[ACT 2] Lieutenant Niev Galanis - Spoofing the Hawk
Niev Galanis
((A Short Time Later… Babbage Science Center, “Whispering Wall” Colony – Planet Imza-4521-L))
The Babbage Science Center was finally starting to lose a little bit of its spooky atmosphere… as long as Niev didn’t dwell on the bloodstains waiting down below. There had been a brief flurry of activity as the medical team arrived and helped transport the woman who had been stabbed with the Klingon weapon somewhere she could receive proper medical attention. Even Niev had to admit they were curious what she was going to have to say… but there were more pressing matters at hand. Just because they’d found a wounded Starfleet officer didn’t mean Interlink was going to find a way to defeat itself.
In the short downtime they’d had while new members of their away team were dispatched, Niev hadn’t stayed idle. They’d cleared out some of the cabling near the terminal on the main level of the science center, made desk space and a pathway to the hatch that led down below. It wasn’t much, but it gave them some much needed room to set up any equipment they might need to figure out how to defeat this ‘Interlink’ program.
As the newly assembled away team convened, Niev turned briefly from their work to stand at attention.
Galanis: Lieutenant Commander Iko, Lieutenant Vanlith. ::relaxing their posture:: It’s good to see the both of you.
Hopper: Response
Iko/Vanlith: Response
Nodding their head, Niev, gestured an arm behind them, indicating the Interlink terminal and nearby PADD they’d been working on.
Galanis: I’m nearly finished with preparations from my end. The PADD has been set up to spoof the transponder of the USS Kitty Hawk, and contains the last known manifest along with a mockup of the rest of the ship’s systems. If all goes as expected, when Interlink connects, the PADD will give us detailed insight into how it’s breaching our systems - maybe even about the physical hardware involved below us.
Their choice in ship had been spur of the moment, the first that had come to mind as they raced to piece this place together. Niev had wanted a ship that frequented the Delta Quadrant, to make sure it looked as legitimate of a connection as possible. As the name of the former Galaxy-class left their lips, the Centauran wondered if they could have chosen a better dummy transponder.
Hopper/Iko/Vanlith: Response
Gaze shifting over toward the hatch, Niev rubbed the back of their neck with absent-minded nervousness.
Galanis: I assume we’re all in agreement that nobody should be going down there without a security escort…?
Hopper/Iko/Vanlith: Response
TAG!/TBC…
