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*{{nrank|Ensign|Ronan|Alekos}}, a [[Rodulan]] Medical officer
*{{nrank|Ensign|Ronan|Alekos}}, a [[Rodulan]] Medical officer
*{{nrank|Lieutenant Commander|Rendal|Rennyn}}, a [[Trill]] Helm, Communications, Operations officer, joins the crew shortly after mission launch
*{{nrank|Lieutenant Commander|Rendal|Rennyn}}, a [[Trill]] Helm, Communications, Operations officer, joins the crew shortly after mission launch
*{{nrank|Lieutenant Commander|Luna|Walker}}, a [[Romulan]]/[[Terran]] hybrid Engineer, joins the crew halfway through the mission
*{{nrank|Ensign|Kurt|Logan}}, a [[Human]] Security officer, joins the crew halfway through the mission


During shore leave, {{nrank|Commander|Renos}} is named director for the regional Starfleet [[Multispecies Initiative]], and is tasked with mentoring an influx of temporary assignments from under-represented worlds.  He shares this information with the departmental heads, and the ship is readied to accommodate these new crewmembers.   
During shore leave, {{nrank|Commander|Renos}} is named director for the regional Starfleet [[Multispecies Initiative]], and is tasked with mentoring an influx of temporary assignments from under-represented worlds.  He shares this information with the departmental heads, and the ship is readied to accommodate these new crewmembers.   
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! style="width:200px;"| [http://sims.starbase118.net/posts/1905419?sid=55441bfda0dbe&p=7 "Show Us Your Secrets"]
! style="width:200px;"| [http://sims.starbase118.net/posts/1905419?sid=55441bfda0dbe&p=7 "Show Us Your Secrets"]
! style="width:300px;"| The first exploration team stumble upon something interesting.
! style="width:300px;"| The first exploration team stumble upon something interesting.
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|On the first watercraft to launch, Lt Valdivia muses about the intricacies of underwater travel, until he spots an interesting site.  A perfectly flat surface with a technological relic centered on it presents itself.  As Cmdr Rennyn illuminates the area, Ens Alekos uses a robotic arm to try and scour the sediment from the structure.  Writing becomes visible, and Science Minister Veilta is able to discern that the device was manufactured by Chitern, a pre-cataclysmic corporation.  An off-the-cuff remark by Rennyn annoys Science Minister Veilta.  Cmdr Thomas orders Alekos and Valdivia to retrieve the object and bring it aboard, and Alekos finds the foreign task nerve-inducing.  Valdivia assures Alekos during the delicate procedure, while sharing details of his past.  Rennyn discovers that the sonar can't penetrate behind the flat surface, and Thomas orders a closer look.
Back at the interesting plant life, Ens Lexicon and Ens Block work together to capture a sample and transfer it into a container for further study.  It surprised the inhabitants of the exploration craft when it started to glow eerily green.  The Asavii pilot Tamit makes an admission after the fact that the plant is well-known to his people, much to the consternation of the Starfleet personnel for his reticence to mention it earlier.
On the final watercraft, the decision is made to exit the craft and continue through the restricted corridor ahead in their EV suits.  CPO Jellico hooks a tether onto the watercraft as a guide back.  The group traverses the tunnel, and finds a fork in the path.  Lyldra reads a large number of life forms down the path that leads to a lower chamber, and some artificial signs down the path that leads to a chamber above.  While they consider their options, Iy notices an indigenous life form, which Phlendorp identifies as a tremuro.  The crab-like creatures are an Asav delicacy, and upon examining them further, Iy also notes an unnaturally straight bore-hole that the tremuro have retreated into.  While the group examines the new find, Cmdr Renos receives a hail from the Darwin, advising of the imminent arrival of two new officers.  While Renos is away, the others discuss the origin and meaning of the long man-made tunnel.
Cmdr Icavoc and Lt Traenor are patched into the conversation between Cmdr Renos and the Darwin, and Renos requests Icavoc to return to the ship in order to receive the new officers.  Icavoc concurs, and shortly beams back up to the ship.  As Block rechecks the integrity of their connection to the Asav mainframe, Ens Lexicon is sent back to the Darwin as well.  Moving over to the rear wall of the cavern they are in, they discover etched hieroglyphs.  Block is able to deduce that the glyphs predate the biodome era of Asav's past.
When Cmdr Renos returns to the rest of nir group, ne advises Phlendorp that two new officers would be reporting to the planet.  As the group discuss which path to take, Phlendorp advises that it is safe for their watercraft to bore through the tunnel to their current location.
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! style="width:200px;"| [http://sims.starbase118.net/posts/1905526?sid=554fd86edaf36&p=44 "Something Significant?"]
! style="width:300px;"| Underwater extravehicular activity.
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! style="width:200px;"| [http://sims.starbase118.net/posts/1905566?sid=554fd86edaf36&p=42 "A Short Diverting Call"]
! style="width:300px;"| News of new arrivals.
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! style="width:200px;"| [http://sims.starbase118.net/posts/1905691?sid=554fd86edaf36&p=32 "Glympse Into The Past"]
! style="width:300px;"| From strange plants to strange writing.
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|In orbit around Asav, the shuttlecraft Coriolis docks with the Darwin.  Cmdr Icavoc, sent ahead to be aboard to receive the new officers, arrives on the bridge and notes a weather disturbance that has little consequence to the mission.  Cmdr Walker and Ens Logan report to the bridge, where they are surprised when Icavoc advises them that they will be immediately assigned to one of the Away teams on Asav.
After retrieving the mysterious technological device, the Away team led by Cmdr Thomas discuss the void on sonar, and the possibility that the flat surface hides a sealed room.  An idea to breach the area is brought forward, though there is concerns about maintaining the integrity of the void if it is flooded.  Despite initial misgivings, Science Minister Veilta and Cmdr Rennyn convince Thomas to try a watertight connection to the flat surface before cutting their way in.  Rennyn asks Ens Manius for advice on dealing with panic attacks, and Manius tries to talk him through his discomfort.
Deciding to avoid the life sign readings in the lower chamber for now, the Away team headed by Cmdr Renos and Patriarch Phlendorp decide to explore the upper chamber.  Iy suggests that the exploration craft be brought to their current location for convenience, and Patriarch Phlendorp sends an attache to fetch the vehicle.  CPO Jellico produces a micro welder to widen the opening to the pipe, and is tasked to lead the procession up the pipe.  During their ascent, the noise and reverberations of the advancing exploration craft cause momentary consternation among members of the party.  Iy and Jellico note that an exit to the pipe is not as obvious as the entrance was, but are able to infer a few possible locations for cutting themselves out.
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! style="width:200px;"| [http://sims.starbase118.net/posts/1905706?sid=554fd86edaf36&p=27 "New Arrivals"]
! style="width:300px;"| Two new officers arrive on the Darwin.
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