KDF and allies search for a missing alarian starship deep within the Breen territory...
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When: Saturday, Nov 10, Beta +1
Audience: Klingon and allies
Event type: Bridge RP
Starting point: Starship bridge
OOC point of contact: @gulremal
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Spoiler: Mission logShow
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> After they met and spoke with the alarian Marshall Berylia, KDF squadron accepted to help her locate the scout vessel, ASV Veil Lifter, which was sent deeper into the Breen space to investigate -
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: - a vision from alarian psychic Farseers about a great danger in the nebula 2 LY to galactic north from the ZE-3918 system (the one currently sieged by Alarians).
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Squadron reaches the nebula without any interference, but nebula itself is another matter entirely. Around 2,5 LY in diameter, it's a practical soup of gases in lots of places which cause quite -
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: - a strain on engines and sensors, and communications to and out of the nebula is practically impossible.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> Well, that's quite a mess of a place.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Yeah. Nice place to hide, lousy to try to fight in.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Thicker than a Talarian broth...
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Space is one weird place, isn't it...
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> Can we even track the alarian ship? I am detecting a weak warp trail, but I doubt we'll be able to track it for long in that chaos.
[Team] N'Py See@gulremal: as always, you are free to use your skills or simply make some shit up
Egzo@HF_Mudd looks over his shoulder to Shlaak, who responds only with an eloquent shrug and more poking at his science console.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Anyone have any telepaths? That is how Alarians are meant to be tracked, isn't it? Least from my understanding from the Marshal..."
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> What about dishing out a series of probes to enhance sensor range?
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Can't think of any tricks to cut through this nebula, probes might be our best bet.
[Team] N'Py See@gulremal: those that have at least rank 2 in tech/sci, gimme a roll plox
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: i have no idea what lexi's stats are...
[Emotes] Istar@anncarise: rolls 95 (1-100)
[Team] Istar@anncarise: YES
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: nice
[Team] Istar@anncarise: A sci roll with a sci toon actually succeeds!
[Team] Istar@anncarise: hehe
[Team] Istar@anncarise: *checks to make sure she's not actually on B'Atar*
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: *snrk*
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Hang on, one of our deflector specialists informs me that we can bombard the area with ion radiation in order to clarify the warp trail.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Huh...
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: *Shlaak takes some notes*
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Uh... sure. Okay.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Do that.
Istar@anncarise tries to use the ion radiation to reveal the warp trail.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Kayeri Vaj's deflector emits a wide-spread ion pulse, and within seconds once weak warp trails lits up like a Winter festival light ornament.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Nice work
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Trail seems to be zig-zagging a lot.
Lexi@crystyll scowls at her sci guy, "Now why didn't /you/ think of that, P'taQ!"
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Thank the deflector. There isn't another piece of tech like this in a hundred light years.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Or...wherever the nearest Starfleet base is.
Egzo@HF_Mudd eyes the revealed trail. <C> That's someone trying to throw off pursuit.
Egzo@HF_Mudd points at the viewscreen.
Lexi@crystyll nods. <C> No doubt
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> Or evade something?
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Same thing, right?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> Well, we moving in, then?
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> They was bein' chased, or shot at, or both. Which means we gotta dig 'em out of the hole they found t' hide in.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Lucky us.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Assuming that trail doesn't completely dissipate before it leads us to said hole...
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> More the reason to hurry.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Let's go.
Egzo@HF_Mudd mutters and gives the order to his helmcat to take Hag'lhr into the cloud.
Istar@anncarise | Kayeri Vaj follows the warp trail.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Pursuit of the warp trail is slow and ardous, as reason for zig-zagging becomes obvious. In many places combinations of gasses is very volatile, and alarian's farseeing abilities allowed them to-
Lexi@crystyll FX | QanwI' coasts in alongside Hag'Ihr
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: - evade these dangerous pockets quite ahead of time. Hours pass until short warp trail ends, and short sensors show a hull-like object ahead.
[Team] N'Py See@gulremal: what do you do?
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> We can send a probe to take a closer look at whatever that is.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Better that than one of us.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Exactly what I was thinking.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Sounds good to me
Istar@anncarise | Kayeri Vaj deploys a short range probe to examine the hull-like object.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Probe moves around an object unopposed. As it closes in, it detects weak comm signal, and it's scans reveal that hull is a ship of alarian make.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: ** https://gamingshogun.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/MoO_DLC_Announcement_Screen_03_Elerian_Ship.jpg
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> That's one of theirs, all right. Power readings, life signs?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Ship is as big a standard KDF Qin raptor, it's defensive systems are offline. There are around 50 alarian life signals on board.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Data's still coming in...there!
