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+====Mission Briefing====
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+ |quote ='''Niac''':  People, welcome to the Alpha Isles.  I know that very few of you are familiar with this region so I'll give you a brief overview before we get down to the details of what Starfleet has handed us.  ::He tapped a few commands and zoomed in on their present location.::  This is Deep Space Thirty Three, Starfleet's newest frontier outpost.  It was established less than a year ago in response to a rapid deterioration in the stability of the region.  ::The map began to morph, colored blobs representing power blocs expanding and contracting to represent Starfleet's understanding of the political realities in the region.::  Several major powers, most notably the Sheliak Corporate and the Breen Confederacy, claim areas within this volume, while other large areas are either unaligned, unexplored or generally too dangerous to establish a long term presence in. After this meeting you'll all be receiving detailed reports on the particulars of the region, the various power players, and some of the more recent alarming indicators that Starfleet Intelligence is keeping under close observation.  In short...it's a simmering cauldron of trouble.  Anything to add XO?
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+'''Raga''':  ::He nodded and looked around the table:: Absolutely. Given the short notice given in pulling the Ronin from refitted mothballs that we’re going to have to give her a proper shakedown in the thick of things.
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+'''Niac''':  Thanks for bringing that up.  Over the last eighteen months we've been observing a radical change to the way the Sheliak operate in this region that suggests their central Corporate body has fractured badly.  It can no longer exert control over some of its fringe operations and as such they've become substantially more independent...and dangerous.  Which leads us to why the Ronin is here and, by association, our mission.
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+'''Raga''':  She may be older, but this sort of thing is what the Akira class was built for.
+<br><br>
+Karrod chuckled entirely without mirth and gestured towards the hologram.
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+'''Niac''':  Starfleet is...'concerned'...with the situation here.  So much so they feel that one starship, the Arrow, is no longer adequate to effectively patrol and secure Federation interests in this region.  As such, they've rushed this ship out of spacedock before its current refit was complete and assembled this crew from across the fleet to counter what they perceive as an intolerable threat to Federation security.  What that means for us is this; in three days we will clear our moorings from DS33 and conduct our shakedown trials in the Isles themselves, dealing with any issues as they arise while performing a reconnaissance in force of the Olidra system.  It is believed the Sheliak are massing resources there for purposes unknown.  Our mission is to get in, find out everything we can and get back out to report what we've found. |source = [https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-ronin/c/2vrnhLhhNE0/m/grfY4CBLAAAJ Lt.Cdr. Toryn Raga - First Briefing (Revision)] - SD 240009.22}}
 ====On the Ronin====
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+After some ''issues'' with leaving drydock on DS33, the USS ''Ronin'' is underway, heading into the Alpha Isles on its shakedown cruise. The Ship is barely holding together in places, but in true Starfleet fashion, the newly assembled crew is expected to perform miracles with blunt instruments. Upon arriving in the Sunjat system, Cdr. [[Alieth]] and Lt.Cdr. [[Kirsty Lee Carpenter|Carpenter]] locate debris from an older vessel, a trail leading to a nearby gas giant and evidence of an attack. Erring on the side of proactive caution, Cdr. [[Karrod Niac|Niac]] gives orders to approach the gas giant and engage in a search for the origin of the debris. Meanwhile, the debris is transported onboard for closer examination, and Lt. [[V'Len Kel|Kel]] and his staff in Sickbay is ordered to prepare for possible casualties.
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+The search for the freighter commences in earnest with Cdr. [[Alieth]], LT [[Kammus Corelli|Corelli]] and Ensigns [[Luxa Lorana|Lorana]] and [[Marty Tucker|Tucker]] setting to work on improving sensor efficiency, as well as making a workable grid for probe deployment. Numerous runabouts are also dispatched along the probes to improve the ''Ronin'''s chances at locating any freighters in need. While reading the data being collected by the probes, the science team locate a pair of warp signatures, with one likely originating from the damaged freighter, as well as a garbled, but strangely anomalous, distress signal that Ensign [[Luxa Lorana|Lorana]] suggests patching through to the Bridge.
