Star Trek: Ascendant - Shakedown Cruise IC

[Rhun]

"Well, it seems its always something," mutters Hale, standing as the rest of the officers do so. He bids farewell to D'Vassa, ensuring her that he'll see her soon, and then takes his leave with the others.

Once clear of the dining hall, he makes his way to the security office. It was clean, neat...and empty. Hale smiled. Good, that's how he liked things. He had a few in things in storage that he would move into the place as soon as he had the time, but judging by the current situation, that could be a while.

Taking a seat in the chair at his desk, the Lieutenant Commander breaths a sigh. "Computer, begin Level 1 Diagnostic on all tactical systems. And alert all security officers. I want them in my office in one hour."

OOC: KT, how many security officers are there on the Ascendant? 20? 25? I wouldn't expect more than that, given a crew of only 250, but I really have no clue.

 

[knightemplar]

Upon arriving at the Chief Engineering Officer's office, Lt. Winters finds Lt. Grenadine, Lt. Singh, and Ens. Summers waiting for him in the office. Lt. Grenadine is trying to wipe the sleep out of her eyes as she is normally assigned Gamma shift and has been woken up in Beta shift.

GM's Note: There will be a couple of other officers that I have not named yet, sorry. I think I will have to change the npc Ens. Winter's name to Summers to avoid confusion between her and you.

"Masaryk to Winters, Cochrane and I are still working on the saucer section's minature warp core. Do you want us to stop and come there, or finish up and meet with you when we are done?"
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Upon arriving at the Chief Security Officer's office after consulting with Carsi upon where it is on Deck 7, the computer acknowledges the Level 1 Diagnostic order. After a half hour, Lt. Srosski walks in and awaits orders. Ens. Morrow will show up just before the hour expires with a large cup of Caff in her hands.

Lt. Commander Hale knows the Level 1 diagnostic will probably be an all nighter especially since he is short staffed. He could request a couple of engineering officers and crewmen from Lt. Winters to help, especially the ones that work on weapon systems like Lt. Grenadine.

GM's Note: A level 1 diagnostic is the most comprehensive systems check with involves manual verification by crew members, in case the computer diagnosics are untrustworthy. This can take many hours and may even require a system or two to go off-line during the diagnostic checks.

 

[HolyMan]

"No," Benson sighs at the man who offered to get him dessert. "I'm off to the shuttle bays, if I knew excatly where they were.

With that Ensign Benson gets up from the table and heads to the exit. Trying to remember the schematics he read a couple days ago.

 

[knightemplar]

"I know the Main Shuttle bay is on deck 18 at the aft of the ship, but I was talking with an engineer and he told me the actual storage of the shuttles were on deck 19 and they came up through a small elevator into the Main Shuttle bay.", said the crewman to Ensign Benson, "When I heard that, I wanted to see it for myself. My name is Crewman Kowalski by the way. One of these days when you aren't busy, can I stop by and you can show me how it works?"

 

[HolyMan]

"Sure Crewman," Benson says in reply. Looking a little takin' aback by the young man's enthusim as he leaves the reception hall.

Seems I forgot what it is like aboard a starship, this will take some getting use to again. Benson thinks to himself as he walks down the hallway to the nearest turbolift.

Entering the lift he says, "Deck 19."

 

[Rhun]

Hale had been chatting amiably with Lieutenant Srosski while he waited for the rest of his officers. As the hour expires and Morrow enters, he simply smiles. "Just the two of you, eh? I suppose the rest of the staff isn't yet aboard. No matter, they'll be on board at 0700." Hale stands, and gathers a couple of the PADDs he had prepared while waiting. He hands one to Srosski, and the other to Morrow. "These PADDs detail your orders. We've got a Level 1 Diagnostic to complete on all tactical systems, and I expect it to be done by 0800. We're limited on staff, so we'll probably be pulling an all-nighter. I Intend to ask Lieutenant Winters for some help as soon as we finish here." Hale turns to face Srosski. "Additionally, Admiral Kiel will be coming aboard at 0900, and we're to have an honor guard present for her arrival. Considering our limited staff, you may have to pull in some officers as they come aboard. See to it?"

 

[knightemplar]

As Benson steps into the dimly lit hallway, he will see the small signs denoting various storage rooms, until one catches his eye. On the far wall with an arrow pointing to the aft of the vessel, a shuttle Maintenance sign will show him the way to the storage facility.

Upon entering the room, he will see a total of 7 shuttle craft, including 3 of the brand new type 12 shuttles. As he looks over thier fine lines, he ponders about the Capebella VII derby if he had one of these fine machines.

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As you hand over the orders to both Lt. Srosski and Lt. Morrow. They scan the orders and start calling on various crewmen and give them orders.

Lt. Srosski puts down his PADD on the desk, "Sssir, did you want to oversee training in the morning?. I have an couple of the advanced ssstudents, and a new program sssent to me by Lt. Holmes of the Resolute. He sssays that it works well for one on multiple with a few other suprises thrown in. "

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GM's Note - Rhun: There is a distinction in the training of both the security and the tactical enlisted personnel.

Security is trained in bodyguard tactics, as well as various threat and confilict resolution. The Tactical personnel are trained in the function and regular maintenance of the weapons systems. For anything beyond regular maintenance, you would have to get an engineer like Lt. Grenadine to rip it apart and fix whatever is broken.

Officers like yourself are usually cross trained in both fields, but for the most part the enlisted are well trained in their specific jobs.

