Host Brett says:
<<<<Resume mission "Cradle will Fall, Part 9">>>>

CSO_Syrna says:
@::on the surface with the Captain::

CNS_Enki says:
@::Standing on the planet's surface next to the CSO and behind the CO::

CIV_Ferrone says:
:: moves from the science station as per the First Officer's orders and takes his station at the helm::

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::listening to Radue::

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::watches the viewscreen from the command chair of the Del::

OPS_Dvon says:
::standing at his post:: XO: Ma'am I have a lock on the AT at the moment, but lets hope the Custodian doesn’t raise it's shields

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::nods:: OPS: What is the ETA of the cavalry?

CIV_Ferrone says:
::at the helm looking at the viewscreen keeping his mouth shut::

Host Radue says:
ACTION: The amphitheatre is full with several thousand Aldeans.  Radue stands and approaches the central lectern::

CNS_Enki says:
@::Looks towards the CSO, watching to see what she does... not much for them to do at the moment::

OPS_Dvon says:
::looks down at his panel:: XO: I am checking now ::doesn’t tell her that he needs to call them::

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::looks around and wonders about their reactions when she tells them who committed the murders::

Host Radue says:
@ALL: Welcome all.  As I stated previously, we are here to hear and assess evidence of a terrible crime, and determine the guilty party.  Or parties.

CSO_Syrna says:
@::looks remarkably placid for such a stressful event::

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::begins to mentally prepare for every possible scenario that may immerge and what her actions should be in each case.::

OPS_Dvon says:
::he makes the call to the nearest star ship:: XO: Ma'am the nearest star ship is still two days away

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::bites the corner of her lip:: OPS: Thank you.

Host Radue says:
@ALL: To begin, let me state for the record the nature of the crime.  Last night, following a celebration to bid our Federation friends good-bye, they were brutally attacked and murdered in their quarters.

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::places her hand on her stomach as the baby kicked in response to her increased stress::

Host Radue says:
ACTION: Many in the crowd, not having heard the details, gasp in horror.  A murmur rolls through the crowd.

CNS_Enki says:
@::Doesn't blame them, and wonders how the planet will react, in regards to Federation membership.. this meeting is a psychologist's dream, and nightmare... a way to observe the Aldeans, but a good example of mob mentality::

CSO_Syrna says:
@::Thinks: This reaction is not.... unexpected::

Host Radue says:
@ALL: These officers ::Indicates the Away Team::  have been tirelessly searching for clues to the identity of the killer or killers.  They tell me they have evidence that will prove the guilt of these persons.  Captain T'Kar.  ::Indicates for her to come to the podium::

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::leans back and gestured for the CNS and CSO to come closer.  Quietly so no one else can overhear:: CSO/CNS: I want you to carefully watch the reactions of those that are standing here with us throughout these proceedings.

CSO_Syrna says:
@::gives a subtle nod of her head::

CNS_Enki says:
@CO: Two steps ahead of you, ma'am.  ::Smiles wanly::

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::takes a quiet breath and walks up to the podium:: Radue: Thank you.

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::observes the cadet to see how he is reacting to the situation.  It would prove helpful for future direction in the decision of his training::

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: Ma'am I was wondering if the engineers have looked into the Custodians shielding and transporter abilities.  Will I be able to stop it from transporting people off the ship, and will I be able to get the crew off the planet if the it's shields are raised

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::turns and looks out at the crowd:: All: I am Captain K'Beth T'Kar of the Federation starship the USS Delphyne.  I was asked by Ambassador M'Benge and First Appointee Radue to conduct an investigation into the murders of six Federation scientists.

CIV_Ferrone says:
::quietly watching the proceedings on the viewscreen...  although trying to keep an eye on the Delphyne’s orbit::

CSO_Syrna says:
@::even though she feels it is unethical, she tries to scan the surface thoughts of those who are on the podium, should one of them desire to attack the captain::

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::briefly looks at the screen as she hears the CO voice::  OPS: I am not sure about the first part... check to see if there is anything in the database about it.  As for if the shields get raised, all our data tells us that it is impossible to transport through them.

