USS Cherokee 
The Heist, by Steve Weller, Part 10
11904.28

Starring_
Steve Weller as CO_Ayidee and Producer
Dawn Freeman as OPS_Nash
Zach Farland as CNS_LtJg_Daniels
Pablo Delsoglio as CIV_Capt_Marek
Absent
Topper Loghry as CTO_LT_Q`ten
Leave of Absence
Trish Yarborough as CMO-McIntyre
Captain's Log, Stardate 11904.28, Captain Ayidee recording.  The crew is gathering to compare notes and figure out our next move forward.

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Host CO_Ayidee says:
::In room, reviewing the "New Hire" packet from the bank.::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
All: From my point of view, we will need to have a precise planning. It must be a surgical operation. If we hesitate, we will fail.

OPS_Nash says:
::with the others::

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
CO: Congratulations on the new job, Sir.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Um, thanks I think?  Seeing how it is just temporary not sure how much congratulations are needed.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Precise planning towards what end?  I am about certain I can get the location, but once we have it, how do we move after it?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Anyone see any weaknesses we can exploit?

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: Yes, we need to have all the information on the subject. There will be no room for improvisation.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
CO: Don't worry.  I wasn't going to ask for your chair.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS:: Good, wasn't planning on giving it up.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
All: The target of our mission... do we know what kind of storage device are we looking for? Or just old fashioned paper documents?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CIV: We were told it is believed to be a bound record book, no storage device.  "Original, not a copy" according to the mission guide.  Commander Bonnis sent us a guide with some background information.  Page one says we can stop the program and contact him if we need more.  Apparently that's their "shortcut" around our lack of training for this mission. Gave us a cheat sheet.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
All: I saw no weaknesses.  Then again, I know little about security.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: I'm not asking for things out of your areas of expertise.  General takes on things.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: Thanks Captain. Again, my suggestion would be a commando action. Find a weakness on their security schedule and exploit it in a swift action. Give them  no time to respond.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CIV: Direct assault?  Do you think we have enough manpower for that?

OPS_Nash says:
ALL:  It's almost like there's too much security protocols for even a simple transaction.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: A commando type action. No need to have manpower to subdue them. Just the type of action who would confuse them . Hit and run. That's why I insisted on having all the information.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
OPS: That is what their world is based on.  You think the system is over thought?

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
CO/OPS: Their security does seem like overkill.

OPS_Nash says:
CO:  A possibility.  You the know the saying, "The higher they are, the harder they fall."  There is bound to be something simple to take down the proverbial giant.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
OPS: The higher, the fewer.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Possible, But need a bit more to go on.  How did you mean to try and exploit them?

OPS_Nash says:
ALL:  I heard an ancient story where an average citizen took down a giant size person by hitting them with a well thrown stone to the head.  We need to find our "stone" to take down our giant.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
All: I noticed a relatively rigid chain of command. My guess is that the security teams have little to none amount of discretion. We should focus of disrupting their  chain of command, having them chasing their own tale for some minutes, the time we need to get in and get out with the documents.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
All: I don't see how we're going to get to the documents.  I still think we should trick them into giving the record book to us in orbit.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Pretend to be the Orions?

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
CO: Yeah.

OPS_Nash says:
ALL:  Can't believe I'm going to say this but what we need is a Ferengi.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
OPS: What about a stethoscope?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: To pretend to be the Orions would take some work.  I found a forger, but I think it would take more than him.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO/CNS: Not a bad idea, but I think they are well prepared, and will be hard to fool them with a false identity...

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
CO?CIV: It would take some work but, no one said this would be easy.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Right now all options are on the table.  Right now we have 2 ideas, build each one up, find holes in it and then decide what is better.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: ::nods::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Commando raid has the advantage of experience but it is risky.  Fairly easy to identify risks.  What are the risks of the "pretend to be the Orions" idea?  And how do we counter them?  All options on the table.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
CO: Having our cover blown.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
CO: You would have to forge documents to get us clearance.  We don't look like Orions, that's another problem.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
All: Maybe a combination of both ideas... One group pretending to be the Orions and somehow keeping they busy while a second group simulates a heist to keep the security busy. Then the first group steals the documents.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: The looks are possible to get around I am sure.  But they would have to try and contact the "customer", we'd need a way around that.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
CO: Contact the customer how?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Communications technology on the planet is...limited.  Once in orbit they have access to the same technology we have, or nearly so.  I'm not briefed in that department but they'd need to contact the legitimate owner.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
CO: We have money.  Maybe we can rent an Orion ship or something.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Any other ideas?  On bypassing the checks and balances?

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: None from me. So far I fail to see any other option than a combination of an inside job and a swift hit... then again my mind is a slow processing one...

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: I could probably access their communications records.  Maybe change their "contact number"?  Not sure if they have backup on the satellites.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
CO: So we're limited to the technology they have here in Glemon City?  We can't use our ship or any of our stuff?  That makes it harder.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: There are means of making contact, but making contact could attract attention.  So if we need outside access, we need to make it worth the risk.  So as Captain Marek said before, we need planning ahead of time.

OPS_Nash says:
::nods::

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