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|The team assembling the satellite runs into an unexpected complication when Cmdr Walker is abruptly transferred to the Apollo. Lt Mpeba is left in charge in her absence, and is very nervous about the additional responsibility. They finish the initial phase of the assembly and don EVA suits, then move the satellite out into space to complete the more delicate work. Ens Jellico is worried about having a panic attack during EVA work and is working hard to keep himself under control. They initially plan to move the satellite into its final position first, before doing the rest of the setup, but when they contact Ens Quinn on the bridge for precise positioning information, they are informed that there is too much interference on the sensors. While he attempts to get a more precise read on their position, they decide to finish setting up the satellite. Lt Block and Jellico work from inside the satellite to activate and monitor systems while Mpeba stays outside to do visual confirmations and hands-on repairs. Unfortunately, the rift is acting up, and threatens to overload the communications array on the satellite. Mpeba notices an odd glow surrounding the communications array, along with some sparking. When they get the comm array back under control, Block reports that the lateral extender mechanism is overheating. Mpeba goes to investigate and notices the same odd glow as on the comm array. | |The team assembling the satellite runs into an unexpected complication when Cmdr Walker is abruptly transferred to the Apollo. Lt Mpeba is left in charge in her absence, and is very nervous about the additional responsibility. They finish the initial phase of the assembly and don EVA suits, then move the satellite out into space to complete the more delicate work. Ens Jellico is worried about having a panic attack during EVA work and is working hard to keep himself under control. They initially plan to move the satellite into its final position first, before doing the rest of the setup, but when they contact Ens Quinn on the bridge for precise positioning information, they are informed that there is too much interference on the sensors. While he attempts to get a more precise read on their position, they decide to finish setting up the satellite. Lt Block and Jellico work from inside the satellite to activate and monitor systems while Mpeba stays outside to do visual confirmations and hands-on repairs. Unfortunately, the rift is acting up, and threatens to overload the communications array on the satellite. Mpeba notices an odd glow surrounding the communications array, along with some sparking. When they get the comm array back under control, Block reports that the lateral extender mechanism is overheating. Mpeba goes to investigate and notices the same odd glow as on the comm array. | ||
Meanwhile, the Away Team headed by Cmdr Traenor head to the surface of the planet. They are forced to land some distance away due to the dense jungle, and have to do some hiking with packs of equipment to reach the crash site. Ens | Meanwhile, the Away Team headed by Cmdr Traenor head to the surface of the planet. They are forced to land some distance away due to the dense jungle, and have to do some hiking with packs of equipment to reach the crash site. Ens Cook wonders if, being a doctor, he really needs to carry a phaser, but Cmdr Traenor requests that he takes one as a precaution. They have an unpleasant walk, and hear the explosion of the mercenary shuttle long before they arrive at the campsite. Ens Logan notices a humanoid running away from them towards the crash site as they walk. Ens Duncan uses his empathic abilities to try to get a sense of what lays ahead of them. Mostly he senses only fear and confusion. Everyone sets their phasers to stun as they arrive at the edge of the jungle, and they take cover as Traenor calls out to the people in the camp. | ||
Back on the Darwin's bridge, Lt Lyldra, who is very pregnant, is beginning to feel ill, and is having a difficult time concentrating. Cmdr Thomas calls Cmdr Icavoc up to the bridge to assist. Ens Quinn reports increased activity from the rift. Cmdr Icavoc and Lt Ayla speculate that it might be due to the Darwin's sensors and warp traffic in the area, and propose reducing their Delta radiation to compensate. Luckily, just then Lt Valdivia and {nrank|Lieutenant|Brell} in astrometrics call up to announce they have a program ready to run which will do just that. Lyldra has been feeling increasingly bad while this conversation has been going on. The twins are becoming violently active, which she suspects is due to the increased activity of the rift. Overwhelmed by pain, she suffers silently for a little, unable to muster any words, while before finally calling out and then collapsing. Thomas has Lyldra transported immediately to