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> We're reading a comm signal too. I'll try to tap into that with the probe, hopefully with it as an intermediary carrier, we'll get a comm signal through to them too.
Istar@anncarise tries to establish contact with the Alarian ship via the probe.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Alarian> -is commander Lyra to any Fiefdom vessels in range. Our crew is disabled and we require immediate assistance! I repeat: this is commander *message repeats*
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Looks like we found them.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Can you establish a connection to respond to them?
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> We have one through the probe. Just direct all your messages there and it'll broadcast it to their ship.
Lexi@crystyll looks to the bossman assuming he will do the honours
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Yo. This is Captain Egzo a' the IKS Hag'lhr, Klingon Defense Force. Looks like you're in a spot. We're here to help ya out.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Anyone listenin'?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> The automated distress call stops and direct comm-line is established. A young alarian female with disheveled hair appears on the screen
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Alarian> Klingon? You must be from the Outsider's Blade task force?
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Yeah. What's your status, whaddya need?
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> They said their /crew/ was disabled. Probe detected no damage to the actual ship, though...I'm thinking it could be some telepathic issue.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> That right?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Alarian> Thank the Maiden! I'm commander Lyra, chief science officer of this vessel. I'm currently only active crew member.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> What's with the rest?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> They started acting irrationaly not long after we entered nebula. To prevent total destruction of the vessel, crew had to be put either into stasis or into induced come to prevent their -
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: - psychic powers from causing havoc.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> How come you weren't affected in the same way?
Lexi@crystyll frowns, half curiously - half suspiciously
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> I...well...erm...I'm an Anomaly. It's....polite term for alarian females born without any psychic powers whatsoever,
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> A saving grace on this occasion.
Lexi@crystyll says with a somewhat reassuring smile, that it's nothing to be ashamed of in present company
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> Anywaaay, something started affecting rest of the crew, and I was the only one able to finish the procedure. Unfortunately, ship requires psychic link to operate most of critical system so -
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: - I was able only to modify internal comms and boost their range to emit a distress signal.
Istar@anncarise sees if the ship can be towed out in this nebula, or if the crew will have to be evacuated and the ship left behind.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> So, we are practically out of action, unless you can bring us out of range of the nebula. There's some kind of radiation that must be affecting my people.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> We'll see what we can do
Lexi@crystyll looks to the others
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Kayeri Vaj is trying to determine if tractor locks will work with all this interference.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> It shouldn't be a problem to tractor that ship out at full impulse - it might take us 5-6 days with backtracking.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Just to get out of the nebula alone?
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> I guess the only alternative is if there's a way we can dampen the radiation effects so they can get out on their own?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> I wasn't able to isolate exact cause of the issue yet.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> We can try extending our warp fields to get them out at warp speed as well.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> And lack of access to sensors is making it impossible to continue.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> The ship isn't too large, so we should be able to manage a stable warp bubble for two.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> But *bites her lip* I don't think we have the time for this. We must push further and stop whatever's going on in this nebula!
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Complete your initial mission you mean?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> Crew should be okay for week or so in this state before showing signs of deteriation. *nods* Yes, our Farseers were adamant something reaaaally bad is going on.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> I'm very gratefull for your assistance, but if you'd be willing to keep going and figure out what's happening, it would help our efforts far more.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> Well, I can haul this ship out while you guys keep going?
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Seems solid enough to me
Lexi@crystyll looks to the boss
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> Besides, I'd appreciate if I can get out of this ugly space marsh.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> Hell, even Egzo's mug looks like sunshine and rainbows compared to this ...
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> Wait, was this liv-
Lexi@crystyll smirks as she looks at Egzo again, somewhat thoughtfully this time
Istar@anncarise chuckles at Bara's slip-up.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Ha ha.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Yeah, you do that.
Egzo@HF_Mudd mutters, the mic not picking up any distinct words (or even curses).
