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USS Mystique

Homecoming 2019-12-04

Homecoming USS Mystique • 2019-12-04 • ID 7763
Mission: Homecoming
Day: 1
Stardate: 2406.10.07

(USS Mystique, Main Bridge, OPS, Lt (jg) HHril, 1100)
(USS Mystique, Main Bridge, OPS, Lt (jg) HHril, 1410)
(USS Mystique, Conference Lounge, CO  Captain Vanyssa Winters, 1540)
(USS Mystique - Conference Lounge  Ensign Jason Dema - 1546)
(USS Mystique - CSO's office - CSO Ketal - 1546)
(USS Mystique, Conference Lounge, OPS, Lt (jg) HHril, 1550)
(USS Mystique - Meeting room - CSO Ketal - 1555)
(USS Mystique - Briefing Room - Ensign Travis Keswick - 1558)
(USS Mystique, Conference Lounge, CEO, Lt. Sarouk, 1600)
(USS Mystique, Conference Lounge, CTSO Ensign Jason Dema, 1605)
(USS Mystique - Conference Lounge - Ensign Sergei Radchenko - 1607)
(USS Mystique-briefing room-Ambassador Anastasia Tar-Thurian-1610)
(USS Mystique - Conference Lounge - Major Richard Ian Lee - 1612)
(USS Mystique - Briefing Room - CSO Ketal - 1615)
(USS Mystique - Conference room; FO Lt Cmdr Peter Belinia; 1620)
(USS Mystique - Conference room - Ensign Jason Dema - 1625)
(USS Mystique - Conference room - FO Lt Cmdr Peter Belinia - 1627)
(USS Mystique - Conference room - Ensign Jason Dema - 1629)
(USS Mystique, Observation Lounge, OPS, Lt (jg) HHril, 1630)
(USS Mystique - Conference room; CO Captain Vanyssa-Winters; 1635)
(USS Mystique - Conference room; Ens Jason Dema; 1639)
(USS Mystique - Conference room- Con- Lt. Herkimer 78- 1642)
(USS Mystique - Conference Lounge - Ensign Radchenko - 1645)
(USS Mystique - Conference room - Ambassador Anastasia Tar-Thurian 1650)
(USS Mystique - Briefing Room - CSO Ketal - 16:53)
(USS Mystique - Deck 3, Cloaking node 3 - CSO Saleke - 18:00)
(USS Mystique - Holodeck - Ensign Jason Dema and Cassandra Dema - 2030)
(USS Mystique - Messhall - Ensign Jason Dema and Cassandra Dema - 2050)
(USS Mystique - quarters - Ensign Jason Dema and Cassandra Dema - 2140)
(USS Mystique - Bridge; CO Captain Vanyssa Winters; 1915)
(USS Mystique - Ready Room - Dr. Riven Mias - 1935)
(USS Mystique - Bridge; Ensign Tourana :19.50)
(USS Mystique -Sickbay; Dr. Kellita Weir- 2015)
(USS Mystique - Cenference room - Ensign Jason Dema - 1655)
(USS Mystique - CMO's Office, Ensign Radchenko - 1725)
(USS Mystique - quarters - Ensign Jason Dema and Cassandra Dema - 1820)

<<BEGIN COMPILE>>

(USS Mystique, Main Bridge, OPS, Lt (jg) HHril, 1100)

Having been one of the first people to transfer over to the Mystique, 
HHril had hoped to have an opportunity to settle in to the new 
surroundings.  The USS Mystique, Akira Class Starship, Federation 
registry number NCC 68125-C, was undeniably a beauty.  Her sleek lines 
and diminutive size camouflaging the true nature of her design.  No 
matter how you sliced up an Akira, she was a battleship.  Even with the 
explorer designation she now carried she could rip apart most any 
opponent that happened into her path.  Seeing her from a window on the 
pass-by while aboard the Steel Talons ran shivers down his spine.  He 
had been part of the 52nd for some time now.  When the split became 
evident, he made sure that he went with his fleet.  He believed in the 
ideals of the Federation.  He had to.  He had left Romulus with his 
family because they were witness to ideals that were not for the 
betterment of the populace.  He was now faced with a similar situation, 
and when the time had come to choose, he had done so without 
hesitation.  But the time to settle in had not come.  Instead, as a 
Lieutenant and Chief of Operations aboard his new ship, he had been 
responsible for the transfer of most of the crew of the new ship.

He still hadn't really met any of the people he would be working with.  
Most of them offered odd looks as they came aboard.  Even though 
Romulans were in Starfleet, the majority of of the officers coming 
aboard had never seen one, let alone served with one.  But the fact was 
that he was here and they were all working for the same purpose.

So with his quarters still in shambles, and without having met anyone 
of the command crew other than the FO, HHril now sat on the bridge.  
Many had seen him there, few had spoken to him.  Not for lack of 
manners, simply because there was too much to do right now.  ~Too much 
to do.~  he thought to himself as he ran diagnostics on the main 
systems of the ship.  Sensors, Main Power, Main Computer, Weapons, 
Shields (both navigational and defensive), Inertial Stabilizers, one 
after another he checked the systems.  ~Everything seems to be in 
order.~

He had heard the announcement of "Captain on the Bridge", but had not 
taken the time to introduce himself.  ~Too much to do.~ but a comment 
directed at him broke the trance.

"OPS, how long until the transfer of personnel and supplies is 
completed?"  asked the Captain from her chair in the middle of the 
Bridge.

"Transfer of personnel and materials on schedule, Sir!" replied the 
Romulan.  One of the first times he had addressed his new Captain.  
"Projected time to completion approximately 3 hours."

"I'll be in my ready room, if someone needs me." replied the Captain.

"Very good, Sir." HHril was still pre-occupied with the data from his 
diagnostics.  ~So much to do.~

(USS Mystique, Main Bridge, OPS, Lt (jg) HHril, 1410)

The transfer was complete.  The USS Mystique was ready to set out on 
its own, under the command of its new Captain and crew.  A momentous 
occasion for any ship.  Final checks were made as the ship prepared to 
leave Phoenix.