Host CO_KBeth says:
@All: .  We have gathered evidence that points conclusively to only one suspect. ::pauses:: I regret to inform you that the suspect is....The Custodian.

Host Radue says:
ACTION: There are a few seconds of silence, then the amphitheatre erupts in a loud roar as the crowd repels at the idea.

CSO_Syrna says:
@::raises her eyebrow as she gets rather arrogant and self-satisfied thoughts from Whelan::

OPS_Dvon says:
::starts scanning though the database, there isn’t much information containing to the shields since it wasn’t directly related to the investigation::

CNS_Enki says:
@::Watches the reactions... not many calm faces in the crowd::

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::is bombarded with emotions from the planet and tries to block out as much as possible::

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::raises her hands to quiet the outcry:: ALL: Please....hear me out. ::connects the PADD to the interface and shows the evidence point by point:: As you can see, due to the lack of DNA evidence, the height of the shooter, the way the murders were conducted...it all points to the Custodian committing the acts through the use of the cleaning bots.

CSO_Syrna says:
@::wonders why Toolan seems so fidgety, his thoughts all a jumble::

CSO_Syrna says:
@::notes everyone's thoughts reflect they are all quite surprised by the Custodian did it::

Host Radue says:
ACTION: The crowd slowly quiets as K'Beth goes through her presentation.  Many still shake their heads or shout denials.

OPS_Dvon says:
::sees the crowds faces and hears their shots on the viewscreen, he starts to align the shields and the ships transporter systems to the same frequency so if needed he can transport the AT without lowering the shields::

CNS_Enki says:
@::Unconsciously reaches down to brush the phaser on her belt with her hand, almost as if to reassure herself... should something arise::

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::just stands there waiting for the outcry to die down.  Turns to Radue:: Radue: The question that we do have is why.

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::nervously her eyes dart from the screen to the cadet.::  Cadet: Are you familiar with our Grey mode procedures

Host Radue says:
ACTION: Toolan stands and motions for recognition.

CNS_Enki says:
@::Thinks: Oh, boy.. here comes trouble::

Host Radue says:
@CO: Thank you Captain, you may be seated.  Citizen Toolan, your presentation.

CIV_Ferrone says:
XO: Sir...  yes... unless you do something different here on the Delphyne that isn't standard.

CSO_Syrna says:
@::picks up that Toolan thinks he has something::

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::look up at the viewscreen and wonders why Toolan is presenting anything:: Cadet: No.

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::goes back to stand by the CNS and CSO.  Quietly:: CNS/CSO: Anything that can't wait?

Host Radue says:
Action: Toolan approaches the podium.

CNS_Enki says:
@::Shakes head 'no'::

CSO_Syrna says:
@CO: Toolan thinks he has an important piece of evidence. I do not know what it is. ::whispered::

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::lowers what little shielding she had placed up on her empathic abilities and watches Toolan carefully::

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::nods and quietly waits for Toolan to speak::

Host Toolan says:
@ALL: Thank you, Appointee Radue.  Friends...our Federation "allies" have offered up much evidence that points to an impossibility.  The Custodian has been our guardian, provider and protector for millennia.  In that time, it has never harmed a soul.  The Federation is not the benign entity they would have us believe...

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
CIV: Tie into the Tac controls and scan for any surprises that maybe out there.

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: Ma'am I have been working on aligning the ships shields and the transporter systems so I can transport without lowering the shields, permission to transport something from the cargo bay out side the ships shields and then back to run a test?

CIV_Ferrone says:
::snapped from the viewscreen::  XO: Aye, sir.

CIV_Ferrone says:
::assigns a portion of his display for "customization::

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::ponders the OPS's request::  OPS: I would like for a test run too but it is to risky.  We don't want anyone out there to know what we might be planning.

Host Toolan says:
@ALL: Not half an hour ago, Captain T'Kar and her associate entered my home and all but threatened my life based on their suspicions that I had been speaking to Romulans.

CNS_Enki says:
@::Rolls her eyes at the word "associate"::

Host Toolan says:
ACTION: Selected bits of the conversations between the CO, CNS and Toolan begin playing across the amphitheatre.