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> Thank you! I'd like permission to join you in the search. Farseers were cryptic as usual, but I believe we managed to get at least general coordinates.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> All right, but if we get in a scrap we'll need t' cut ya loose and come back later.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Y'okay with that?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> That's fine by me, it's no use if we all perish.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> 'Kay, let's do this.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Send us the coordinates. Bara, rig fer tow.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Squadron moves in close enough for Hag'lhr to beam in Lyra, while IKS Barut grabs the alarian ship in the tractor beam...
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> We got the ship, it'll be a slow ride, but we'll backtrack the way we came so it shouldn't be too troublesome.
Egzo@HF_Mudd acknowledges with a grunt, standing and looming over the newcomer.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: "Welcome aboard."
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: *looks up* Uh, you are a big one. And, erm, thanks.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: "Kem! Find her a spot. And..."
Egzo@HF_Mudd gives Kem a Look that the telepath can probably pick up the thought behind: <Keep an eye on her.>
Lexi@crystyll muttersmirks, "Like a big old rainbow..."
Egzo@HF_Mudd mutters also as he retakes his seat, "heard that..."
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: The place we are looking for should be 0.7 LY from here, I'll give yoiur helmsman the coordinates.
Lexi@crystyll grins playfully
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: | Rritt gives the Alarian commander a fangy smile of his own.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Uh, hi there. Nice teeth,
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: | Rritt fairly purrs, "Thank you."
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: The place we are looking for should be around...*point at the space map* here, give or take 0.1 LY.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: | Rritt nods, and plots it on his console. "Course laid in, Captain."
Egzo@HF_Mudd nods, and gestures at the screen. "Action!"
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: | "Acting."
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <FX> Whoosh.
Istar@anncarise | Kayeri Vaj follows.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Ships jump to warp and head to the coordinates, travel is slow and perilous...
[Team] N'Py See@gulremal: ** piloting rolls plox
[Emotes] Lexi@crystyll: rolls 25 (1-100)
[Emotes] Egzo@HF_Mudd: rolls 55 (1-100)
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: bleh...
[Emotes] Istar@anncarise: rolls 3 (1-100)
[Team] Istar@anncarise: I am rerolling that!
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: hehe
[Emotes] Istar@anncarise: rolls 8 (1-100)
[Team] Istar@anncarise: ...
[Team] Istar@anncarise: well it's beter than a 3!
[Team] Istar@anncarise: haha
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: true!
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Hag'lhr and Qanwl' have no problem evading the dangers, but Kajeri Vaj's warp drive doesn't respond well to the space soup. Squadron is slowed until the issue is fixed, and then they continue -
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: - with a faster pace - as much as nebula allows.
Egzo@HF_Mudd is Not Happy at having to wait for the Orion vessel.
Egzo@HF_Mudd gets up and paces the bridge, conducting inspections of the other stations and causing the Alarian 'guest' to throw him some nervous glances.
[Team] Istar@anncarise: Awwww
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Until...
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Brace for impact! Massive shockwave incoming!
Egzo@HF_Mudd looks up at the viewscreen with shock, grabbing onto a nearby console.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> 10 seconds...
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> From what?
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> All hands, brace!
Istar@anncarise | Kayeri Vaj reinforces her shields and SIF fields
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Indeed, soon as massive wave is detected in front of all ships, literally dispersing the space soup
[Team] N'Py See@gulremal: ** rolls plox
[Emotes] Lexi@crystyll: rolls 44 (1-100)
[Emotes] Egzo@HF_Mudd: rolls 21 (1-100)
[Emotes] Istar@anncarise: rolls 47 (1-100)
[Team] Istar@anncarise: and here I thought I was gonna roll a 92 to make up for that 8
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Qanwl' manages to position itself in a way their shields offer most effective defense against the shock. Kajeri Vay boosts it's SIF fields to absorb the impact.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Rritt types like mad as he performs an emergency warp jump, hiding from the wave for a second within subspace.
Lexi@crystyll 's holoimage flickers as QanwI' rides the wave
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> All ships weather the shockwave, though Hag'lhr will have to replace some plasma conduits...
Istar@anncarise | Kayd's image flickers as well before returning.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Any idea what the source of that was?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Holy Maiden, what was that?!
Egzo@HF_Mudd hurries back to his seat and plunks his butt in it.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: Report!
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Got nothing at the moment. Trying to get a sensor read on it now
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Shlaak: That was... a class 8 shock wave.