"Mr.. Dema, please signal the Space Dock for permission to undock."

"As you command... Captain Winters" replied the young Tactical Officer. 
  He seemed to be familiar to the Captain.  They had come from the same 
ship after all.  "We have clearance, and we're waiting for your 
approval."

"Mr.. Hhril, please program in the Departure vector that Phoenix has 
given us, and take us out slow, 1/4 Impulse.  And mind the other ships 
in the area."  She said, sounding half-serious and half-silly.

"Aye, Sir." he said with a  smile on his face.  "Course plotted.  Ready 
for umbilical separation."  With the click of a button the Mystique was 
free... running on her own.  "Hold on." he said under his breath.  The 
ship learched forward as the engines engaged.  HHril, using this 
opportunity to display some piloting skills and shake down the new ship 
took what could be called the least direct route through the ships, 
marveling at the maneuverability of the 400+M ship.  ~Moves like a 
dream.~ he thought to himself as he moved undoubtedly too close for the 
Captains of the ships he was sliding past.  "It's like she is half her 
size, Sir." he said, not even trying to hide the amusement in his 
voice.  "Like a dream."

"Helm, set a course for Geneva and engage at warp 6." said the Captain 
as HHril passed by the last of the ships standing in wait of their 
departure.  "Aye, Sir.  Warp factor 6.  On your mark."

With that, the USS Mystique was off.  Her engines engaged and the ship 
thrusted forward into Warp.

"Lieutenant HHril, report." inquired the FO, now sitting in the command 
chair.

"All systems functioning within normal parameters, Sir.  We are well on 
our way."

"Very well. Carry on." replied the FO before opening a comm channel.  
"This is the First Officer to all Senior staff.  The Captain will be 
holding a Senior Staff Briefing at sixteen hundred hours, in the 
Briefing room. Belinia out."  Closing that channel, he opened another.  
"This is the First Officer to all departments. Please report on your 
status and current departmental needs and requirements.  Belinia out."

Assuming that he meant those that he did not just speak to in person, 
HHril continued to monitor the new engines for any fluctuations and 
watched the transfer of materials within ship.  They were stocked for a 
long run, but they were still missing certain... necessities.  It would 
be a long flight for the ship to Geneva.  Generally, 5 days was not 
long, but on a skeleton crew, this deep in space... it was long.

"This is the First Officer to all personnel, we are going to test the 
cloaking device, this is only a test. All stations report test 
readiness."

The suddenness of the order woke HHril from his work.  "All systems 
report ready, Sir."

"Ensign Dema, deploy the Cloak." Peter stood as the ship entered 'cloak 
mode'.

"Ensign, a fifteen minute test should suffice." Peter looked at the 
young officer stood before his console. "And I would like a full report 
before the Briefing."

HHril sat at his station as the ship raced along under cloak.  He had 
set a transmitter for the two defiant class vessels to monitor, so that 
they would not lose track of them.  Within a few minutes of the test 
commencing, it was obvious that the signal had been unnecessary.  They 
were leaking neutronic radiation, and it was giving away their 
position.  ~Too much to do... not enough time.~


(reply any, none)
(posted by Matthew Elias)

(USS Mystique, Conference Lounge, CO  Captain Vanyssa Winters, 1540)

Vanyssa sat in the conference lounge, going over her notes again.  
Devan had told her to always go to meetings early, Because the CO had 
to be the first one there.

She sighed.   It had been a hectic couple of days.  She had known when 
they had cleared the defensive perimeter.  She also knew that in 
another day they would lose their escort to fly solo.  If an attack was 
going to happen, it would happen then.  It worried her.  She wasn't 
sure that the ship was going to be able to hold up in a battle.  And 
the only battle command experience she had was on a holodeck.  She had 
some as being part of a team, but suddenly it really just didn't seem 
like enough

She looked up about 15 minutes later when Lee came in, breaking her 
thoughts.  She noticed that a couple of other people were there, and 
decided to not comment on the fact that Lee looked like hell. Being 
that this appearance had happened in the last five hours or so, Vanyssa 
thought that he had some troubles with his marines.  She knew all about 
those troubles, from her time with David. There were nights that he had 
come home looking like hell after he had gotten some new recruits.

A few minutes later, right as the chronometer struck 1600, did the 
Ambassador walk in. Vanyssa, looking around the room, hoped that she 
was the last one. Anyone else would have to be reprimanded for being 
late.  And the one thing Vanyssa did not want to have to do is 
reprimand her crew for being late. At least, not on the first day.  She 
looked around, catching each of their eyes as she waited another 
minute.

"I want to welcome you all, formally, to the USS Mystique.  I am her 
Captain, Vanyssa Winters.   I want to start this meeting by having 
everyone introduce themselves and speak a little about the state of 
their departments.  I know that I'll be getting all this in a report 
later, but for now give me a summary. Who would like to begin ?"

(reply All, everyone except the children should be here)
(pb Melinda :-)

(USS Mystique - Conference Lounge  Ensign Jason Dema - 1546)

After reporting about the cloaking device to Peter, Jason went to the 
conference room, end remembering the last time, he wanted to do it good 
this time, and as he walked in, he saw Vanyssa standing in the room, 
looking a bit nervous.

"Hello Captain."

(Posted By Anthony S)

(USS Mystique - CSO's office - CSO Ketal - 1546)

Still considering the events on the bridge earlier and the problems 
with the cloak Ketal picked up the PADD which contained his reports and 
added his readings from the cloaking trial, after he was finished he 
departed from his office to make the staff meeting.

(USS Mystique - Meeting room - CSO Ketal - 1550)

Seeing that the Captain and most of the staff had already arrived Ketal 
took a seat and waited for the briefing to begin.

(Reply: any)

(Posted by Charles)

(USS Mystique, Conference Lounge, OPS, Lt (jg) HHril, 1550)

Not wanting to be late for the meeting, HHril motioned for his 
replacement to take over at OPS.  A meeting of the department, however 
depleted it was would be necessary in the coming days.  He sat and 
watched as the senior staff filed into the room.  He had taken a seat 
towards the rear of the conference table and had kept, mainly to 
himself.  He nodded to those who looked in his direction with a smile 
on his face, knowing that there may be a mixture of feelings in the 
room.  Seemingly, like an alarm clock, the Captain began the meeting.  
It was 1600.

