USS Cherokee 
Pleasant View, by Zach Farland, Part 10
11709.10

Starring_
Steve Weller as CO_Ayidee and Producer
Dawn Freeman as OPS_Cmdr_Nash
Topper Loghry as CTO_LT_Q`ten
Zach Farland as CNS_Ens_Daniels and Arc Writer
Pablo Delsoglio as CIV_Capt_Marek
Absent
None
Leave of Absence
Trish Yarborough as CMO-McIntyre

Ship's Log, Stardate 11709.17, Captain Ayidee recording.  A Captain Vul Chur has arrived at the site of the Earhart to claim it as salvage.  We now are waiting the Rabidus authorities to try and resolve this legally.

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Host CO_Ayidee says:
::On Bridge, trying to navigate this issue of legal jurisdiction and deep space recovery rights.::

Captain_Vul_Chur says:
COM: Cherokee: I've contacted the law.  They'll be here soon.  I'd leave, if I were you.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
::At tactical station still trying to find any signs of the apparent ambassador's ship::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::On the bridge:: All: Sounds like a threat.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::on a secondary station linked to tactical::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
COM: Vul Chur: Your suggestion is noted.  However, meeting with the authorities is the only way I see to resolve the question of recovery of Federation Property.  Would you like to come aboard for some refreshments while we wait or would you prefer to wait on your own vessel?

Captain_Vul_Chur says:
COM: Cherokee: I'm not leaving until they show up to settle this matter and I'm certainly not fool enough to board an unknown ship.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: Sir, was this...Vul Chur... given salvage rights to the Earhart, or the ambassadorial ship?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
COM: Vul Chur: Understood, I just thought I'd offer our hospitality.
CTO: We will determine that if we need to later, but since I do not see another ship in the vicinity we have to assume the Earhart.

Captain_Vul_Chur says:
COM: Cherokee: CO: We'll just wait it out.  ::Ends transmission::

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: One other concern sir.  If it was the Rabidus who did this to the Earhart, we still do not know how they did it, and therefore have no defense against such actions that could be directed at the Cherokee.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: I think he just hung up on us.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO/CTO: I agree on the CTO's analysis.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: It is a good analysis, but there is little choice in the matter.  We either deal with the Rabidus or abandon the Earhart and her crew to their fate while we go home empty handed.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
All: Going home shouldn't be an option.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: However, to be on the safe side and not provoke a hostile response from the Rabidus, let's return to green alert status.
CNS: Agreed, which is why we are going to meet with the Rabidus.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: I'm ready to help you negotiate with Vul Chur, Sir.
All: ...and whoever else shows up.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: Aye sir ::stands down from yellow alert::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Suggestions on moving forward?  Rather have a plan of action in place and any warnings out before they arrive than half way into discussions.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: We'll have to talk a good game with the folks on their way here.  Vul Chur says he has legal documents to back his claim.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
ALL: We could request to see those legal documents.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Yes, and legal jurisdiction is not on our side.  The Federation is still legal owner of the vessel though by most legal systems I am familiar with.  If the Rabidus are not too far off we should have an opening.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
All: I would suggest to do a faster research on the nature and origin of the electric burst that disabled the Earhart... ::looks to the CTO::

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: Everything seems to center on this non-existent ambassadorial ship.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CTO: Yeah, who is this Ambassador.  What's his story?
All: Who were the Ambassador's enemies?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO/CIV: Good question, yes.  And the missing ship is a possible clue.  If it was destroyed here, there should at least be debris.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Simpler question, who was the Ambassador to begin with?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Maybe whoever shows up will have some answers.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CNS: The recordings we heard suggested that he/she was the Ambassador TO Rabidus, which would suggest that he/she were not from Rabidus.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CNS: Which means there is a third party involved here.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CTO: That's very good.  So, this involves another planet's worth of ... beings.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CNS: It's a possibility.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CIV: Are you sure the explosion happened here?   ...and there's no debris?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Any ideas on where to find answers before the Rabidus get here?

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CNS: I double checked the sensor readings... and they location is confirmed. To your second question... no logical answer yet.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: I've looked through our records and found nothing on Rabidus.  There's hardly anything about this sector.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Access what we can of the Earhart's encounter with the Ambassador ship.  See if there is anything in there to provide answers.  We barely looked at them, might have missed something.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
ALL: To quote an old Earth Statesman: It is an enigma, wrapped in a mystery, and surrounded by a riddle.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CTO: Sounds like an illogical puzzle... yet interesting to solve.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
All: Hey, Commander Nash asked about the documents Vul Chur says he has.  Maybe there's more we could learn from them.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
OPS: What were you saying about the documents?

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
ALL:  Just that we can ask to see those documents in order to get some sort of understanding on where they are coming from.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Yeah, that.  What you think?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Thinks for a minute.::  All; We could do that, yes.  There is a risk of showing our ignorance of their laws but at this time it may be worth it.
OPS: Hail Captain Chur.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::hails Chur::  CO: Waiting for him to reply.

Captain_Vul_Chur says:
COM: Cherokee: I hope you're contacting me to say good-bye.  Give up.  You haven't got a chance.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
CO:  On screen, Captain.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: This creature’s vessel has no real defenses, and there is a real possibility that he could suffer some sort of catastrophic accident at any time.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
COM: Vul Chur: No, sorry to disappoint Captain.  We just would like to see a copy of the documents granting you salvage rights to the Earhart.

Captain_Vul_Chur says:
COM: Cherokee: Aaaahhh, don't believe me, hey?

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CTO: ::whispers:: Do you think he is bluffing?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
COM: Vul Chur: It isn't that at all.  We just want to see the documents to get an idea of the legal situation we are looking at here.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CIV: I think he is a puffed up, self aggrandizing, little verangnan that needs to be taken down a few notches.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CTO: ::raises an eyebrow:: I had the same hunch... but we know very little about the species on this sector, so we better go carefully.

Captain_Vul_Chur says:
COM: Cherokee: CO: All right, all right, I'm sending it.  Keep your shirt on, fuzz face.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
COM: Vul Chur: It is part of my uniform, of course I will keep it on.  Thank you.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: I could program the ships tractor beam into ghew swatting mode.

Captain_Vul_Chur says:
COM: Cherokee: CO: Huh?  Never mind.  ::Sends documents to Cherokee OPS::  Hey, hang on.  I got another call coming in.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CTO: He is a bit rude.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: I don't think it will be necessary.  If it comes to force we have the local superiority.  We will try to do this legally so we do not have to make up for it later.

ACTION: Vul Chur ends the conversation abruptly and disconnects the transmission.  Vul Chur's salvage ship suddenly and without warning leaves the area, returning the way he came.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: Just saying.  ghew swatter standing by.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: I didn't do it, I swear sir!

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::forwards the documents to the CO::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
Self: Whoa! Were did he go in such a hurry?

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CNS: Something spooked him.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CTO: Yeah, but what?

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CNS: He stated that he had another call coming in.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CTO: Some one warned him of something, you think?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Keep us steady.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CNS: Perhaps he wasn't as legitimate as he claimed.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
OPS: Run a threat detection on what he sent over, full scan.

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

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
::Starts his tactical scans once again looking for any possible threat heading their way.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
CO:  After 3 complete full scans, I found no threat.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
OPS: Then put them on screen.  Let's see what he thought to send us.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::she puts the documents on screen::

ACTION: The documents appear on screen.  The letterhead says it's from the Rabidus Sanitation Department.

ACTION: There is an unknown vessel heading towards your location.

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