Istar@anncarise | Kayeri Vaj tries to do the same.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: "Class 8? From /what?/"
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Some quick computer calculus show the center of the shock wave within the area pointed out by Lyra.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Oh no...were we too late?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: We must see what happened!
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Shlaak: I have no idea, but if we were like a half of light year closer, we'd be space dust.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> We're reading a star system up ahead.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> That's where the coordinates appear to be pointing to
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Guess we should be checking it out then. Do we, err... even know what exactly we're looking for here?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: I wish I had that information - but Farseers were not specific. Whatever it is, it's something really dangerous, as you could see.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Assuming that whatever we just encountered was the danger they spoke of...
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: Yeah.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: I think that's a pretty good bet.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: This is the only clue we have. We must pursue it.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Indeed. We've come this far after all
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Let's just hope we figure out whatever's sending those shockwaves before we get caught in the centre of one...
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Right! Shall we then...?"
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: *looks at Egzo*
Egzo@HF_Mudd mutters but finally nods.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Take us in.
Lexi@crystyll nods and barks out the order on her bridge
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: Egzo just has this continuous stream of profanity running in his head right now.
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: hahaha
[Team] Istar@anncarise: Hehe
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Yes! Take us in, please, mr. Sharpteeth!
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: that's the Egzo rainbow isn't it...
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: **** this entire ****ing situation etc etc
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: so colourful^^
Istar@anncarise | The Kayeri Vaj also advances towards the system..
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: mr. sharpteeth xD
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: this scientist is adorable!
[Team] Istar@anncarise: Yeah!
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Without space soup around, it takes less than 15 minutes to reach the system...and what greets you is a complete mess.
[Team] Istar@anncarise: Kind of reminds me of that lukari from the missions for some reason...
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Shlaak: Performing a system-wide scan...
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: hehe
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Shlaak: This....is not good. *pokes the console keys and screen zooms in*
Egzo@HF_Mudd scowls and squints.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Two planets in the system are now completely lifeless, half facing the sun completely crushed...
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Stars... what happened here exactly...?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> At other side of the system, there's a bunch of rapidly expanding gasses around another planet-sized mass that seems to be coming apart.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Shlaak: Uh...that...was a gas giant.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Shlaak: Most of its mass has been blown away, exposing the core.
Istar@anncarise | Kayeri Vaj scans the sun to determine if it was responsible for the shockwave
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: "What would DO that?"
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Apparently, the sun collapsing into itself. No idea how, but my science people are telling me the sun didn't do it naturally.
[Team] N'Py See@gulremal: okay folks, scanny rolls!
[Emotes] Istar@anncarise: rolls 40 (1-100)
[Emotes] Lexi@crystyll: rolls 84 (1-100)
[Emotes] Egzo@HF_Mudd: rolls 53 (1-100)
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: figures...
[Team] Istar@anncarise: Yeah!
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Are we looking at... some sort of weapons test site...
[Team] Istar@anncarise: Always the combat-focused character rolling highest on those!
Egzo@HF_Mudd doesn't need anyone telling him that the star on the screen isn't natural. Just looking at the image of what it's become makes him uneasy.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> We're reading some trilithium compound near the sun's surface."
Lexi@crystyll scoffs, <C> And we've got one of our favourite icicles cooling their heels systems edge...
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Warp trail looks to lead them back to the star too
Egzo@HF_Mudd whirls on Lexi's image. "A Breen ship, here?"
Lexi@crystyll nods
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: Red alert!
Lexi@crystyll looks offscreen again to her sci guy and nods
Egzo@HF_Mudd asks, once the lighting has changed and the klaxons are done blaring, "What are they doin'?"
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Warp trail doesn't belong to the Breen ship, indicators are for something much smaller leading /from/ the ship /to/ the star
Istar@anncarise tries to determine if the Breen are sending any communications and if so, try to tap into them.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Sounds like they deployed a weapon.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Wouldn't surprise me. Breen are creative when it comes to these things. The F'deraxt'la found out the hard way when they entered the Dominion War.
Lexi@crystyll scowls at her sci guy with a further update
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Seems the Breen already cut loose, their warp trail leads away from the system while the smaller leads from that position towards the star
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: | Shlaak looks up from his console. "Captain! Debris shower from the nearer planet, closing fast!"
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Evasive!
