Captain's Log, USS Enterprise, Stardate 22997.4 - Captain Nash ka'Sharren
We are taking on a mission to probe the edges of Dawiar space to help us gain a clearer view of the situation. At the moment, we are transiting between systems on the 'ventral' side of Dawiar space, below the galactic plane, where the earlier missions have not travelled. So far we have gone unchallenged. A Cardassian Science Ship appeared to have a sensor reading of us at one stage, but the Dawiar have appeared to be unable to respond. No doubt they are all tied down on their border with Caitian space.
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Captain's Log, USS Courageous, Stardate 22998.5 - Captain Maryam Ajam
A special mission from the Federation Diplomatic Service has been passed to us. Relations between the Federation and the Apiata have apparently stalled, largely over the issue of Apiata's genetically in-built caste system, which is both against the Federation charter, and yet seemingly completely unavoidable. Some give has developed for this position in the Council after the experience of the Miracht and Sarek aiding the stricken Colony Ship Lorrisa.
So we are to escort and assist a delegation to Apinae. I was personally a little curious as to why the Enterprise was not drawn for this assignment, and received the rather ambiguous, "Because reasons." My suspicions are that they wish to present a face not considered to be aligned to Queen Izzidiera of the Irrizizza colony.
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Personal Log, Captain Maryam Ajam, Stardate 22998.5
I've been in touch with Lieutenant-Commander Leaniss on the Enterprise, what a font of tales and stories of Izzidiera's time she has proven to be!
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Captain's Log, USS Sarek, Stardate 22998.8 - Captain Straak
While conducting a geological survey of an Class O pelagic world in the 04 Tailor system, we were confronted by a cruiser executing a microjump from the gas giant fourth planet. It appears that they were under the impression that they had caught us unawares. However, we became aware of their presence shortly after they first moved into a higher orbit, before their active sensor waves reached us. They instructed us to leave this space, and then proceeded to warp out of the system themselves, heading rimward and well below the galactic plane.
We have begun tracking them as they head through a circuitous route.
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Captain's Log, USS Miracht, Stardate 22999.5 - Captain Michel Thuir
We have been joined by a sizeable research team from the Vulcan Science Academy, and the Gaeni Tech-Cruiser Hadd-Mal. The Tech-Cruiser, operated by the Haddas Amal Research Institute of the Gaeni, is a sleek machine, engineered to within an inch of its life. The Vulcan crews look on at it with what to most kinds would be mild-alarm, but in a Vulcan may as well be wall-eyed terror. It is a most "irrational" design, apparently.
I'm heading aboard for a tour shortly.
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Captain's Log, USS Enterprise, Stardate 22999.8
We have identified a very rich seam of duranium near the Dawiar border, in a system designated Fenris, in a Class D planet. I'm not sure that it will be a viable spot politically, however. We have quickly moved away from the system, in fact, to avoid drawing too much attention to it, as it is near enough to the Dawiar that if they were tracking us, they would find it quickly.
[Gain +30br, get +20br/year colony option at Fenris IV]
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Captain's Log, USS Sarek, Stardate 23000.3
The look on the face of the Lecarre captain when we arrived in their home system shortly after their reversion from subspace was, as my human officers describe, "priceless". It made a satisfactory exchange for abandoning the geological surveys to further investigation this new space-faring power. The home planet is Oculus V by our stellar survey, or Gervanis to the indigent lifeforms.
After meeting with the local leadership, I have discovered that the Lecarre are already aware of the Cardassians. Indeed, the Cardassians have apparently been conveying many details about the wider state of the Alpha Quadrant and the Federation already. Some of these stories are even true. Unfortunately, the Lecarre are a species of natural paranoiacs, which is hampering attempts at counting these lies.
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Captain's Log, USS Courageous, Stardate 23001.4
The leader of the High Council of Queens of Apinae is Ubrizzi, who lives at the pinnacle of the Grand Comb in an ... how to put this ... an eclectic mix of the most astounding luxury, and yet a spartan, well-drilled lifestyle. Workers and drones wait on her every desire, but she seldom calls them. She's the only Apiata we've met who meditates, though apparently this is not uncommon among Queens. I think I've found it fascinating, and so have the diplomats, seeing up close who Apiata society works. We can see the flaws, the competition of colonies, even on the same world, even with the single planetary government. We see the way "defective" workers are treated.