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+Meanwhile, Cdr. [[Toryn Raga|Raga]], Lt.Cdr. [[Kirsty Lee Carpenter|Carpenter]], Lt. [[V'Len Kel|Kel]] and Ensigns [[Maverick Kenmore|Kenmore]] and [[C'iri Mingan Hopkins|Hopkins]] congregate in Cargo Bay 5 to examine the debris that had been brought on board. Upon closer examination, however, they realize that the located debris does not originate from just ''one'' type of vessel, but multiple different kinds. More notably, however, is the fact that the damage to the debris does not correlate to conventional weaponry, and all the debris is not hull debris, indicating internal damage to the vessel(s) the debris originated from. Upon closer examination by Lt.Cdr. [[Kirsty Lee Carpenter|Carpenter]], a piece of the debris crumbles into dust in her hands when she applies pressure, and this brings forth a troubling question: "''Now I ain't just worried about what did this. I'm worried about just what in damnation it might do to a living being. Not to mention shields...''"<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-ronin/c/CFXbmVSpcz4 'Rust and Bone'], Lt.Cdr. Kirsty Lee Carpenter, SD. 240010.12</ref>
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+Then, the teams are interrupted by Cdr. [[Karrod Niac|Niac]]'s voice on the intercom, calling all Senior Staff to the Bridge. The ''Ronin'' has encountered a peculiar vessel, a [[Tholian]] one, and this one is definitely ''not'' in distress. It starts approaching them as the ''Ronin'' staff discusses how to approach this development, when all crewmembers start to feel an odd and uncomfortable sensation building up. Just as the Commanding Officer recalls his former host's discovery of Sencha Radiation, and how it felt in her final moments as it killed her, the ''Ronin'' is violently rocked by a weaponized pulse from the Tholian vessel. Cdr. [[Karrod Niac|Niac]] is wounded in the attack as he calls for Red Alert, and the Tholian vessel breaks contact and departs the system.
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+<center>"''XO...since I suspect the Doctor is about to order me to sickbay you have the conn.  Keep us at red alert until we're certain that was the only enemy vessel in the system.  ::Karrod winced as he stood and threw an arm around the Doctor's shoulders for support.::  Find that freighter and keep us in a defensive posture until we figure out our next move. They sucker-punched us in the first round.  I don't intend to let them do it again.  Check in with your people and make damage reports to the XO.  It'll take more than a shove to take the Ronin out of this fight.  Starfleet wanted us to find out what's going on out here...looks like we'll have a lot to tell them.''"<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-ronin/c/g75JUldQC5Q 'Blast from the Past (Part 2)'], Cdr. Karrod Niac, SD. 240010.14</ref> - Commander [[Karrod Niac]], Commanding Officer of the USS ''Ronin''</center>
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 * '''[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-ronin/c/GnIoi3qP3bQ/m/cpPz4nOgAwAJ JP: Commander Karrod Niac & Vice Admiral Makisig Corcino: Old Warhorses (Part 1)]''' - ''Written by Commander [[Karrod Niac]] and Rear Admiral [[Roshanara Rahman]].'' - Motivation for USS Ronin shakedown. Mission Intro
 * '''[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-ronin/c/DxRCRC643B4/m/epqIS32gAwAJ JP: Commander Karrod Niac & Vice Admiral Makisig Corcino: Old Warhorses (Part 2)]''' - ''Written by Commander [[Karrod Niac]] and Rear Admiral [[Roshanara Rahman]]. - Motivation for USS Ronin shakedown. Mission Intro
-* '''[https://sim-archive.web.app/single/Ronin/-Nfs964YXc2C7SStStV9 Commander Karrod Niac - Ever Onward]''' - ''Written by Commander [[Karrod Niac]]. '' - Mission start, Official Launch of the Ronin from [[Starbase 33]] to begin the Shakedown Cruise. Features the [[USS Arrow]] and [[Captain Randall Shayne]]
+* '''[https://sim-archive.web.app/single/Ronin/-Nfs964YXc2C7SStStV9 Commander Karrod Niac - Ever Onward]''' - ''Written by Commander [[Karrod Niac]]. '' - Mission start, Official Launch of the Ronin from [[Deep Space 33]] to begin the Shakedown Cruise. Features the [[USS Arrow|USS ''Arrow'']] and [[Randal Shayne|Captain Randal Shayne]]
 * '''[https://sim-archive.web.app/single/Ronin/-NgzvjUI2k5_bmqa2zQW Karrod Niac - Improper Storage Procedures]''' - ''Written by Commander [[Karrod Niac]]. '' - Act 2 Start
 * '''[https://sim-archive.web.app/single/Ronin/-NjdsE1U1bCiUfDbuNKV Karrod Niac - The Old Barn Swallow]''' - ''Written by Commander [[Karrod Niac]]. '' - Act 3 Start
-* '''[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-ronin/c/2ChCyr4IVys/m/d57XQwwuAgAJ JP: Cmdr. Karrod Niac & Vice Admiral Makisig Corcino - We Gave Our Today]''' - ''Written by Commander [[Karrod Niac]] and Rear Admiral [[Roshanara Rahman]].'' - Mission Outro
+* '''[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-ronin/c/2ChCyr4IVys/m/d57XQwwuAgAJ JP: Cmdr. Karrod Niac & Vice Admiral Makisig Corcino - We Gave Our Today]''' - ''Written by Commander [[Karrod Niac]] and Rear Admiral [[Roshanara Rahman]].'' - Mission Outtro