USS Cherokee 
Normal Anomaly, Risky Business, Part 1
11605.15

Starring_
Steve Weller as CO_Ayidee, and Producer
Dawn Freeman as OPS_Cmdr_Nash
Topper Loghry as CTO_LT_Q`ten
Pablo Delsoglio as CIV_Capt_Marek
Absent
Zach Farland as CNS_Ens_Daniels

Ship's Log, Stardate 11605.15, Tio Ayidee recording.  The Cherokee has been ordered to investigate a spatial anomaly detected in the Out'ra'yeos 23 system.  The nature of the anomaly is still unclear, we are the first response team for this situation.

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Host CO_Ayidee says:
::On Bridge, running through the startup procedures.:: All: Status report, are we ready to depart station?

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: Tactical shows all ready sir.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::at secondary station, doing some routine checking::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<aFCO> CO: Ship status ready Captain.  Course laid in for Out'ra'yeos 23 system, ETA 2 days at maximum Warp.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::on Bridge, at OPS::  CO:  Everything is ready and we have been cleared for departure.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
OPS: Very good.
aFCO: Take us out then.  Best possible speed out of system, then maximum Warp once we clear the station's safety corridor.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<SO> CO: Captain, I've been trying to get a bead on what we are getting into, but so far this anomaly appears quite benign.  Unusual but not exactly threatening.  Maybe our sensors can't detect the threat from this range?

ACTION: The ship breaks contact with the station and begins leaving the system.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: There must be some reason for the urgency.  We will find out soon enough I suppose.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::receives a Level 10 communiqué and decides to read in his quarters since he is not vital in the undocking maneuvers::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: I want shields ready to go at a moments notice, and when we reach the 1 hour threshold of arriving at the anomaly we will go to Yellow Alert.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: Permission to leave Bridge for some minutes, sir?  I will return soon.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CIV: Granted, Captain.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: Aye,. sir. ::walks towards the nearest Turbolift and enters it::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
OPS: Put emergency teams on reduced duty for the next 18 hours also.  I want them fully rested when we approach the anomaly.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
CO:  Understood.  ::does as asked.::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::arrives to his quarters and goes to his desktop terminal to read the communique::

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: Shields on standby sir.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::raises an eyebrow as he reads:: Self: Fascinating.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
OPS/ CTO: Any suggestions on what we might expect to find here and how to ready ourselves for it?  I know we don't have much to go on.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
CO:  The only thing I can suggest is that everyone gets plenty of rest before we arrive at our destination so we can be ready for anything.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
Self: ::checks the time on his desktop:: 48 hours. It will be an eternity. ::saves the file under in an encrypted folder and exits his quarters::

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: Without knowing the type of anomaly all I can do is make sure shields and weapons are ready sir.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::returns to the Bridge and goes back to the secondary station, with his usual poker face::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: We will be pushing the engines hard, but the trip is too long for us to make at full maximum Warp.  Normally we could send probes ahead but at this point we'd still be able to outrun the probes we send so our foreknowledge will be minimized.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: I'm assuming that Starfleet has already sent probes and that's how we're even aware that there is an anomaly.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: I would suggest to have LRS grid operating at its maximum capacity in order to gather as much data as possible, until we arrive to the designated coordinates.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CIV: Good suggestion.
SO: As Captain Marek suggests focus the main sensor dish on the anomaly's location.  Keep altering the focus of the scans until we get a better idea of what we are looking at.  And for.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<SO> CO/ CIV: Aye, will do. From Chronotrons to Collateral Impact scans and then back around again.  ::Pauses.::
CO/ CIV: Um, to be exact there are other scans that might work better for that kind of A to B listing, but just take what I said as a "Yes Sir" if you would...

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
SO: I assume that we must take your irony as a full acceptance of the nature of the Captain's orders?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<SO> CIV: Yes sir, but I hope I didn't sound too ironic.  Was trying to make it sound confident endorsement, but yes, full acceptance.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CIV: Ours is not to reason why...

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
SO: ::smirks:: Relax, Ensign... It is just my bad attempts at making humorous remarks. I guess I will never fully master that art.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<SO> CIV: Yes sir, no need to apologize.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CTO: Indeed, Lieutenant ::nods::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<SO> All: Computer's running through the major anomaly reading types, so far it is picking up a very large graviton reading.  Maybe some sort of wormhole with a large mass on the other side?  Maybe a simple gravimetric anomaly field?  Not much study on the later, but they do happen.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO/CTO: Captain, Without causing any interference with your last orders, I would suggest Lieutenant Q'ten to pick one of the tactical rapid response teams and make them do some drills. In my experience, you never know what you could find hidden behind the mask of a simply "anomaly".

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Gravimetric anomalies?  They are seldom more than footnotes in science reports.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::moves next to the OPS console and reads the data mentioned by the SO::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<aFCO> All: Had a friend at the Academy put a good deal of study into graviton fields.  Even worked out a computer model to help map them better.  Always thought she could have spent the effort in a more "normal" concentration.  Did help close quarters flying a bit, but lot of work for that gain.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CIV: My tactical teams are always drilling. In fact you'll probably find at least one of them in a holodeck right now.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: That's the answer I expected.  Just make sure they are at full readiness when we arrive though, don't push them too hard now.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: Aye sir.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CTO: Really? You sound like an efficient tactical chief... and I thought I was a little paranoid one.. In my times ... people used to think I was kind of a .. .trigger happy tactical officer.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CIV: Somehow I have trouble picturing a Vulcan as 'trigger-happy'.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CTO: I am a Vulcan full of surprises. ::raises an eyebrow::

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CIV: No doubt.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::smiles slightly at the CIV comment::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CIV: Try having your early career be as a sniper, then see how the "trigger happy" term gets used.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::turns to the OPS:: OPS: Hope you don't mind me being standing next to your work station.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
CIV:  Not at all.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::nods::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<aFCO> CO: We are now cruising at Warp 9.98.  We will push that for the next 12 hours.  Just seems weird doing that for a graviton field...

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: I'm sure you checked my service record before I joined the crew... By the way, sometimes things get to be exaggerated on those comments to my record. ::smiles::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CIV: I'm just speaking from experience.  When you have a stint as a sniper on your resume people assume you are trigger happy by design, often wonder why you stop to think things out at times.  ::smiles.::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: Sometimes logic reasoning needs to be put into action.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: try living as a Klingon. Everyone’s first impression is that you want to kill something.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<SO> aFCO: Not always obvious why we get certain orders.  Maybe someone sees something in this situation we haven't yet?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: Yes, that could also be an issue.  I can see that.
SO: Are the gravimetric readings staying relatively stable?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<SO> All: The anomaly is passing near an inhabited system, might be the cause for the urgency.
CO: They are staying stable sir.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<SO> CO: I'm going to have a team configure the sensor pallet in sector 3 to study the gravimetric readings.  Should be able to convert it in the next half hour, max.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
SO: If the anomaly on course towards the inhabited system?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<SO> CIV: Assuming the readings aren't distorted by the graviton fields, the system is just passing by it, no threat of entering it yet.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
ALL: Two minutes ago I wasn't even aware that this thing was moving.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
SO: Strange... ::raises an eyebrow::

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