Ship's Log, Stardate 11209.23, Captain Ayidee recording.  I am currently meeting with the settlement leaders about the situation developing on the planet.  Meanwhile, the crew is on a tour with one of the local lawmen to see for themselves what is going on.

Starring
Trish Yarborough as Executive Producer 
Steve Weller as Captain Ayidee and Deputy_Dawg
Dawn Freeman as OPS_Cmdr_Nash
Jon Benson as CEO_LtJg_Salor
Zach Farland as CNS_Ens_Daniels
Andrew Cotterly as CMO_LtJg_Talora
Topper Loghry as CTO_Q’ten

Absent
None

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CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
@::stepping up to the transporter pad, having just completed the repair::  TR Chief: Transport me to the away team’s location.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Hanging with the crew and Deputy Dawg.  Trailing behind the others at a close distance::

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::with the others on the surface::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Patiently listens and keeps quiet::

Host Dep_Dawg says:
@<TR Chief> CEO: Yes sir, initiating Transport to the main party.  ::Activates Transporter.::

ACTION: The CEO materializes a few steps off of the main group.

Host Dep_Dawg says:
All: What in particular did you want to see?  Spot of the last incursion or some of the equipment damage?

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
::arrives with the rest of the away team and looks around, spotting them::  All: Apologies, the waste reclaimer is back to working order.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
All: This is a very nice place.  Seems a shame to build on it.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Sees the CEO materialize and nods to him before turning back to Deputy Dawg::

Host Dep_Dawg says:
CNS: The entire planet is like this, or somewhat similar.  We've been careful to limit our growth to not cause more damage than needed, but we have to live somewhere, right?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
Dawg: I suppose you do.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
Dawg: But if you live here, where will the yogi live?

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
::listening and trying to catch up::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Sees the Vulcan and wonders where he's been::

Host Dep_Dawg says:
CNS: We thought we weren't intruding on their space.  Some of us still think so, some of us not so sure anymore.  They didn't seem to move about this much when we were scouting the site out with Starfleet.

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
Dawg: Scouting and settling is 2 different things. The major disturbance would make the difference.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
Dawg: Too bad more time hadn't been taken to study things here.  So, now we need a solution.  As long as everyone's needs are met.

Host Dep_Dawg says:
CEO: How else to do it?  Starfleet observed the planet for a while I am told, and it's not like we can set up a test settlement to see if their reactions changed, right?

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
Dawg: Everything can not be foreseen. Actions by another in relation to being disturbed should have been taken into account. You have to adapt.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
Dawg: If they are preparing for winter, it might explain why they are more actively hunting for food now.

Host Dep_Dawg says:
CEO: I know, but as we try, it seems they are also.  Sometimes quite quick.
CNS: It may be, but it's not that many more incursions happening, they just seem...I don't know.  More effective?

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
Dawg: Then perhaps isolation from the natural habitat would be in order if you do not wish to disrupt them further.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
All: It would be helpful to know just how territorial these animals are.

Host Dep_Dawg says:
CEO: Isolation?  What do you mean?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
Dawg: more effective?  You mean, like they know what it is they are destroying during these attacks?

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Suddenly piping up:: Dawg: Were these creatures peaceful when you first settled?

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
Dawg: Something as simple as a force shield to keep them out. Lock yourself in away from the creatures.

Host Dep_Dawg says:
CEO: That could work.  How would you set that up?
CMO: Somewhat, they did make a few incursions, but they seemed more timid.

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
Dawg: A shield generator.  I can have one down here within an hour.  A day to have it up and running.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
Dawg: After that, did they go berserk and start damaging equipment, or has it been steadily increasing every day? I suppose the better question is, are they learning?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
Dawg; Did something happen to make you less neighborly to them?  That would explain the change from more timid to more destructive.

Host Dep_Dawg says:
::Thinks.::  CMO: I guess they could be.  It has been, well, not steady, but progressing.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
Dawg: But not natural?

Host Dep_Dawg says:
CNS: Not that I know of, we haven't even expanded our operations much.
CMO: I don't know.  I've had some training in law enforcement, but not exactly good training in animal behavior.  Unless you count guarding the Jail, also known as the "Drunk tank".

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
Dawg: Not that you know of.  We have no idea what the yogi are thinking.  Maybe something you've started doing, something no big deal to you, but it is to them, happened... a piece of equipment that makes a noise that hurts their ears or something.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
Dawg: What equipment was damaged specifically?

