=/\= A Call to Duty =/\=
USS Luna NCC-65828
SD 10701.14

Staring:
Christopher Dickinson as CO Savar
Karriaunna Scotti as XO Harmony Singh
Christopher Nickel as MO Richard Lynch
Scott Smith as CIV Ewan MacPherson-Quest

Ship Manager Peter Saunders

Also Staring:
Peter Saunders as Gul Cea
Peter Saunders as Operations Officer Scofield
Peter Saunders as Tiercel
Karriaunna Scotti as Science Officer Lieutenant Silver

Absent:
Heike Daemmig as FCO Shania
Steve Gelhorn as CMO Lennier McDonald
Claudio Gouveia as OPS Nanadial Mussambe
Richard Pickett as CEO Richard McGregor

Episode 229 “Through A Child's Eyes, Part 2”: The USS Luna currently orbiting the only populated planet in the Cardassian controlled Seetnar system.  They are searching for a very particular Tachyon signature, one that they hope will lead them to their missing Executive Officer.  Meanwhile said XO has awoken in a well furnished room, accompanied by an elderly gentleman who claims to be her new owner and is very interested in learning exactly what she can do, although he hasn't specified what exactly what.
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MO_LtCmdr_Lynch says:
::on the bridge behind the CO's chair::
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ ::Only Buddha knows where, she looks at the man before her, now dressed in a shimmering blue ball gown, out of content for the situation... but so was everything else.::
SO_Lt_Silver says:
:: In the transporter room, waiting for the others to arrive::
CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
::Ewan arrives in the transporter room with his SFI gear and other stuff::
SO_Lt_Silver says:
:: Eyes the MacPherson and just shakes her head::
MO_LtCmdr_Lynch says:
CO: Captain... I don't mean to be a pessimist, but are we going to blindly trust the Cardassians?
Host Tiercel says:
@::remains standing in front of the XO, waiting for an answer to his question::
Host CO_Captain_Savar says:
MO: They are not our enemies anymore.  My trust is in Mister MacPherson-Quest; he and Commander Lynch will have to either trust or distrust the Cardassians.
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ Tiercel: I sing for myself only... I have not sung for anyone since I was a child.  My voice is... ::shrugs:: average.
Host Tiercel says:
@XO: Average?  Like the rest of you perhaps?  But still, I would like to hear it.
MO_LtCmdr_Lynch says:
CO: I understand that Captain, and there is no-body who has more faith in the hope that Cardassia has changed but... isn't all this a little odd to you?  No escort, full cooperation without argument....
SO_Lt_Silver says:
:: Looks at the chronometer::
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ ::Shakes her head:: Tiercel: I would rather not... umm... we are strangers.
CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
SO: I don't think that Cmdr McDonald is coming
SO_Lt_Silver says:
:: Not pleased::  CIV: He is leading the away team unless something has changed.
CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
SO: I guess that he'll have to join us later. I think that we should go ::steps onto the platform::
Host Tiercel says:
@XO: Then perhaps we will have to get to know each other better, we have plenty of time.
Host CO_Captain_Savar says:
MO: Odd?  Not particularly.  Their behavior is.. almost logical.  A border area with a low presence anyway, with few resources to spare to assist or escort us.
SO_Lt_Silver says:
*CO*: Sir, the CMO has not yet arrived.  How would you like us to proceed?
MO_LtCmdr_Lynch says:
::receives a call from Sickbay::  CO: Captain, I've just heard that Doctor MacDonald has a minor family emergency and will not be able to take today's AT assignment
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ :: Steps instinctually back:: Tiercel: No... I would rather not get to know you.  I would rather go home.
Host CO_Captain_Savar says:
:: Looks at the MO, thinking that was quite the timing :: *SO*: It appears that Commander McDonald will not be joining you.  Beam down without him.  You did take security assistance, correct?
Host Tiercel says:
@::shakes his head and smiles, but doesn't move:: XO: This will not be possible, as I have already mentioned.  Really Harmony how long must we play these games for?
SO_Lt_Silver says:
*CO*: We have two security officers here.
Host CO_Captain_Savar says:
*SO*: Excellent.  Good luck, Lieutenant.
SO_Lt_Silver says:
:: Keeping her displeasure from her face, she steps up to the transporter, not looking at MacPherson.::
MO_LtCmdr_Lynch says:
CO: I'll monitor their lifesign readings from the aft Science Console with your permission.
Host CO_Captain_Savar says:
MO: Understood.  Monitor their position as well, attempt to overlay with any known tachyon readings.
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ :: Emphatically:: Tiercel: For as loooooooooong as it takes.  ::sits down gracefully in the full gown.::
MO_LtCmdr_Lynch says:
::nods and moves to the console::  CO: Aye aye Captain.
MO_LtCmdr_Lynch says:
::scratches his head slightly as he tries to understand how to overlay the AT position with the Tachyon readings... or even scan for tachyons to begin with::
CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
::Ewan looks at the SO and thinks to himself::
MO_LtCmdr_Lynch says:
::pulls up a brief tutorial from the computer archives::

