We Come in Peace
Posted on Sat Jul 26th, 2014 @ 12:45pm by Captain Liarra Von & Commander Jordan Gunning & Major Alexandria Somers & Lieutenant Commander Drewe Reed & Lieutenant JG Erica De'Havean
Edited on on Sat Jul 26th, 2014 @ 12:49pm
Mission:
Aggressive Negotiations
Location: Carthage Bridge
Ensign De'Havean just came back from break, getting the update from her temporary relief as they switched. Him getting up and her taking her place. Just then the console chirped. Erica looked and nodded. "Captain we're five minutes out in warp." She began prepping the ship to exit warp.
From her ready room, Liarra had been doing some last minute cramming to prepare for her first real negotiations. She laid aside her PADD and tapped her comm badge. "Acknowledged, Ensign. Drop us out of warp and approach on impulse. Have Major Griffiths and Doctor Reed report to the bridge. I'll be there in a moment."
"Yes Ma'am," Erica responded then accessed the ship's P.A. System. "Major Griffiths and Doctor Reed. Report to the bridge at once. Captain's request. De'Havean out." Once such work was done, She brought the USS Carthage out of warp right on the dot. Border of the Myaz System. "Dot the I and cross the tee, we're here..."
- Griffiths Quarters -
Naomi was relaxing in her temporary quarters when the ships tannoy sounded.
"Major Griffiths and Doctor Reed. Report to the bridge at once. Captain's request. De'Havean out."
Tapping her commbadge "Acknowledged,"= Naomi said and put down the book she was reading and stood and put on her tunic and left her quarters made for the turbolift.
Dr. Reed was also in her quarters reading when she received the summons, but she found it was difficult to concentrate. She was always anxious before an Away Mission, but she'd learned how to channel her anxiety to her benefit once she was actually called upon. The waiting was the worst. When she received the call, she was only too eager to get going. "Acknowledged," Drewe repeated, making her way to the bridge.
- Bridge -
Captain Von took a deep breath as she finished reading the report. She stood from her desk and straightened her uniform jacket. The Myaz homeworld was just coming into view out of the ready room's viewport. It's now or never, she thought to herself.
The ready room doors slid open and Liarra stepped out onto the bridge like she had a purpose. A quick glance around the room told her that her main people were in place. "Status report?"
Ensign De'Havean smiled as she brought the ship into view of the Myaz. "Systems are normal, No response to our presence yet Captain," She spoke in her usual voice that she uses on duty. Making correction to the course as they got closer to the capital planet of the Myaz system.
"Short range sensors aren't giving us anything out of the ordinary." Lieutenant Morgan Kelly reported, vacating the centre chair as he did so. "Myaz space is a hodgepodge of dead planets and strategically unimportant rocks but they're vehement about security. Long range scans detect numerous sub-warp five defence vessels in orbit of their main worlds."
Erica flew the ship deeper into the system, "merrow..." seeing the arrangement. "Wonder whats so important about them planets."
"It's a bit keeping a tank on standby to defend a dirt farm." Kelly replied.
"Maybe it's really expensive dirt?" Liarra mused. "I've heard of planets dedicated to making mud, though they tend to be out in the sticks. Anyhow, bring us into standard orbit, ensign."
Erica gave a soft chuffing sound as she brought the USS Carthage into High GeoSynch orbit above the planetary/system capitol, but within transporter range of the Carthage.
"Lieutenant Kelly, hail the Myaz." Von straightened herself up in her chair and smoothed out her uniform. It had been a long time since Starfleet had made official contact with the Myaz. She wanted to look her best.
"Haling frequencies open, Captain." Lieutenant Kelly reported.
"Myaz Sovereignty, I am Captain Liarra Von, representing the United Federation of Planets. I believe that we had appointment to speak with your representatives."
Naomi arrived on the bridge and just caught Captain Von's intro and looked at the viewscreen to see a strange alien.
Drewe followed behind her and took in the view with an expression of calm professional interest. It was important to make a good first impression with members of another culture, even if that impression involved saying nothing at all.
The face of a humanoid with wide purple patches across his head appeared on the Carthage's viewscreen. Without eyebrows, it was hard to read his emotions but he looked hesitant. "Federation vessel." He began, his voice cracking from a combination of the dialect passing through the Universal Translator and his natural timbre. "We have been expecting you. Please use your transporter to come to these coordinates."
The screen blinked out and Kelly's screen flashed with transmitted coordinates. He observed, "He was a chatty one."
"Yes, he was quite the charmer," Von replied, still staring at the viewscreen like she expected it to do a dance. "Well, I suppose that we shouldn't keep them waiting. We wouldn't want them to lose that bubbly demeanor." She shifted gears as she got down to business. "Major, I want one of your marines to switch to a security officer's dress uniform and accompany us to the surface. I don't want to make an aggressive show of force, but I don't want to be completely vulnerable either. You have operational command here if anything goes badly."
Miranda gave a couple of chuffing sounds of a feline snicker at the comment from Captain Von. As her tail swept back and forth in a curling weaving motion. Ears wiggled a bit as she accidentally hit the rotational RCS Thrusters, which turned the top of the USS Carthage towards the planet.
Looking at Von totally shocked, then a looked at the chair "yes Captain, I will have Marine Captain Jeff Smith my XO change into Fleet uniform to accompany the away team" She said and pulled out a PADD and typed a message to Smith who responded affirmative. Looking back at Von "Marine Captain Smith will be waiting in the transporter room Captain." She finished "what do you mean exactly by operational Command Captain? does it mean the same in Fleet as it does in the Marines! That I have Command of the ship while you are on the planet? As Operational Command in the Marines means the selected officer becomes responsible for anything up to a Battalion!" She asked.
Von nodded. "You'll have command of the mission, but let Lieutenant Kelly run the ship. He'll act as your XO."
"Understood Captain" Naomi said then fell silent.
"Lieutenant Kelly," Von continued, turning to the acting XO. "You have the bridge. Have Ensign De'Havean keep us in a standard orbit, but keep the engines warm. Let me know if there is any sign of trouble. You're in command, but if things get rough, defer to the Major."
"Aye, Sir." Kelly replied, transferring his commands through his chair.
Erica just sat there with that feline content smug look. Eyes half close as her tail tip gave a slight flicker and began to buff her claws on her uniform jacket. Ears swiveling to catch the dominant sounds and the minute ones as well.
"Alright, I think that's it. Doctor Reed, you're with me. Let's get changed and get this show on the road." Von vacated the center chair and started for the turbolift.
"Of course, ma'am," Drewe acknowledged with a nod and a smile as she followed behind her. "See you all soon," she added to the bridge crew, wanting to acknowledge their presence out of respect and sheer politeness.
Captain Liarra Von
Commanding Officer
Major Naomi Griffths
Marine Commanding Officer
Lt. Commander Drewe Reed M.D.
Chief Counselor
Ensign Erica De'Havean [P: Akiashiro]
Chief Flight Control Officer
Lieutenant Morgan Kelly [Played by Jordan Gunning]
Acting Executive Officer
Myaz Representative [Played by Jordan Gunning]