"I want to welcome you all, formally, to the USS Mystique.  I am her 
Captain, Vanyssa Winters.   I want to start this meeting by having
everyone introduce themselves and speak a little about the state of 
their departments.  I know that I'll be getting all this in a report 
later, but for now give me a summary. Who would like to begin ?"

"I am Lt. Sarouk.  Chief Engineering Officer.  All ships systems are 
operating within established parameters.  Data on the recent cloaking
test is still being processed.  A final analysis will be forthcoming."

HHril took some notes on the PADD he had brought with him.

"I'm Ensign Jason Dema," stated a rather youngish looking man.  "I'll 
be your chief Tactical and security officer, so if you have any 
trouble, do not hesitate to ask for help."

Jason then turned to Vanyssa.

"All systems are operational when you need them Ma'am."

"I am Lt. Herkimer 78.  But please, that is too much of a mouthful, so 
call me Herk.  I am your pilot for this cruise as the Conn officer.  As 
for the condition of my station.  The ship is moving, and even in a 
straight line."

A smile played over the lips of the Romulan.  ~A straight line indeed.~ 
he thought to himself, images of the evasive maneuvers used to get 
through the ships around the Space Dock in his mind.

Next came another Vulcan looking man.

"I am Ketal, Chief Science Officer on the Mystique. The reports for 
this department are completed and as Sarouk has said we are still in 
the process of sorting through all of the information regarding the 
cloaking tests though I have a preliminary hypothesis regarding the 
energy spike and resultant neutronic radiation released from Cloaking 
Dispersal Node 3."

"Major Richard Ian Lee, Marine Commanding Officer." he said in a rather 
low town to say the least.  "The Marines are all aboard and I've 
already started deploying them for training purposes." He nodded his 
head towards the young Tactical Chief who had spoke earlier.  "We will 
want to be talking later." Turning his head towards the captain, he 
then said, "Pleasure and Pain is at your disposal, as fully ready as we 
can be at this short notice. All our equipment is aboard, the Armory 
checks out, and the men are gung-ho."

~Marines.~  He thought to himself.  ~They certainly are... eloquent.~

"Lieutenant HHril.  OPS." said the young man as he stood up.  "I've 
been monitoring all functions aboard ship.  Everything seems to be 
functioning within normal parameters." He shifted in place.  "As Cmdr 
Belinia, so eloquently put it, OPS is the pulse of the ship.  If I can 
be of assistance to any one of you, please do not hesitate to contact 
me."

With that he took his place.

(Reply any, none)
(Posted by Matthew Elias)


(USS Mystique - Briefing Room - Ensign Travis Keswick - 1558)

Travis walked throw the doors and into the briefing room and glanced 
around the room ath the Captain and the other Officer that have already 
Arrived and with out saying a word took a seat over in the corner 
looking at his padd waited for the briefing to begin.

(Reply Any)

(Posted by Travis Keswick)

(USS Mystique, Conference Lounge, CEO, Lt. Sarouk, 1600)

Sarouk walked into the conference room exactly two minuets early.
He looked impassibly at the officers already assembled before moving 
over
and taking a seat.  He quietly placed a PADD on the table top going over
the results of the cloaking test in his mind.  Patiently he waited for 
the
meeting to begin.

(Reply Any ITW)

The Captain began the meeting a few seconds after 1600.  Sarouk,
still working sub-space mechanics in his head divided his attention to 
his
computations and the Captain.

"I want to welcome you all, formally, to the USS Mystique.  I am
her Captain, Vanyssa Winters.   I want to start this meeting by having
everyone introduce themselves and speak a little about the state of
their departments.  I know that I'll be getting all this in a report
later, but for now give me a summary. Who would like to begin ?"

Sarouk didn't hesitate and immediately spoke up.

"I am Lt. Sarouk.  Chief Engineering Officer.  All ships systems
are operating within established parameters.  Data on the recent 
cloaking
test is still being processed.  A final analysis will be forthcoming."
Sarouk's deep voice was completely emotionless as he spoke, his 
impassive
gaze sweeping the faces of the other officers committing each one to
memory.

(Reply Any, All)
(Posted by Wes)

(USS Mystique, Conference Lounge, CTSO Ensign Jason Dema, 1605)

Immediately after Sarouk Sat down, Jason stood up

"I'm Ensign Jason Dema, I'll be your chief Tactical and security 
officer, so if you have any trouble, do not hesitate to ask for help."

Jason then turned to Vanyssa.

"All systems are operational when you need them Ma'am."

(Reply Any, All)
(Posted by Anthony Struelens)

(USS Mystique - Conference Lounge - Ensign Sergei Radchenko - 16.07)

Sergei listened to the other officers introducing themselves, intending 
to leave his own introduction until last. Finally, after a huge marine 
had introduced himself, Sergei stood up and nodded to everyone around 
the table, and then introduced himself in his Russian-accented English.

"Comrades, I am Ensign Sergei Radchenko, your CMO. Pleased to make your 
acquaintances. I will be needing to see you all in sickbay on Deck 4 
within the next two weeks, just to make sure my records from Starfleet" 
Sergei gestured towards the PADD in his hand "are all up to date. I 
would just like to say that, as on all Starfleet craft, my office and 
our sickbay are always open to everyone, however 'trivial' the reason 
may seem. Remember that, comrades," Sergei smiled slightly "as it's a 
well known fact that Starfleet officers tend to ignore ailments and 
injuries, and quite often work themselves into the ground.It is my job 
to ensure you are all functioning at 100%"

Radchenko then sat down and listened to the next officer speak.

(Reply any)
(Posted by Christian Morson)

(USS Mystique-briefing room(where ever it is)-Ambassador Anastasia 
Tar-Thurian-1610)

Ana decided that she would attend the meeting even if it may not been 
her place to do so.  She wanted to err on the said of ignorance so she 
could find out possibly what they were doing at the present time.