#ACTION: The Away Team, minus the CMO who has been delayed dematerialize and appear a few moments later in a dimly lit room that bustles with hundreds of lifeforms, all going about their business, the noise is horrific but that doesn't get anyway near to describing the smell...

MO_LtCmdr_Lynch says:
::decides the tutorial is too time consuming so he does it the easy way::  Computer: Scan for all sources of tachyon emissions and overlay their position on my terminal with the location of the Away Team
SO_Lt_Silver says:
#:: Inwardly cringes as the press of people, noise and smell as she turns to MacPherson for their next step::
CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
#::Ewan takes in the smell and nearly vomits, but maintains a self control:: SO: I guess the first thing we need to do is find the Commander in charge
Host Tiercel says:
@::sighs:: XO: Then I am afraid you have left me no choice.
SO_Lt_Silver says:
#CIV: You lead, we will follow... :: steps out the way of someone not watching where they are going.::
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ Tiercel: There are always choices.
MO_LtCmdr_Lynch says:
::watches as the console illuminates to show all sources of detected tachyons and a blinking red dot to show the AT::
MO_LtCmdr_Lynch says:
::notes the tachyon emission readings are fuzzy and inaccurate and assumes its from the time span::
CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
#:: Ewan speaks a little loud so people can hear him:: ALL: I am Capt. MacPherson-Quest of the starship USS Luna. Who is in charge here?

#ACTION: On closer inspection of the area the Away Team see they are in the middle of a huge circular room, there are plenty of portals around the room, some are obviously shops, others are possibly corridors.  Every so often around the edge of the room is a Cardassian in full military gear, they are not paying any attention to the Away Team

#ACTION: Several people give the CIV a strange look and a wide berth, but he gets no answer to his question

SO_Lt_Silver says:
# :: Well, that was one way to try to get attention.::  CIV: I think we have beamed down into some kind of a shopping mall.
Host Tiercel says:
@XO: You have no idea how true that is ::stands and raises his arm::

@ACTION: As Tiercel's arm rises the XO finds herself lifted out of her seat and ends up a good foot above the floor, floating

CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
#SO: I guess we better pick a corridor and proceed with the mission or at least we run into someone who cares why we are here
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ :: Instinctively leans back, at the same time, ready to move as need be.::
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ :: sighs as she finds herself floating::  Tiercel: Been there, done that.  Please put me down.
SO_Lt_Silver says:
# CIV: Wasn't someone supposed to meet us?
MO_LtCmdr_Lynch says:
CO: Captain, I am reading the Away Team in a large room with several other life forms.  Some are equipped with Disruptor style weapons
Host Tiercel says:
@::moves closer to the XO:: XO: You have chosen this, remember, you cannot change your mind now
Host Gul Cea says:
#::A short harassed looking Cardassian, arrives in front of the SO:: SO: You may have noticed that we are slightly busy here, as usual.
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@:: From her zero gravity workouts, moves away:: Tiercel: I am Terran, and I am female.  I can always change my mind.
Host CO_Captain_Savar says:
MO: Not particularly surprising, based on an assumption they would have beamed into a busy area.
MO_LtCmdr_Lynch says:
::feels foolish::
SO_Lt_Silver says:
# Uhhh... Gul Cea: you are here to meet us?

