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Re: S2 M3: The Okekai
« Reply #165 on: October 20, 2017, 04:41:18 pm »
[Palace]

As they both knelt on either side of Crewman Phae, Kyle noticed the blank screen on the tricorder that Klizh was trying to use. Then, as he thought about it, he realized that he had not heard the familiar "chirp" of a comm badge when Klizh tried to contact the ship. He immediately tried his own to no prevail. He was just about to reach down and check for a pulse the old fashion way when he was startled by a voice from out of no where.



"What did you do to her?" Kyle said as he stood up. "She wasn't hurting anyone. We're here trying to help at the request of your King." he added assuming them to be some sort of Palace Security. "She needs Medical attention. Now." He wasn't about to go anywhere and just leave Phae lying unconscious on the floor.

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Re: S2 M3: The Okekai
« Reply #166 on: October 20, 2017, 04:53:49 pm »
Octavia watched her superiors walk away then took out her tricorder to take some more in depth readings. The tricorder revealed a small power box that was redirecting power to another location. "Well, well and what are you doing here?" She said out loud to herself. Octavia started to punch some commands into her tricorder then started to feel a sharpe pain run down her left arm causing her to drop the tricorder. "Ahhh! What in the." she held her hand up to her face and started to see it swell at an alarming rate. She quickly tapped the combadge on her chest, the communicator made a chirping noise letting the user know its activated.
"Crewman Phae to Tempest. Med..." her voice trailed off as collapsed to the ground unconscious.

[Sickbay]

Clearly, diplomatic relations were proceeding as expected. With Lieutenant Galloway in command, Kintiss was looking forward to getting more paperwork done. It seemed that there were forces in the universe conspiring to never let him finish it.

He didn't recognise the crewman's voice, but a call for help was a call for help, and he couldn't turn that away.

"Emergency transsssport," he commanded as he emerged from his office. "Lock on to the crewman'ssss combadge and beam her here." That was probably going to cause some kind of diplomatic incident, but Kintiss had no soft spots for ambassadors. None of his kind did, ever since the Antican ambassadors had eaten one of the Selay ambassadors during the initial negotiations to end the Long War.

None of that mattered now, not when there was work to be done.

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Re: S2 M3: The Okekai
« Reply #167 on: October 21, 2017, 03:15:46 am »
Art and Market District

Solluk was rather surprised to be approached by one of the locals, who made an almost immediate plea for help and asked to be followed.

The Captain, being the good-natured soul that she was, immediately conceded.

Solluk glanced between Naga, the Captain, and the rest of the away team.  His mind reached back several months, recalling his time at the Academy to take extension courses in Engineering and Security.  His success there had led him to keep reaching, to see how far he could go.  Eventually, it had brought a temporary officer's rank to his collar and a potential permanent rank around the corner. 

But in the beginning, he hadn't known where it would lead him.  He only knew that he'd shown aptitude in Engineering and Security, and it seemed like a good idea to get his basic qualifications and certificates.   Though he'd ultimately chosen to proceed with an Engineering career, it was not machines that held his attention now, but people.  The request for assistance had come only once the Captain had beamed here. 

ABR, his instructors had drilled into them.  Always Be Ready.

No security personnel on hand.

No weapons on hand.

Not that a phaser would work underwater, of course.  Not without a complete redesign.  Water would defract and dissipate the beam, or perhaps even create a steam explosion that would harm the firer.  Jada had the right idea with carrying knives, but Solluk only had his tricorder.

And so it was with apprehension in his heart that he bounded after the Captain, initiating his suit's water-jets to assist as needed.  He hoped that he was wrong to be suspicious.  After all, the locals had been nothing but polite since they'd arrived here...


[Art and Market District]

Dyri never removed his hand form Julia's forearm as they lead Naga and Sullok away from the bustling market and into a series of caverns and tunnels. She tried to ask him a series of questions as they were whisked through the tunnels. She couldn't help but to wonder if this man genuinely needed their assistance or if this was some type of elaborate trap.