Host Dep_Dawg says:
CNS: That is possible, obviously.  That's why we asked Starfleet for help.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
All: I say we set up some kind of observation situation.  See just who these animals are.

Host Dep_Dawg says:
CMO: A few sensor pods that were mounted on fence post things.  Some mobile gear being used to remove some stumps of trees felled about a year ago.  Even a few of the buildings.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
Dawg: Any connection to the damaged equipment or does it seem random?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
Dawg/All: Instinctual mischief or planned destruction?  We need to know that before we can figure out what to do.

Host Dep_Dawg says:
CMO: One of the other deputies says his stun gun got nabbed, but the chief thinks he just dropped it in a gulch.  I don't see a pattern, outside of the fact we brought it.  But I don't know the internal workings of any of it.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Glances up sharply:: Dawg: Missing Phaser?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Laughs slightly:: All: The yogi are bearing arms.

Host Dep_Dawg says:
CMO: No, not a Phaser, those are kept under lock and key 21/7.  We have short range, like 2 meter range, stunners.  Like this.  ::Holds up a small object.::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Nods:: Dawg: I see.

Host Dep_Dawg says:
CMO: It's more for taking down rowdy drunks than anything, and even then, it's usually easier to just talk to them.  Not like there's any strangers here.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CEO: The Holodeck can copy the terrain down to the last detail, can't it?  That way we can learn its roaming patterns.  We can find a couple of yogi, beam them into a copy of their home and then study away.  What do you think?

Host Dep_Dawg says:
CNS: You guys have a working Holodeck?  I haven't seen one of them since my trip here, and my parents barely let me see it!

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Thinks quietly for a moment:: Dawg: How many people do you have down here?  Altogether anyways?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
Dawg: I'm not sure but, I think we do.

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
CNS: The Holodeck can replicate any terrain.  But how would that differ from study them here?
Dawg: Yes we have 3 Holodecks within our vessel.

Host Dep_Dawg says:
CMO: Colony population is, not counting your team, 297 people.
CEO: Wow.  Your ship must be amazing...

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CEO: In a Holodeck, we can easily anesthetize them to collect samples or what not.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Nods:: Dawg: Excuse me a moment. ::Steps away from ear-shot of the group for a moment:: *Cherokee*: Cherokee, this is CMO Talora...could you do a scan for all humanoid lifeforms besides the away team please? Just checking on something.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CEO: Also we can record their behavior and monitor them around the clock.

Host Dep_Dawg says:
@<Cherokee TO> *CMO*: Yes Lieutenant, one second.  We're reading 297 beings, plus the Captain and your group.  Want a count of all creatures of that size range?  Could take a bit, but we could do it within a few minutes.

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
CNS: However the science department sees fit to carry that out.  To answer your question.  Yes.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CEO: In the Holodeck we can even copy the colony and see what they do when they come here.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Nods:: *Cherokee*: If I could please. Get back to me when you have the count. Thanks.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CEO: Besides that, it'd be kind of fun having them on board for awhile.  Like having a pet.

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
CNS: The only problem I would foresee would be the animal instincts.  They rely on their senses. So having images that are not really there may not be an accurate assessment of their behavior.

Host Dep_Dawg says:
@<Cherokee TO>  ::Starts a life form scan for any creatures within a range 30 to 200 kilograms.::

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
CNS:  Fun is irrelevant. We are not here for our own amusement.

Host Dep_Dawg says:
CEO: I thought those things could simulate anything?  What could they use to tell it wasn't real?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CEO: Can't the Holodeck make it look real?  I thought they could even produce the smell of a place.  Well can't this be fun, too?

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
Dawg/CNS: An animal is much more complex then a humanoid. They do not just see and smell an object, They can sense its presence.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Looks around for a moment, listening and observing the area::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CEO: Well, you’re the expert.  I guess we'll come up with something else.

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
CNS: Having fun is a distraction, to cause a hindrance to the objective goal.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Walking away from CEO:: Self: Killjoy.

Host Dep_Dawg says:
CEO: What if you...beamed?  Is that the word?  Some of the local plants and so forth up?  Give them the right smell and so forth?

CEO_LtJg_Salor says:
Dawg: It would be a fascinating experiment.

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