Quirinus Mission 10903.02

starring

Mitch Travis as CO Captain Sulek 
Jeffrey G. Brown as XO Commander Kraight
Christopher Dickinson as CTO Commander Billy Bob Powers, Jr. 
Karriaunna Scotti as CNS Commander Azhure Powers 

with

Keith LaHue, Ship Manager

MISSION PROLOGUE: Last Time on the USS Quirinus... the crew repaired the rift in time-space and will now go about restarting the station.

=/\==/\=  BEGIN Quirinus Mission 10903.02: Hagean Project =/\==/\=
=/\==/\=  Episode 3  =/\==/\=

Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
:: on bridge :: Kraight: Station repair status.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: turns ::   CO: Life support restored on all decks. Power grid now running at 55% of capacity. Artificial gravity at full power except on Deck Four. 
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Kraight: Rift stability... all closed?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Arriving on the bridge, her thoughts slightly out of focus. ::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CO: Current scans detect no active rifts. Scanning will continue.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CNS: Good morning, Counselor.

ACTION: The Asbury hails

Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
OPS: On screen.

ACTION: Commander K'tal appears onscreen

Host SM_Keith says:
< Commander K'tal > COM: Sulek: How are the repairs going? I'd like to get some of my staff over there ASAP
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: stands ::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Nods with a slight smile at Kraight as she walks past him over to the command chair ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
COM K'tal: We are still working on stabilizing the power grid and repairing the breaches caused by the last dark matter experiment.  We have however downloaded all relative data on the experiment.  You and your team are welcome to go through this while you wait.
Host SM_Keith says:
 < Commander K'tal > COM: Sulek: Is the station itself ready for boarding?
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
COM K'tal: I am curious though about the method of encryption of the station's computer. It was not one we had seen before.  :: Looks at Kraight ::  XO Kraight is in charge of the safety of the station.  I will rely on his judgment in this matter.
Host SM_Keith says:
 < Commander K'tal > COM: Sulek: Certain... precautions were taken at the time. It was automatic... to be triggered in the unlikely event of... well, it hardly matters now.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
COM K'tal: Also given the nature of your experiment, we have not yet established full security.
Host CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Taps his PADD in his palm as the turbolift rises up from the engineering decks towards the Bridge ::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
COM K'tal: Full life support has been restored, and you may board the station at your convenience. Be aware that full gravity has not yet been restored on Deck Four. Commander, the Captain and I have discussed your experiments, and we would very much like to discuss them with you before you resume your work.
Host SM_Keith says:
 < Commander K'tal > COM: Kraight: Where would you like to discuss this? There may be aspects of the experiment I am not allowed to reveal at this time... but I will answer what I can.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: looks at Sulek ::  COM K'tal: We would appreciate it if you would beam over to the Quirinus, Commander. 
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Kraight: The conference room on the Quirinus should suffice.
Host CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: The turbolift doors open and he steps out onto the Bridge, noting the communication on the forward viewscreen.  Instead of approaching the Captain immediately, he stands off to a side, out of view of the video pickups ::
Host SM_Keith says:
 < Commander K'tal > COM: Kraight: You can expect me shortly. I will beam over as soon as possible.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
COM K'tal: Thank you, Commander.
Host SM_Keith says:
 < Commander K'tal > :: cuts the comm ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Kraight: You may greet the Commander in Transporter Room One and escort him to conference.  I will join you there shortly.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
CO: Captain?  A moment.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CO: Aye.  :: leaves via the turbolift ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Powers: Yes?
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Holds out the PADD ::  CO: Our analysis of the vessel debris.  The short story is that it's from six months in what we would call the future, and from the phase variance, it appears it was from a different universe than the one the station was shifted to. It's definitely from our Quirinus.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: arrives in Transporter Room 1, nods to the transporter chief ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Powers: Indeed.  Then we shall endeavour to see that this does not happen here.  In actuality I had paused to go and meet with K'tal so that I could discuss the station's security with you.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: quietly listens ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Azhure: I will need you to gather all information you have from your interviews with the survivors and your own personal recollection of the subspaces you passed through.  This information could be invaluable to K'tal.  He will arrive in the conference room shortly.

ACTION: Commander K'tal, along with three scientists materialize in the transporter room.

XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
K'Tal & scientists: Welcome aboard. I am First Officer Kraight.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
CO: We'll continue our analysis to determine what we can to avoid our destruction.  As for the station?
Host SM_Keith says:
<K'tal> XO: I am commander K'tal, these are my assistants, Vegan, Raul, and Westmore. :: steps down from the pad ::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
All: We are to join Captain Sulek in the conference room. This way, please.  :: leads the visitors to the turbolift ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Powers: It seems that K'tal may wish to resume work soon.  This means we need to get the security systems on line more quickly than planned.  You may also want to know the encryption was K'tal's.  There is no telling what other security he may have put in place.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
CO: Is he willing to decrypt the systems as necessary?
Host SM_Keith says:
<K'tal> :: follows, along with the others ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Powers: If it gets him to work any faster, I would say yes.  There is something more here than a new form of travel.  K'tal informs me that there is some part of his research that remains classified.  I will suggest that he assigns someone from his team that is in the know to help navigate other security protocols they may have set.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Powers: If the unidentified enemy in the battle we witnessed is along from this activity, K'tal may also have unwittingly or will unwittingly start a conflict.  We need to cover this possibility as well.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: arrives in the conference room with visitors ::  *CO*: Captain, Commander K'tal and his party are in the conference room.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
*Kraight*: Azhure and I will join you soon.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
All: Be seated, please.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
*Kraight* You may begin by showing K'tal what we learned of the failure of the first experiment.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
CO: I will stand by and await orders, Captain.
Host SM_Keith says:
<K'tal> :: takes a seat, along with the others ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Powers: Get your teams on setting up what we can on the station.  The grid is at 55%, which should handle bringing up the basics.  For those codes, you already have been granted access.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: briefs K'tal et al on the readings from the station, and the technique used to close the rifts ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Azhure: Shall we meet K'tal?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Nods and turns to follow the captain ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
:: enters turbolift :: Conference room, deck 2.
Host SM_Keith says:
<K'tal> XO: Most inventive... it may prove useful.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
K'tal: It seemed the most expedient means of sealing the rifts and preventing any further loss of personnel.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
:: after a short trip, they arrive deck and Sulek steps out with Azhure as they head down the hall to the conference room. ::
Host SM_Keith says:
<K'tal> XO: I'll add it to my 'bag of tricks' as humans say.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: grins ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
:: they enter the conference room ::
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Moves to the tactical console to check the current status of the station before issuing orders... they're going to need the engineers to reprioritize a little ::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: steps aside to let Sulek take charge of the meeting ::
Host SM_Keith says:
<K'tal> :: stands ::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Moves to slip in a chair off to the side. ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
:: moving to his seat :: K'tal: Please be seated, Commander.  This is Counselor Azhure.  Her personal accounts of the rifts and interviews with the survivors may be of value to you and your team.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: sits ::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Nods a greeting ::
Host SM_Keith says:
<K'tal> Sulek: Thank you.  :: takes a seat ::  CNS: You were responsible for the care of the survivors?
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
K'tal: There is another concern.  :: sits :: That is your security measures.  We would appreciate if one of your team could help our CTO re-establish security on the station.  We would not desire re-encrypting the computer core or worse.  He has already begun work on setting up basic security systems but will need someone with full access codes.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
K'tal:  More along there psychological needs.  Physically, they were more or less fine.
Host SM_Keith says:
<K'tal> CNS: Very well. XO: So what did you want to discuss? I am ready to resume the experiment.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: After reviewing and deciding the best possible course of action with input from the Bridge engineering officer, he issues new orders to the work crews aboard, and prepares a set of security teams to rotate onto the station ::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
K'tal: We'd like an explanation of the purpose of the experiment, and your views regarding what went wrong. The Captain and I are concerned that an accident of that sort could happen again.
Host SM_Keith says:
<K'tal> XO: And I am here to assure you it will not. I will need to get at the logs from the station as soon as possible. The purpose of the experiment was simple enough. To create a space folding technique, to be used for instantaneous travel anywhere in the universe.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
K'tal: Intriguing. Was this project sparked by the encounter with the Cytherians, several years ago?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
K'tal:  How do you know it will not?  What went wrong the last time?
Host SM_Keith says:
<K'tal> XO: I'd like to say that it was an original idea. But we all know better. Starfleet has attempted, and failed to create this device before. CNS: I am uncertain what happened the last time. I will need to access the station logs.
Host SM_Keith says:
<K'tal>  All: There is one thing you should all know, concerning the length of time between the accident and now...
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: quietly ::  K'tal:  Then you cannot make that promise.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
K'tal: Which brings us to what we witnessed through one of the rifts.  Could the continued work on folding subspace bring us into contact with other species?  From what we have gathered, the battle is from a time rift and involved others we could not identify.  The result was the destruction of the Quirinus.
Host SM_Keith says:
<K'tal>  All: The reason for the long delay in investigating the station is this: It has only recently reappeared.  :: Looks at Sulek ::  You and your crew were most inventive in keeping it stable.
Host SM_Keith says:
<K'tal> Sulek: As I understand it, the future is not written. 
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
:: presses a button on his console bringing up the recovered logs from the station :: K'tal: As I said, I have all of them here.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
K'tal: Have you been able to determine the root cause of the accident?
Host SM_Keith says:
<K'tal> Sulek: I'll need to look these over in detail.  XO: Not as yet. I am counting on using the resources from both my crew and yours. I understand you are a scientist of some distinction yourself?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
K'tal:  You are saying, not only did the crew slip into one dimension or phase, the station went into another itself?
Host SM_Keith says:
<K'tal> CNS: Exactly. The station has been considered lost for almost 8 years.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: shrugs ::  K'tal: I would hardly describe myself in those terms. I do what I can.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
K'tal: In at least one time line it is.  We cannot make the assumption that these mistakes will not happen again or is not already a result of the first failure. :: pointedly :: It would not be logical.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Leans back with a sigh, rubbing the bridge of her nose, the persistent headache just at the back of her head. ::
Host SM_Keith says:
<K'tal> Sulek: I'm not here to kill your crew.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Kraight: We will need to discover what caused the station then to re-appear. If the rifts are phasing as well, we may have a more serious problem.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
K'tal: I did not say you were.  I was merely pointing out that since we cannot guarantee the future, then one cannot guarantee the results of your work.

=/\==/\= END Mission =/\==/\=