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"Almost there." He said. He was an akward man with a habit of talking to himself. It lead to a certain feeling of discomfort in the people around him. "The children. Got to help them. He muttered.

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As they passed a final bend the tunnel gave way to a large open space. The first thing Julia noticed was the sheer enormity of the place. There were about 40 rows of makeshift cots in lines of about 10 cots per row. It was a sea of illness. The second thing she noticed was the disproportional number of children who were at this facility. "Oh my god." She muttered under her breathe.

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"As i said, captain, we need help. The illness appeared two months ago. We are not good physicians but our best people are working on it. We have failed to even isolate the illness, let alone treat it. All we can do is make people comfortable and help them die painlessly." She said in a somber tone.

"Well, i cant make promises but we'll do what we can." She was stunned that the king failed to mention this. She couldn't help but wonder if they would be infected too. "Let me get my Doctor down here."

=/\= "Rellek to Tempest." =/\= The communicator beeped in a long dull tone indicating the transmission has failed. She tried again. =/\= "Rellek to Tempest" =/\= The transmission failed. "What the hell." She said. She looked to Solluk and nodded indicating that he should try his communicator.



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Re: S2 M3: The Okekai
« Reply #168 on: October 21, 2017, 03:47:01 am »
[Art and Market District]

Dyri never removed his hand form Julia's forearm as they lead Naga and Sullok away from the bustling market and into a series of caverns and tunnels. She tried to ask him a series of questions as they were whisked through the tunnels. She couldn't help but to wonder if this man genuinely needed their assistance or if this was some type of elaborate trap.

[Hospital]

As they passed a final bend the tunnel gave way to a large open space. The first thing Julia noticed was the sheer enormity of the place. There were about 40 rows of makeshift cots in lines of about 10 cots per row. It was a sea of illness. The second thing she noticed was the disproportional number of children who were at this facility. "Oh my god." She muttered under her breathe.

"Well, i cant make promises but we'll do what we can." She was stunned that the king failed to mention this. She couldn't help but wonder if they would be infected too. "Let me get my Doctor down here."

=/\= "Rellek to Tempest." =/\= The communicator beeped in a long dull tone indicating the transmission has failed. She tried again. =/\= "Rellek to Tempest" =/\= The transmission failed. "What the hell." She said. She looked to Solluk and nodded indicating that he should try his communicator.

When the Falrios had approached them initially, Naga had noted the lack of vibrancy in his coloration.  Concerned this would indicate either stress or disease, she didn't protest the quick and somewhat suspect way they were led to the hospital. 

Deep in the sea caves, the Gorn surveyed the poor conditions in a grim fashion.  She took her scanner and turned towards her team.  "Franklin, get a list of the symptoms, DeWinter, start scanning, and boost your personal decontamination fields."  She turned towards Rellek and Solluk next.  "Depending on the makeup of the bedrock here and the current depth-"  she glanced down at the pressure reading on her wrist monitor of her suit "-there might be too much interference for us to be able to reach the ship without a relay."  She paused.  She wasn't Medical personnel, but she was a biologist.  After a rather long pause, while scanning a patient, she turned her head towards the human Captain.  "I realize it is most likely futile of me, Captain, to suggest that you be one of the ones to exit this tunnel system to relay word of this potential plague?"  She phrased it as a query, almost hopeful.  The likelihood of this being an offworld malady was high, given the (supposed) mortality rate and the quickness of infection.  If it was once a disease that affected their kind, she would hate to see how a possibly mutated one might cross species boundaries once again.

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Re: S2 M3: The Okekai
« Reply #169 on: October 21, 2017, 06:02:01 am »
[The Sick Tunnels]

Solluk had a bad feeling about this.

He tapped his badge with gloves designed to activate it in the current environment, but already knew what to expect.  The Starfleet communicator was an incredibly reliable device that had been honed into a near perfect machine over the past several decades.  It had a failure rate of only one in one trillion, and a working model could continue working without maintenance for more than a century.  Needless to say, it was unlikely that the Captain's unit had simply chosen this moment to break.

No... his communicator wasn't working, either. 