@ACTION: The XO finds herself drawn towards the old man, until he can feel his breath on her skin

XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ ::Cringes and kicks against his chest with her feet:: Tiercel: Go away...
CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
#::Ewan brings himself back to reality after daydreaming for a moment::
Host Gul Cea says:
#SO: Well I am not here for my health. ::stands waiting for them to tell him why he is here::
CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
#Gul Cea: I am Capt. MacPherson-Quest and this is Lt. Silver and we'll be joined later on by a Cmdr. MacDonald.
SO_Lt_Silver says:
#::Nods, letting MacPherson take the conversation.::

@ACTION: As the XO touches Tiercel she suddenly finds herself no longer in a furnished room but on a planet with a clear blue sky.  She also appears to be several thousand feet in the air with a pair of wings strapped to her back.

MO_LtCmdr_Lynch says:
::waits to see if they get an updated report from the AT before Communicating with them::
Host Gul Cea says:
#CIV: Gul Cea, Cardassian Union.  What are you doing here exactly?
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ :: Finds herself looking down from thousands of feet and starts to plumet downwards when suddenly some instinct has her moving upwards.::
CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
#Gul Cea: I'm not really sure, I was only recently added to the away team
SO_Lt_Silver says:
# :: Great, just great:: Gul Cea: We are trying to locate our first officer.  There is some evidence that the clues might be around here.
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ :: As she finds herself not plummeting to the ground below, her breath eases and she can think for a moment.::

@ACTION: The XO appears to be alone in the sky, however far below she can see some dots moving along the surface towards some sort of structure

MO_LtCmdr_Lynch says:
::continues to monitor the AT scans::
Host Gul Ceal says:
#SO: I assume you have more for me than that, do you know how many species and individuals we have down here?
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ :: As her panic subsides some, she takes stock of the situation, beginning with why she was not plummeting down and why there was a strange ache stemming from back area.::
SO_Lt_Silver says:
#Gul Cea: She is Terran of Japanese/Indian decent.  About 4'10, black hair, violet eyes and has a starburst above her eye about here.
CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
#::Ewan let's Silver take over::
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ :: A strong breeze slips around her as she notices she is wearing wings.:: No way!
CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
#::Ewan looks around the room, wonders where he can "slip" away to begin is covert SFI operation::
Host Gul Cea says:
#::adds sarcastically:: SO: Well that should help narrow down the search.  How did you lose her?
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ :: As she tries to see more what is going on, she finds herself plummeting again until instinct takes over.::
CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
#Gul Cea: She was kidnapped by an unknown entity
SO_Lt_Silver says:
# Gul Cea: We did not loose her, she was abducted from our ship.  There were tachyon particles which we have traced here.  :: Looks over at MacPherson::
Host Gul Cea says:
#SO/CIV: Tachyon particles?  Now that we can trace. Follow me. ::heads off into the crowd::
CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
#::Ewan looks back at the SO and raises an eyebrow at her::
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ Well... I did say I wanted to be free... I wonder what the captain would think of a winged first officer. :: Looks down below her noting the height and begins a slow decent, discovering quickly that she has not the skill to fly.::
CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
#::Ewan follows Gul Cea and the others while trying to pick an opportune moment to slip away from them::
SO_Lt_Silver says:
# :: Follows the Cardassian, noting the two security officer shadowing both her and MacPherson::

@ACTION: Whether or not the XO has the skill for it she is flying, but something doesn't feel right...

XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ :: Closes her eyes and clears her mind and lets instinct take over, which it does, pulling her rather painfully short.::
Host CO_Captain_Savar says:
:: Looks over to the MO, then glances at the chronometer to verify his own internal time clock ::  *SO*: Lieutenant, any progress?
CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
#::Ewan looks at the SO and at their security detail::
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ ::Opening her eyes, she finds herself not far from a structure, a structure that seems to pull her towards it.  Deciding she was going to fight everything about her situation, she works on ignoring the urge.::
Host Gul Cea says:
#::reaches the edge of the room and arrives at a terminal, begins tapping in some commands:: SO/CIV: Any particular type of Tachyons?
SO_Lt_Silver says:
#*CO*: Our guide has located us and when we told him about the tachyon particles he is now taking us somewhere.  This place is very busy captain.
CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
#::Ewan looks at Silver::
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ :: The urge and instinct begin to win and she finds herself suddenly diving down to the building, very annoyed at herself.::
Host OPS_Scofield says:
CO: Sir, I am reading another vessel entering the system
Host CO_Captain_Savar says:
OPS: Identify.  Posture?

@ACTION: As the XO descends, she can see the dots are not dots, but rather people, dressed in Starfleet Uniforms, they appear to be traversing a desert

MO_LtCmdr_Lynch says:
::decides to scan the vessel::
MO_LtCmdr_Lynch says:
::hopes he did it right::
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ :: Seeing the Starfleet officers she shakes her head:: No... this is not right.  Something about this is all wrong.
Host OPS_Scofield says:
CO: Unknown configuration, it appears to be making for a high orbit.
SO_Lt_Silver says:
#Gul Cea: The kind that can come from a rift.
Host Gul_Cea says:
#SO: One moment... ::presses a few more buttons::
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ :: Closes her eyes and thinks how much she would like to land on the top of a building so she can see better... not to mention some solid ground under her feet would be nice.::
Host CO_Captain_Savar says:
OPS: Posture of vessel?  Defensive systems active?  Offensive systems?
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ :: Suddenly she feels talons unsheathing and stretching outward.  The hunger unappeased earlier rips through her.  A type of blood lust begins to cloud her mind as her eyes open to those below her.  Instead of intelligent beings, she sees food...  her flight path instinctively shifts.::
SO_Lt_Silver says:
# :: Eyes MacPherson::
Host OPS_Scofield says:
CO: Unknown at this time sir, however I am picking up several heavily coded signals being sent to the surface
CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
#SO: Why do you keep eyeing me, don't trust me?
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ :: Instinct as a whole takes over and she dives to grab her food, her talons ripping into the creature, a cry of triumph reverberating in the air as she continues the tearing, preparing to eat.::
Host Gul_Cea says:
#SO/CIV: I might have something, we detected a tachyon signature in this section ::indicates something on the screen:: a few days ago
SO_Lt_Silver says:
# :: bluntly:: CIV: No.
CIV_Capt_MacPherson-Quest says:
#::laughs:: SO: I don't trust myself either ::winks at her::

@ACTION: As the Starfleet officers desperately draw their weapons to fend of the XO's attack she finds herself back in Tiercel’s room, with no wings but a terrific headache

SO_Lt_Silver says:
# :: Nods:: Gul Cea: May I have a copy of the recording?
Host Tiercel says:
@::behind the XO speaking to an unseen individual:: Unknown: She refuses to accept the gifts that I can offer her.  She is of no further use to me, do with her what you will.
XO_Cmdr_Singh says:
@ :: The memory strong in her head, she crumples down on the floor with a massive headache and a sore heart.::
Host Gul_Cea says:
#SO: Of course ::makes way for the SO to access the console::
SO_Lt_Silver says:
# Gul Cea: Thanks...
SO_Lt_Silver says:
# CIV: Please let the captain know.  We should probably return once I have the data.
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TIME LAPSE to next mission: Two Minutes for Luna/None for XO