USS Cherokee episode 813
SNW, by Steve Weller, Part 33
12106.20

Starring_
Steve Weller as Producer, and SO_Lt_Trix, and Matgol 
Zach Farland as CO_Capt_Daniels and OPS_Ens_Granger 
Pablo Delsoglio as CIV_Capt_Marek and FCO_Lt_Alvarado
Absent
John Garrison as CEO_LtCmdr_Hull, TO_Ens_Tyler and TO_Lt_Lvor
Leave of Absence
Trish Yarborough as CMO-McIntyre
The USS Cherokee has arrived at a rogue planetoid that is home to the Artelek.  They have been invited inside the hollow planetoid, where the Artelek actually live.  A shuttle is ready to take the crew down.

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CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::getting to ready to visit the planetoid

ACTION: As the Cherokee approaches, they received coordinates for the entrance to the planet.  At that location a beacon lights to guide them in.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::Trying to make sense of what we're seeing and figure out the logistics of this...ship?  Homeworld?  What do we even call it?::

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
SO: You'll be going to the planetoid.  Notify Miss Clark she'll be going to and should meet us in shuttle bay one when ready.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
FCO: Follow the guiding light, Mister Alvarado.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
CIV: I'd like you on the Away Team as well, Captain.

FCO_Lt_Alvarado says:
CO: Aye, sir ::with a accentuated old fashioned earth sailor accent.::

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CO: Aye Captain.  I'm ready now, have a travel kit ready.  Clark should be ready momentarily.  ::Notifies Clark to be ready in the Shuttlebay with Translation gear and whatever else she'll need.::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: I wouldn't miss this opportunity, Captain. ::nods::

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
All: Then let's head out.  To the Shuttle Bay.

FCO_Lt_Alvarado says:
CO: Captain, 5 minutes to the planetoid and to reach synchronous orbit.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::Grabs travel kit and gets ready to move out.::

FCO_Lt_Alvarado says:
::taps on his console following the electronic bread crumbs towards the planetoid::

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CO: Clark is on her way.  She got some help making a Holo Emitter for translation but she will also bring the PADD as backup.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
FCO: You have the bridge, Mister Alvarado.  ::Gets up and goes to the Turbolift, enters lift:: TL Computer: Shuttle Bay 1, please.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: Captain, I would suggest at least one security crewmember to join us. I know about diplomacy and creating trust, but I wouldn't fully trust in them ... yet.. :raises eyebrow::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::follows the CO::

FCO_Lt_Alvarado says:
::calls for the relief FCO and stands up::

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::Follows the Captain, eager to see how this society runs.::

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
SO: Sounds good.

FCO_Lt_Alvarado says:
Relief FCO: Follow this course ::points on the console:: Make sure to establish this orbit ::points again::

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
CIV: Yes, we'll take a security person.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: As a former TAC officer, then with a second one, we will be covered. :nods again::

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
CIV: I don't expect any trouble but, it's best to be cautious.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
*Science Labs*: Keep your eyes open and see what you can learn, this is a rare opportunity to see a completely new way of living, let's use it.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: Well, you know me, sir... I am a Vulcan, but a bit paranoid one.

Action: The crew gets to the shuttle and launches towards the planetoid.  The trip is smooth.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
::Calls out from in back of him:: CIV: Smooth flying, Captain.  Nice to see you haven't lost your touch.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::In shuttle monitoring scanners and keeping an eye on the approach.  Notices the planetoid is rather smooth.::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
All: Glad you have chosen Marek's Fly Services... the pilot is a bit of a jumpy fellow, so don't tease him with crash jokes... ::smirks and concentrates on the docking maneuvers::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::locks the shuttle controls and prepares to disembark::

SO_Lt_Trix says:
All: Planetoid is smooth, like a rock found in a stream.  I wonder if that is natural erosion from flight or artificial?

