Cmdr. Karrod Niac - A Fire Ignited - PT2
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Karrod Niac
Nov 28, 2023, 3:32:57 AM11/28/23
to USS Ronin – StarBase 118 Star Trek PBEM RPG
((Bridge, Deck 3, USS Ronin))
With dawning realization Karrod began to understand what Sencha had been inputting for the past minute.
Niac: =/\= I think you're right Chief. If we disable the phase discriminator we should be able to repair the damage, especially if we know exactly how to filter out the Sencha wave radiation signature ::He tapped the final few commands and felt Sencha step back, grim but satisfied:: =/\= Which we can do thanks to the help of Sencha herself. I'm sending the data over to your console now. =/\=
Lorana/Alieth: =/\= If Desired =/\=
Karrod stood and stepped back towards the Captain's chair just as his first officer emerged from the turbolift and strode down to join him, Major Carpenter barely a step behind.
Carpenter: What do you need from us, Captain?
Raga: Sounds like I missed something serious?
Niac: Standby Major but keep an eye on those aft sensors. You too, Mr. Rueka. I've had more than enough surprises today.
Carpenter/Rueka: Response
Turning his attention towards his first officer he noticed for the first time the slight charring on the mans uniform and the distinct smell of melted composites that still clung to him.
Niac: Lt. Cmdr Alieth's team appears to have been directly exposed to the s-wave radiation. To my knowledge the only other organic being that has ever happened to is Sencha herself.
He let the implication hang in the air and saw the mans expression draw tight.
Niac: Doctor Kel and Chief Corelli are attempting to devise a treatment based on our transporter system now. How did your team manage?
Corelli/Kel: =/\= RESPONSE =/\=
Raga: I was busy securing a computer core. ::He said almost offhandedly:: =/\= Anything we need to do to save them, we should. Would storing them in the pattern buffer by us some time to figure out a solution? =/\=
Karrod shook his head sadly.
Niac: Unfortunately not Number One, the s-wave radiation is affecting them on the quantum level. If the Chief and Doctor Kel can't purge it from them entirely effect is completely impossible to stop. Major, Ensign, I want you to set up a series of overlapping level ten containment fields around the entire medical complex and any adjacent sections. We can't risk the effects spreading any further.
Rueka/Carpenter: RESPONSE
Kel/Corelli: =/\= RESPONSE =/\=
Lorana/Alieth: =/\= If Desired =/\=
Karrod could feel the need to act in his First Officer's body language, an anxious energy that demanded something to focus itself on. He only wished the problem could be confronted with that kind of effort as he listened to Chief Corelli and Doctor Kel wrestling with the specifics of the transporter system.
Raga: If you need to go down to Sickbay, go. I can handle things here.
Niac: I appreciate that Mr. Raga but I think the best thing I can do right now is leave it to our experts. Sencha's already made a little contribution to this situation, we need to let them work.
A chime from the helm drew his attention. Ensign Nicholau silently turned and tapped at the display on her right and opened her mouth to speak, then snapped her jaw closed as her eyes widened.
Nicholau: Sir I'm...picking up a...very unusual transmission. It's being broadcast on all frequencies but I'm having trouble localizing it. Universal translator is working on it but it's having trouble, standby.
Niac: Major, see if you can get us a source on that transmission. Chief Corelli, what's your status?
Rueka/Carpenter: Response
Kel/Corelli: =/\= RESPONSE =/\=
Lorana/Alieth: =/\= If Desired =/\=
Raga: We aren’t losing anyone today. ::He said calmly but firmly:: That being said, I’m going to have some strong words for the Sheliak and the Tholians when we see them again. And a full complement of torpedoes.
The computer blatted an angry tone and Ensign Nicholau drew in a breath to speak. Karrod could hear a haunted note in the young woman's voice, the first time he'd heard real fear from her all day.
Nicholau: Sir, it's a short message, just ten words...'The Lattice Alliance claims this space. Opposition will burn away.' There's a data file attached. It appears to be a starchart.
Niac: Put it up, Ensign.
Karrod watched as file unpacked on the viewscreen. It took the computer a few minutes to align it against their starcharts but when it did he sucked in a breath.
Niac: They just laid claim to ninety percent of the Alpha Isles...and more. ::He tapped a control in the armrest.:: Those are Federation systems. And that's where DS33 is.
Rueka/Carpenter: Response
Kel/Corelli: =/\= RESPONSE =/\=
Lorana/Alieth: =/\= If Desired =/\=
A heavy silence settled onto the bridge and Karrod could feel eyes turning towards him. Something enormous was turning around them and they were all searching for a handle on the impossible moment.
Niac: Major Carpenter, open a priority one subspace channel to Starfleet Command and put it through to my ready room. Number One, you have the bridge.
Karrod took a step towards the door to his office but paused, the silence on the bridge stretching painfully. He turned and looked to his newly forged crew, nodding to each in turn.
Niac: We didn't know what to expect when we came out here...from the ship, from one another or from our mission. We've learned of a new threat to the Federation and we've seen first hand how real the danger is. But at the same time we learned that this is a damn fine ship...and you're a damn fine crew. ::A corner of his lips curled into something like a snarl:: The Lattice Alliance has no idea just how much trouble they're in.
With that he beckoned to his first officer, turned to his office and strode in, smile still firmly in place.
Tags/End Act 3 & Mission for Niac!
((OOC: Congratulations folks, that's the end of our first mission! Please start wrapping up your scenes over the next few days as we transition to shoreleave! I'll put a note on our OOC list tomorrow and in Discord about our planned shoreleave destination! Great work everyone!))