I had to step in and intervene with one. I no doubt broke a number of directives, but it may just have saved the day. I offered to take the "defective" worker, an Apiata who had a weak link to her Queen, and little interest in more, onto my crew. It seems that dealing with these workers is one of those things that Apiata Queens have long regarded as one of the unfortunate necessities of life, but by giving them a new way, by sending these independent workers to space where they can work more efficiently, we may have found the breakthrough needed to continue growth between these two powers.
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Bridge Transcript, USS Miracht, Stardate 23001.9
[Lt Roland] Captain, I'm picking up some strange readings coming from the Gaeni ship...
[Capt Thuir] What sort of readings, Lieutenant?"
[Lt Roland] There seems to be an anomaly beginning in the re-forced pre-heating assembly they use with their warp-
[Lt T'Fariss] Captain! Urgent distress call from the Hadd-Mal, they are experiencing a warp core breach and request evacuation of non-essential personnel.
[Capt Thuir] Lieutenant Commander frinc Cheg, do so. All transporter rooms to evacuate non-engineering, command personnel. Helm, move us to maximum platform-to-platform transport range.
[Ens Ruk] Aye, Captain, maximum transport range.
[Capt Thuir] Do we know what caused it?
[Lt Roland] I've got nothing, Captain.
[Lt T'Fariss] The Hadd-Mal has no cause yet, Captain.
[Capt Thuir] Were they attempting an experiment? Was there sabotage?
[Lt-Cdr ch'Ufrashron] For the love of little atoms, Captain, she was just standing there! I can't comprehend it!
[Capt Thuir] Just the woman I wanted to see, Lieutenant-Commander, grab your tools, we're beaming over to the Hadd-Mal.
[Lt-Cdr ch'Ufrashron] We're what?!
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Captain's Log, USS Cheron, Stardate 23002.1 - Captain T'Mina
We've confronted a Dawiar Shakakoun raider that had just destroyed a Caitian ship within claimed Federation space. After they were informed that they were in violation of Federation space, they turned to move away. After verifying that the survivors of the Caitian Freighter had already been picked up by the Shakakoun, we proceeded to chase the Dawiar ship to ensure it mean to leave. When it attempted to turn back into Federation space, we closed with it and fired upon it. After knocking down their shields, we were able to negotiate a release to us of the survivors of the freighter in exchange for letting the ship go again.
This time it did not return to Federation space.
[Gain +15pp]
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Captain's Log, USS Courageous, Stardate 23002.2
We have successfully negotiated terms under which Federation and Apiata relations can continue to develop. This isn't be any means a comprehensive solution, but it is one that lets our peoples continue to grow together.
[Gain +25 Relations with Apiata, the Apiata will begin to integrate]
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Chief Engineer's Log, USS Miracht, Stardate 23002.3
Oh for the love of little atoms, this is madness! You beam off ships undergoing imminent warp core breaches, you don't beam on them.
No I won't stop dictating my log, I can talk and work, which I see is something beyond you, going by those idle tools.
These Gaeni warp cores are the purest mad deviltry. I always thought that Earth takes on warp technology were mad, but this, this is just absurd!
I don't bloody well care if you can hear me, or if that is disrespectful, Chief Engineer, one of our ships is on the verge of a nigh-random warp core breach, and the other isn't.
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Captain's Log, USS Sarek, Stardate 23002.4
We have withdrawn with due haste from the Lecarre homewold after uncovering that part of their offer to invite us to their planet was a ruse to allow a plot to replace one of my crew with an elaborate body-double agent. Although the Lecarre are quite distinctive with their red colouration, lack of hair and twin radiating cranial fan structures, they are apparently able to conduct astounding feats of cosmetic surgery.
Using long-range comms we have established a base-line for relations, but we are avoiding allowing them too much access for the time being.
[New race met: the Lecarre, starting relations -20/100 - suspected Cardassian client state]
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Captain's Log, USS Miracht, Stardate 23002.8
The Haddas-Mal has been saved and we can continue on our way.
During my tour of the ship, I noticed what I though was an awry component around the warp core, and mentioned it to their Chief Engineer. Though it was waved off as unimportant at the time, when an otherwise unexplainable warp core issue arose, I strongly suspected it would be to do with that pre-burning assembly. It turned out to be a relatively easy resolution, but a very tense situation.
My own Chief Engineer is refusing to speak with me, but that's not the first time. Athesh will come around.
[Gain +10 rp, +25 Relations with the Gaeni]
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