Captain's Log, USS Enterprise, Stardate 24635.1 - Captain Samhaya Mrr'shan
We are conducting a diplomatic mission to a Caitian colony world that is looking to start the process of becoming a full-fledged member world. To my great surprise, I have run into an old acquaintance, an old school friend of mine from before I went off to join the Academy. I gotta say, I'm impressed that K'rrha has managed to become a colonial administrator! It's let the meetings take on a more comfortable air.
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Captain's Log, USS Dryad, Stardate 24635.4 - Captain Sabek
There are a significant number of subspace wakes being detected tailward of Gaeni space. The area is one we have reason to believe is Licori space, but we are not certain. To help resolve this confusion, we are setting in a course to the closest system, 7 Aesir.
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Captain's Log, USS Thirishar, Stardate 24635.9
A distress call has been picked up from the Laud Daer system. As the closest ship, we are laying in a course at maximum warp to respond. A check of the computer database tells us that the Caldonians have an expedition team there, examining veins of possible duranium deposits to see if they can be mined safely.
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Captain's Log, USS S'harien, Stardate 24636.3 - Captain Saavik
It comes as something of a relief to be able to dedicate my energies to a logical pursuit such as mapping the Corio Rfit, a small nebula field between Apinae and Amarkia. Overall it passed with limited incident. However, we did detect a number of unusual sensor anomalies as we passed through Naomi's Star, where we located an easily accessible store of useful minerals. A Starfleet enginering ship and a freighter are en route to excavate them.
Beyond this, I have spent much time meditating on how I was blindsided by the hijacked Orion vessel, and how my knowledge of the regulations blinded me to other possibilities. The Ship's Doctor, another Vulcan, has been helping me resolve my frustrations towards this matter.
[Gain +15br]
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Captain's Log, USS Enterprise, Stardate 24636.8
A massive EM storm has come up suddenly. Actually, something closer to an EM cyclone, which formed up and cut us off from the Enterprise and other aid. We have been forced to take shelter in underground facilities. K'rrha admits this is a big mother of a storm, but not to worry, as the the shield pylons will protect the settlement just fine. Apparently if I wanted "excitement", I should have been here for the first few years of the colony. That was apparently the "real excitement".
Oh well, I'll just have to stick with the boring old Explorer Corps!
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Captain's Log, USS Thirishar, Stardate 24637.2
Not too difficult to fix! The expedition team suffered a cave-in on a deep mining shaft that has trapped a dozen of their workers. It's too deep within the crust for the annular confinement beam on their prospecting ship to penetrate. Of course, the Thirishar has rather a bit more oomph behind it. The Caldonians have been rescued and returned to their ship.
[Gain +15br as gratis, gain +25 relations with Caldonia]
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Captain's Log, USS Enterprise, Stardate 24637.4
We can't just stay here in this shelter! The storm is continuing to pound the settlement, and the shields that hold out the worst of it are failing. But K'rrha has a plan to reinforce the shields and keep them going ... but we have to go topside. Well, who wants to live forever?
What? ... Leaniss, stop listening in to my logs! And no, you're not making me stay behind!
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Captain's Log, USS Dryad, Stardate 24637.8
We are about to arrive at 7 Aesir. However, while en route, we have discovered that there warp field signatures of the converging wakes actually belonged to two different technology bases. It is likely that we may be arriving to the aftermath of a battle, and we will-
[Beep]
Go ahead, Bridge. Red Alert, raise shields, do not power weapons. I will be there promptly.
It appears that aftermath was something of an optimistic assessment.
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Captain's Log, USS Enterprise, Stardate 24639.4
A little death-defying, a little derring-do, a lot of wondering how I would ever get dry again.
But presto, we got to the controls that could re-route the extra power from the auxiliary generators into the shield pylons and they held out the high-energy part of the storm. Colony made it through the forty-three hour storm mostly unscathed.
I have to say, it was nice to be surrounded by Caitians for a change, but am I ever glad to be back feeling the warp core thrum through the decks.
[Colony saved, +5pp]
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Captain's Log, USS Dryad, Stardate 24639.9
That was distinctly more ... adventurous than it was intended to be. I will need to keep these logs from reaching Vulcan, as I fear my behaviour was ... downright human, in the most alarming sense of the word.
We arrived at the site of a major battle over a Licori colony world as the Ked Peddah made a major push. During the battle, a potent explosion from an orbital platform damage a evacuating civilian ship that was attempting to break orbit. That ship was on the verge of breaking up and was drifting into the heart of the battle zone. I made the decision to close to within range of the ship and evacuate the survivors. My first officer cautioned me of the potential ramifications of entering such a dangerous environment, and I informed him that I would note his protests in my log.
In fact, I welcomed his query of my actions, even though I had no intention of altering course. We successfully retrieved the survivors, as well as others from escape pods that were in danger, and then held off until the battle was over, and arranged to return each to their proper authorities
The Licori still hold the system, but have taken losses.
[Gain +5pp, +10 with Licori, +10 with Ked Peddah]
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