Istar@anncarise | Kayeri Vaj tries to use her powerful deflector to deflect the debris, and reinforce SIF for any that might pass through.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Indeed, alarms blare as sensors show a debris field rushing towards the squadron...
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: -- SCENE END --
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: - a vision from alarian psychic Farseers about a great danger in the nebula 2 LY to galactic north from the ZE-3918 system (the one currently sieged by Alarians).
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Squadron reaches the nebula without any interference, but nebula itself is another matter entirely. Around 2,5 LY in diameter, it's a practical soup of gases in lots of places which cause quite -
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: - a strain on engines and sensors, and communications to and out of the nebula is practically impossible.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> Well, that's quite a mess of a place.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Yeah. Nice place to hide, lousy to try to fight in.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Thicker than a Talarian broth...
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Space is one weird place, isn't it...
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> Can we even track the alarian ship? I am detecting a weak warp trail, but I doubt we'll be able to track it for long in that chaos.
[Team] N'Py See@gulremal: as always, you are free to use your skills or simply make some shit up
Egzo@HF_Mudd looks over his shoulder to Shlaak, who responds only with an eloquent shrug and more poking at his science console.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Anyone have any telepaths? That is how Alarians are meant to be tracked, isn't it? Least from my understanding from the Marshal..."
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> What about dishing out a series of probes to enhance sensor range?
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Can't think of any tricks to cut through this nebula, probes might be our best bet.
[Team] N'Py See@gulremal: those that have at least rank 2 in tech/sci, gimme a roll plox
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: i have no idea what lexi's stats are...
[Emotes] Istar@anncarise: rolls 95 (1-100)
[Team] Istar@anncarise: YES
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: nice
[Team] Istar@anncarise: A sci roll with a sci toon actually succeeds!
[Team] Istar@anncarise: hehe
[Team] Istar@anncarise: *checks to make sure she's not actually on B'Atar*
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: *snrk*
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Hang on, one of our deflector specialists informs me that we can bombard the area with ion radiation in order to clarify the warp trail.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Huh...
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: *Shlaak takes some notes*
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Uh... sure. Okay.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Do that.
Istar@anncarise tries to use the ion radiation to reveal the warp trail.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Kayeri Vaj's deflector emits a wide-spread ion pulse, and within seconds once weak warp trails lits up like a Winter festival light ornament.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Nice work
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Trail seems to be zig-zagging a lot.
Lexi@crystyll scowls at her sci guy, "Now why didn't /you/ think of that, P'taQ!"
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Thank the deflector. There isn't another piece of tech like this in a hundred light years.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Or...wherever the nearest Starfleet base is.
Egzo@HF_Mudd eyes the revealed trail. <C> That's someone trying to throw off pursuit.
Egzo@HF_Mudd points at the viewscreen.
Lexi@crystyll nods. <C> No doubt
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> Or evade something?
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Same thing, right?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> Well, we moving in, then?
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> They was bein' chased, or shot at, or both. Which means we gotta dig 'em out of the hole they found t' hide in.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Lucky us.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Assuming that trail doesn't completely dissipate before it leads us to said hole...
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> More the reason to hurry.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Let's go.
Egzo@HF_Mudd mutters and gives the order to his helmcat to take Hag'lhr into the cloud.
Istar@anncarise | Kayeri Vaj follows the warp trail.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Pursuit of the warp trail is slow and ardous, as reason for zig-zagging becomes obvious. In many places combinations of gasses is very volatile, and alarian's farseeing abilities allowed them to-
Lexi@crystyll FX | QanwI' coasts in alongside Hag'Ihr
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: - evade these dangerous pockets quite ahead of time. Hours pass until short warp trail ends, and short sensors show a hull-like object ahead.
[Team] N'Py See@gulremal: what do you do?
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> We can send a probe to take a closer look at whatever that is.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Better that than one of us.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Exactly what I was thinking.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Sounds good to me
Istar@anncarise | Kayeri Vaj deploys a short range probe to examine the hull-like object.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Probe moves around an object unopposed. As it closes in, it detects weak comm signal, and it's scans reveal that hull is a ship of alarian make.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: ** https://gamingshogun.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/MoO_DLC_Announcement_Screen_03_Elerian_Ship.jpg
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> That's one of theirs, all right. Power readings, life signs?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Ship is as big a standard KDF Qin raptor, it's defensive systems are offline. There are around 50 alarian life signals on board.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Data's still coming in...there!