She knew that she would be right on time and that her entrance might 
cause a stir but that was exactly what she wanted. She had walked up to 
the door and when it opened she step just inside then stopped.  She 
looked over at the Captain and nodded her head then turned to move to 
the back of the room.

As she finally gained a position to listen, she waited for the captain 
to either continue or begin.

(reply Captain, anyone in the meeting)
(Pb Frank)

(USS Mystique - Conference Lounge - Major Richard Ian Lee - 1612)

"I want to welcome you all, formally, to the USS Mystique.  I am her
Captain, Vanyssa Winters.   I want to start this meeting by having 
everyone
introduce themselves and speak a little about the state of their
departments.  I know that I'll be getting all this in a report
later, but for now give me a summary. Who would like to begin ?"

Someone Rich didn't know, a category into which most of the officers 
here
fell into, stood up. He was a vulcan, that much was obvious. "I am Lt.
Sarouk.  Chief Engineering Officer.  All ships systems are operating 
within
established parameters.  Data on the recent cloaking test is still being
processed.  A final analysis will be forthcoming."

A couple seconds after the CEO sat down, another stood up. "I'm Ensign 
Jason
Dema, I'll be your chief Tactical and security officer, so if you have 
any
trouble, do not hesitate to ask for help."

He turned to the Captain, and said; "All systems are operational when 
you
need them Ma'am."

He was then followed by another, "I am Ketal, Chief Science Officer on 
the
Mystique. The reports for this department are completed and as Sarouk 
has
said we are still in the process of sorting through all of the 
information
regarding the cloaking tests though I have a preliminary hypothesis
regarding the energy spike and resultant neutronic radiation released 
from
Cloaking Dispersal Node 3."

(reply: any)

Rich stood up next, his seven foot plus frame forcing the chair to creak
slightly as he stood. "Major Richard Ian Lee, Marine Commanding 
Officer." he
said in his typical bass roar. "The Marines are all aboard and I've 
already
started deploying them for training purposes." He nodded his head to the
Tactical Chief. "We will want to be talking later."

(reply: if desired)

He turned back and looked at the Captain. "Pleasure and Pain is at your
disposal, as fully ready as we can be at this short notice. All our
equipment is aboard, the Armory checks out, and the men are gung-ho."

(reply: any)
(posted by Trout)

(USS Mystique - Briefing Room - CSO Ketal - 1615)

Ketal had been poring over the reports for the department since sitting 
down though he paid close attention as the Captain greeted the 
assembled officers, since he felt in no hurry to begin he waited as 
Sarouk and Dema stood up and introduced themselves. He had chosen a 
seat across from the Captain, FO and the Efrosian Ambassador and was in 
quite a good position to note everything that had gone on. The presence 
of the Hermat was certainly a novelty, he noted that they were a varied 
group that were present today.
  He looked with interest at Harper, the young scientist definitely 
looked uncomfortable, Ketal wondered what time he had come aboard. ~ No 
doubt when Sarouk and I were dealing with the cloaking problems, I 
shall have to stop him after the meeting and introduce myself. Lt. 
Harper and I have some very parallel interests. ~
After the Hermat spoke up and introduced him/herself Ketal decided the 
time was right so he stood up next.
" I am Ketal, Chief Science Officer on the Mystique. The reports for 
this department are completed and as Sarouk has said we are still in 
the process of sorting through all of the information regarding the 
cloaking tests though I have a preliminary hypothesis regarding the 
energy spike and resultant neutronic radiation released from Cloaking 
Dispersal Node 3.

(Reply: Captain Winters or FO Belinia, any)

(Posted by Charles)

(USS Mystique - Conference room; FO Lt Cmdr Peter Belinia; 1620)

Peter had listened intently to all the others as they gave their first 
reports to the Captain. Peter stood and looked around at those faces he 
knew and those he did not. "I am Lieutenant Commander Peter Belinia and 
I am the First Officer of the Mystique. Most of you should know me by 
now." He said with a smile. He picked up his PADD and scanned it for a 
moment.

"Unfortunately I am the bearer of slightly bad news. We are currently 
operating at just under Skeleton crew strength, and therefore we need 
to work double shifts until we reach Starbase Geneva. I have here the 
emergency crew rotations for the shifts. We will be working for 12 
hours straight." Peter walked towards the wall terminal to show the 
shift rotations.

Emergency Shift Rotations

Alpha Rotation 0600-1200

FO Lt Cmdr Peter Belinia

Lt HHril

Lt Herk

Ens Jason Dema

Ens Sergei Radchenko

Beta Rotation 1200-1800

Captain Vanyssa Winters

FO Lt Cmdr Peter Belinia

Lt HHril

Lt Sarouk

Lt Mass

Ens Jason Dema

Ens Sergei Radchenko

Ens Ketal

Gamma Rotation 1800-000

Captain Vanyssa Winters

Lt Sarouk

Lt Harper

Lt Mass

Ens Weir

Ens Ketal

Ens Keswick

Delta Rotation 000-0600

Lt Herk

Lt Harper

Ens Weir

Ens Keswick

"I trust that you will all agree to these shifts as we need to cover 
all bases." Peter turned to face the Major. "Major, I have purposefully 
excluded you and your men from the shift patterns. I did so because I 
felt your abilities to command your men would be diminished somewhat if 
you were having to stand on the Bridge for several hours at a time. You 
will however be required to report to the Duty Officer regarding your 
status and any changes that we should be informed of. These changes 
will take effect immediately and you should inform your staff also of 
these changes." Peter was still standing by the terminal and brought up 
the Away Tem designations.

"Now onto the Away Teams. I have drawn up a list of AT's and I have 
staffed them with the appropriate people. Please take a look at the 
PADD's in front of you."

