Lt.Cmdr Taelon - Um, Hello

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((Scout Ship Miombo - Edge of Trenvonn Space))

Having finished his comms call, Taelon turned briefly to their pilot.

Taelon: Let’s join the Daintree.

Pilot: Aye-aye, sir, laying in a course.

The tall man then clambered through the narrow bulkhead between the cockpit and the rest of the shuttle where Orrey and Saavei were working.

Taelon: Any luck?

Orrey: Nothing definitive unfortunately.

Saavei: Response

Taelon’s shoulders sagged just a bit. Too much to hope for easy answers, he supposed.

Taelon: Signs of on-board conflict worry me most, I’ll, um, admit…we haven’t really had any run-ins with the Vaadwuar recently, have we?

Orrey: One of the few Delta species we haven’t had an encounter with yet.

Saavei: Response

Taelon: How about the disruptor type, or…wounds? Is it anything we can track?

Orrey: We could narrow down the pattern to a more specific model but a lot of the radiation we would use dissipates in the void.

Saavei: Response

Taelon was nodding his acknowledgement when the comms came to life.

Berapli: =/\= Unknown vessel, this the Turei Scout Ship Starshell. Explain your presence. =/\=

Orrey: Well, there is your first wrinkle.

Taelon hurried to the cockpit again, hand on the pilot’s shoulder as he stumbled onto his chair to pick up the line.

Taelon: =/\= Ahm - this is Lieutenant Commander Taelon of the SS Miombo, from the United Federation of Planets. We’re here on a, um, a scientific fact-finding mission. =/\=

Saavei: =/\= Response =/\=

Berapli: =/\= This is unstable space; the Turei claim watch over all such edges. =/\=

Taelon: =/\= Well, we’re - we’re here to study the subspace disturbances. The purpose of our mission is scientific… =/\=

He was not exactly a prime candidate for the diplomatic corps.

Saavei: =/\= Response =/\=

Berapli: =/\= And who are all of you to make any claims here? =/\=

Taelon: =/\= As I said, we represent the Federation, and our duties include scientific inquiry… =/\=

Saavei: =/\= Response =/\=

Orrey: =/\= More importantly. Can you tell us how you knew to come to this spot? =/\=

Berapli/Saavei: =/\= Response =/\=

Taelon looked over his shoulder at Orrey as the doctor spoke up, silently grateful for the man;s much more eloquent words.

Orrey: =/\= We have reason to believe the breach in this region is an issue we all need to focus ourselves with resolving. If you would follow us to meet the other ships we have in the area we can work together to solve a problem none of us want. =/\=

Jansen pressed a button on the panel to mute the line looking at the ensign.

Orrey: Send a silent message to Robin so she knows what is happening in case we need backup.

Saavei/Berapli: =/\= Response =/\=

Taelon had to re-open the line again. He was torn; his heart said to just be honest, but there were a thousand other reasons not to be.

He tried to channel the same tone he used for instruction or official statements, and hoped that was good enough.

Taelon: =/\= We have - we have reason to believe one of our own was involved in an incident in Underspace, and exited near this area. We’ve discovered wreckage from a Vaadwuar ship that may have been involved. We mean no harm - simply to understand what happened and retrieve our colleagues if they are in distress. =/\=

Saavei/Orrey/Berapli: =/\= Response =/\=

Taelon: =/\= We have other ships in the area, as the Doctor said. If you allow us to reconvene with them, and assist us with your own knowledge, we can be done swiftly and withdraw…=/\=

Saavei/Orrey/Berapli: =/\= Response =/\=

Taelon: =/\= A-again, no harm or aggression is meant. We would greatly appreciate your assistance…? =/\=

He trailed off into a hopeful question, glancing at the other two.

Saavei/Orrey/Berapli: =/\= Response =/\=





Lieutenant Commander Taelon
Chief Science Officer
Amity Outpost
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