LtJg Lera Michaels - Prime Directive Situation?
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Apr 30, 2026, 3:03:34 PMApr 30
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((Shuttlebay, Jorogumo))
Semara: Cap'n Rana... :: A slight head tilt of upper-class respect. :: I take it you're quite interested in biology. As are we. Not so long ago I was an ecologist. Doctor Ohnari studied disease ecology. Miss El'Her took part in the fight against the Necrovorus blight on her homeworld. :: Beat :: You might find this interestin'... :: Casting a look to Ohnari. :: Would you be so kind as to scan me with your medical tricorder, Doctor?
Rasha whispered to Lieutenant Michaels.
El’Her: Let’s hope they haven’t read the recent edition in the Starfleet Science journal, am I right?
Michaels: Indeed. And that raises an interesting question. This is a pre-warp society that has not been officially contacted by the Federation. Is this a Prime Directive situation? :: quick glance at Ras... Rasha. :: Did they teach you about what happened on Sigma Iotia II? A seemingly innocent contact with a pre-warp civilization but the team left a book about twentieth century gangsters. The consequences were :: beat :: to be generous, unanticipated. It would be exceedingly difficult to project how our contact might alter the development of this society.
Semara: You can see my basic vitals, internal tissue geometry - much like your scans - genetic information, neural information, and a lot more. It can check against a database a' known pathogens and medical conditions that's been accumulated by hundreds a' different species.
El’Her: Speaking up. Indeed, because of this we are very precautious about contamination, much in the same way your people are.
Rana / Any Shuttlebay: Response
Semara: Part a' explorin' is meetin' other people and sharin' what we know, but here's the trouble, Cap'n. I'm as concerned about my people as you are yours. :: Beat. :: All my people.
Rana / Any Shuttlebay: Response
El’Her: ::tucking her hands behind her back:: You know Captain Rana, I realized we introduced ourselves and gave you a name for each of your species, but we failed to ask the same of you. What do you call yourselves? As the chief science officer I will be largely responsible for cataloguing your species along with ::gesturing towards Talia:: chief medical officer Ohnari.
Rana / Any Shuttlebay: Response
El’Her: The Velithari. It sounds elegant. What does it mean if you don’t mind me asking?
Rana / Any Shuttlebay: Response
El’Her: I am exceedingly interested in learning more. As I am sure you are as well. ::beat:: Would you allow Lieutenant Semara to scan you for our own interest?
Rana / Any Shuttlebay: Response
Lera stepped closer to Amelia and whispered.
Michaels: Lieutenant Semara :: beat :: when you have a moment. I would like to speak with you about some concerns I have.
Semara: Response
Michaels: Two issues. First. I am not questioning your judgement. I am seeking reassurance. :: softly :: This is a pre-warp society that has never been officially contacted the Federation. It seems to me that this might be a Prime Directive situation. In any case, since we are not certain this species is friendly, we should be cautious about what technology we offer them.
Semara: Response
Michaels: Second, I have been considering the matter of Mr. Matthews. Why did they take him? Given their technical abilities, it is difficult to imagine they thought he was a significant threat if they could handle a Sheliak ship or Khitomer. If the issue was his gender, how did they know he was male? This scanning technology is only viable at close distances.
Semara: Response
Semara: Cap'n Rana... :: A slight head tilt of upper-class respect. :: I take it you're quite interested in biology. As are we. Not so long ago I was an ecologist. Doctor Ohnari studied disease ecology. Miss El'Her took part in the fight against the Necrovorus blight on her homeworld. :: Beat :: You might find this interestin'... :: Casting a look to Ohnari. :: Would you be so kind as to scan me with your medical tricorder, Doctor?
Rasha whispered to Lieutenant Michaels.
El’Her: Let’s hope they haven’t read the recent edition in the Starfleet Science journal, am I right?
Michaels: Indeed. And that raises an interesting question. This is a pre-warp society that has not been officially contacted by the Federation. Is this a Prime Directive situation? :: quick glance at Ras... Rasha. :: Did they teach you about what happened on Sigma Iotia II? A seemingly innocent contact with a pre-warp civilization but the team left a book about twentieth century gangsters. The consequences were :: beat :: to be generous, unanticipated. It would be exceedingly difficult to project how our contact might alter the development of this society.
Semara: You can see my basic vitals, internal tissue geometry - much like your scans - genetic information, neural information, and a lot more. It can check against a database a' known pathogens and medical conditions that's been accumulated by hundreds a' different species.
El’Her: Speaking up. Indeed, because of this we are very precautious about contamination, much in the same way your people are.
Rana / Any Shuttlebay: Response
Semara: Part a' explorin' is meetin' other people and sharin' what we know, but here's the trouble, Cap'n. I'm as concerned about my people as you are yours. :: Beat. :: All my people.
Rana / Any Shuttlebay: Response
El’Her: ::tucking her hands behind her back:: You know Captain Rana, I realized we introduced ourselves and gave you a name for each of your species, but we failed to ask the same of you. What do you call yourselves? As the chief science officer I will be largely responsible for cataloguing your species along with ::gesturing towards Talia:: chief medical officer Ohnari.
Rana / Any Shuttlebay: Response
El’Her: The Velithari. It sounds elegant. What does it mean if you don’t mind me asking?
Rana / Any Shuttlebay: Response
El’Her: I am exceedingly interested in learning more. As I am sure you are as well. ::beat:: Would you allow Lieutenant Semara to scan you for our own interest?
Rana / Any Shuttlebay: Response
Lera stepped closer to Amelia and whispered.
Michaels: Lieutenant Semara :: beat :: when you have a moment. I would like to speak with you about some concerns I have.
Semara: Response
Michaels: Two issues. First. I am not questioning your judgement. I am seeking reassurance. :: softly :: This is a pre-warp society that has never been officially contacted the Federation. It seems to me that this might be a Prime Directive situation. In any case, since we are not certain this species is friendly, we should be cautious about what technology we offer them.
Semara: Response
Michaels: Second, I have been considering the matter of Mr. Matthews. Why did they take him? Given their technical abilities, it is difficult to imagine they thought he was a significant threat if they could handle a Sheliak ship or Khitomer. If the issue was his gender, how did they know he was male? This scanning technology is only viable at close distances.
Semara: Response
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LtJg Lera Michaels
Engineering Officer
USS Khitomer
K240106LM2
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LtJg Lera Michaels
Engineering Officer
USS Khitomer
K240106LM2
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