Commander Ava Munro - Spies Gonna Spy
Ava Munro
(((Bridge - Deck 01 - USS Artemis-A))
Munro: Captain, if we select the one trail for the Artemis to track and send out the Atlas and the Prometheus to track the other trails at maximum warp, its unlikely that they would have been able to sustain the false trail for long and we can divert course?
MacKenzie: I was thinking the same thing - they have a decent head start but surely they can't be too far ahead if we're still picking up the warp trails... but any false readings will fade out pretty quickly...
Ava nodded as she moved around to take the XO chair again and activated the console in the arm of the chair.
Storm: It’s the best idea so far and covers all of our bases at the same time.
Jovenan: The Argo class transports have the maximum speed of warp 7.5. It’s a question of how that compares to the Afalqi’s smallcrafts’ and drones’ performance.
MacKenzie looked to Jetripar at that.
Storm: Maybe the secretary can fill us in on that, or at least what their maximum’s were purported to be.
Ava agreed with the tactical officer, but she wasn't entirely sure that Jetripar was particularly forthcoming. She didn't doubt that he wanted the Afalqi back, in fact that was obvious by looking at him, but all the other bits of information it was clear that he was withholding if not lying.
Jetripar: The Afalqi itself was incredibly advanced. Any support vessels aboard are more standard and only capable of Warp 5 with a capable crew keeping them together under the strain. ::under his breath:: Unless that too changed without my knowledge.
Munro: I guess we have no choice but to take your word on that. What's our estimates look like?
Ava began to pull up the data on her console when Jovenan answered her.
Jovenan: The Afalqi and its decoys have considerable headstart, but with our and the Argos’ sensors, we can negate a large portion of it. With their speed, the Argos would be able to reach a negative recognition in… two hours or less. The Artemis takes significantly less. Assuming the decoys don’t have other means to manipulate their signature.
Jetripar: I have immense confidence in your abilities.
Jovenan: There’s also the possibility that if either of the Argos find the Afalqi, the Artemis needs to turn around to come face the Afalqi and help our transport. The further we’re apart, the longer it takes for the assistance to arrive.
MacKenzie: Is there any way to calculate how far off course we'd be if we chose the wrong path, and how much longer it might take for us to regroup with either of the shuttles if they find the Afalqi first?
It was Storm’s turn to answer, as she provided them with the mathematics behind it all. As she spoke, data began to scroll across her screen.
Storm: According to my numbers, if the Artemis slows down to warp 5 and we send out the Atlas and Prometheus at warp 7.5, and if the false trail or trails are lost within the first hour that the shuttles are out, we stand to put ourselves in the best position to catch the culprits, no matter which way they go.
Munro: :: nods :: A good approach, it could actually save us time if we go on the wrong trail.
She offered a supportive smile towards the tactical officer, she was impressed by how she had come along since arriving on the Artemis.
Jovenan: Response
MacKenzie: Commander, mobilize the shuttle pilots and have them prepare the Atlas and the Prometheus for immediate launch.
Munro: Understood, captain. What destinations shall I instruct the pilots?
The helm officer turned to face her and she nodded. He stood from his chair and another officer took his place.
MacKenzie: The Atlas should proceed to the Barol system, and the Prometheus to ngeb Station. We'll head for Nasciak territory. I can't afford anyone but the Artemis to get caught near their territory - at least I'm confident in our ability to diffuse any situations that might come up.
Ava inputted the commands and instructed the teams in the shuttlebays to ready the shuttles as the helm officer exited on the turbolift.
Storm: I’ll concentrate my scans on the area ahead of us, then, but if they are under cloak…
Jetripar: I thank you for considering all of this as carefully. I am certain you will be successful.
Munro: With your permission Captain, I've instructed a security officer to accompany the pilots? As a precaution.
Jovenan: Response
The officer in gold tapped at her screen.
Storm: I’m unfamiliar with the Nasciak or their territory, and the information on the LCARS is spotty at best. Could you fill us in, Captain?
The Da'al politician took to the seat beside the Captain's chair.
Jovenan/MacKenzie: Response
Ava listened as she reviewed the status of the Argo class shuttles.
Storm: Captain? I have….
Ava looked towards the tactical station.
Storm: I’m sorry. I had something, but either I lost it or I never really had anything to begin with.
Jetripar: Is it the Afalqi?
Munro: That would be an unlikely stroke of luck. Lieutenant, can you try a multiphasic scan? See if we can find it again?
Jovenan/MacKenzie: Response
Storm: Wait. I have it again, but it’s in a different location. It’s almost…
They waited for her to finish her sentence.
Storm: It’s almost like a … reflection. It’s the same signal, but displaced somehow.
She shook her head.
Storm: I’m not sure how to explain it better. Commander, Jovenan, I’m sending you my sensor data to see if you can figure out what to make of it.
Jetripar: What could cause this?
Her own console chimed. As an aside to the conversation that was taking place she provided the captain with an update.
Munro: The Atlas and the Prometheus are launching now.
Jovenan/MacKenzie: Response
Jetripar: Is it at least in the direction we're going?
Munro: These readings don't make any sense. It's not a cloaked vessel, at that size. It might be a probe?
MacKenzie/Jovenan/Storm: Response
Jetripar gestured emphatically.
Jetripar: Well speed up then! Catch it! If we can't tell what it is from here, we surely can get closer. If it's my ship, there's no time to waste.
Munro: It's definitely not your ship. Unless your ship is the size of the chair you're sitting on.
MacKenzie/Jovenan/Storm: Response
Jetripar sat back in his chair, as if he was in a sulk. Not unlike Harper when she was a toddler being told she had maxed out her screen time.
Jetripar: At the very least, can we try and see it with our own eyes, whatever it is?
Munro: We should intercept it in several minutes. The Atlas and the Prometheus are in a holding pattern, requesting to go to warp, Captain?
MacKenzie/Jovenan/Storm/Jetripar: Response
Ava inputted the captain's command and sent it off to the pilots before her focus went to the ‘probe’.
Munro: Secretary Jetripar, what do you know about Da'al surveillance probes?
MacKenzie/Jovenan/Storm/Jetripar: Response
Ava siphoned through the subspace frequencies, and highlighted and isolated the noise patterns.
Munro: It's sending a signal out :: sighs :: To a relay on Outer Seedea. The signal bounces from there.
MacKenzie/Jovenan/Storm/Jetripar: Response
Tags/TBC
