[sb118-khitomer] Lieutenant (JG) Ezra Zerva - Vector Shoot n Scoot
BC Cooper
((Bridge, Deck 1, USS Khitomer))
th’Vrosa: There remains the alternative solution, directing their weapons fire towards the spots we’d want.
Not a bad suggestion. But how would they do it?
Zerva: ::looking up from the science console:: Could you explain further ensign? How would you recommend we proceed with your suggestion?
Semara looked like a deer in headlights as she looked to the new ensign. Her spoon was hanging off in her mouth. Ezra held in a chuckle.
th’Vrosa: Assuming, ::There was a rather long pause as he trailed off into his own head before continuing:: Creatively, if we send out various probes we can give something else for our friends on the outside to focus and worry about. Would that be viable?
Hmmm, yes that’s not a bad idea.
Semara: :: Swallowing, then dabbing her lips. :: The last probe we launched into this nebula malfunctioned in seconds.
Zerva: ::to Semara:: Then we would need a way to be able to keep said probe from malfunctioning. Not sure how we’d do that without assistance from the Velithari.
Morda: Response
th’Vrosa: Alternatively, we can always rig some shuttlecraft to broadcast some distress signals. Let fear do the convincing for us. Rig them up for some remote piloting so we don’t lose them to the abyss.
Semara: The nebula's been messin' with comms too. Even if we make it work for us, ain't a guarantee the Alliance'll see it... :: Beat, a strange smirk :: 'Sides, ain't sure I wanna be the one who explains how we've lost another shuttle.
Zerva: ::smirks:: Wouldn’t be the first time a Federation ship has lost more than one shuttle. I hear tell in Voyager’s run through the Delta Quadrant, they lost more shuttles than they had when they left space dock.
Morda: Response
Semara’s spoon clanked in her empty bowl. th'Vrosa was giving her a look. The Andorian was coming up with some good suggestions, but unfortunately in this nebula implementing them was another matter. Ezra looked to Semara. She was cooking something up.
th’Vrosa: What’s the play?
Semara was grinning at th’Vrosa when she hit the commlink on her uniform. She had an idea and was rolling with it.
Semara: =/\= Semara to Commander Dewitt. =/\=
Dewitt: =/\= Response =/\=
Semara: =/\= Question: How's our impulse drive and tactical systems? =/\=
Dewitt: =/\= Response =/\=
Semara: =/\= I only need torpedoes for the moment, long as we can move. :: Beat :: Oh, and - is the SDA still charged? =/\=
Torpedoes? What was she thinking? Semara had that pleasantly I got an idea you should know about, but it’s seriously a good one, all in one voice tone. He’d heard it before and he knew when she got that thought she wasn’t going to give up until she got the thoughts out of her head and onto paper.
Dewitt: =/\= Response =/\=
Semara: =/\= Excellent. Thank you, Commander. Semara out. =/\=
Her meal finished, Semara had that look about her. It made Ezra a bit nervous, but knowing her like he did, I couldn’t be all that bad. Right?
Semara: Ensign Morda, 'member what you said about projectile weapons givin' a vector? That's the play - only we're givin' the vector. They ain't able to see us in the nebula, unless we fire torpedoes. So that's what we do. Only when they return fire, we ain't gonna be there anymore, and we'll be draggin' a chunk a' the nebula with us.
Zerva: So we’re using the nebula as a cover? Makes sense with the Alliance ship out there exposed. It would give us an advantage and we’d get the drop of surprise on them all at once.
Morda / th'Vrosa: Response
Semara: Counselor, we're gonna need to coordinate with the Velithari to make the other piece a' your plan work. A sufficiently dramatic reveal a' the size and power output a' their ship oughta make the Alliance panic the way you wanted, don't you think? :: Beat :: We can cover 'em with our Sencha Deflector Array, but it ain't gonna be enough. We gotta buy time for Doctor Ohnari and her team to get an inoculation workin'.
Indeed, the deflector could only do so much.
Zerva: ::beat:: Then we’d better hurry. Sensors show the Leviathan class vessel has begun to accelerate its impulse speed. It would appear they’ve gotten even more erratic and impulsive with their efforts trying to locate us or the Jorogumo at the very least. Fortunately their indiscriminate attacks haven’t hit much beyond parts of the nebula. If this thing is indeed alive, I can’t imagine the nebula likes it very much.
Morda / th'Vrosa: Response
Semara: Once we make our first attack, that'll force 'em to be more tactical with their assault and work to our timin'. We'll make our best impression of General Chang, and keep 'em guessin' with when and where we'll be next. :: Beat :: The more tense we get 'em, the better our grand reveal will be. :: Beat :: 'Fore I call the Cap'n, can we make it work?
Ezra understood the reference. Chang however was using a cloaked Bird of Prey. They were using the cloud within the nebula. Similar yes, but unlike the cloaked Klingon vessel, the Alliance could see where the nebula's cloud was located, just not them.
Ezra checked the sensor data on her idea while maintaining an eye on the Alliance ship.
Zerva: We would need to be close enough to the nebula's border to make this work. Firing too deep from inside the nebula means we have to take into account the filaments and possibility of injuring a potential life form.
Morda / th'Vrosa / Semara: Response
Zerva: Harmonics? Good idea. If we use the same harmonics like we did on the bridge and transporter room two, but on a much larger scale, we can use it to direct a path to navigate through the filaments. It would allow us to get close enough without having to leave the clouds cover and make the helmsman’s work a lot easier.
Morda / th'Vrosa / Semara: Response
Zerva: It’s worth a shot ::looking over to Morda:: Ensign Morda, if you would bring up the collective data we’ve got on the filaments and how it reacts to the harmonics please?
Morda / th'Vrosa / Semara: Response
Zerva: I know the engineering team is currently working on the problem of removing the filaments from inside the Khitty. All we have to do is figure out how to make this work on the filaments that live in the nebula outside the Khitmore once they do. I don’t think Gunnery Sargent Martz’s speakers will do the trick.
Morda / th'Vrosa / Semara: Response
Tags/TBC
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Lieutenant (JG) Ezra Zerva
Security Officer
USS Khitomer (NCC-62400)
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