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> We're reading a comm signal too. I'll try to tap into that with the probe, hopefully with it as an intermediary carrier, we'll get a comm signal through to them too.
Istar@anncarise tries to establish contact with the Alarian ship via the probe.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Alarian> -is commander Lyra to any Fiefdom vessels in range. Our crew is disabled and we require immediate assistance! I repeat: this is commander *message repeats*
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Looks like we found them.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Can you establish a connection to respond to them?
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> We have one through the probe. Just direct all your messages there and it'll broadcast it to their ship.
Lexi@crystyll looks to the bossman assuming he will do the honours
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Yo. This is Captain Egzo a' the IKS Hag'lhr, Klingon Defense Force. Looks like you're in a spot. We're here to help ya out.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Anyone listenin'?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> The automated distress call stops and direct comm-line is established. A young alarian female with disheveled hair appears on the screen
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Alarian> Klingon? You must be from the Outsider's Blade task force?
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Yeah. What's your status, whaddya need?
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> They said their /crew/ was disabled. Probe detected no damage to the actual ship, though...I'm thinking it could be some telepathic issue.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> That right?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Alarian> Thank the Maiden! I'm commander Lyra, chief science officer of this vessel. I'm currently only active crew member.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> What's with the rest?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> They started acting irrationaly not long after we entered nebula. To prevent total destruction of the vessel, crew had to be put either into stasis or into induced come to prevent their -
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: - psychic powers from causing havoc.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> How come you weren't affected in the same way?
Lexi@crystyll frowns, half curiously - half suspiciously
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> I...well...erm...I'm an Anomaly. It's....polite term for alarian females born without any psychic powers whatsoever,
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> A saving grace on this occasion.
Lexi@crystyll says with a somewhat reassuring smile, that it's nothing to be ashamed of in present company
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> Anywaaay, something started affecting rest of the crew, and I was the only one able to finish the procedure. Unfortunately, ship requires psychic link to operate most of critical system so -
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: - I was able only to modify internal comms and boost their range to emit a distress signal.
Istar@anncarise sees if the ship can be towed out in this nebula, or if the crew will have to be evacuated and the ship left behind.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> So, we are practically out of action, unless you can bring us out of range of the nebula. There's some kind of radiation that must be affecting my people.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> We'll see what we can do
Lexi@crystyll looks to the others
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Kayeri Vaj is trying to determine if tractor locks will work with all this interference.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> It shouldn't be a problem to tractor that ship out at full impulse - it might take us 5-6 days with backtracking.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Just to get out of the nebula alone?
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> I guess the only alternative is if there's a way we can dampen the radiation effects so they can get out on their own?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> I wasn't able to isolate exact cause of the issue yet.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> We can try extending our warp fields to get them out at warp speed as well.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> And lack of access to sensors is making it impossible to continue.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> The ship isn't too large, so we should be able to manage a stable warp bubble for two.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> But *bites her lip* I don't think we have the time for this. We must push further and stop whatever's going on in this nebula!
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Complete your initial mission you mean?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> Crew should be okay for week or so in this state before showing signs of deteriation. *nods* Yes, our Farseers were adamant something reaaaally bad is going on.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> I'm very gratefull for your assistance, but if you'd be willing to keep going and figure out what's happening, it would help our efforts far more.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> Well, I can haul this ship out while you guys keep going?
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Seems solid enough to me
Lexi@crystyll looks to the boss
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> Besides, I'd appreciate if I can get out of this ugly space marsh.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> Hell, even Egzo's mug looks like sunshine and rainbows compared to this ...
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> Wait, was this liv-
Lexi@crystyll smirks as she looks at Egzo again, somewhat thoughtfully this time
Istar@anncarise chuckles at Bara's slip-up.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Ha ha.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Yeah, you do that.
Egzo@HF_Mudd mutters, the mic not picking up any distinct words (or even curses).
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> Thank you! I'd like permission to join you in the search. Farseers were cryptic as usual, but I believe we managed to get at least general coordinates.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> All right, but if we get in a scrap we'll need t' cut ya loose and come back later.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Y'okay with that?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Lyra> That's fine by me, it's no use if we all perish.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> 'Kay, let's do this.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Send us the coordinates. Bara, rig fer tow.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Squadron moves in close enough for Hag'lhr to beam in Lyra, while IKS Barut grabs the alarian ship in the tractor beam...