Away Team Allocations:

Alpha - First Contact

Captain Vanyssa Winters

Ambassador Anastasia Tar-thurian

Lt Harper

Major Richard Lee

Beta

FO Lt Cmdr Peter Belinia

Lt HHril

Ens Jason Dema

Ens Sergei Radchenko

Gamma

Lt Sarouk

Ens Ketal

Ens Keswick

Ens Weir

Delta - Scientific Survey Team [SST]

Lt Sarouk

Lt Harper

Lt Herk

Ens Ketal

Epsilon - Covert Operations

FO Lt Cmdr Peter Belinia

Major Richard Lee

Ens Sergei Radchenko/Marine Medical Officer

Ens Jason Dema/Marine

Theta - Marine Counter Attack

Major Richard Lee

Marine XO

Marine Medical Officer

Marine

Marine

Marine

"Now as you can all see the Alpha team is the FC team. This will not 
change, the others however can and will in the near future. Beta and 
Gamma are standard AT's and will be adaptable to the situation and 
mission. Delta is the SST for the Mystique, I do not see this changing 
in any specific way but I may add some crew to it. Epsilon, I will 
speak to those on the team in my office at 0900 tomorrow. Major, Theta 
is completely under your jurisdiction in regards to the staffing and 
whatnot. I do expect to be informed on a regular basis, but you should 
keep it as flexible as possible. I'll speak with you tomorrow, after 
the meeting with Epsilon team, about it fully." Peter then walked back 
towards his seat. "Any Questions?"

(Reply ALL)

(pb John)

(USS Mystique - Conference room - Ensign Jason Dema - 1625)

Jason heard the shifts ~From 0600 till 1800? How is my sister gonna 
take this~ Jason shivered at that thought
Then Peter started with the away team allocations, and when he heard 
about the first contact team, he was surprised
to hear Vanyssa's name. ~The Captain on a first contact? doesn't the 
Captain has to stay on the ship?~ Jason waited
till Peter ended his briefing, and as he saw Peter sitting down he said:

"Any Questions?"

Jason stood up.

"Sir, I don't have problems with the shifts as far as I'm concerned, 
but I do have my thoughts about the
away teams, especially the first contact team, isn't the Captain 
supposed to stay on board till the area
is declared safe? I believe that is stated in Starfleet protocols."

(reply Peter, any)
(posted by Anthony struelens)

(USS Mystique - Conference room - FO Lt Cmdr Peter Belinia - 1627)

Peter was ready to hand the floor over to the Captain when Ensign Dema 
Spoke up.

"Sir, I don't have problems with the shifts as far as I'm concerned, 
but I do have my thoughts about the away teams, especially the first 
contact team, isn't the Captain supposed to stay on board till the area 
is declared safe? I believe that is stated in Starfleet protocols." He 
said.

"You are quite correct Ensign, however, the FC team will only be sent 
off-ship once all the security procedures have been implemented. 
Starfleet Protocols, which I am glad to see you actually taking note 
of, state that 'No officer of flag rank may travel into a potentially 
hazardous area without suitable armed escort.' General Order Fifteen. 
And that is where the Major comes in, he is more qualified in personal 
protection than anyone else on board. Naturally there will be all the 
usual protection measures, such as a constant transporter lock, a 
Marine contingent on standby, etc.." Peter sat back down in his chair.

(Reply Dema, any)
(Posted By John G)

(USS Mystique - Conference room - Ensign Jason Dema - 1629)

"You are quite correct Ensign, however, the FC team will only be sent 
off-ship once all the security procedures have been implemented. 
Starfleet Protocols, which I am glad to see you actually taking note 
of, state that 'No officer of flag rank may travel into a potentially 
hazardous area without suitable armed escort.' General Order Fifteen. 
And that is where the Major comes in, he is more qualified in personal 
protection than anyone else on board. Naturally there will be all the 
usual protection measures, such as a constant transporter lock, a 
Marine contingent on standby, etc.."

As Peter sat back down, explaining about Dema's question Jason was 
comforted.

"Acknowledged Sir"

(reply anyone if needed)
(posted by Anthony Struelens)

(USS Mystique, Observation Lounge, OPS, Lt (jg) HHril, 1630)

"Any Questions?" ended Belinia.

HHril had sat motionless while those with questions or comments spoke, 
silently taking notes.  ~I'll have to schedule a meeting with the 
Cmdr.~ he thought to himself, not wanting to seem confrontational in 
front of the entire senior staff.  ~Later.~ he thought.  ~Not time 
right now.~

"Mr.. HHril," the voice of the Captain broke the silence.  I believe 
that the rest of the crew will be at Geneva waiting on us.  Do you have 
anything further to report?"

"Sir," began the young Lieutenant.  "I believe now is the optimal time 
to continue working on the cloaking device.  The neutronic radiation 
from the test of the cloak flooded whole sections of the hull.  
However, due to the low crew numbers, we were able to move everyone out 
of the affected areas and clean up the radiation.  This would have been 
exponentially more difficult had we of had a full crew compliment on 
board."

(reply Winters, iyw)

HHril sat quietly for the remainder of the meeting.  Continuing to take 
notes on various subjects until the end of the meeting.

"I want us at full readiness by 1200 tomorrow." the Captain said as the 
meeting drew to a close.  "I hope that the attack doesn't come, but we 
all know that it will, Starfleet's intelligence is just as good, if not 
better, than our own.  Any questions ?"

With the dismissal of the meeting, HHril stood and headed for the door. 
  Based on the crew rotations laid out by Cmdr Belinia, he was on duty 
for another 3 hours.  ~No time like the present.~ he thought to himself 
and headed to his station.

(USS Mystique, Crew Quarters, OPS, Lt (jg) HHril, 1806)

It had not taken long for HHril to leave the bridge.  His replacement 
had been early to arrive and the switch over was handled smoothly.  He 
dropped the PADD's he was carrying on the table in the table in the 
corner of his quarters.  They were a mess.  Storage bins and bags all 
over the place.  A sigh escaped his lips at the thought of the arduous 
task before him.  ~And I have to be up for Alpha shift in the morning.~ 
he thought to himself... a rye smile playing on his lips.