Also, I misread the post, I read it as you called the officers, not all personnel. I need to watch for that. You have about 30 enlisted crewmen currently aboard, 10 security and 20 tactical already overseeing the installation of various systems here by the ship engineers constructing the vessel. You will pick up another 20 crewman and a couple of more officers or so coming back from shore leave and then you should get the rest of your staff at 39-Sierra.

For future note when Flag Officers are aboard ship also require 1-2 security personnel with them as bodyguards and general guides around the vessel. The security personnel are trained to make themselves as inconspicous as possible. Diplomatic personnel such as Ambassadors are usually given the same treatment. They do not enter there quarters and such, but will stand outside their doors and check who ever wants to see them.

 

[ethandrew]

Upon arriving at the Chief Engineering Officer's office, Lt. Winters finds Lt. Grenadine, Lt. Singh, and Ens. Summers waiting for him in the office. Lt. Grenadine is trying to wipe the sleep out of her eyes as she is normally assigned Gamma shift and has been woken up in Beta shift.

"Masaryk to Winters, Cochrane and I are still working on the saucer section's minature warp core. Do you want us to stop and come there, or finish up and meet with you when we are done?"

"Masaryk, why don't you and Cochrane just stop for a moment and I'll keep this comm channel open," Winters smiles to the other three meekly. With like-minded science types, Winters felt comfortable. "I'll keep it short, I know we all have our fair share of work to do. We've got a mission that we're leaving at 1000 hours tomorrow. Admiral's orders are to obtain anything we might need for this mission and Star Fleet will make sure we have it before we depart. So I need from each of you, in short order, what you think the Ascendant might need as if we were out for at least two months. And I need these lists quickly so that we can get all these parts. Dismissed."

With that, Lieutenant Winters pulls out a fresh data pad and begins formatting a requisition list.

 

[knightemplar]

As most of you log into your respective consoles, you will find this communication forwarded to you by the Commodore earlier in the day from Fleet Admiral Kiel. The stardate marker is at least 3-4 months old.


Stardate: 46324.3

From: Fleet Admiral Elisa Kiel, Starbase 39-Sierra

To: All captains and bridge crew of Starfllet vessels and bases operating along the Romulan Neutral Zone.

Subject: Romulan incursions into Federation Space.

It has come to my attention that Romulan activity along the border has increased of late. Intelligence has informed me that many agents of the Romulan espionage service, the Tal Shiar, may well be operating in Federation space. While Starfleet has offically questioned such intelligence, I feel it can not be considered lightly. Thus, I am forwarding to you the following notice from Commander Doleo, head of a Starfleet Intelligence Task Force specializing in Tal Shiar activity in this region.

I urge you all to heed the advice the Commander gives, but to also measure it with skepticism. It is all too easy to see enemies under every bunk. However, where the Romulans are concerned, we can never be too wary. I trust each and every one of you will do your duty to the best of your ability and, if there are indeed Romulan incursions into our space, to reveal them and take the proper actions.

Commander Doleo's message is as follows:

Admiral Kiel,

I feel it is of great importance that I communicate to you my suspicions concerning Romulan Tal Shiar activity in the region. As you know, the Romulans are forbidden by treaty (the Treaty of Algeron) to enter Federation space, as we are likewise forbidden to enter Romulan space. However, the buffer between our two territories, the Nuetral Zone, is not the empty space most in Starfleet would like it to believe it to be.

I have uncovered confirmed cells of Tal Shiar activity in this region of late proving the Romulans are indeed breaching the treaty and entering our space - infiltrating our planets and even disguising as Federation members. The incident on Inu Tonstu involving Captain Fanon (commanding officer, USS Himori), wherein an Andorian tried to take his life, is all the proof we need. I have definitive evidence that the Andorian was none other than "Proteus", a high level Tal Shiar operative skilled at disquising himself as members of other races.

Proteus escaped and is, I firmly believe, still operating in the region. On three other occasions, I came close to fully revealing operating espionage cells. However, I do not yet have the proof which Starfleet Intelligence requires to lobby for a more active defense of our border.

Hence, I appeal to you, admiral. The scope of my investigation is not wide enough for me to examine every planet or starship in the reqion, but with the assistance of other vessels, I believe we can perform a comprehensive search.

Please inform the region's commanding officers of the following points, data which can be used to detect Tal Shiar activity.

1) Tal Shiar operatives could be anyone. Do not look for Romulans alone. Genemasking technology is used to mold features; they can appear as members of any race.

2) Brainwashing techniques allow them to assume false personas so realized that they may not show up on even the most intensive telepathic scans. However, the real persona can usually be triggered by a predetermined codeword or action of some sort. As soon as I uncover some of these codes, I will make them available to all officers with high enough security clearance.

3) They have allies. Certain disgruntled citizens of non-Federation worlds may be aiding and abetting the spies. Be aware that whenever there is anti-Federation sentiment, there could also be spies.

I wish I had more data to provide, but it shall have to wait until my investigations bear further fruit. Until then, be vigilant, be wary.

Commander Doleo

 

[Blackrat]

Raphael stays quiet for a moment, standing next to the commodore. I do understand. He finally says. Therefore you should get some rest. No need to sleep, but relax for a bit while you still can. Doctor's recommendation.

With that he leaves the commodore to her thoughts and heads to the med-bay. As he makes it there he checks on Mala to make sure she has everything ok and then sits down to his desk. Computer, initiate EMH.