USS Cherokee 
Time Keeps on Slippin’, by Steve Weller, Part 9
12001.05

Starring_
Steve Weller as CO_Ayidee, Lowaferth and Producer
Dawn Freeman as OPS_Nash
Zach Farland as CNS_LtJg_Daniels
Pablo Delsoglio as CIV_Capt_Marek
Absent
None
Leave of Absence
Topper Loghry as CTO_LT_Q`ten
Trish Yarborough as CMO-McIntyre
Ship's Log, Stardate 12002.02, Captain Ayidee recording.  The crew continues their exploration of the Anarch homeworld in hopes of getting to know them better.  Our guide is doing his best to help us get to know them.

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CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::walks along with the group::

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
::Enjoyed seeing the farm but, is ready to move on::  Lowaferth: Where to now?

Host Lowaferth says:
::Guiding the Away Team around, taking them to the capitol city, Berhafrattu.::  All: Our people were united by agreement of the original five nations, but it took a bit of time to consolidate after that.  Years we call our "dark pre dawn of civilization".

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
Lowaferth: I guess it was a bit of a political turmoil ::raises an eyebrow::

#CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
COM:  USS Cherokee:  USS Cherokee, this Federation Shuttle "Maximus" with Lt.Cmdr Isaac Hull transferring aboard, requesting Shuttlebay landing instructions.

Host Lowaferth says:
@<OOD> COM: Maximus: Acknowledged Maximus, proceed to docking bay, guidance computer will lead you in.  If you want manual, bring it in to slot A7.  Crew can guide you in.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
@COM:  USS Cherokee:  Acknowledged, on auto, Cherokee, Maximus Out.

Host Lowaferth says:
CIV: That is not quite...accurate.  It was a period of brutal war.  Each other nation was invited to join, when deemed ready.  If three invites were ignored, they were judged "unready", and were...there is no other way to say it.  They were brought to our point of view by force.

@ACTION:  The Maximus flight systems are taken over by the Cherokee and the shuttle is brought in to land.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
Lowaferth: A improvement by force, you would call it?

Host Lowaferth says:
CIV: It seems brutal, but considering the centuries of warfare that preceded it?  Improvement may be a correct word, even if a bit crude.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Lowaferth: Do you all still do that, force people to your way of thinking?

Host Lowaferth says:
CNS: There has been no need for centuries beyond count.  Once we were united, we learned to work through our differences by reason and discussion.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
Lowaferth: Well, there is a logic behind that procedure... but a very brutal one, if you allow me to say so.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
@::Isaac nods to the shuttle pilot and grabs his luggage and heads for the shuttle's hatch and exits onto the Cherokee's Shuttlebay deck::

Host Lowaferth says:
@<Flight Crew Lead> CEO: Welcome aboard, Chief.  Captain and senior staff are on the planet.  When you are ready, he requests you join them on the surface.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
::A Yeoman is waiting for Isaac as he gathers his belongings on the deck, she points the way to the nearest Turbolift to the bridge, she advises that Isaac's belongings will be taken to his quarters, and they enter the TL and head for the Bridge::

Host Lowaferth says:
CIV: Of course you can say so.  It is an accurate description.  The wars of those days were brutal and savage.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
@Flight Chief Lead:  Thank you, would you point me to the nearest transporter room?

Host Lowaferth says:
@<Flight Control Lead> CEO: Straight down the corridor is the nearest Turbolift, one deck down is Transporter Room 1.  Or you could pass through the ladder there into shuttle maintenance and down the hall.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
@::Isaac walks to the nearest transport room, introduces himself to the transporter chief and makes way to the pad and is dematerialized in the matter stream to the planet::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
Lowaferth: ::raises an eyebrow:: I hope you left behind those dark methods as you evolved into your actual society.

Host Lowaferth says:
All: We like to think we have.  But it is easy to be peaceful when you are all one "nation" and a handful of families.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Lowaferth: I share Captain Marek's concerns.  I hope the violent behaviors are done with and you've learned to solve problems in a peaceable way.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
::Isaac materializes on the planet, he is looking around for the away team as the materialization process completes::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Hears the Transporter and turns to the sound.::
CEO: Greetings Commander, I am Captain Ayidee.  Glad you could join us.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
::Sees the arrival of the new crewman::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CO:  Aye Captain, it is good to be aboard, and right onto an AT, perfect!  

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
Lowaferth: And what would happen in the case, a group of your family would like to start a new family, detached from the actual government?

Host Lowaferth says:
All: Ah, another member of your party has arrived.  But yes, we were once violent, and brutal.  We haven't had a war in generations beyond count.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Lowaferth: Glad to hear it.  Now, I think you mentioned something about visiting a school and maybe a hospital after that.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CO:  Captain, how long has this society been warp-capable? 

Host Lowaferth says:
CNS: Certainly.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CEO: That depends on one's perspective.  Their time flow has, until recently, been far faster than our own.  By their take it's been decades.  By ours?  A few days.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CO:  Aye!  Time is relative according to Einstein ::Grins::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::hears the CO:: CEO: Kind of a complicated situation.. even for mister Einstein.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CIV:  ::Looks over at Capt. Marek:: Noted Sir! Albert was a amateur.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: ::nods::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CEO: Kind of unfair. To be honest, we've had the benefit of a lot of learning since his time.

Host Lowaferth says:
All: Einstein?  Is that one of your prophets?  Or a Scientist?

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CO:  Practical learning, Albert was in theoretical Physics, his theories weren’t validated until well after his death.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CEO: Most of the great minds had that problem.
Lowaferth: A Scientist in Earth's history.  The world of Commanders Nash and Hull as well as Counselor Wells.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Lowaferth:  Some might say he was both, he was well ahead of his time, pardon the pun.

Host Lowaferth says:
::Nods.::  CO/ CEO: I see.  And no need to apologize.
All: Are we ready to see the school?  It is that building right over there.  An example of our traditional architecture.  Outdated but still useful.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Lowaferth: Yes, we are very ready.  Lead on.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Lowaferth:  I'm an engineer, I'm very curious of your culture's engineering standards and processes, as well as my colleagues in their expert areas, I'm very curious

Info: Lowaferth points to a single story building built of branches weaved over a frame.  It is long, and only one door can be seen in the closest end.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
All: You can tell a lot from a culture by how they raise their young.

Host Lowaferth says:
CEO: We have many examples, but this is what we started with.  These homes would hold an extended family,

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Lowaferth:  And just with weaved branches?  What about weather protection, rain, heat, cold?  

Host Lowaferth says:
CEO: Bark lining, if fitted properly, works wonders.  As I said it is badly outdated by our standards, but it is where we started all this.  Heat is reduced by the shade, cold by the fire pits.  Each "section" had its own fire pit to provide warmth and a place to cook.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
::Starts walking towards the building::  All: Time for school everybody.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Lowaferth: A very interesting starting point Lowaferth!  Outdated but a great foundation of architecture for the future

Host Lowaferth says:
CNS: And yes, we see the children as very important.  All decisions we take are supposed to consider their effect for our children, to the seventh generation.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Lowaferth: Seventh generation?

Host Lowaferth says:
CNS: We worry about the long term effects of what we decide.  Long term we say to the seventh generation.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Lowaferth: ahh, I see.

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