To Boldly Go... (a Starfleet quest)
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Theunderbolt
"Prepare for trouble..."
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- USoA
So now we have rogue Romulans and sinister Syndicate personnel showing their heads thinking that the cats away the mice can play? Let us dissuade them of this mistaken belief.
AKuz
Been Better
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- A Rising Tide of Horrors
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- She/Her
Romulan "Splinter Group" you say?
Heh.
Also: Sydraxian military government gas fallen! Take that Cardassian!
An entire Cardassian flank might go up in a puff of smoke now! As the Sydraxians go; So to go the Gretarians and Yrillians!
Heh.
Also: Sydraxian military government gas fallen! Take that Cardassian!
An entire Cardassian flank might go up in a puff of smoke now! As the Sydraxians go; So to go the Gretarians and Yrillians!
Theunderbolt
"Prepare for trouble..."
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- USoA
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Night
Widow Null
- Location
- Hoff
Imagine, if you will, that the ears are pointy.
Torpedo Fairy~
Torpedo Fairy~
AKuz
Been Better
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- A Rising Tide of Horrors
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- She/Her
[Pedant]Also: "Distaff Rigellians"?
That's an odd turn of phrase because distaff means "women's work" or the female counterpart/equivalent of a male.
Which is odd because the Syndicate is like, mainly Orion female in stereotype, so an organization being distaff from it is an odd thing to say.
I assume that you meant something more along the lines of a junior subsidiary of the main syndicate that we smashed?
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That's an odd turn of phrase because distaff means "women's work" or the female counterpart/equivalent of a male.
Which is odd because the Syndicate is like, mainly Orion female in stereotype, so an organization being distaff from it is an odd thing to say.
I assume that you meant something more along the lines of a junior subsidiary of the main syndicate that we smashed?
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- madison
i'm actually kind of ok with the diplomatic service taking the lead here, it's probably more up their ally than ours. I can see why Sydraxian government might collapse, they kept pressing for war with the federation, only to be met with a non-war where the federation kept trying to seek peace as the Sydraxians resorted to increasingly dishonorable tactics to try and force a confrontation, even sinking so low as to force an ally to fake a distress call, and going so far as to accepting the insult that was the treaty of celios telling them who they can treat with to force the federation to battle. Then the federation turned around and tore through their fleet like a buzzsaw without losing a single ship. That's not even touching on the optics of a massive federation fleet looming unopposed over a Sydraxian colony world.
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- United States
they were always going to take the lead. we just didn't get pp because the response roll failed.
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- madison
ah, pity. oh well, I'm not going to complain because the free Sunday didn't have a cherry.
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- Patriarchova
I'm not sure why the Tal Shiar would be doing this (this is a really bad time for the Romulans to provoke the Federation), but they haven't exactly made the best impression in this quest so who knows.
Best to treat this as an unaffiliated terror organization for now, but keep our guard raised and our ears open for signs to the contrary. And ask the Star Empire what they know about this, of course, but that's the FDS' job.
Took them long enough, but I'm glad the Sydraxian people finally came to their senses.
Snakepit is right around the corner. Now is finally the time to push Gretaria.
e: I also like how the Yrillians were the messenger. Can't send a transmission or spare one of your own ships? Yeesh.
e: I also like how the Yrillians were the messenger. Can't send a transmission or spare one of your own ships? Yeesh.
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- Mobile, Alabama
Now that I think about it, this is really going to piss off Cardassia. If the Sydraxian jump ship, others (such as the for all intents and purposes surrounded Dawiar) might consider bailing as well.
The Sydraxians also have the advantage of not having to deal with Cardassian reinforcements, considering there is a giant free fire zone between the two groups.
The Sydraxians also have the advantage of not having to deal with Cardassian reinforcements, considering there is a giant free fire zone between the two groups.
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- USA
I don't think it is likely for the Tal Shiar to do it either, however, seeing as we are going to be bringing this up them at the talks at Athos, this raises the question of what their answer will be. This could just be exactly as we have seen, and as you stated, an unaffiliated terror group. But the paranoid side of me makes me wonder if someone else had an ulterior motive when it came to this, such as potentially allowing themselves to be caught so as to strain Federation and Romulan relations.
In any case, your suggestions are sound, and we'd best take a wait and see approach for now, as jumping the gun would be really bad for us at this juncture.
