USS Pandora Mission Transcript 11407.11

USS Pandora Cast of Characters

CO	Captain John J Adams	Bob Baldwin		
SC	Captain Satok Z Marek	Pablo Delsaglio		
XO	Commander Gaeb	Gabriel Marceau	Absent	
DO	VACANT			
FCO	VACANT			
2O	VACANT			
OPS	Lieutenant Xara Xetani	Julie Léger		
CTO	Lieutenant D’ghor Rustazh	Gilles Léger		
TO	VACANT			
CSO	Lieutenant (jg.) Vertan Trix	Steven Weller		
SO	VACANT			
CEO	VACANT			
EO	VACANT			
CMO	Lieutenant Commander Anita Marie Santiago	Arlene McIntyre	LOA	
MO	VACANT			
CNS	VACANT			

USS Pandora 11407.11 First Steps

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OPS_Lt_Xetani :
:: on the Bridge, monitoring ships systems and listening to transmissions ::
 CSO_LtJG_Trix :
:: On Bridge, reviewing scans, trying to figure out just how far from "the line" the Reicha are. ::
CTO_Lt_D`Ghor :
:: grumbles to himself while standing at tactical running different profanities in his head while monitoring the sensors ::
 CO_Capt_Adams :
OPS: Please give me an update on our two civilizations
SC_Capt_Marek :
:: stands next to the CTO ::
OPS_Lt_Xetani :
CO: Aye Sir. It seems that the Reicha are very close to warp capabilities.
 CO_Capt_Adams :
CTO: Something on your mind? What's our distance from them now?
OPS_Lt_Xetani :
CO: The Treint have very good communications equipment, but they are otherwise technologically behind the Reicha.
CTO_Lt_D`Ghor :
CO: We are now entering their system, Sir. I am sending coordinates of several asteroids and various planetary bodies on route in our attempt to remain hidden from detection.
SC_Capt_Marek :
CO/CTO: That’s an extremely important precaution. Never underestimate the capabilities of an old system per se...
 CO_Capt_Adams :
CTO: Excellent. Be on the lookout for any other ships in this system
 CO_Capt_Adams :
All: I want to see them, before they even know we are here people. Everyone stay alert.

CTO_Lt_D`Ghor :
CO: I am attempting to give us a route that keeps us hidden, Sir. Klingons are not known for "sneaking" put I shall attempt to do my best. So far all ships on sensors are close to the home world but if that should change, I shall be vigilant.
OPS_Lt_Xetani :
:: nods :: CO: Aye Sir.
 CO_Capt_Adams :
All: If they're close to warp capability, then most likely they've been traversing the neighborhood for some time.
 CSO_LtJG_Trix :
CTO: If you aren't known for sneaking, why cloaks?
 CO_Capt_Adams :
CTO: Good, but also stay alert for satellites and other craft... They're probably exploring their system, just as our forebears all did.
SC_Capt_Marek :
::moves slowly towards the center of the room::
CTO_Lt_D`Ghor :
CSO: It is an interesting contradiction. I admit. CO: I shall continue to monitor. So far all vessels and satellites are located near the 2nd and 3rd planets with a large concentration of vessels in orbit of the 2nd. I believe it to be a ship yard of some kind.
SC_Capt_Marek :
CTO: Or a space station?
CTO_Lt_D`Ghor :
SC: I would not go that far Sir. Just one huge vessel being prepared for launch.
OPS_Lt_Xetani :
:: places her finger on her earpiece :: CO: Sir, the Reicha are beginning a countdown to something they are calling "The Test"
SC_Capt_Marek :
CTO: :: raises an eyebrow:: Some kind of an escape vessel perhaps? Maybe with warp capabilities? Are we able to identify its power source?
SC_Capt_Marek :
CO: Interesting, isn't it?
OPS_Lt_Xetani :
CO: The schedule is set for approximately 10 hours from now, if we are calculating it correctly.
 CO_Capt_Adams :
SC: I doubt with the impending situation with their sun that they'd spend resources on something that difficult to move. My guess would be that if they are aware, and considering the tech level they're at, I doubt that they'd not be aware, they would concentrate everything they have on getting away from here before their star’s end. 
CTO_Lt_D`Ghor :
SC: They are using anti-matter, Sir; and a variation of dilithium crystals.
 CSO_LtJG_Trix :
CO: Agreed Sir. From what we're seeing I'd guess they are putting all effort into getting a way out.
SC_Capt_Marek :
CTO: Acknowledged....
SC_Capt_Marek :
CO/CSO: An ark undoubtedly then...
CTO_Lt_D`Ghor :
CO: So all resources seem to be used in leaving. I am speculating that they are not "listening" to see if anyone is out there.
OPS_Lt_Xetani :
CO: The transmissions being sent sound like chatter between some sort of mission control and a departing vessel.
CTO_Lt_D`Ghor :
OPS: Lieutenant, anything from their transmissions that indicate that they may be looking outside their systems for "others?"