Naga suspected interference due to their depth and the material of the tunnels.  Solluk wanted to confirm that.

Taking out his tricorder, he activated it and attempted to take readings...


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Re: S2 M3: The Okekai
« Reply #170 on: October 21, 2017, 10:58:45 am »
[Palace]

"Crewman Phae to Tempest. Med..."

[Bridge]

Ian had heard the partial transmission and frowned when it cut off. He had alerted Doctor Kintiss as 'med' sounded like it could be another medical emergency, and after what had happened with K'lizh, Ian wasn't taking any chances.

"Mister Tyrone, hail the away team."

"Aye Sir" The lieutenant replied.

=/\="Tempest to Crewman Phae." =/\=

The silence was excruciating and Tyrone tried again.

=/\="Tempest to Crewman Phae." =/\=

The tension level across the bridge increased markedly when, again, there was no response.

=/\="Tempest to any member of the away team." =/\=

"Pòg mo thòin!" Ian snarled when there was no response and began issuing orders.

"Yellow Alert! Mister Tyrone, we are past bein' friendly now, full active scans and if you lock onto any of the away team, beam them back immediately. See if you can hail the Tigris, if you can, have them start lookin' fer the away team."


Ian paused a moment and tapped his commbadge.

=/\= "Mister Ghar'vevai, I want a dozen of your best personnel in the transporter room with compression rifles at the ready fer a possible rescue mission." =/\=

He said to the on duty security chief as he tried to prep for all contingencies.

=/\= "Sickbay, we possibly have an even bigger situation on our hands. We have lost communications with the entire away team, standby for possible multiple casualties. I will update you when I have more information." =/\=

Ian seethed inside. However, that anger was leavened with a healthy dose of fear as he realized his next actions could not only cause harm to the captain and the rest of the away team, but cause an interstellar incident.

"And you wanted ta sit in the bloody center seat." He thought glumly before speaking to the Tactical Officer.

"Mister Ogawa, get me King Nyargalep. We need ta chat."

As Ian waited for a response, he took two deep breaths and exhaled slowly as the ship's counselor had taught him when he was struggling with the death of Hannah Kahn. "Two seconds in through the nose, four seconds out through the mouth... Two seconds in through the nose, four seconds out through the mouth..." He thought as he steeled himself for what was, at this point in his career, the most important conversation of his life.

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Re: S2 M3: The Okekai
« Reply #171 on: October 21, 2017, 12:24:24 pm »

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The atmosphere in the Lounge had returned to normal and there had been no further quarrels or arguments from any of the patrons which suited Liv as the last thing she wanted was to call Security to have anyone removed unless she had no other choice. Then after dealing with the end of shift rush Liv returned to her small office within the Kitchen to finish off the afternoon stock check as she didn't want to take any work or reports home with her later so she could spend some family time with her husband and son.

She had just picked up the first PADD when she heard the yellow alert sound and immediately got to her feet as she had been on plenty of ships to know that it wasn't a good sound and her thoughts turned to her husband and the away team on the planet below. " Oh god what if something has happened to Kyle or the others" she thought as the panic and worry began to set in.

Then came the dilemma of should she contact the Bridge to find out what was going on or wait for someone to tell her plus if things were hectic up there would she be an interference if she did especially with her not being Starfleet?. As these questions raced through her mind, she knew she had to focus and quickly went out and gathered her staff. " I don't know what's going yet but we need to be prepared for whatever this is and remain calm" she said her voice a little shaky.

She then dismissed them and returned to the Lounge after deciding against going back to her office as she needed to be a source of strength and not hide away despite how she was feeling inside. A little voice inside her head repeating over and over "Please be okay".


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Re: S2 M3: The Okekai
« Reply #172 on: October 21, 2017, 11:19:48 pm »
[Palace]

As they both knelt on either side of Crewman Phae, Kyle noticed the blank screen on the tricorder that Klizh was trying to use. Then, as he thought about it, he realized that he had not heard the familiar "chirp" of a comm badge when Klizh tried to contact the ship. He immediately tried his own to no prevail. He was just about to reach down and check for a pulse the old fashion way when he was startled by a voice from out of no where.
 