sickbay, where {{nrank|Lieutenant|Janel|Tarna}} tries to diagnose the problem. | Back on the Darwin's bridge, Lt Lyldra, who is very pregnant, is beginning to feel ill, and is having a difficult time concentrating. Cmdr Thomas calls Cmdr Icavoc up to the bridge to assist. Ens Quinn reports increased activity from the rift. Cmdr Icavoc and Lt Ayla speculate that it might be due to the Darwin's sensors and warp traffic in the area, and propose reducing their Delta radiation to compensate. Luckily, just then Lt Valdivia and {nrank|Lieutenant|Brell} in astrometrics call up to announce they have a program ready to run which will do just that. Lyldra has been feeling increasingly bad while this conversation has been going on. The twins are becoming violently active, which she suspects is due to the increased activity of the rift. Overwhelmed by pain, she suffers silently for a little, unable to muster any words, while before finally calling out and then collapsing. Thomas has Lyldra transported immediately to sickbay, where {{nrank|Lieutenant|Janel|Tarna}} tries to diagnose the problem. | ||
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|The distraction of the Away Team's arrival at the mercenary camp gives Lyna the chance to make her escape. She knocks over one of the gravitic field posts on her way out, unsure of what it is there for, but hoping to cause some chaos for the mercenaries. She runs off into the jungle to hide, with no plan beyond escaping the barbaric mercenaries. On the other side of camp, Viljoen and Turrisi welcome the Away Team with open arms, concealing their villainous natures. They invite them into the camp, luring them to an ambush. Ens Cook, unsuspecting, attempts to administer medical attention. | |The distraction of the Away Team's arrival at the mercenary camp gives Lyna the chance to make her escape. She knocks over one of the gravitic field posts on her way out, unsure of what it is there for, but hoping to cause some chaos for the mercenaries. She runs off into the jungle to hide, with no plan beyond escaping the barbaric mercenaries. On the other side of camp, Viljoen and Turrisi welcome the Away Team with open arms, concealing their villainous natures. They invite them into the camp, luring them to an ambush. Ens Cook, unsuspecting, attempts to administer medical attention. He quickly notices some inconsistencies in his life form readings, though, and alerts Ens Duncan telepathically. A cry sounds from the edge of the camp as Lyna makes her escape. Now very suspicious, Cmdr Traenor sends Ens Logan to investigate. | ||
Far above, the team on the satellite are still dealing with systems failing unexpectedly. They are unsure whether the cause of these failures is related to badly designed parts, since they are unfamiliar with the source for the parts, or if it is due to rift activity. Either way, Ens Jellico finally manages to get the comm array working without overloading it. With that out of the way, Lt Block | Far above, the team on the satellite are still dealing with systems failing unexpectedly. They are unsure whether the cause of these failures is related to badly designed parts, since they are unfamiliar with the source for the parts, or if it is due to rift activity. Either way, Ens Jellico finally manages to get the comm array working without overloading it. With that out of the way, Lt Block looks for the source of the heat that caused the extension mechanism to overheat, and finds that it is related to the satellite’s propulsion system. Lt Mpeba bleeds off the excess heat and decides that it is safe to try extending it. As soon as they initialize the system, though, the satellite’s port thrusters fire unexpectedly. An initial attempt at compensating sends them into an uncontrolled spin. Mpeba barely has time to tether jheaself to the outside of the satellite, while Block and Jellico are tossed around inside. Jellico manages to fire the correct thrusters and get the satellite stabilized. They find that Block’s suit had a hole torn in it by the ordeal. Mpeba is mostly unhurt but terrified and decides to come inside the satellite until they decide what to do next. | ||
The Bridge Crew implement the program to reduce their delta ray emissions, and see an immediate reduction in rift activity. Happy with that success, they turn their attentions back to the satellite just in time to see it spinning out of control. They discuss methods for controlling the satellite’s spin or extracting the team. Lt Ayla and Cmdr Icavoc advocate for preserving the satellite at all costs, even if it means losing the personnel on board. They hold that the rift poses a much larger threat to life, and they do not have any other way to close it. Lt Valdivia calls up to the bridge to suggest that a shuttle might be able to extract the team. Cmdr Thomas orders Valdivia up to the bridge to have his advice more readily to hand. In the meantime the satellite crew manages to stabilize their movement on their own. Thomas verifies that the satellite remains operational, then sets the Bridge Crew to work on ideas for preventing this from happening again. | |||