He unzipped and removed his jacket, draping it over the back of a chair 
and headed to what would be his bedroom.  They were good sized 
quarters.  A living area and separate sleeping area.  There was also a 
washroom with sonic shower.  And he did not have to share with anyone.  
~Perks of being part of the senior staff.~

"Computer." he said in commanding voice.  The familiar chirp of 
recognition from the machine echoed in the undecorated room.  "Ocean 
sounds, and lights to 3/4's."  The noise of running water filled the 
room.  "Much better." he said aloud to no one in particular as he 
approached the replicator.  "Chicken Cordon Blue with rice and a wild 
mushroom sauce." he said.  "Oh... and a raktajino, hot."  Living within 
the Federation, especially on Earth, had opened up a whole new world of 
culinary delights to the young Romulan.  Ch'Rihan food was bland... too 
bland even for Vulcans.  ~I don't know how they do it.~ he thought as 
the whir of the replicator produced a plate of food and a drink.  He 
took it to the table and began to eat, knowing full well that he had a 
long night... and even longer day ahead of him... but that was later.  
For now, he was alone, in comfortable quarters, with good food and 
drink... yes that was much later.

(Reply anyone who may want to interrupt)
(Posted by Matthew Elias)

(USS Mystique - Conference room; CO Captain Vanyssa-Winters; 1635)

Vanyssa had kept silent through most of the meeting.  She enjoyed 
watching her crew, and saw several places there could possibly be 
personality conflicts.

She listened to her FO talk about away team missions and the such. She 
listened to the couple of questions, and watched the body language of 
those in the room, more than she listened to them.  She was tired, 
emotionally very tired.

She chimed up, "Mr.. Hhril, I believe that the rest of the crew will be 
at Geneva waiting on us. Do you have anything further to report ?"

(reply Hhril)

"Mr.. Sarouk and Mr.. Ketal, I would like the two of you to continue 
working on the cloak.  The escort peels away tomorrow at 1200, so we 
need to do a test at 0400 or so to give us time to fix any problems 
that come up.  Liaison with the escort's science and engineering 
departments as needed."

(reply sarouk and Ketal)

"Mr.. Dema and Mr.. Keswick, when that Escort peels away, we are going 
to be very vulnerable and the intelligence says we will expect an 
attack.  Please test all the weapons systems before 0600 tomorrow, and 
get me a full report on them."

(reply dema and keswick)

"Mr.. Radchenko, we will be picking up Dr. Weir, a medical officer and 
Dr. Mias,  this afternoon when their shuttle rendezvous with us in the 
next couple of hours.  Please bring them up to speed when they arrive. 
Also I need the report on your supplies - also forward it to Mr.. 
Hhril, to be sent on to Geneva." Vanyssa thought for a moment. "Also, 
please schedule time with each of the crew to do a full physical."

(reply Radchenko)

Vanyssa looked down at her PADD. "Also aboard that shuttle, will be 
Ensign Tourana, Lt. Herk. She will be in charge of flight control.  
Please familiarize her with the various shuttle craft and external 
ships we have on the flight deck."

(reply Lt. Herk)

"And lastly, Dr. Harper. Please see to the various labs and their 
readiness while Mr.. Ketal helps Lt. Sarouk with the cloak.  Then feel 
free to return to your research."  Vanyssa turned to her Ambassador. 
"Ambassador, when this battle comes, I would like you on the bridge, 
also.  I would rather talk  our way out of a conflict than fight it."

(reply Harper or the Ambassador)

"Mr.. Lee, being that we may have to fight, keep your marines on 
standby.  I don't plan to let them try to board this ship, but we all 
know what can happen."  He understood what she was talking about. The 
Nimitz had been through several boarding parties in the past.

Vanyssa looked around the room, at her crew. She caught each of their 
eyes. "I want us at full readiness by 1200 tomorrow.  I hope that the 
attack doesn't come, but we all know that it will, Starfleet's 
intelligence is just as good, if not better, than our own.  Any 
questions ?"  She asked.  This was a good crew, she was quite proud of 
it.

(reply ALL!)
(posted by melinda :-)

(USS Mystique - Conference room; Ens Jason Dema; 1639)

The Captain was talking about the duties for tomorrow, and turned to 
him and his assistant Keswick.

"Mr.. Dema and Mr.. Keswick, when that Escort peels away, we are going 
to
be very vulnerable and the intelligence says we will expect an attack.
Please test all the weapons systems before 0600 tomorrow, and get me a
full report on them."

Jason stood up.

"Yes Sir, it will be done"

And then Peter continued briefing the rest of the crew. After he was 
finished Vanyssa took over, Jason
noticed she was looking everyone in the eyes, also his, and as a 
reaction he turned his away, looking
to his PADD with personal notes without reason.

"I want us at full readiness by 1200 tomorrow.  I hope that the attack 
doesn't come, but we all know
that it will, Starfleet's intelligence is just as good, if not better, 
than our own.  Any questions ?"

Jason wanting to say something in reply, looked from under his eyebrow, 
and sighed, but didn't say anything.

(reply anyone if needed)
(posted by Anthony Struelens)

(USS Mystique - Conference room- Con- Lt. Herkimer 78- 1642)

Herk watched the group as each person spoke, putting their names and 
faces
together.  Then s/he began to out hir attention on the captain.  S/he 
the
Captain Winters was a very astute observer.  She watched the others as 
they
spoke, very carefully.  Herk wondered what was going through the 
captain's
mind.  Finally she stood to address the crew.

"Mr.. Hhril, I believe that the rest of the crew will be at Geneva 
waiting on
us. Do you have anything further to report ?"

Winters went round the table giving out orders, and preparing for the 
loss
of their escort.  Although the ship had been given a "technical" 
shakedown,
Herk was not at the helm at the time, and s/he wanted to see what this 
Akira
class was made of.

"Also," Winters continued, "aboard that shuttle, will be Ensign 
Tourana, Lt.
Herk. She will be in charge of flight control.  Please familiarize her 
with
the various shuttle craft and external ships we have on the flight 
deck."

Herk nodded to the captain.  "She will know all that I can pour into her
brain in a short time."

"I want us at full readiness by 1200 tomorrow.  I hope that the
attack doesn't come, but we all know that it will, Starfleet's
intelligence is just as good, if not better, than our own.  Any
questions ?"  She asked.  This was a good crew, she was quite proud of
it.

