Lt. Commander Caedan Nkai - A Beckons Home
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Quinn Reynolds
Jul 12, 2019, 3:17:05 PM7/12/19
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((Shuttlebay, Whydah))
Nkai: Let's get back to the shuttle. ::He nodded at Gnaxac, who had proposed that a couple of times now.:: We'll try a site-to-site transport to get these people to the Kahnrah, and then I suggest we get the hell out of here.
::As tempting as it was to leave the remnants of the Whydah's crew here — as the humans would say, let them lie in the bed they'd made — it wasn't in Caedan's nature to seriously consider it. As Starfleet officers, they had a duty to preserve life, even if they found that life to be thoroughly objectionable, slaving scum.::
Gnaxac: Lead the way sir! I will set up a pattern enhancer now, that will help us when we get back.
::Smart thinking. Caedan grinned — albeit a little weakly, given the circumstances and the foreign fear bouncing around in his head — then gave Gnaxac the thumbs up. It didn't take the Ferengi long, and with everyone's kits already packed and intentions to exit growing by the second, it was time to physically move.::
T. Sevo: Mind if I take point, sir?
::It wasn't lost on the Rodulan that it was a request, a recommendation rather than the blunt directives the Trill had earlier been issuing.
Nkai: Please.
::He nodded, and wasn't along in reaching for his phaser. Gnaxac's hand was shaking, no doubt as it dawned him, as it just had Caedan, that while the shuttle wasn't too far away, they still had to *get* there. A short(ish) walk down a corridor, but on a ship with there were murderous ghosts that could appear out of nowhere and looked like your worst fear, ready to suck your very soul out of your body.
::A short walk. It might as well have been to Earth and back.::
Keretene: Response
::His heart thumping in his chest, phaser levelled, Caedan kept Nirte between himself and Toran, Gnaxac taking up the rear of their group. They hadn't gone far, perhaps half the distance they needed to cover, when the Taniwha coalesced in front of them, a sudden mist that drew together to form one of Caedan's worst fears — Borg drones, emerald ocular lasers lancing out through the darkness of the ship. Their appearance was accompanied by a sudden saline spike in fear, anxiety and even anger from his colleagues.::
T. Sevo: Sir, I think they know we’re trying to leave. They’re blocking the way back to the shuttle!
Gnaxac: And there's two behind us!
Keretene: Response
::Perhaps attempting a repeat of their last encounter, where the Taniwha seemed to feed on energy weapon fire and then leave them alone, Sevo fired off a volley of phaser shots in close succession. As before, the energy blasts seemed to flow around and *in* to the creatures, but this time it wasn't enough to chase them away. On the contrary, another appeared, seeming to step out of the darkness, as pale and sinister as the drones it joined.::
T. Sevo: They’re not dispersing quickly this time! Any ideas?
::A flash of sherbet inspiration burst from Gnaxac's thoughts, and the Ferengi's phaser had already been returned to its holster, allowing him to tap out frantic commands on his tricorder. Nirte seemed to hunch in on herself, wrapping her arms around her body as though that could somehow ward off the creatures.::
Gnaxac: I'm thinking that if these... whatevers feed off brain waves, perhaps other types of waves might make them flee. Something like intense sound waves.
T.Sevo/Keretene: Response
::Caedan squinted at Gnaxac, not entirely sure how he'd got from Point A to Point B. Brain waves and sound waves were two very different phenomena — one was electromagnetic, generated by electrical activity in neural tissue, and the other was a physical effect, pressure propagated through a transmission medium.::
Nkai: They're not exactly—
Gnaxac: You may want to cover your ears.
T.Sevo/Keretene: Response
::The Ferengi's tricorder began to whine, tolerable at first, but Gnaxac's advice was impossible to follow, given that their heads were encased inside the helmets of their EVA suits. Only Nirte could do it, clamping her hands over her ears as pitch and volume both increased, to a point where the Rodulan was quite sure his eardrums were going to rupture, such was the pressure and pain. Then it began to ease, passing beyond the point where his physiology could register the sound. Gnaxac, with the kind of extended auditory sensors one might expect from a species with ears the size of the Ferengi, was still in obvious pain — but a few seconds later he too was granted a reprieve.
::Gnaxac swept his gaze behind them, while Caedan looked forward, and then back. All of the Taniwha were gone, to the Rodulan's evident surprise.::
Nkai: Huh. ::He stood, dumbfounded, then flashed a quick grin at Gnaxac.:: Remind me to buy you a drink on shore leave.
T. Sevo/Keretene/Gnaxac: Response
::Caedan rubbed his still-ringing ear — or rather he tried to, and instead just patted the side of his helmet instead. Hadn't someone mentioned sound outside the ship? Perhaps that was where Gnaxac had got the idea to try it inside. It was possible, maybe even likely, that the unusual Taniwha had a connection to an equally unusual phenomena as sound in space.
::Either way, they were gone now and he had no intention of wasting the time Gnaxac had bought them. With a nod and a gesture, he urged the team forward, at the same time that a message came in from the runabout. It was being transmitted to the Kahnrah by a message buoy with the Gorkon's signature. They must have moved out of communications range, with this one of the few means to communicate through the interference of Ma no Umi.::
Message Buoy: =/\= Gorkon to Kahnrah. Evacuate immediately. An unknown phenomena is on a direct course for your location and presents an extreme threat. Gorkon to Kahnrah. Evacuate... =/\=
::It went on to repeat, and Caedan recognised the speaker as Commander Ross, no doubt helping out on the bridge with so many senior officers off-ship. Either way, the message was simple and direct, and Rodulan had absolutely no intention of dismissing or ignoring it.:
T. Sevo/Keretene/Gnaxac: Response
Nkai: You heard the man. Let's hustle, before anything else finds us.