================================
Commander Karrod Niac
Commanding Officer
USS Ronin - NCC-34523
V239509GT0
With dawning realization Karrod began to understand what Sencha had been inputting for the past minute.
Niac: =/\= I think you're right Chief. If we disable the phase discriminator we should be able to repair the damage, especially if we know exactly how to filter out the Sencha wave radiation signature ::He tapped the final few commands and felt Sencha step back, grim but satisfied:: =/\= Which we can do thanks to the help of Sencha herself. I'm sending the data over to your console now. =/\=
Lorana/Alieth: =/\= If Desired =/\=
Karrod stood and stepped back towards the Captain's chair just as his first officer emerged from the turbolift and strode down to join him, Major Carpenter barely a step behind.
Carpenter: What do you need from us, Captain?
Raga: Sounds like I missed something serious?
Niac: Standby Major but keep an eye on those aft sensors. You too, Mr. Rueka. I've had more than enough surprises today.
Carpenter/Rueka: Response
Turning his attention towards his first officer he noticed for the first time the slight charring on the mans uniform and the distinct smell of melted composites that still clung to him.
Niac: Lt. Cmdr Alieth's team appears to have been directly exposed to the s-wave radiation. To my knowledge the only other organic being that has ever happened to is Sencha herself.
He let the implication hang in the air and saw the mans expression draw tight.
Niac: Doctor Kel and Chief Corelli are attempting to devise a treatment based on our transporter system now. How did your team manage?
Corelli/Kel: =/\= RESPONSE =/\=
Raga: I was busy securing a computer core. ::He said almost offhandedly:: =/\= Anything we need to do to save them, we should. Would storing them in the pattern buffer by us some time to figure out a solution? =/\=
Karrod shook his head sadly.
Niac: Unfortunately not Number One, the s-wave radiation is affecting them on the quantum level. If the Chief and Doctor Kel can't purge it from them entirely effect is completely impossible to stop. Major, Ensign, I want you to set up a series of overlapping level ten containment fields around the entire medical complex and any adjacent sections. We can't risk the effects spreading any further.
Rueka/Carpenter: RESPONSE
Kel/Corelli: =/\= RESPONSE =/\=
Lorana/Alieth: =/\= If Desired =/\=
Karrod could feel the need to act in his First Officer's body language, an anxious energy that demanded something to focus itself on. He only wished the problem could be confronted with that kind of effort as he listened to Chief Corelli and Doctor Kel wrestling with the specifics of the transporter system.
Raga: If you need to go down to Sickbay, go. I can handle things here.
Niac: I appreciate that Mr. Raga but I think the best thing I can do right now is leave it to our experts. Sencha's already made a little contribution to this situation, we need to let them work.
A chime from the helm drew his attention. Ensign Nicholau silently turned and tapped at the display on her right and opened her mouth to speak, then snapped her jaw closed as her eyes widened.
Nicholau: Sir I'm...picking up a...very unusual transmission. It's being broadcast on all frequencies but I'm having trouble localizing it. Universal translator is working on it but it's having trouble, standby.
Niac: Major, see if you can get us a source on that transmission. Chief Corelli, what's your status?
Rueka/Carpenter: Response
Kel/Corelli: =/\= RESPONSE =/\=
Lorana/Alieth: =/\= If Desired =/\=
Raga: We aren’t losing anyone today. ::He said calmly but firmly:: That being said, I’m going to have some strong words for the Sheliak and the Tholians when we see them again. And a full complement of torpedoes.
The computer blatted an angry tone and Ensign Nicholau drew in a breath to speak. Karrod could hear a haunted note in the young woman's voice, the first time he'd heard real fear from her all day.
Nicholau: Sir, it's a short message, just ten words...'The Lattice Alliance claims this space. Opposition will burn away.' There's a data file attached. It appears to be a starchart.
Niac: Put it up, Ensign.
Karrod watched as file unpacked on the viewscreen. It took the computer a few minutes to align it against their starcharts but when it did he sucked in a breath.
Niac: They just laid claim to ninety percent of the Alpha Isles...and more. ::He tapped a control in the armrest.:: Those are Federation systems. And that's where DS33 is.
Rueka/Carpenter: Response
Kel/Corelli: =/\= RESPONSE =/\=
Lorana/Alieth: =/\= If Desired =/\=
A heavy silence settled onto the bridge and Karrod could feel eyes turning towards him. Something enormous was turning around them and they were all searching for a handle on the impossible moment.
Niac: Major Carpenter, open a priority one subspace channel to Starfleet Command and put it through to my ready room. Number One, you have the bridge.
Karrod took a step towards the door to his office but paused, the silence on the bridge stretching painfully. He turned and looked to his newly forged crew, nodding to each in turn.
Niac: We didn't know what to expect when we came out here...from the ship, from one another or from our mission. We've learned of a new threat to the Federation and we've seen first hand how real the danger is. But at the same time we learned that this is a damn fine ship...and you're a damn fine crew. ::A corner of his lips curled into something like a snarl:: The Lattice Alliance has no idea just how much trouble they're in.
With that he beckoned to his first officer, turned to his office and strode in, smile still firmly in place.
Tags/End Act 3 & Mission for Niac!
((OOC: Congratulations folks, that's the end of our first mission! Please start wrapping up your scenes over the next few days as we transition to shoreleave! I'll put a note on our OOC list tomorrow and in Discord about our planned shoreleave destination! Great work everyone!))
================================
Commander Karrod Niac
Commanding Officer
USS Ronin - NCC-34523
V239509GT0
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