Herk looked around the table.  S/he only wanted to know when s/he could 
get
at the helm.  As the meeting closed Herk went to get all the data s?he 
would
need to fill in the Flight Ops coming in.

(reply none)
(posted by Al Muir)

(USS Mystique - Conference Lounge - Ensign Radchenko - 1645)

Radchenko listened to the First Officer and noted his shifts on his 
PADD.

Then the Captain gave a short speech and turned to each officer 
individually.

"Mr.. Radchenko, we will be picking up Dr. Weir, a medical officer and
Dr. Mias,  this afternoon when their shuttle rendezvous with us in the
next couple of hours.  Please bring them up to speed when they arrive.
Also I need the report on your supplies - also forward it to Mr.. Hhril,
to be sent on to Geneva." Vanyssa thought for a moment. "Also, please
schedule time with each of the crew to do a full physical."

Radchenko nodded. "Consider it done, Ma'am".

(Reply None)
(Posted by Christian Morson)

(USS Mystique - Conference room - Ambassador Anastasia Tar-Thurian 1650)

Ana had been listening to what everyone had to say and including the 
First Officer with his Emergency Shift rotation schedule and the Away 
Team Allocations.  She was happy that he had mentioned that she would 
be on the first contact alpha team.  She would be on at any time that 
there was to be any contact with another race.  She also thought that 
it would be good if she would be on the bridge when they were in 
contact with any other of the known races.

Ana was having a grand time seeing how a starship actually functioned 
and how duties where meaded out to the various departments or crew when 
the captain had turned her attention to her.

"Ambassador, when this battle comes, I would like you on the bridge, 
also.  I would rather talk  our way out of a conflict than fight it."

"I think that would be best and I hope we can avoid most if not all 
battles as I detest battles.  If we can not talk our way out, then it 
is up to you to do what it is that you are best at."  Ana replied to 
the captain.  She thought that most starship captains rather fight than 
talk and she was going to find out what this captain would do soon 
probably.

(reply Vanyssa, iyw)
(pb Frank Rogers)

(USS Mystique - Briefing Room - CSO Ketal - 16:53)

Ketal waited patiently as the FO went exhaustively over the shifts and 
Away teams, since he could go for 36 hours straight for short periods 
the extra shift wasn't too much of a problem and the radiation leak was 
of the highest priority. When the reports were completed Ketal looked 
at Vanyssa as she spoke up, she had been quite obviously weighing each 
member of her staff during the time the reports were being made.
~ Good, she is going to make quite a good leader I believe. She has 
many of the skills necessary. ~ And when she spoke her voice had none 
of the nervousness he had seen
earlier on the bridge.

"Mr. Hhril, I believe that the rest of the crew will be at Geneva 
waiting on us. Do you have anything further to report ?"


"Sir," Said the Romulan.  "I believe now is the optimal time to 
continue working on the cloaking device.  The neutronic radiation from 
the test of the cloak flooded whole sections of the hull.  However, due 
to the low crew numbers, we were able to move everyone out of the 
affected areas and clean up the radiation.  This would have been 
exponentially more difficult had we of had a full crew compliment on 
board."

That the neutronic radiation had penetrated some areas of the ship only 
made him more sure that his original findings were correct and with 
Sarouk's help he was sure they could get it repaired quickly.

"Mr. Sarouk and Mr. Ketal, I would like the two of you to continue 
working on the cloak. The escort peels away tomorrow at 1200, so we 
need to do a test at 0400 or so to give us time to fix any problems 
that come up. Liason with the escort's science and engineering 
departments as needed."

"Yes Captain, it shall be done." Ketal answered.Since she wanted a test 
of the cloaking device at 0400 that would make him being up for 22 
hours straight minimum which was well within his tolerance and would 
give him plenty of rest before his next shift.

As the Captain gave everyone their orders Ketal considered his own 
future; a large part of the reason he had asked for this assignment 
besides the fact that he wanted to make sure that the technologies 
could work together seemlessly was that he wished not only to serve 
with an old friend but he also wished to help ease her way into her 
first command. Since she was settling easily into her role and if her 
senior staff proved to be as competent as they appeared then he would 
not be needed long term. ~ I am sure I will be able to find another 
research facility that could use my services after this short term 
exploratory mission is over unless we are in a full scale civil war in 
which case I will have to see it through at this station of course. ~ 
It was at that point that she caught his eyes as well as everyone 
else's and said.


"I want us at full readiness by 1200 tomorrow. I hope that the  attack 
doesn't come, but we all know that it will, Starfleet's  intelligence 
is just as good, if not better, than our own. Any  questions ?"

"No questions Captain." Ketal replied as he heard the Tac/Sec Chief 
sigh which caused Ketal to look over at the young man whom he saw 
looking down in some apparent distress.

(Posted by Charles)

(USS Mystique - Cenference room - Ensign Jason Dema - 1655)

After the conference, Jason walked over to Keswick, to talk about the 
test.

"Ensign Keswick, I'll be joining you tomorrow morning at 0300 for the 
test of the weapons."

(reply Keswick)

"See you tomorrow-morning then."

Jason then left the room and made his way to his quarters.

(reply Keswick, anyone)
(posted by Anthony Struelens)

(USS Mystique - CMO's Office, Ensign Radchenko - 1725)

Sergei Radchenko viewed his new office again.

It was small, very small. It had a desk and a terminal, and maybe 
enough space for 2 or 3 people.

It was perfect.

Sergei smiled. ~This is a working office. Not a 'show' office.~

He looked down at his terminal again, to finish his list. It was a list 
of supplies needed from Geneva. He had to admit, he'd stretched the 
meaning of 'needed' to the limit. The Sickbay and labs seemed to be 
reasonably well-stocked, but he didn't want to get 'caught-short' so he 
needed back-up supplies.

He finished his list, and sent it to both the Captains and the OPP's 
Chief. a Romulan named Hhril. The list was simple and to the point. It 
read;

    Greetings Sirs,

    Here is the list of medical supplies needed. Most of     them are 
back-ups and spares, but I don't want to be     in a predicament when 
anything 'hot' happens. The     Extra Neural Scanner I could get by 
without, but it        could come in handy.

