you from beaming down outside and working on the exterior control console to the containment field and try to stabilize it. ::Nine pointed out.::
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:52 PM
# Bubble's
Warden13-Dec-19 08:52 PM
* +Bridge+ Standby. Let me see if I've got enough intel to give you an accurate guess.
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:52 PM
# Make a blast proof bubble or something I don't know.
Nightmare13-Dec-19 08:52 PM
* ... It does seem theoretically possible. If we can somehow get a portable shield generator, or one of those LAVs even, down to the surface, we could establish a--
Warden13-Dec-19 08:52 PM
* The Sphere!
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:53 PM
# Do what Patterson did with the Kyrathian egg's make a Bubble just a really big bubble.
Angelus13-Dec-19 08:54 PM
# Omega's resonance frequency is 1.68 terahertz. A borg harmonic resonance chamber was used to emit an inverse frequency, which dissolved the interatomic bonds. Which the gravametic torpedo was used to finish it off. We do not have a borg chamber that big. I also have no idea how long it would take Nine and I to adapt that there around it to what we need so... ::shrugs::(edited)
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 08:54 PM
* ::T'Lin is completely focused on her work, ignoring Patterson's outburst::
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:54 PM
# Right, some kind of portable shield generator to reinforce that containment field. We could put it right outside the shield on the moon, but ... we'd need to power it for ... well, a long time I guess.
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:54 PM
# ::Nine crossed her arms over the silver spandex outfit she wore and listened since they either hadn't heard her or were too busy thinking to listen to a non-officer.::
# Den there's a Resonance chamber on the sphere.
Nightmare13-Dec-19 08:55 PM
* The... pardon, sir, but Borg technology?
Nikosh.Targus13-Dec-19 08:55 PM
# Why does it have to be outside? ::turns to Nine:: Nine, you left a sphere down there right? It has shields? And power generation?
Angelus13-Dec-19 08:55 PM
# Not that big, Nine.
Warden13-Dec-19 08:56 PM
* ::Nods, standing.:: Get to work, MAX. +Bridge+ Captain, I've got a plan. You aren't gonna like some of it.
ShadowWind13-Dec-19 08:57 PM
%Bevin>;;listening in on her commbadge;; ++Bridge++ D'ye naid me tae aidaipt ait sae tha tha raidaishun bairsts ait gaives awff pawirs tha cantainmint yawnit?(Do you need me to adapt it so that the radiation burst it gives off powers the containment unit?)
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 08:57 PM
# +Patterson+ We're brainstorming up here too. Time to share intel.
Angelus13-Dec-19 08:58 PM
# Though...::thinks about it and starts putting in a number of things:: You might be on to something, Nine. We go and use that for a small part of it and stablize it. use that as the warhead to collapse the rest.
Denday1413-Dec-19 08:58 PM
# Can't we activate the shield genenerator remotely?(edited)
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 08:58 PM
* ::mumbles to herself as she drags the fuzzy clip out from the rest of the video feed. "Drag this here, grab this and lower that, pull this, junk that..." before she finally starts seeing the very faint outline of recognizable features:: I believe that is...Relok's eyebrow?
Kairi13-Dec-19 08:59 PM
# Yes the sphere has all of that as well as a resonance chamber that can be built upon using the borg components allowing the Omega Particles to safely transfer there to contain and possibly stabilize or neutralize if needed. Though I would be reluctant to help with Neutralizing perfection.
Nightmare13-Dec-19 08:59 PM
* That is more than likely NOT Relok's eyebrow... the blast would've likely bleached them.
Warden13-Dec-19 09:00 PM
::Steps into the TL in a hurry.:: Bridge!
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 09:00 PM
* This was three milliseconds before the blast, so it is possible. ::drags and cuts more and more layers to get even more clarity::
AyanaBOT13-Dec-19 09:00 PM
PAUSE SIM!
Denday1413-Dec-19 09:01 PM
::PP::
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 09:01 PM
::paused::
Angelus13-Dec-19 09:01 PM
::paws::
Nikosh.Targus13-Dec-19 09:01 PM
::paused::
ShadowWind13-Dec-19 09:01 PM
::Paused;;x2
Kairi13-Dec-19 09:01 PM
::Paws::
Denday1413-Dec-19 09:01 PM
(Loving the paws Den and Kat)(edited)
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 09:01 PM
I love the brainstorming! People are coming up with some of the same ideas that Patterson and I brainstormed prior to the sim as we were discussing our plot direction!
You guys are awesome!
ShadowWind13-Dec-19 09:02 PM
( At a certain age a woman starts accumulating cats . This is known as the ManyPaws.)
None here, other than the usual. Time between and I figure 10 seconds.
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 09:04 PM
Well, Patterson is on his way to the Bridge for our Brainstorming, so it shouldn't be more than just a few minutes.
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 09:04 PM
It could be around 5? Give everyone a little time for brainstorming logs and video feed decryption for me??
ShadowWind13-Dec-19 09:04 PM
(thought you might like that one)
Denday1413-Dec-19 09:04 PM
(Also who else liked my random Bubble idea.)
ShadowWind13-Dec-19 09:05 PM
;;rh;; what about the 27th for simming?
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 09:05 PM
Yeah, some time to think but not really to accomplish anything. Just ideas.
Warden13-Dec-19 09:05 PM
Um... we may want to do a holiday sim on the 27th, Captain.
Free sim, since it's between two large holidays.
ShadowWind13-Dec-19 09:05 PM
I don't mind doing the cooking for that
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 09:05 PM
that's what i was thinking, we can do a secret santa thing for the crew!!
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 09:05 PM
We're good for simming next week on the 20th, and the 27th is between Christmas and New Years. I would be OK with simming, but we should probably allow for folks not being present. A joint Holiday Sim works.
Denday1413-Dec-19 09:05 PM
You ALWAYS cook Bevin.
Ship mom remember.
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 09:06 PM
of course you dont bevin, youre the mama bear
Warden13-Dec-19 09:06 PM
If there are no other questions...
Denday1413-Dec-19 09:06 PM
(Jinx TLin)(edited)
Kairi13-Dec-19 09:06 PM
None from me.
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 09:07 PM
((i already know u have a drink...so not giving u one XD))
Captain Zak13-Dec-19 09:07 PM
Cut 'em loose, Colonel.
liaragatM1Lt13-Dec-19 09:07 PM
none
Denday1413-Dec-19 09:07 PM
(But it's almost empty....)
ShadowWind13-Dec-19 09:07 PM
Bevin brings up a gallon jug of 150 y/o Uisge Bheatha