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
SO: A lot of work went into this.  Glad I didn't have to do it.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CO: Agreed, Captain.  Honestly have to wonder if it wouldn't have been easier to build a fleet of ships and find a relatively close world.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
ALL: Hollowing it out must have taken nearly the whole two hundred years they've been working on the planet-ship.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
<Clark> All: But that wouldn't allow them to live as a single community.  Even with ship to ship comms there is a...disconnect.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
Clark: I suppose, but this limits them to sub light travel.  This choice put them as nomads for longer than either of our species have been alive.  Maybe just me but I'd take the speed and reconnect on the new world.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
All: They could just park this boat and live in it but, I guess they want a planet to be outside under at least one sun.  With a lot of open air, who knows, in their evolution they could learn to fly under their own power.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: Or just to have a planet of their own as their ancestors had... to regain their own splendor.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
CIV: Well put, Sir.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
All: Not to mention having light.  Growing food without a source of star light?  Power and resource intensive.  Not to mention societal cabin fever, to use an Earth turn of phrase.
Self: You did not use that phrase that long ago, you didn't hear it until we met our first human.  Now let me think.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
All: I feel this species is a complex culture. With some sort of burden over their shoulders because of their nomad lifestyle... anyway, I feel like we should make sure if their claims are real, and leave the anthropological debates for the future Starfleet missions who visit them.

ACTION: the shuttle passes through a large air lock.  Upon entering they see bright cityscapes all about them for a few kilometers.  In the distance about the "sky" can be seen several areas of blurry brightness amidst huge spans of darkness.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CO: Captain, those lights appear to be cities spread about the interior of the planetoid.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
All: Look at the size of this place.  It really is amazing.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
<Clark> All: An entirely different way of looking at life...

SO_Lt_Trix says:
All: Interior atmosphere is thin, but the centrifugal force keeps the atmosphere in the...Biozone I guess it would still be?  The atmosphere in the biozone is kept in place by the spin.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
SO: What kind of vegetation and animal life exist here, if any?

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
All: Fascinating

ACTION: The Shuttle passes over a large building covering several square kilometers.  It emits higher levels of thermal energy than the buildings around it.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
SO: What do you suppose is in there?

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
SO: Sensors pick up an unusual level of thermal energy coming from that building... A power plant, maybe?

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CO: Picking up the Artelek people, some livestock.  Insects spread about in some areas.  I think that is their version of a Greenhouse.  Lots of plants inside, almost all that I am detecting are in such buildings.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
CIV: Yeah, maybe.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
All: Not detecting any power generation plants in range.  Might be on the surface or in the shell?  Ship sensors could probably tell better.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
SO: Would we be bad guests if we did a complete scan of this place?

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::Establishes a link to Cherokee sensors.::  CO/ CIV: Aye, power generation is in the shell, about 10 km deep from our perspective.  Fusion generators, trying to correlate but it seems one generator operating for each city.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
All: Now we have found out how they get their energy...

ACTION: A signal directs the shuttle to a landing area just outside the city.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
All: What they've accomplished here is extraordinary.
CIV: Take us in for the landing, Mister Marek.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: We are being directed to that landing area... making course corrections now.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
All: Now, let's just hope someone is there to greet us and that the natives are friendly.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
All: Even to Trix this seems like a dark place to live, and he grew up in a pool in a dark cave.  ::Grins at her poke at the Symbiont.::  Anyway, I'd need a bit more sun growing up.  Hard to get a tan I'd guess...

ACTION: Guide Matgol can be seen standing just off the landing platform with a group of others, waiting for the shuttle to land.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::taps on the nav console:: All : Landing in 3...2... 1...

ACTION: The shuttle lands with a soft thunk.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
CIV: Nicely done.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: ::nods::

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
CIV: Open the hatch, Captain and let's meet our hosts.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
<Clark> ::Activates the portable holo emitter and sees a representation of an Artelek appear next to the Captain.::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO:: Aye sir. ::does as ordered as he secures the shuttle::

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Clark: Ahh yes, don't leave home without it.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::Grabs Tricorder and accessory pack as the door opens.::

Host Matgol says:
::As the shuttle lands, leads the delegation forward.:: All: Welcome to Brigthawl, capitol of Artelek.  We are honored to have you as our guests.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::stands up and follows the rest::

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
::Exits shuttle:: Matgol: We are pleased and honored to be here.  This place is amazing.  You should all be proud of your accomplishments.

Host Matgol says:
CO: Captain Daniels, may I present Guides Elthar, Renfer and Quane, leaders of the three other districts and co members of our ruling console.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::Bows to the ruling console.::

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Elthar/Renfer/Quane: A pleasure to meet you all.  Thank you for allowing our visit.  May I present my crew?  This is Mister Marek, Lieutenant Trix, Miss Clark, who was responsible for our ability to communicate, Commander Hull there and Lieutenant L'vor.

Host Matgol says:
<all ruling council together> All: It is our honor to meet you and learn of your people.  May we travel the paths in peace together.

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