"What did you do to her?" Kyle said as he stood up. "She wasn't hurting anyone. We're here trying to help at the request of your King." he added assuming them to be some sort of Palace Security. "She needs Medical attention. Now." He wasn't about to go anywhere and just leave Phae lying unconscious on the floor.

[NPC - Basseryn - Palace]

"I am sorry. My son made a mistake. We do not mean to harm you, but we are desperate. Carry your crewman, she will be fine, she just might have a headache when she wakes up. Follow me and be sure to discard your badges. I need you, but I cannot have you calling your people. If you cooperate I won't need to harm you," Basseryn responded still keeping his weapon trained on the Starfleet officers. Once they began walking, Basseryn spoke again, "You're helping our king? Well he isn't helping us, his suffering subjects. While he's busy fixing lighting, people are dying."


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Re: S2 M3: The Okekai
« Reply #173 on: October 21, 2017, 11:35:07 pm »
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Hyploticus smiled in a somewhat unsettling way. "When the Dominion withdrew and released Okekai we negotiated a treaty. One of the Dominion's terms was that Okekai is not allowed to operate armed vessels outside of our home system. That treaty is still in effect and although the Dominion are fractured, their remnants are still forces to be reckoned with and it would be unwise to anger them," he said. Hyploticus, more than most understood the remnants power...

[James - Palace Conference Room]

The negotiations were far tougher than James had anticipated. Aglytep and Hyploticus seemed to be after two completely seperate things.

The Federation needed access to Okekai, it was in a strategically important location that would greatly assist in bolstering the Federation presence in the Gamma Quadrant. High ups in Starfleet Command and the Federation Council had marked Okekai specifically as a vital system to gain a foothold in.

Before James had a chance to respond, King Nyargalep put a message from the Tempest on the conference rooms main screen. "Mr Galloway? What's going on?" He asked.


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Re: S2 M3: The Okekai
« Reply #174 on: October 21, 2017, 11:45:05 pm »
[James - Palace Conference Room]

The negotiations were far tougher than James had anticipated. Aglytep and Hyploticus seemed to be after two completely seperate things.

The Federation needed access to Okekai, it was in a strategically important location that would greatly assist in bolstering the Federation presence in the Gamma Quadrant. High ups in Starfleet Command and the Federation Council had marked Okekai specifically as a vital system to gain a foothold in.

Before James had a chance to respond, King Nyargalep put a message from the Tempest on the conference rooms main screen. "Mr Galloway? What's going on?" He asked.

[Bridge]

Ian sighed in relief as when he heard the First Officer's voice and responded immediately.

"Blessed be ta all the Saints and all the Apostles am I glad ta be hearin' yer voice Sir. We have a situation. We picked up a transmission from Crewman Phae that cut off, but implied a medical emergency. We tried callin' her back, but no response. We then tried hailin' the rest of the away teams and you are the only one ta respond. I've taken the ship ta yellow alert, we're actively scannin' fer commbadges, and I also have sickbay as well as a rescue team standin' by."

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Re: S2 M3: The Okekai
« Reply #175 on: October 22, 2017, 02:54:33 am »
[Bridge]

Ian sighed in relief as when he heard the First Officer's voice and responded immediately.

"Blessed be ta all the Saints and all the Apostles am I glad ta be hearin' yer voice Sir. We have a situation. We picked up a transmission from Crewman Phae that cut off, but implied a medical emergency. We tried callin' her back, but no response. We then tried hailin' the rest of the away teams and you are the only one ta respond. I've taken the ship ta yellow alert, we're actively scannin' fer commbadges, and I also have sickbay as well as a rescue team standin' by."

[James - Palace Conference Room]

James was shocked to hear this news...What's going on? he wondered. Something suspicious was afoot but there was little James could do in his current position.

"Keep trying to reach them. Keep the ship on alert and look for anything unusual. Keep that rescue team ready, but do not deploy them unless you are unable to contact me and there is a clear danger to the lives of our crew. Keep me updated."