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <C-Bara> We got the ship, it'll be a slow ride, but we'll backtrack the way we came so it shouldn't be too troublesome.
Egzo@HF_Mudd acknowledges with a grunt, standing and looming over the newcomer.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: "Welcome aboard."
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: *looks up* Uh, you are a big one. And, erm, thanks.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: "Kem! Find her a spot. And..."
Egzo@HF_Mudd gives Kem a Look that the telepath can probably pick up the thought behind: <Keep an eye on her.>
Lexi@crystyll muttersmirks, "Like a big old rainbow..."
Egzo@HF_Mudd mutters also as he retakes his seat, "heard that..."
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: The place we are looking for should be 0.7 LY from here, I'll give yoiur helmsman the coordinates.
Lexi@crystyll grins playfully
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: | Rritt gives the Alarian commander a fangy smile of his own.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Uh, hi there. Nice teeth,
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: | Rritt fairly purrs, "Thank you."
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: The place we are looking for should be around...*point at the space map* here, give or take 0.1 LY.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: | Rritt nods, and plots it on his console. "Course laid in, Captain."
Egzo@HF_Mudd nods, and gestures at the screen. "Action!"
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: | "Acting."
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <FX> Whoosh.
Istar@anncarise | Kayeri Vaj follows.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Ships jump to warp and head to the coordinates, travel is slow and perilous...
[Team] N'Py See@gulremal: ** piloting rolls plox
[Emotes] Lexi@crystyll: rolls 25 (1-100)
[Emotes] Egzo@HF_Mudd: rolls 55 (1-100)
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: bleh...
[Emotes] Istar@anncarise: rolls 3 (1-100)
[Team] Istar@anncarise: I am rerolling that!
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: hehe
[Emotes] Istar@anncarise: rolls 8 (1-100)
[Team] Istar@anncarise: ...
[Team] Istar@anncarise: well it's beter than a 3!
[Team] Istar@anncarise: haha
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: true!
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Hag'lhr and Qanwl' have no problem evading the dangers, but Kajeri Vaj's warp drive doesn't respond well to the space soup. Squadron is slowed until the issue is fixed, and then they continue -
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: - with a faster pace - as much as nebula allows.
Egzo@HF_Mudd is Not Happy at having to wait for the Orion vessel.
Egzo@HF_Mudd gets up and paces the bridge, conducting inspections of the other stations and causing the Alarian 'guest' to throw him some nervous glances.
[Team] Istar@anncarise: Awwww
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Until...
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Brace for impact! Massive shockwave incoming!
Egzo@HF_Mudd looks up at the viewscreen with shock, grabbing onto a nearby console.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> 10 seconds...
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> From what?
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> All hands, brace!
Istar@anncarise | Kayeri Vaj reinforces her shields and SIF fields
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Indeed, soon as massive wave is detected in front of all ships, literally dispersing the space soup
[Team] N'Py See@gulremal: ** rolls plox
[Emotes] Lexi@crystyll: rolls 44 (1-100)
[Emotes] Egzo@HF_Mudd: rolls 21 (1-100)
[Emotes] Istar@anncarise: rolls 47 (1-100)
[Team] Istar@anncarise: and here I thought I was gonna roll a 92 to make up for that 8
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Qanwl' manages to position itself in a way their shields offer most effective defense against the shock. Kajeri Vay boosts it's SIF fields to absorb the impact.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Rritt types like mad as he performs an emergency warp jump, hiding from the wave for a second within subspace.
Lexi@crystyll 's holoimage flickers as QanwI' rides the wave
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> All ships weather the shockwave, though Hag'lhr will have to replace some plasma conduits...
Istar@anncarise | Kayd's image flickers as well before returning.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Any idea what the source of that was?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Holy Maiden, what was that?!
Egzo@HF_Mudd hurries back to his seat and plunks his butt in it.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: Report!
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Got nothing at the moment. Trying to get a sensor read on it now
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Shlaak: That was... a class 8 shock wave.
Istar@anncarise | Kayeri Vaj tries to do the same.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: "Class 8? From /what?/"
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Some quick computer calculus show the center of the shock wave within the area pointed out by Lyra.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Oh no...were we too late?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: We must see what happened!
