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Now fully disguised as two Romulan engineers, followed by a Mizarian and her robot companion, they made their way to the turret. At the entrance to the base of the artillery, a group of Romulan soldiers acted as security, and stopped the officers, demanding to know why they were here and why they had brought an alien to such a sensitive location. Gnai remained silent, trying to emulate some ideal of a robot that it had in its head <ref>{{Logo|USS Artemis-A|30}}[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/QyiWXpt4OwU/m/WYbTykoDAQAJ Best Laid Plans...], Ens. Gnai, {{USS|Artemis-A}}, 240103.11</ref>. Thankfully, some quick thinking from the others rescued this attempt, and they found themselves in the base of a large Romulan turret. Cmdr. Adea ordered Gnai and Lt. JG. Sadar to work on framing the Dominion for this attack - discarding various replicated ketracel white tubes and a strange prosthetic face mask of the Commander himself - as he and Lt. Jovenan worked on the firing controls. Frazzled, they tried their best <ref>{{Logo|USS Artemis-A|30}}[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/XeQa2z9sy_E/m/cl5QLvErAQAJ I'd Rather Be Framing A Painting...], Ens. Gnai, {{USS|Artemis-A}}, 240103.15</ref>. | Now fully disguised as two Romulan engineers, followed by a Mizarian and her robot companion, they made their way to the turret. At the entrance to the base of the artillery, a group of Romulan soldiers acted as security, and stopped the officers, demanding to know why they were here and why they had brought an alien to such a sensitive location. Gnai remained silent, trying to emulate some ideal of a robot that it had in its head <ref>{{Logo|USS Artemis-A|30}}[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/QyiWXpt4OwU/m/WYbTykoDAQAJ Best Laid Plans...], Ens. Gnai, {{USS|Artemis-A}}, 240103.11</ref>. Thankfully, some quick thinking from the others rescued this attempt, and they found themselves in the base of a large Romulan turret. Cmdr. Adea ordered Gnai and Lt. JG. Sadar to work on framing the Dominion for this attack - discarding various replicated ketracel white tubes and a strange prosthetic face mask of the Commander himself - as he and Lt. Jovenan worked on the firing controls. Frazzled, they tried their best <ref>{{Logo|USS Artemis-A|30}}[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/XeQa2z9sy_E/m/cl5QLvErAQAJ I'd Rather Be Framing A Painting...], Ens. Gnai, {{USS|Artemis-A}}, 240103.15</ref>. | ||
Soon after they had finished their haphazard frame job, the Senator's shuttle entered targeting range. With seconds to go, Gnai expressed its regrets about the mission to Lt. JG. Sadar, who echoed them. The shuttle was hit, and it careened into the turret, crumpling the building into a mess of metal and fire, killing the team instantly <ref>{{Logo|USS Artemis-A|30}}[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/-nZsG8Fkjqk/m/H50m5VxNAAAJ Shots Fired], Ens. Gnai, {{USS|Artemis-A}}, 240103.18</ref>. Unbeknownst to the team, this had been all a massive mistake - by trying to recreate Sisko's plans, they had inadvertently started a war with the Romulans, forcing the Federation to fight on two fronts during one of its most dire moments. And like dominoes, one act lead to another, eventually ending with a | Soon after they had finished their haphazard frame job, the Senator's shuttle entered targeting range. With seconds to go, Gnai expressed its regrets about the mission to Lt. JG. Sadar, who echoed them. The shuttle was hit, and it careened into the turret, crumpling the building into a mess of metal and fire, killing the team instantly <ref>{{Logo|USS Artemis-A|30}}[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/-nZsG8Fkjqk/m/H50m5VxNAAAJ Shots Fired], Ens. Gnai, {{USS|Artemis-A}}, 240103.18</ref>. Unbeknownst to the team, this had been all a massive mistake - by trying to recreate Sisko's plans, they had inadvertently started a war with the Romulans, forcing the Federation to fight on two fronts during one of its most dire moments. And like dominoes, one act lead to another, eventually ending with a Betazoid coup and the subjugation of the Federation under the heel of Empress Tevet Elain. CloQ rewound time just a fraction of a second before they all perished, and dropped Gnai into yet another stressful circumstance - the courtyard of a Betazoid prison colony <ref>{{Logo|USS Artemis-A|30}}[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/zHsLDINNf4w/m/mJ3Oow8_AAAJ Built With You in Mind], CloQ, {{USS|Artemis-A}}, 240103.18</ref>. | ||
In a flash of white light, Gnai found itself unadorned with mirrors and staring up at the snow falling from an open sky onto the austere grey walls of some sort of prison complex. Much to its delight, Captain [[Addison MacKenzie]] of the {{USS|Artemis-A}} was nearby - it had recognized her from the PADD that had displayed its deployment orders as it left the Academy - as well as the two Vulcans: Ensign [[Savel]] and Lieutenant Commander [[Salkath]]. Trying to get ahead of any future questions, it announced itself to the captain, and rattled off the details of the mission that it had just abruptly departed. This was met with the first of what would likely be many eyebrow-raises from Ens. Savel <ref>{{Logo|USS Artemis-A|30}}[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/r8UDXn575xI/m/ZUHL2_FQAAAJ Captain, I've A Feeling We're Not On Romulus Anymore], Ens. Gnai, {{USS|Artemis-A}}, 240103.18</ref>. Introductions were short, if they happened at all, and the group of Starfleet officers shortly found out that they were in fact personae non gratae at the complex. A Betazoid woman reacted negatively to any attempts at contact, and soon they found themselves staring down a brutish jailer and his four guards. Gnai was absolutely terrified, and found itself clamming up once again <ref>{{Logo|USS Artemis-A|30}}[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/67bzH6Qo4ow/m/mZVpx8UwBAAJ A Distinctly Unwarm Welcome], Ens. Gnai, {{USS|Artemis-A}}, 240103.20</ref>. | In a flash of white light, Gnai found itself unadorned with mirrors and staring up at the snow falling from an open sky onto the austere grey walls of some sort of prison complex. Much to its delight, Captain [[Addison MacKenzie]] of the {{USS|Artemis-A}} was nearby - it had recognized her from the PADD that had displayed its deployment orders as it left the Academy - as well as the two Vulcans: Ensign [[Savel]] and Lieutenant Commander [[Salkath]]. Trying to get ahead of any future questions, it announced itself to the captain, and rattled off the details of the mission that it had just abruptly departed. This was met with the first of what would likely be many eyebrow-raises from Ens. Savel <ref>{{Logo|USS Artemis-A|30}}[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/r8UDXn575xI/m/ZUHL2_FQAAAJ Captain, I've A Feeling We're Not On Romulus Anymore], Ens. Gnai, {{USS|Artemis-A}}, 240103.18</ref>. Introductions were short, if they happened at all, and the group of Starfleet officers shortly found out that they were in fact personae non gratae at the complex. A Betazoid woman reacted negatively to any attempts at contact, and soon they found themselves staring down a brutish jailer and his four guards. Gnai was absolutely terrified, and found itself clamming up once again <ref>{{Logo|USS Artemis-A|30}}[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/67bzH6Qo4ow/m/mZVpx8UwBAAJ A Distinctly Unwarm Welcome], Ens. Gnai, {{USS|Artemis-A}}, 240103.20</ref>. | ||