Down in sickbay, Lt Tarna confirms that Lt Lyldra is in labor, and the twins are in distress. Lyldra requests a birthing pool in order to have a water birth, but Tarna insists that with the complications, they will need to do an emergency medical transport rather than having a traditional delivery. | |||
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! style="width:200px;"| [http://sims.starbase118.net/posts/1978107?sid=55d13c1492ed7&p=16 "Changing Companions"] | |||
! style="width:300px;"| Cmdr Walker receives unexpected orders | |||
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! style="width:200px;"| [http://sims.starbase118.net/posts/1978165?sid=55d13c1492ed7&p=5 "Heading out for a Walk"] | |||
! style="width:300px;"| Space walk with a satellite | |||
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! style="width:200px;"| [http://sims.starbase118.net/posts/1978164?sid=55d13c1492ed7&p=6 "Just Like Riding a Bicycle"] | |||
! style="width:300px;"| The Away Team heads out | |||
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! style="width:200px;"| [http://sims.starbase118.net/posts/1978151?sid=55d13c1492ed7&p=10 "A Bit Off"] | |||
! style="width:300px;"| Lt Lyldra is not feeling so good | |||
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The mercenaries on Brut III decide that they have no more to gain from subterfuge, with Starfleet being so insistent about snooping around. Viljoen issues orders to capture the officers, and finds cover. Turrisi activates the trap to immobilize the officers and takes off after the escaped prisoner. However, Lyna has disabled one of the devices powering the trap during her escape, and the Starfleet officers are not entirely stuck. Cmdr Traenor calls for a retreat, and the Away Team regroups outside of the camp. Traenor asks Ens Cook to try to find out more about the source of the strange cry they heard earlier, which seemed to precipitate the mercenaries’ attack. They decide to follow the source of that signal rather than attempting to subdue the mercenaries. Lyna has made good on her escape, but she is dehydrated, starving, and injured, and doesn’t make it very far before Turrisi catches up to her. He attempts to persuade her to come with him in the shuttle, but after all his abuse she does not see any reason to trust him. | |||
On the bridge, the crew come up with a plan to use the Darwin’s tractor beam to bring the satellite into the containment sphere to finish repairs and initialization before positioning it. Unexpectedly another ship appears in the system. Captain Altek introduces himself and claims that his ship, the Swallow, is part of a mining company responding to the distress call from one of their ships. Thomas is very concerned about keeping control over the situation, and treats the captain of the smaller ship brusquely, muting him to continue working on solutions for his own teams. He asks Cmdr Icavoc check up on the Away Team and Lt Valdivia, Lt Ayla and Ens Quinn to work on tractoring the satellite into the containment sphere for safety, before returning to speak again with Altek. Unfortunately, Icavoc comes back with news that the Swallow’s people have attacked the away team. Thomas sets Icavoc to work on coming up with a plan to extract the away team, and asks Lt Mpeba to prepare the satellite to be brought online. Thomas confronts Altek, who attempts to prevaricate, but fails to allay their suspicions. Altek takes the Swallow into the atmosphere of Brut III, hoping to recover their people and retreat quickly. | |||
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! style="background:grey;" colspan="2"|Notable Sims | |||
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! style="width:200px;"| [http://sims.starbase118.net/posts/1978107?sid=55d13c1492ed7&p=16 "Changing Companions"] | |||
! style="width:300px;"| Cmdr Walker receives unexpected orders | |||
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! style="width:200px;"| [http://sims.starbase118.net/posts/1978165?sid=55d13c1492ed7&p=5 "Heading out for a Walk"] | |||
! style="width:300px;"| Space walk with a satellite | |||
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! style="width:200px;"| [http://sims.starbase118.net/posts/1978164?sid=55d13c1492ed7&p=6 "Just Like Riding a Bicycle"] | |||
! style="width:300px;"| The Away Team heads out | |||
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! style="width:200px;"| [http://sims.starbase118.net/posts/1978151?sid=55d13c1492ed7&p=10 "A Bit Off"] | |||
! style="width:300px;"| Lt Lyldra is not feeling so good | |||
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