[sb118-ops] LT. JG S'zurak - The Pigeon Is Tired

[Alex Leatherman]

(( The Angry Pigeon )) 

S’zurak: What? ::Obviously embarrassed:: I was just… offering the shuttle sssome encouragement. It hasss performed admirably today.

McLaren: It has.

Munshi: Admirably is a strong word, but it has certainly exceeded the baseline. I suppose it has earned its keep.

McLaren: Then again, so has its crew. You've both done well, under some pretty stressful circumstances.

Munshi: ::Alok straightened his posture, allowing himself a brief moment to process the commendation. He held his gaze steady, his professional veneer settling back into place.:: The efficiency was the objective, Commander. I’m just glad the tactical variables resolved in our favor. Though, I must admit, navigating that minefield was not in the original engineering simulation profile.

S`zurak: Thank you Commander.

S’zurak wasn’t certain if this was just something people said, or if she truly meant to award commendations to him and Alok. Based on Alok’s nonchalant response, he might not be certain either. Or this was overthinking getting to him. S’zurak said nothing more, allowing an awkward pause fill the shuttle. Sol was socially apt, she carried the conversation.

McLaren: This planet is remarkable... looks like there was an ion trail leading up from where we thought that Orion compound was... but it seems to be dissipating.

Munshi: ::He quickly isolated the ion trail, running a comparative spectral analysis against the signature of the Marauder they had engaged earlier.:: I see it. The trail is narrowing. If that ship is still operating under cloak, their thermal exhaust is being vented inconsistently. They’re venting into the wake of their own ion trail to stay hidden from our long-range sweep. If we drop to a lower orbit and utilize the ion cloud for cover, we might be able to pick up their precise vector.

S`zurak: It would be more efficient to let the larger ships chase ghostsss. 

McLaren: Anything else seem interesting?

Munshi: Beyond the trail? Nothing immediate. However, I’ve flagged a localized subspace harmonic that’s slightly out of phase with the planet’s natural background radiation. It’s too regular to be planetary weather. I’m tagging the coordinates now—if Reence is still down there, that might be their current operating frequency.

S’zurak: We could pursue those coordinatesss. Though I suspect Commander Foster would be displeased if we wandered off and got ourselves shot at again.

McLaren/Munshi: Response

S`zurak: The Pigeon hasss earned a quiet flight home.::S’zurak patted the console affectionately:: Besides... the Pigeon is tired.

McLaren/Munshi: Response

(OOC, it makes sense for me to wrap up here, but will continue if you guys have more to add.)

Lieutenant JG S'zurak

Tactical Officer

Starbase 118 Ops

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