CIV_Ferrone says:
::calls up a tactical readout in his customized display area::

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::isn't very surprised by that comment from Toolan::

CSO_Syrna says:
@::Thinks: Now who is talking impossibilities::

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::murmurs under her breath:: CNS: Steady Ensign.  Show no reaction at all to anything he says.

OPS_Dvon says:
::nods in agreement:: XO: Understandable ma'am I just hope I got the two aligned.

CNS_Enki says:
@::Nods, and her face goes completely blank... she would be mistaken for a Vulcan, if not for the spots::

CIV_Ferrone says:
::uses the tactical sensors to make a scan of nearby space for any "surprises"::

Host Toolan says:
Action: The crowd reacts with anger as the "terrified" Toolan pleads to know his fate for treating with Romulans.  The apparently arrogant CO making herself at home on his furniture while talks of beating echo through the arena.

CIV_Ferrone says:
XO: Sir, tactical sensors are not detecting anything new.

Host Toolan says:
@ALL: But, this is not the reason we are here.  I have one damning piece of evidence to offer as counterpoint to Captain T'Kar and Radue's argument.

CSO_Syrna says:
@::raises her eyebrow in curiosity::

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::sighs:: Cadet: Well that is at least some good news.  Keep an eye out there for me will you.  I hate surprises.

Host Toolan says:
ACTION: Toolan motions for one of his associates to approach.  The man does so and hands Toolan a small bag.  Toolan opens it and produces...a Romulan Disruptor.

CIV_Ferrone says:
XO: Aye, sir.

Host Toolan says:
@ALL: This!  The murder weapon itself, was found in the desk of Appointee Radue.

CSO_Syrna says:
@CO: Quite curious indeed.

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::sits up:: Self: What is that?

Host Toolan says:
ACTION: The crowd again explodes with anger and disbelief.

OPS_Dvon says:
Outloud: I wonder if that is really what it looks like

CNS_Enki says:
@Self: He could be making this up... there's no proof it came from his desk...

Host Toolan says:
@ALL: Radue is so desperate for Aldea to join the Federation that he would murder innocent people and frame the Romulans.

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::looks at Radue's reaction to all of this::

Host Toolan says:
ACTION: Radue stands and hotly denies the accusation

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::shakes her head as that doesn't make any sense... sure she had suspected Radue of trying to sell their technology but she could not believe him a killer::

CSO_Syrna says:
@AT: That seems quite out of character for him, considering the surveillance tape from the scientist's quarters.

Host Toolan says:
@::Turns and  smiles smugly at the Away team and M'Benge.::

CNS_Enki says:
@CSO: Indeed.

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::wonders how Toolan knew, before she presented the evidence, that a disruptor killed the science team::

Host Toolan says:
ACTION: At this point, Whelan stands and motions for calm.

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::looks at the OPS:: OPS: Did you happen to find anything that we have that Pez would consider valuable.... just in case?

Host Toolan says:
ACTION: Toolan steps out of the way and sits down again as Whelan makes her way to the podium.  Radue also sits but whispers frantically to M'Benge who nods in sympathy.

CNS_Enki says:
@::Suddenly wonders what Pez is doing when he finds out his date is preoccupied... almost smiles::

CSO_Syrna says:
@::whispers:: CO: I would like to examine that weapon. As each weapon has a unique signature.... it may be a way we can prove that weapon was not the one that killed the science team.

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::sits on the edge of her chair as she waits to hear Whelan speak.::

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::nods::

Host Whelan says:
@ALL: Friends, you have heard many terrible things here tonight.  Accusations, murder, treachery.  The Federation accuses our own Custodian of this terrible crime...Toolan accuses the Federation and our First Appointee.  Is this what is to become of us?

CSO_Syrna says:
@::silently walks over to Toolan and the disruptor and starts scanning it with the tricorder up close and personal, looks coldly at Toolan, right in the eye::

Host Whelan says:
ACTION: The crowd is quiet as Whelan's calm, soothing voice speaks.

Host Toolan says:
@::Looks up, startled as the CSO stands over him::

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: Ma'am to what length should I go to buy Pez, I am sure we can find something it may be classified but I am sure we have something that would accommodate Pez

Host Whelan says:
@ALL: I continue to propose that Aldea remain neutral.  This whole sordid matter is simply a case of the Romulans and the Federation fighting over Aldea like some sort of prize!