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"I am sure it is just a malfunction or perhaps some sort of interference. There is no need to send more men down. Our Security Forces will investigate immediately. There is no need for alarm..." Hyploticus said.


"Nethertheless," James asserted, "I would feel far more comfortable having a team ready in case they are needed. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. I am sure you can agree."

Hyploticus was visibly disappointed that James refused to back down and so he mearly nodded, realising the futility of insisting any further.

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"The Commander's men could certainly help our Security Forces in the event we need them, Hyploticus. I do not mind if Starfleet stands by with another team. Now, I suggest we put a pause on negotiations until we find out what has happened to our other guests," the King said standing up as he finished.  He then left the room with Hyploticus and his aides, leaving James, Jada, Isabella, Aglytep, Vish and some other dignitaries waiting. 

[James - Palace Conference Room]

James got up and beckoned for Jada and Waters to follow him and headed over towards a table where some drink had been set up. Once he was out of earshot of the remaining dignitaries in the room he spoke, "There's something wrong...." he told Jada but suddenly stoped when he realised that Vish and Aglytep had snuck up on them. "....with the other's communicators," he covered.

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"It is ok Commander. I understand your concerns," Aglytep reassured. "In fact..." he paused and looked around to make sure it was just James, Jada, Isabella Vish and himself, "You are correct...something is wrong." At this vague statement, Vish nodded in agreement. "Come with me. I do not want to be overhead."

Aglytep and Vish lead James, Jada and Isabella out of the room, briefly down the hall before entering a rather affluent office that must have been Aglytep's. Once he was satisfied there was no one to overhead them, Aglytep spoke again. "His Majesty means well, I have no doubt that his heart is in the right place....but he is no leader and no statesman, he was never meant to be one nor did he ever wish to be one. After the Dominion left, must of The Okekai became split. Many, myself included belive that we are better off free from the Dominion. People have different reasons for feeling this way, some feel betrayed by them while others hate everything they stand for, either way many people now hate the Dominion. Others however, long for the Dominion's return. They think that under the Dominion our problems would be solved, they long for a return to "The Glory Days"." Vish was notably uneasy at the mention of the Dominion returning. "Radical factions are growing and there's been a number of large protests for one side or another all over the planet. Most people involved are just ordinary people but from the shadows there is a more sinister group orchestrating things...some of my allies and investigators have discovered that the supposedly "Loyal" First Minister Hyploticus has been in contact with the Dominion and has been orchestrating tensions between impoverished working class Tsreen and the defenseless artisan Falrios...but we do not have enough hard proof or evidence to bring before the King. We've been too cautious thus far but if Hyploticus and the Dominion are behind whatever has happened to your crew, we need to act quickly. Hyploticus always has a plan and whatever it is, cannot be good."

[James - Aglytep's Office]

It was a lot to take in. A huge, pro-Dominion conspiracy at the highest level of government. A volatile social situation and millions of angry, desperate improvrished citizens. James wasn't sure if he could trust Aglytep, but he couldn't afford not to. If what he said was true, James had to do something.

"What do you propose we do?" He asked quietly, still processing and anyalising the situation.

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"Have...Jada was it? Go with Vish. Find evidence of Hyploticus' links to the Dominion and get it to me. We must expose him before it is too late," Aglytep responded, with a sense of urgency.

[James - Aglytep's Office]

"Jada? How many knifes didn't you turn in?" He asked with a slight smile. It wasn't the time for making a joke, but he couldn't resist.

"Ms. Waters and I can't leave the negotiations or it would draw to much suspicion but Aglytep and I can see if we can keep Hyploticus distracted and work out what's happened to the captain and engineers," James answered.


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Re: S2 M3: The Okekai
« Reply #176 on: October 22, 2017, 03:43:49 am »
[Palace, Conference Room]

'Then maybe don't operate "armed vessels", but instead "well-defended trade vessels"...' Jada had begun, finding a sneaky Orion workaround to Okekai's problem. It sounded like they'd been pretty hard done by with the Dominion's treaty, and were only obligated to follow it to the letter, not the spirit or intent. Of course, Jada, a still fairly new enlisted security crewman, recently of the Orion Colonies, didn't really want to be in the position of deciding Gamma Quadrant politics and nudging local planets on the road to empire anyway.