    Et Voilavski;

    Physio Stimulators, an extra 4
    Set of Subdermal scalpels
    1 cubic litre of Leporazine
    One extra Dermal Regenerator
    Two extra Defibrillators
    At least 3 extra Cannisters of Tricordrazine
    Two additional sets of Exoscalpels
    4 trays of mixed/varied Endorphins
    Any amount of Inaprovaline the Geneva can spare
    Most importantly of all;
    Three extra Medical Tricorders
    One extra Neural Imaging Scanner (I know I'm pushing it on this one, 
some of them are hefty - but I really want one in storage - you know 
what can happen with a broadside or a power surge)
    At least another 8 Hyposprays (As all Med Officers will tell you - 
there's simply never enough Hypo's)
3 Tanks of Kayolane (I'm not using Melorazine on the wounded or 
children, the side-effects aren't nice. Call me old-fashioned, but I'd 
rather stick with 'K')
+4 Medical "Away Team" kits. We have 3 here, plus (I gather) another 2 
in the Marines storage. If teams come back the kits have to be 
overhauled and sterilised, limiting our ability to send out more away 
teams immediately after first teams have come back
Kind regards ,
Ensign Sergei Radchenko
Nevrilostskia k Starfleet, Mishenov Starfleet komrads !

Sergei sent his note to the terminals of the Captain and the OPPs 
officer. He would have rather gone to see them with his list on a PADD, 
but things we're really busy. He hoped they'd understand.

He sat back on his chair, relaxing for a quick minute, and breathed out.

~Busy busy by Baba Yaga, that is good komrad Radchenko~

He didn't get to relax for the full minute.........

(Reply CO Winters, Lt Hhril, Any)
(Posted by Christian Morson)

(USS Mystique - Deck 3, Cloaking node 3 - CSO Saleke - 18:00)

Saleke ran the technician's diagnostic toll over the plasma coil with 
all the skill and patience of long term experience, as he neared the 
coil's dispersion router for the energy supply of the node area the 
whine of the diagnostic device began to change almost imperceptably. 
Ketal then scanned the router for several seconds, back and forth in 
arcs until he was satisfied then settled back on his heels. ~ Just what 
I thought I would find ~

He tapped his combadge. "Chief Sarouk the router that governs the power 
supply for Cloaking node three is weak as I deduced and will have to be 
replaced. Please send up one of your engineering officers to help me 
drain off any residual energy and replace the router."

(Reply: CEO Sarouk)

Having notified the CEO of his findings to date Ketal then began 
checking the Cloaking Field Generator Coil in the node for any damage 
caused by the power spike. It took several minutes of cautious and 
intensive searching before he was satisfied that the generator coil was 
whole and sound. It was fortunate that the area had been cleared so 
quickly, Mr HHril and his decontamination teams had been efficient and 
thorough. Twenty more minutes of searching the area yielded no more in 
the way of damaged or faulty components so he checked his chronometer, 
it was 18:40. He settled back to wait for the part and as he did he 
tapped his combadge again.

"Captain Winters this is Ketal, we will be replacing the plasma coil 
dispersion router at the Cloaking node three area at 19:00, it will 
take approximately 23 minutes to drain residual energy and replace the 
device. During that time power will be interrupted to deck three 
starboard side. I will present a full report upon my findings as soon 
as the repairs are finished, Ketal out."

(Reply: Captain Winters)

(Reply: Sarouk, Captain Winters, Any)

(Posted by Charles Gatling)

(USS Mystique - quarters - Ensign Jason Dema and Cassandra Dema - 1820)

After his duty, Jason went to his quarters, where his sister was 
allready waiting for him.

"Brother." She yelled, and ran to him and jumped, Jason scared the hell 
out of himself, and nearly missed her, but he did correct himself and 
managed to keep hold of her.

"You little rascal, hey, I have an idea, what do you think it, if we go 
to the holodeck, play some volleyball for an hour and head for dinner 
in the messhall after that?"

"What? only an hour? are you getting old?"

Jason laughed with that remark, he forgot about how she was full of 
energy, she would play 5 hours if she had the chance, maybe even 
longer.

"Okay, we'll go for 2 hours, and then dinner."

"Fine." Cassandra was a bit dissapointed in the short playing time, but 
realised that Jason was a bit tired, so she went along with the idea.

(USS Mystique - Holodeck - Ensign Jason Dema and Cassandra Dema - 2030)

The match was over, Jason and Cassandra won the match but the were 
tired as hell, so they took a shower at the beach, and then exited the 
holodeck and made their way to the messhall.

(USS Mystique - Messhall - Ensign Jason Dema and Cassandra Dema - 2050)

They arrived at the messhall, looked around and took place at the 
window. Jason ordered him a simple steak and salad, he only ate food to 
earth standarts, so did Cassandra. as they started to eat, Jason yawned 
a few times.

"Are you tired?" Cassabdra asked.

"No.... I mean yes, I'm very tired, it's been a long day at work, and 
tomorrow I'll have to wake up very early so we'll have to skip our 
morning workout."

As Cassandra heard the news her face stopped smiling and turned a bit 
dissapointed.

"Really? aww man, no fair."

"That's not all of it, I'll have to do 12 hour shifts untill we arrive 
at Geneva, so I'l be working from 0600 till 1800 for the next days, but 
if you want, then we'll work out at 0400 strting the day after 
tomorrow."

"0400? that's early." Cassandra thought about it for a moment. "Okay, 
fine, 0400 it is."

"It's settled then."

they finished their dinner further and sat there watching at the stars

(reply anyone if they want)

NRPG: for people that wanna join, feel free to do so.

Then they stood up and went to their quarters.

(USS Mystique - quarters - Ensign Jason Dema and Cassandra Dema - 2140)

As they entered their room, Jason sat down on the bed and Cassandra 
went to the bathroom, and when Cassandra came back out she saw that 
Jason allready fell asleep, so she put the blanket over him, tucked him 
in and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Goodnight brother." She said, and with that she went to sleep also 
next to him.

(reply none)
(posted by Anthony Struelens)