CAPTAIN'S LOG Stardate 100960.3
The investigation into the biomimetic gel crate is ongoing, and I trust Lieutenant Sono has things well in-hand. I’m especially relieved that Lieutenant Vehl doesn’t seem to be the culprit, because she’s just been assigned as our new Chief Medical Officer. That would’ve been pretty awkward. I need to make a point to say hello, once we get get underway.
Speaking of getting underway, Reyga’s been assigned to follow up on a mission in the Doza Sector’s Kelt Region. I just finished putting together a briefing for the crew, but I have to say I’m pretty disappointed with the events that led up to our involvement out there. There’s a feeling of urgency from some officers to remove – or even exterminate – these insectoid creatures, in order to get at the station’s data. The possibility that they might be an intelligent life form doesn’t seem to have even been considered until the second away team, but the third team still went in with the intention of forcibly relocating them. If they are intelligent, we’ll have the added task of convincing them that we come in peace.
At any rate, it’ll be good to let the science department sink their teeth into something other than stellar surveys.
(( Assignment • Shipboard Message ))