T. Sevo/Keretene/Gnaxac: Response
Nkai: Let's get back to the shuttle. ::He nodded at Gnaxac, who had proposed that a couple of times now.:: We'll try a site-to-site transport to get these people to the Kahnrah, and then I suggest we get the hell out of here.
::As tempting as it was to leave the remnants of the Whydah's crew here — as the humans would say, let them lie in the bed they'd made — it wasn't in Caedan's nature to seriously consider it. As Starfleet officers, they had a duty to preserve life, even if they found that life to be thoroughly objectionable, slaving scum.::
Gnaxac: Lead the way sir! I will set up a pattern enhancer now, that will help us when we get back.
::Smart thinking. Caedan grinned — albeit a little weakly, given the circumstances and the foreign fear bouncing around in his head — then gave Gnaxac the thumbs up. It didn't take the Ferengi long, and with everyone's kits already packed and intentions to exit growing by the second, it was time to physically move.::
T. Sevo: Mind if I take point, sir?
::It wasn't lost on the Rodulan that it was a request, a recommendation rather than the blunt directives the Trill had earlier been issuing.
Nkai: Please.
::He nodded, and wasn't along in reaching for his phaser. Gnaxac's hand was shaking, no doubt as it dawned him, as it just had Caedan, that while the shuttle wasn't too far away, they still had to *get* there. A short(ish) walk down a corridor, but on a ship with there were murderous ghosts that could appear out of nowhere and looked like your worst fear, ready to suck your very soul out of your body.
::A short walk. It might as well have been to Earth and back.::
Keretene: Response
::His heart thumping in his chest, phaser levelled, Caedan kept Nirte between himself and Toran, Gnaxac taking up the rear of their group. They hadn't gone far, perhaps half the distance they needed to cover, when the Taniwha coalesced in front of them, a sudden mist that drew together to form one of Caedan's worst fears — Borg drones, emerald ocular lasers lancing out through the darkness of the ship. Their appearance was accompanied by a sudden saline spike in fear, anxiety and even anger from his colleagues.::
T. Sevo: Sir, I think they know we’re trying to leave. They’re blocking the way back to the shuttle!
Gnaxac: And there's two behind us!
Keretene: Response
::Perhaps attempting a repeat of their last encounter, where the Taniwha seemed to feed on energy weapon fire and then leave them alone, Sevo fired off a volley of phaser shots in close succession. As before, the energy blasts seemed to flow around and *in* to the creatures, but this time it wasn't enough to chase them away. On the contrary, another appeared, seeming to step out of the darkness, as pale and sinister as the drones it joined.::
T. Sevo: They’re not dispersing quickly this time! Any ideas?
::A flash of sherbet inspiration burst from Gnaxac's thoughts, and the Ferengi's phaser had already been returned to its holster, allowing him to tap out frantic commands on his tricorder. Nirte seemed to hunch in on herself, wrapping her arms around her body as though that could somehow ward off the creatures.::
Gnaxac: I'm thinking that if these... whatevers feed off brain waves, perhaps other types of waves might make them flee. Something like intense sound waves.
T.Sevo/Keretene: Response
::Caedan squinted at Gnaxac, not entirely sure how he'd got from Point A to Point B. Brain waves and sound waves were two very different phenomena — one was electromagnetic, generated by electrical activity in neural tissue, and the other was a physical effect, pressure propagated through a transmission medium.::
Nkai: They're not exactly—
Gnaxac: You may want to cover your ears.
T.Sevo/Keretene: Response
::The Ferengi's tricorder began to whine, tolerable at first, but Gnaxac's advice was impossible to follow, given that their heads were encased inside the helmets of their EVA suits. Only Nirte could do it, clamping her hands over her ears as pitch and volume both increased, to a point where the Rodulan was quite sure his eardrums were going to rupture, such was the pressure and pain. Then it began to ease, passing beyond the point where his physiology could register the sound. Gnaxac, with the kind of extended auditory sensors one might expect from a species with ears the size of the Ferengi, was still in obvious pain — but a few seconds later he too was granted a reprieve.
::Gnaxac swept his gaze behind them, while Caedan looked forward, and then back. All of the Taniwha were gone, to the Rodulan's evident surprise.::
Nkai: Huh. ::He stood, dumbfounded, then flashed a quick grin at Gnaxac.:: Remind me to buy you a drink on shore leave.
T. Sevo/Keretene/Gnaxac: Response
::Caedan rubbed his still-ringing ear — or rather he tried to, and instead just patted the side of his helmet instead. Hadn't someone mentioned sound outside the ship? Perhaps that was where Gnaxac had got the idea to try it inside. It was possible, maybe even likely, that the unusual Taniwha had a connection to an equally unusual phenomena as sound in space.
::Either way, they were gone now and he had no intention of wasting the time Gnaxac had bought them. With a nod and a gesture, he urged the team forward, at the same time that a message came in from the runabout. It was being transmitted to the Kahnrah by a message buoy with the Gorkon's signature. They must have moved out of communications range, with this one of the few means to communicate through the interference of Ma no Umi.::
Message Buoy: =/\= Gorkon to Kahnrah. Evacuate immediately. An unknown phenomena is on a direct course for your location and presents an extreme threat. Gorkon to Kahnrah. Evacuate... =/\=
::It went on to repeat, and Caedan recognised the speaker as Commander Ross, no doubt helping out on the bridge with so many senior officers off-ship. Either way, the message was simple and direct, and Rodulan had absolutely no intention of dismissing or ignoring it.:
T. Sevo/Keretene/Gnaxac: Response
Nkai: You heard the man. Let's hustle, before anything else finds us.
T. Sevo/Keretene/Gnaxac: Response
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