Captain's Log, USS S'harien, Stardate 25055.6 - Captain Saavik
A distress call has been received from the Ferasan colony of Adshrr, where an outbreak of mind-controlling parasites has been reported. After discovering that we were being sent to another incident involving strange creatures, I asked the acting EC mission director if that was a what humans call jokes.
It seems I am still very bad at jokes, as they were not making one.
After setting course, I have given my first officer the conn. I plan to spend the rest of the journey meditating.
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Personal Log, Captain Saavik, Stardate 25056.2
Every so often, I find myself considering the Romulan side of my heritage...
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Sector Commander's Log, Gabriel BZ, Stardate 25056.8 - Rear Admiral Rachel Ainsworth
Construction is continuing apace for the Collie mining stations. Once they are in place, I intend to supplement the Collie station complex with a full Outpost, which will give us a defensible point within the sector. I am beginning my fleet movements, pushing Task Force 1 out towards 14 Camden in preparation for moving to the subsector occupied by the Sydraxians. Ideally, I would like to lure them away from any defensive areas, but if not, I'm going to use High Queen Nerzizza's forces to cover out spinward flank and strike the Sydraxians wherever they may be. I am confident we can get the better of any exchange, and this will force them on the backfoot. Ideally, we make that move midway through the second quarter.
In other news, the USS Somak, a prospector, has headed out to Bean's Star to look for resources. Commodore Revak has sent along the Challorn as escort, while Saratoga and Winterwind manage the delivery convoys headed for the mining project. As we continue to construct, especially further away from our resource hub, we will require more freighters to keep up with the deliveries.
Ah! A report just crossed my desk stating that Somak and Challorn have located a harvestable deposit of materials. We will need to dispatch some ships to collect them.
[Apiata arrive at Collie, Task Force 1 moves towards 2e, Challorn moves coreward with a prospector, locates: 15br, 20sr, which is pending collection]
High Queen Nerzizza
Current Posting: Commander, Apiata Gabriel Fleet
Rule-Abiding: Medium
Aggression: High
Nerve: High
Diplomacy: Low
Politics: Medium
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Captain's Log, USS Salnas, Stardate 25056.9 - Captain T'Leea
We have been dispatched on a high-intensity warp run from Pyllix to the most distant of the Indorian colony worlds, back towards the middle of the Apinae sector in order to convey a highly volatile medicine. This medicine is notoriously difficult to synthesise with most protein resynthesisers, and is the only compound able to treat a particular Indorian phage that has broken out on the colony.
Unfortunately, while utilising maximum warp for a sprint to limit the effects of a gravitational anomaly, the system was 'red-lined' too far. The resulting blow-out of the warp plasma matrix has compromised structural integrity on the right warp nacelle pylon, and caused casualties within the secondary hull.
[Board of Inquiry to be called for Captain T'Leea and her Engineering Staff]
[Salnas damaged, -5br, -5sr, -1 Enlisted, 3 months repair required, towed to Amarkia Arsenal Berth 2]
[-10pp as Council is especially incensed about the embarrassment in front of a ratifying member]
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Captain's Log, USS Hawking, Stardate 25057.8 - Captain Bruce Ponting
Hello, Computer, here we are again today, exploring anew. We are off on a little jaunt to the edge of the neutral zone after some anomalous energy readings were picked up from one of the planets there. Captain Jidon and the Svai was picking up something, but had to get a move on, so we're gonna swing by for a look-see.
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Captain's Log, USS S'harien, Stardate 25059.3
The colonial administration now insists that everything is normal, and that no assistance is further required. At first I was sceptical, but thorough scans revealed no unknown organisms, and all life signs appear to be normal. The explanation for the original distress call is acceptable.
Things appear to be normal but my first officer is insistent that his 'gut' says there is still something wrong. I will beam down and conduct diplomacy. It is the appropriate move, but also should allow my commander to reconnoitre.
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Captain's Log, USS Cheron, Stardate 25060.1 - Captain T'Mina
The Orion colony world of Bradia put out a request for urgent aid after a series of environmental support systems on the planet began to malfunction. As a result, the crew and I have become acquainted with an ancient artform I belief the Orions call 'built by lowest bidder'.
We Vulcans have a word for illogic that masquerades as logic such as this, but it is not fit for recording into official ship's records.
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Captain's Log, USS S'harien, Stardate 25060.7
An alarming report from orbit. My chief medical officer is indicating that although there appear to be no signs of any parasites there are anomalies within the biosigns of the colonists. I have instructed her to investigate further, and told my away team to be on alert, and for non-essential personnel to return to the ship.
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Captain's Log, USS Cheron, Stardate 25060.9
We have repaired the malfunctioning environmental systems, and left them performing more optimally than before the crisis began. Before we could leave, however, the repair team from the installers, Ilyonne & Haas-Coutra Combine, arrived and were most irate that we had tampered with their almost plausible attempts at engineering. This has had the great advantage of allowing their team to come to us for arresting, rather than forcing us to track them down to arrest and hand over to Caitian Frontier Judges for conspiracy to commit fraud and reckless endangerment.
[+3 Impact, one very satisfied Vulcan]
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Captain's Log, USS S'harien, Stardate 25061.3
One of the officers who returned to the ship went berserk and killed the science officers who returned to the ship with him, as well as the transporter operator. When security began to cordon him down, in what can only be described as an irrational act of madness, he deliberately overloaded his phaser pistol. The damage is severe, but highly localised. I am awaiting full casualty reports.
My chief medical officer became very insistent that I take a communique from her, and with good cause. The transporter records and biofilter matter stream have been revealing. A series of invasive proteins were in the affected crewmember's system, and half of them were scrubbed by the biofilter. The loss of the other half apparently led to the hyper-violent reaction we then saw.
After accessing internal security logs from the colony without their knowledge, my first officer has discovered the truth: the proteins are delivered when a parasite passes through the skin and is absorbed by the host. The parasite causes memory loss, but would also over the course of a year or so drain the victim and eventually by fatal. Now that she knows what she is looking for, the doctor is convinced she can develop a cure.
[+10rp, +10pp, 1 Enlisted, 1 Technician Casualty]
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Captain's Log, USS Hawking, Stardate 25061.5
Well, that was worth the detour! A piece of preserver technology had been unearthed by a major tectonic realignment on the planet. It wasn't a whole replicator system, but it was a component, and has given us some insight into possible future research.
[Gain +10rp, gain boosts to certain construction research]
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