I think it also depends on if the exact wording of the Treaty of Celos allows diplomatic contact with the new government, which we were technically forbidden, and to what degree the new government wants to associate with the Cardassians. That might also be why we're getting a message from "concerned citizens" instead of an official communique, because the Treaty of Celos is still in effect.
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Theunderbolt
"Prepare for trouble..."
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- USoA
[Recalls certain ST episodes involving the Tal'Shiar/Obsidian Order/Section 31/etc.]
The sad things is it's not that uncommon for ST intelligence agencies to make things worse.
Hoo boy. I mean on the one hand it's good, but on the other hand we're back to the game of, "Will this make the Cardassians freak out?" There certainly have been picking far-reaching consequences from putting Ainsworth in charge of the Gabriel conflict. No one else would have gone after the Sydraxians like she did, and that led directly to this.
I do love T'Rinta's sardonic humor. And that she associates with so many disreputable people.
It occurs to me that this isn't just another bit of random Preserver handiwork. Remember, the Kadeshi are following a trail left by the Preservers. The ecosystem of this gas giant is another milestone.
Wow, NPC names coming fast and furious for the Voshov. You named a lot of the most significant senior officers here.
"Each vessel".... that was an extensive pirate operation if they were fielding multiple starships. No wonder they were actually a danger to an Excelsior.
Okay, Romulans. Well. Another plate for the spinning.
It remains to be seen who these "concerned citizens" represent. They may not actually have access to any of the Sydraxians starships, but the Yrillians are always for hire.
lbmaian
a thirsty squirrel
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- USA
Will comment on the update later, but for now...
We should have 185pp now by my tally.
2314 EOY: 185
Q1 MWCO Report: -10 (Cats GBZ yellow-light) -5 (Caldonian Rennie)
Q1.M1 Captain's Log: +10 (Vigour) +5 (Atuin)
Q1.M2.F1 Arcadian Crisis: -10 (Betazoid Patroller refit)
Q1.M2 Captain's Log: -10 (Stalwart failed response)
Q1.M3 Captain's Log: +15 (S'harien) +5 (Voshov)
185 - 10 -5 + 10 + 5 - 10 - 10 + 15 + 5 = 185pp
We should have 185pp now by my tally.
2314 EOY: 185
Q1 MWCO Report: -10 (Cats GBZ yellow-light) -5 (Caldonian Rennie)
Q1.M1 Captain's Log: +10 (Vigour) +5 (Atuin)
Q1.M2.F1 Arcadian Crisis: -10 (Betazoid Patroller refit)
Q1.M2 Captain's Log: -10 (Stalwart failed response)
Q1.M3 Captain's Log: +15 (S'harien) +5 (Voshov)
185 - 10 -5 + 10 + 5 - 10 - 10 + 15 + 5 = 185pp
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- Patriarchova
True. Could be some kind of elaborate Klingon black flag conducted with the help of disgruntled Romulan exiles (which also gives them plausible deniability even if it fails).
Or just disgruntled Romulan exiles acting on their own to give a final middle finger to the RSE, without any outside help.
Too many possibilities at this point. Need more investigation.
It said "concerned citizens" rather than "new government." I'll take this to mean that the Sydraxians are still fighting (either physically or rhetorically) over who gets to be the new regime.
However, this means that iron is still hot, and we can strike now to help a Federation-friendly government (probably the faction that approached us) come to power. With the Hierarchy already overthrown, the Sydraxians should no longer be covered by the Treaty of Celos, so we're legally in the clear.
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Damn it Romulus, control you're idiots. I expected better from you.
Get fucked Spoonheads!
lbmaian
a thirsty squirrel
- Location
- USA
I don't think this has been followed up on yet. Which probably means its due in the very next update, the GBZ status report.
This is really nice
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- Mid-Atlantic
Mmmm, this was just... excellent, classic Captain's Log with juuust the right blend of herbs and spices.
"YAAAY EXPLORING!"
THEYDRANK OUR MILKSHAKE RESPONDED TO OUR EVENT!
Docana:
"YAAAY EXPLORING!"
I will never complain about the FDS not doing anything again.
THEY
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- USA
... wow the return of the captain log and Sydraxian government falling! The first cracks in the Cardassian client system and not the Dawiar like we thought. Shame we do not have the coverage of ships to pass the events and get an advantage in the diplomacy actions. Also nice to see the groundwork we laid with the Yrillians is paying off.