USS Cherokee 
SNW, by Steve Weller, Part 3
12010.25

Starring_
Steve Weller as CO_Ayidee, Morat, and Producer
Dawn Freeman as OPS_Nash
John Garrison as CEO_LtCmdr_Hull
Mike as EO_Ens_Sanosuke
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 12010.25, Captain Ayidee recording.  The crew is meeting with the representative of the Sierna people, a being named Morat.  We are hoping to learn what we can about both the Sierna and the Uruk raiders.

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Host Morat says:
All: So where did you all want to begin?

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Morat: Maybe we could start with what Chancellor Mosley said about us coming here to see you.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
::leans back in his chair, listening intently.::

Host Morat says:
CNS: He said that, if he got his point across, that hopefully Starfleet would, pardon the phrasing, "get off it's hind quarters and get to investigating the raiders".

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Morat:  Was that in the last 5 solar days?  Or, was it before he left for Earth Sir?  

Host Morat says:
CNS: What is that he calls them, the Uruk?  We call them Gierats, a word meaning raiders in one of our world's archaic languages.
CEO: Long before he left for Earth.  He mentioned it several times over the years.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Morat: How would you describe your relationship with New Rome and the Chancellor?

Host Morat says:
CNS: They are an unusual people  So quick to act it is hard to handle them, handle him.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Morat:  Oh!  I see!

Host Morat says:
CNS: Once he gets an idea in his head, he is hard to stop.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Morat: So, what's been going on between Sierna and the Gierats?

Host Morat says:
CNS: It is a long story, but they have been raiding us for decades.  In fact, our first encounter with them was when one of our ships was lost.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Morat: Lost?  Do you believe the Gierat stole the ship and its crew?

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Morat:  Sir!  What type of ship was that?  A freighter or a defensive ship?

Host Morat says:
All: No, lost as in destroyed.  From the evidence it seems they, it was a freighter, they tried to escape and the Gierat tried to disable their engines.  They missed, apparently, and the ship was destroyed.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Morat: Have they destroyed other ships since?

Host Morat says:
CNS: Yes, many times.  Anywhere from 2 or 3 a month, using your time spans, to as many as 5 in a single day a few years ago.  We haven't been able to discern a pattern.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
All: I don't know about you all but, I’d love to see one of the Sierna's ships.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Morat: Are your ships filled with water or air?

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Morat:...and while on the subject Sir!  Were any of the ships attacked or lost - military?  :: looks at Lt. Daniels::  I would enjoy touring a Sierna ship

Host Morat says:
CNS/CEO: Air, but we have several pools.  We grew as a life form in a collection of caves that were oxygenated.    I am sure I could get you a tour of one of the ships.  And they never hit military vessels.  ::Moves to a console and types in a message.::

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Morat: That's interesting, no military ships have been harmed?

Host Morat says:
All: I sent word to one of our freighter captains.  He should answer within a few minutes about a tour.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Morat: Thank you, that will be so cool.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: No Starfleet pursuit vessels or escorts have either.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
CO: What kind of ships are being targeted?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Merchants, typically smaller transports with little defenses.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
::Makes a mental note to himself that the camouflage of the Cherokee needs to make it look like a freighter class::

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
CO: Interesting.  Maybe they pick on lesser armed ships because their own weapons are limited.

Host Morat says:
CNS: That has been our guess, and what we've heard from our neighboring worlds.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CNS:  A good analysis, poor defenseless freighters traveling peacefully through this sector.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: There is a lot less risk that way.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Morat:  Do the Uruks seize the crews and keep them captive, or do they catch and release?

Host Morat says:
All: Ah, captain Flert has gotten back already.  His crew is willing and eager to show you their ship.  We can take my vessel, their hanger is only a short distance away if you are ready?

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Morat:  Aye!  

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Morat: I'm ready.  But, you know, it's a wonder why they don't take anything, just destroy.  Are they that xenophobic?  That's a little extreme.

Host Morat says:
CNS: Oh they take, they take the cargo.  They try to disable first, whether out of some sort of kindness or simply the fact that it is easier to get the cargo from an intact vessel.
::Walks to the Embassy garage.::  
All: We can talk on the way, if you want.  I know there is a lot you wish to know.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Morat: They take stuff?  Mosley didn't say that.  He said they don't take anything, didn't he?

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
::Follows Morat::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Morat: ::Gets up from his chair::  Thank you Mr. Morat, when was the last encounter with the Uruks?  

Host Morat says:
CEO: There was a raid yesterday.  I haven't gotten any reports today.  They come to me as War Chief.  If there is a foreign threat, it is my job to arrange defenses until the vote decides.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
::Walking:: Morat: Has anyone who have seen the Gierats lived to tell what they look like?

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Morat:  What was the last vote's decision on the attack yesterday?

Host Morat says:
CNS: No, to the best of my knowledge they have never been captured.  If they get close to capture, they would rather self destruct.

Host Morat says:
CEO: The response, such that it was, was "approved".  Meaning the use of force I authorized was deemed appropriate, even though it got there far too late.

Host Morat says:
::Enters the garage and walks to an air lock.  Keys in a code and steps inside.::  All: Watch your heads, it is a bit smaller than a Starfleet shuttle.
::Steps into the vehicle and starts the engine.::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Morat:  Would it be prudent Sir!  To have military escorts to ensure free navigation for commerce?  Earths great powers of the late 1700 era had to physically protect commerce as they traveled to different foreign ports against pirates.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
::Steps inside the air lock, ducking.::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
::Steps into the airlock, ducking slightly::

Host Morat says:
CEO: I suppose so, but the numbers needed to provide escort would cripple our economy.  We simply do not have the sort of numbers of ships needed.  We suggest to our traders to try and travel in convoys, but the logistics of making that work are...prohibitive.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Climbs into the vehicle.::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
::Gets onboard::

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
::Follows everybody on board the ship::

Host Morat says:
::Once all are aboard, seals the airlock and disconnects the transport.  Heads into the surrounding water away from the center of the city.::

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
::Enjoying the ride and the view out the window::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
::Looking out the porthole::

Host Morat says:
All: We have tried to find a solution to the raids of a more aggressive sort, but every sortie our fleet makes is unable to make contact.  Can't even say for sure what world they operate out of.  To paraphrase an old saying, "slippery fish are hard to bring in."  That is why we hoped your arrival meant Mosley had gotten his hope, gotten your Starfleet to go after this threat directly.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Morat: Well, we're going to try to help.  Our main problem is not knowing where their homeworld is.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
:: Looks at Captain Ayidee and Lt. Daniels on that statement::

Host Morat says:
CNS: There are entire schools of thought about whether there is even a home world.  I wish you luck in finding answers.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Agreed.  If we can find their home world we at least have something to work with.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
Morat: Thanks, I think we'll need it.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Morat:  Or they may find us, in a manner of speaking ::grins::

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