OPS_Lt_Xetani :
CTO: One moment Lieutenant. :: pressed her ear piece again. ::
CTO_Lt_D`Ghor :
CO: I am obviously not detecting sensor readings, Sir, but I am searching for primitive radar as well.
OPS_Lt_Xetani :
CTO: Not yet. But if it were me, I`d be starting to check at least 3 to 5 hours before launch.
CO_Capt_Adams :
CSO: Okay, here's a weird thought. We've been looking at the living here, but what about the inanimate - the sun? Have we looked to see if anything can be done that would stabilize it, or otherwise forestall its impending demise?
SC_Capt_Marek :
CO: That would be plausible... if we remain undetected while doing it
 CSO_LtJG_Trix :
CO: That would be difficult, Sir. Maybe if we could give a full effort, but to reverse a star's life cycle? That's a bit beyond our technology.
 CO_Capt_Adams :
SC: You see where I'm going with this? No doubt, their scientists have some idea, but nature has a way of doing the unexpected, and who's to say, if there's something we could do without tipping them off, that we aren't "nature" in all this?
CTO_Lt_D`Ghor :
:: mumbles :: Self: Where is a "Supreme Being" when you need one to stop a sun from destroying itself.
OPS_Lt_Xetani :
CO: I have to agree with Lieutenant Trix, reversing a star's life cycle is beyond us technologically.
 CO_Capt_Adams :
CSO: Not thinking reversing, but in actuality, is this star behaving "normally?" Whatever "normal" is? Or for some reason, is it acting prematurely? Something where we could intervene?
SC_Capt_Marek :
CO: You seen to fate as a product of nature...
OPS_Lt_Xetani :
SC: Life finds a way. :: smiles ::
 CSO_LtJG_Trix :
CO: It appears the star is just late in its life cycle.
SC_Capt_Marek :
CO: Sir, I would totally agree with you, if it we were capable of reverting the process...
 CO_Capt_Adams :
SC: again, not revert, but maybe forestall it for a while? Maybe give them a better chance of escaping doom.
SC_Capt_Marek :
CO: ::Nods:: Sir, respectfully, as long as we do not cross a really thin line and start playing Gods... that would be a logical option to save them without a direct interference.
 CSO_LtJG_Trix :
CO: We could try to inject a fresh hydrogen supply into the star, but the volume required... without them noticing? I think we're better off at least waiting to see IF they do get Warp Drive and stop the need for them not seeing.
OPS_Lt_Xetani :
CO: Sir, I'm not a scientist, but unless we can develop the technology to re-infuse a star's hydrogen, I don't think we can forestall it.
 CO_Capt_Adams :
SC: Of course. But that shouldn't prevent us from acting if we can. Prime Directive be.... :: lets the sentence trail off ::
SC_Capt_Marek :
CO: I see... it can be bended a little from time to time... :: raises an eyebrow ::
CTO_Lt_D`Ghor :
CSO: The quantity of hydrogen involved is of course astronomical. Where would one get that much hydrogen... hypothetically?

OPS_Lt_Xetani :
CTO: I'm certain that we could not replicate that much.
 CSO_LtJG_Trix :
CTO: It's fairly common, most common element in the universe, but collecting it would take an immense amount of time and effort.
 CSO_LtJG_Trix :
CTO: And in secret? That would be a monumental effort.
OPS_Lt_Xetani :
CSO: Wouldn't the best source of that much hydrogen be another star?
SC_Capt_Marek :
All: Maybe we should find a way to pass that type of information to them... without letting them know we are passing it to them... ::smirks:: and see if they are capable of solving their problem with that information
CTO_Lt_D`Ghor :
:: looks quickly at the database and moans :: CO: The star burns several hundred million tons of hydrogen per second, I have no idea how we could transfer that large a quantity of hydrogen from anywhere.
 CO_Capt_Adams :
All: Nevertheless, I need options people. These people are making a valiant effort, from what we can tell, but yet, we can't intervene due to the potential consequences. We could save a civilization that could turn on the galaxy. But today, that valiant effort to save themselves deserves a fighting chance, don't you all think?
OPS_Lt_Xetani :
CO: I think any species deserves the benefit of the doubt, until they prove otherwise, Sir.
SC_Capt_Marek :
CO: I still consider that somehow giving them the information to save his species instead of actually doing it... would be the best option... maybe some elaborated cover mission.... maybe
CTO_Lt_D`Ghor :
CO: Then we have a choice to make, Sir. Say "Hello" and offer our help to get them away.... or attempt to help covertly either of which could prove as dangerous.
OPS_Lt_Xetani :
SC: Sir, I'm not a Doctor, but, I don't think I'd want to be the one medically altered to look like one of those insects.
SC_Capt_Marek :
OPS: Noted. :: smiles ::
 CSO_LtJG_Trix :
CO: Sir, we don't have an exact time table, but they have at least a few years. We don't need to risk the Prime Directive immediately.
 CO_Capt_Adams :
SC: But if we believe in the Prime Directive, and they are "pre-warp," then that precludes  direct contact... so, indirect action may bend the rules just a bit. Assuming that's even possible.
SC_Capt_Marek :
CO: Indeed, we are facing a very complex dilemma here... and we need to find a logical solution...
OPS_Lt_Xetani :
CO: Sir, what if we were able to bring one of them to the holodeck and use that to recreate another of their species to talk to them and send them back. He would assume it was divine intervention?
CTO_Lt_D`Ghor :
CSO: More waiting.... I am becoming irritated with waiting and it's all your fault, Lieutenant.
 CO_Capt_Adams :
CTO: The question there is, are they aware of their surrounding neighborhood? Of others, like the Treint?
 CO_Capt_Adams :
CTO: I don't want to freak them out if they've no idea there are "others" out here.
OPS_Lt_Xetani :
CO: They know, Sir. They just haven't answered the Treint yet.
SC_Capt_Marek :
OPS: the holodeck... mmm :: thinks ::
CTO_Lt_D`Ghor :
CO: According to Operations, they are concentrated on their task of leaving Sir. I am afraid, they are simply not looking

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