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
OPS: No nothing illegal or classified.

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::leans towards the CNS.  Quietly:: CNS: What were your impressions of her?

OPS_Dvon says:
::starts bring up a list on the ships cargo, or what it could easily get from an outside source and then list it's market value next to each item.  then slowly starts to swift though it all::

CSO_Syrna says:
@::her eyes never leave Toolan's face until she is done scanning the weapon::

CNS_Enki says:
@CO: She seems concerned with her people and has a good amount of faith in her position.  She is making the best she can of the current situation, twisting things to her liking

Host CO_KBeth says:
@CNS: Twisting things to her liking? ::goes back to watching Whelan::

CSO_Syrna says:
@::with scans complete, turns swiftly on her heel and walks back to the away team::

Host Toolan says:
@::Watches as the CSO does her scan.  Looks down and seems much cowed::

Host Whelan says:
@ALL: Is this what we want for the future of our world?

Host Whelan says:
ACTION: Many Aldeans shake their heads and mutter.

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::watches the CSO heads toward them.  Quietly asks:: CSO: The results?

CSO_Syrna says:
@::starts typing on the tricorder:: CO: I am doing the comparison now.

Host Whelan says:
@ALL: Do we want to lose all that the progenitors worked to build?

CSO_Syrna says:
@::Gets the results:: CO: Here they are. You can clearly see, the weapon that killed the science team and this one are not the same.

CNS_Enki says:
@::Wonders if Toolan will reply that we are making the results up to suit our own needs::

Host Whelan says:
ACTION: More of the people respond.  Many with fervor.

Host CO_KBeth says:
@CSO: Excellent work.  Stay here, both of you.  ::walks over to Radue and whispers the results to him::

Host Radue says:
@::His eyes grow wider, then his face turns grim as the reality of the situation sinks in.::

CSO_Syrna says:
@::sees the reaction of the crowd and is concerned, though she does not show it::

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::stomach growls at her for not have eaten in over 7 hours.  Gets up and walks over to the replicator::

Host Whelan says:
@ALL: I say that Aldea should remain as it has always been...free!  Free from these outside influences that, by this merest touch, have already begun to corrupt us.

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::quietly:: Radue: I suggest you set the record straight before she forms the crowd into a lynch mob.

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: ma'am I would really wish for the CO to stay close to the rest of the away team it would make transporting easier

Host Whelan says:
ACTION: The ship is suddenly rocked as the Custodian latches onto it with an enormously powerful tractor beam.  Aboard, the crew sees that ALL ships in orbit are in similar beams.  The Away Team cannot see this.  The planetary shield also raises over Aldea.

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::nods at the OPS as she tries to decide what to get:: *CO*: The OPS has requested that you stay near the AT if at all possible.

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::feels the ship rock:: CIV/OPS: What is happening?

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: Ma'am we are locked into a tractor beam, and the planets shields are up.

CIV_Ferrone says:
::shakes:: XO: Sir!

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::makes her way over to her chair::

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: All the ships in orbit are also held by a tractor beam

CIV_Ferrone says:
XO: Sir...  I can't move the ship...

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
*CO*: Captain respond!

Host Whelan says:
ACTION: The beam's strength is incredible, it threatens to collapse the shields.  Sensors indicate that the other ships, without shields up, begin to experience weakening structural integrity fields

Host CO_KBeth says:
@*XO*: Report, Commander...what is going on?

OPS_Dvon says:
::starts to work on increasing the shields and structural integrity fields of the Del::

Host Whelan says:
ACTION: As Whelan finishes, the Custodian's voice echoes through the amphitheatre...

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: Ma'am the field is crushing the Del, the other ships in orbit are in danger of being crushed.

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
*CO*: It appears that the Custodian has locked on to us and the other ships with a tractor beam  It is crushing us.

CIV_Ferrone says:
::trying to move the ship out of orbit::

XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
OPS: Reroute all available power to the shielding.

Host Custodian says:
@ALL: The invaders are isolated.  What is your wish?

Host Custodian says:
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