Going instead for broke, she tried a different tack, something that would make even Hyploticus flinch – that is, by offering exactly what he wanted, whether he liked it or not. 'Of course, from a Tactical standpoint, if we do have ten Starfleet warships patrolling the trade route out as far as the Okekai system, well, let's see, we would need a well-established base here for rest and resupply, as well as a long-range sensor array and a full support network. That would mean a K-class starbase, either in orbit, or, oh, with an aquatic design, we could float it right on Okekai itself. We'd need an extra warship on standby here in the system too, and runabouts... It would be a good employment opportunity for your people.' And the Dominion would absolutely hate it.

Then Galloway came on with bad news. Jada quickly rose to her feet, concerned and ready for action, no longer toying with the Tshreen. She hissed an Orion curse, regretting that she hadn't pushed harder on a Security detail to accompany the Captain and others. To lose contact with one away team might be an accident, to lose two smacked of conspiracy. She was annoyed that she couldn't immediately lead her team to find them, but instead had to rely on the local Tshreen Security Forces, and wait on them.

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"The Commander's men could certainly help our Security Forces in the event we need them, Hyploticus. I do not mind if Starfleet stands by with another team. Now, I suggest we put a pause on negotiations until we find out what has happened to our other guests," the King said standing up as he finished.  He then left the room with Hyploticus and his aides, leaving James, Jada, Isabella, Aglytep, Vish and some other dignitaries waiting.

'Your majesty,' Jada interjected, 'I think it would be best if our personnel accompany your, as liaisons and to prevent confusion.'

Letting the leaders stew on that, she accompanied Hawk, Waters, Aglytep, and Vish through the succession of secret meetings, where all her fears were confirmed. Well, at least she felt entirely vindicated.

[Palace, Aglytep's Office]

'Only two, sir.' Jada admitted, sounding almost hurt. 'What? I'm not some kind of knife-nut. All Orions are obliged to defend clan and crew, with a good shivving... uh, never mind.'

She faced Vish and Aglytep, set on her mission. It wasn't the mission of tearing apart Okekai to find the away teams she'd been hoping for, but it was a good start. 'How are we to find this evidence? You must have a lead or some idea what to look for? I mean, I could just beat it out of your First Minister, but it won't help relations any...'
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Re: S2 M3: The Okekai
« Reply #177 on: October 22, 2017, 08:18:13 am »
[Palace, Conference Room]

'Then maybe don't operate "armed vessels", but instead "well-defended trade vessels"...' Jada had begun, finding a sneaky Orion workaround to Okekai's problem. It sounded like they'd been pretty hard done by with the Dominion's treaty, and were only obligated to follow it to the letter, not the spirit or intent. Of course, Jada, a still fairly new enlisted security crewman, recently of the Orion Colonies, didn't really want to be in the position of deciding Gamma Quadrant politics and nudging local planets on the road to empire anyway.

Going instead for broke, she tried a different tack, something that would make even Hyploticus flinch – that is, by offering exactly what he wanted, whether he liked it or not. 'Of course, from a Tactical standpoint, if we do have ten Starfleet warships patrolling the trade route out as far as the Okekai system, well, let's see, we would need a well-established base here for rest and resupply, as well as a long-range sensor array and a full support network. That would mean a K-class starbase, either in orbit, or, oh, with an aquatic design, we could float it right on Okekai itself. We'd need an extra warship on standby here in the system too, and runabouts... It would be a good employment opportunity for your people.' And the Dominion would absolutely hate it.

Then Galloway came on with bad news. Jada quickly rose to her feet, concerned and ready for action, no longer toying with the Tshreen. She hissed an Orion curse, regretting that she hadn't pushed harder on a Security detail to accompany the Captain and others. To lose contact with one away team might be an accident, to lose two smacked of conspiracy. She was annoyed that she couldn't immediately lead her team to find them, but instead had to rely on the local Tshreen Security Forces, and wait on them.

