EXETERRPG: (16 - 1007) CSO - Dr. Fave Itel

[Todd Holladay]

Mission: The Flames of Purity
Day: 16  
Stardate: 2445.09.16

(Gamma Quadrant, Open Space – Survival Pod Alpha - CSO – Dr. Fave Itel – 1007)

The blackness gave way to at first a ringing. Tinnitus it seamed would be the alarm walking him from slumber. He tried to get his bearings, despite his better judgment and his dizziness he attempted to stand up, and promptly banged his head against the top of the pod. Which did very terrible things to his headache that he just now realized he had.

“I guess ignorance sometimes truly is bliss.” He mumbled to no one.

Once he realized he was in one of three survival pods, the most recent events in his memory came back to him slowly. He remembered the battle. He had bombarded the Starfleet vessel with a Tachyon sweep from the main deflector, which broke their lock. Starfleet had managed to tag the rear shields, they had to have done it manually. The Truth had managed to swing around to the Starfleet vessel’s rear arc and give the shields quite a wallop before she was able to answer back and, did she answer back. Apparently they were just playing before, because it took one salvo to take out the vessel. Fave remembered seeing the damage control panel. Crew quarters, and impulse drive were the first hit, followed by artificial gravity he was floating across the bridge before he could make it to the damage control panel to see the damage. The main deflector was hit next, then a phaser blast hit the bridge three explosions from power conduits in rapid succession took out the pilot, Ops and the center seat. The tactical officer had grabbed me and threw me into the survival pod meant for the bridge crew, and then the torpedo took out structural integrity, and as the vessel broke apart the three survival pods launched automatically. Which propelled Itel into the bulkhead with enough force to knock him unconscious.

Now with his wits more or less about him he looked at the pod’s sensor panel. Both of the other pods survived. All three were equipped with sensor reflective hulls. If he stayed put people would think that the three pods were empty, or just part of the wreckage. He used passive sensors only to detect if any ships were in the area, nothing with in one half light year, according to the readings. He risked a brief sensor sweep of any nearby class M or L worlds. No luck. 

If there was a chance that other people were in those two other pods he might risk opening a channel to hail them to get their status. Itel already knew what was in each. He had placed the Genesis Torpedo in the Beta pod as it was right off of the lab he was given. Having it in the pod would mask the genesis wave readings once the pod was closed for launch. In the Gamma pod the one most aft he had placed the remains of the second Starfleet Officer, he had came up with the idea when they were headed towards the Starfleet ship to stop them some how. He wanted the option of jettisoning the pod and making the Starfleet vessel chase that so they had time to get away. He never got to use that plan.

Now he had a new plan. The pods were designed to dock together to allow the escaping crew to share resources. As far as Itel knew he was the only one left. So if he docked with the other two, not only would that give him 200% more air to breathe because the torpedo certainly doesn’t need air and taking life support away from the Starfleet officer’s pod would likely preserve his remains better. Then he would have 200% more energy, rations, sensor capability, and thruster power he might even be able to set course for the shrine world. Prophets he may even survive this. The scientist set about his work of survival.

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(Posted by Todd) NPC Dr. Fave Itel



“The only way to defeat fear is to tell it 'No'." No - we will not take shortcuts on the path to righteousness. No - we will not break the rules that protect us from our basest instincts. No - we will not allow desperation to destroy moral authority.” - Michael Burnham, Star Trek: Discovery

“No, I’m from Iowa, I only work in outer space.” – Adm. James T. Kirk, “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home”

Todd Holladay
SGT, IA ARNG (Retired)

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