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Shlaak: I have no idea, but if we were like a half of light year closer, we'd be space dust.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> We're reading a star system up ahead.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> That's where the coordinates appear to be pointing to
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Guess we should be checking it out then. Do we, err... even know what exactly we're looking for here?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: I wish I had that information - but Farseers were not specific. Whatever it is, it's something really dangerous, as you could see.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Assuming that whatever we just encountered was the danger they spoke of...
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: Yeah.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: I think that's a pretty good bet.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: This is the only clue we have. We must pursue it.
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Indeed. We've come this far after all
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Let's just hope we figure out whatever's sending those shockwaves before we get caught in the centre of one...
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Right! Shall we then...?"
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: *looks at Egzo*
Egzo@HF_Mudd mutters but finally nods.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Take us in.
Lexi@crystyll nods and barks out the order on her bridge
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: Egzo just has this continuous stream of profanity running in his head right now.
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: hahaha
[Team] Istar@anncarise: Hehe
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Yes! Take us in, please, mr. Sharpteeth!
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: that's the Egzo rainbow isn't it...
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: **** this entire ****ing situation etc etc
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: so colourful^^
Istar@anncarise | The Kayeri Vaj also advances towards the system..
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: mr. sharpteeth xD
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: this scientist is adorable!
[Team] Istar@anncarise: Yeah!
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Without space soup around, it takes less than 15 minutes to reach the system...and what greets you is a complete mess.
[Team] Istar@anncarise: Kind of reminds me of that lukari from the missions for some reason...
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Shlaak: Performing a system-wide scan...
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: hehe
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Shlaak: This....is not good. *pokes the console keys and screen zooms in*
Egzo@HF_Mudd scowls and squints.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Two planets in the system are now completely lifeless, half facing the sun completely crushed...
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Stars... what happened here exactly...?
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> At other side of the system, there's a bunch of rapidly expanding gasses around another planet-sized mass that seems to be coming apart.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Shlaak: Uh...that...was a gas giant.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: Shlaak: Most of its mass has been blown away, exposing the core.
Istar@anncarise | Kayeri Vaj scans the sun to determine if it was responsible for the shockwave
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: "What would DO that?"
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Apparently, the sun collapsing into itself. No idea how, but my science people are telling me the sun didn't do it naturally.
[Team] N'Py See@gulremal: okay folks, scanny rolls!
[Emotes] Istar@anncarise: rolls 40 (1-100)
[Emotes] Lexi@crystyll: rolls 84 (1-100)
[Emotes] Egzo@HF_Mudd: rolls 53 (1-100)
[Team] Lexi@crystyll: figures...
[Team] Istar@anncarise: Yeah!
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Are we looking at... some sort of weapons test site...
[Team] Istar@anncarise: Always the combat-focused character rolling highest on those!
Egzo@HF_Mudd doesn't need anyone telling him that the star on the screen isn't natural. Just looking at the image of what it's become makes him uneasy.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> We're reading some trilithium compound near the sun's surface."
Lexi@crystyll scoffs, <C> And we've got one of our favourite icicles cooling their heels systems edge...
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Warp trail looks to lead them back to the star too
Egzo@HF_Mudd whirls on Lexi's image. "A Breen ship, here?"
Lexi@crystyll nods
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: Red alert!
Lexi@crystyll looks offscreen again to her sci guy and nods
Egzo@HF_Mudd asks, once the lighting has changed and the klaxons are done blaring, "What are they doin'?"
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Warp trail doesn't belong to the Breen ship, indicators are for something much smaller leading /from/ the ship /to/ the star
Istar@anncarise tries to determine if the Breen are sending any communications and if so, try to tap into them.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Sounds like they deployed a weapon.
[Local] Istar@anncarise: <C> Wouldn't surprise me. Breen are creative when it comes to these things. The F'deraxt'la found out the hard way when they entered the Dominion War.
Lexi@crystyll scowls at her sci guy with a further update
[Local] Lexi@crystyll: <C> Seems the Breen already cut loose, their warp trail leads away from the system while the smaller leads from that position towards the star
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: | Shlaak looks up from his console. "Captain! Debris shower from the nearer planet, closing fast!"
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Evasive!
Istar@anncarise | Kayeri Vaj tries to use her powerful deflector to deflect the debris, and reinforce SIF for any that might pass through.
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: <FX> Indeed, alarms blare as sensors show a debris field rushing towards the squadron...
[Local] N'Py See@gulremal: -- SCENE END --
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