[NPC - King Nyargalep]"The Commander's men could certainly help our Security Forces in the event we need them, Hyploticus. I do not mind if Starfleet stands by with another team. Now, I suggest we put a pause on negotiations until we find out what has happened to our other guests," the King said standing up as he finished.  He then left the room with Hyploticus and his aides, leaving James, Jada, Isabella, Aglytep, Vish and some other dignitaries waiting.

'Your majesty,' Jada interjected, 'I think it would be best if our personnel accompany your, as liaisons and to prevent confusion.'

Letting the leaders stew on that, she accompanied Hawk, Waters, Aglytep, and Vish through the succession of secret meetings, where all her fears were confirmed. Well, at least she felt entirely vindicated.

[Palace, Aglytep's Office]

'Only two, sir.' Jada admitted, sounding almost hurt. 'What? I'm not some kind of knife-nut. All Orions are obliged to defend clan and crew, with a good shivving... uh, never mind.'

She faced Vish and Aglytep, set on her mission. It wasn't the mission of tearing apart Okekai to find the away teams she'd been hoping for, but it was a good start. 'How are we to find this evidence? You must have a lead or some idea what to look for? I mean, I could just beat it out of your First Minister, but it won't help relations any...'

[James - Office]

"I'm sure you can make do with two, Jada," James smiled, not quite sure why Jada seemed so hurt about only keeping two knifes.

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[NPC - Aglytep]

"Hyploticus lives in an estate just off the Palace. Its quick and easy to get there, Vish will take you, Aglytep explained. "I don't know exactly what you'll find, but he's bound to have kept documents and correspondence relating to the Dominion and whatever his plan is. Be careful, his personal guards will be guarding it and its security is tight."

[James - Office]

"Jada. If you kill or attack anyone, it could spark a huge incident, diplomatically and legally if revealed. Get in and out quickly and without hurting anyone, if you can...but if it comes down to your life or one of Hyploticus' guards, defend yourself," James said. He knew Jada had the capacity to kill if need be, but he hoped she wouldn't unless there was absolutely no other option. She would go to whatever lengths nessasary to protect her crew, and James would do his best to protect her in return if he had to. "Be careful," he said simply.


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Re: S2 M3: The Okekai
« Reply #178 on: October 22, 2017, 10:40:49 am »
[Sickbay]

It wasn't working. No matter how many times he tried an emergency transport, the patient simply wasn't coming through. That was never good in a potential medical emergency.

At first, Kintiss reckoned it might be yet another problem with the systems in Sickbay themselves. Fancy and up-to-date as it was, Sickbay had more than its fair share of bugs to work out. Only a few weeks back, all power had gone out during a crisis and, while he had brought it up with engineering, some bugs still persisted. It was only when he heard now-acting Captain Galloway over the comm did he realise this was not so.

=/\= "Sickbay, we possibly have an even bigger situation on our hands. We have lost communications with the entire away team, standby for possible multiple casualties. I will update you when I have more information." =/\=

Ah, so the away team were doing their job.

In truth, Kintiss suspected alien involvement the moment the transmission cut off. It seemed he was right, and Kintiss usually enjoyed being right. Not in this case, however, when there were lives at stake.

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Re: S2 M3: The Okekai
« Reply #179 on: October 22, 2017, 11:37:16 am »
The Sick Tunnels

"Captain, according to these readings, the communications failure seems to be the result- not of depth- but of active signals interference.  In my opinion, it seems deliberate..."

Solluk looked up from his tricorder, glancing to Naga, "I would appreciate a second opinion from someone more skilled with sensor analysis."

He could think of several reasons for subspace communications to be jammed.   This might be some elaborate means to kidnap the away team and hold them for ransom.  There might be an ongoing attack which the away team was unaware of, like a Dominion assault as a response to their presence here.  Or there might be some kind of political coup occurring. 

Either way, when someone cut communications, it was almost never good.



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