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Star Trek: A Call To Duty presents…

USS Andromeda presents
“Through the Looking Glass”

	Starring...
Janne Nikula as Commanding Officer, Captain Sketek Zhnirev;
Nuno Cruz as Executive Officer, Commander Rie-Mann Z’heta;
Miika Nikula as Chief Tactical Officer, Commander Senek Zhnirev;
James von Hoyweghen as Ship’s Counsellor, Lieutenant Commander Tal’el Jordaïn;
Conor Power as Chief Engineer, Lieutenant Conor Power;
Lília Perfeito as Chief Science Officer, Lieutenant Junior Grade Laeena Saprin;
Matt Coe as Operation’s Officer Ensign Morrinn Nishtrra;
Daniel Marsden as Chief Medical Officer Ensign Aaron Fielding;

	and...
John Sea McDermott as Planet President and himself

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Resume USS Andromeda "Through the Looking Glass" 10510.09

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
::At her station watching events on the planet::

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Scene: The Solar System reforms to the point that it can sustain life and agricultural societies form on the M class planet, the Andromeda now knows that it too has a counter, and this is the last loop

CO Captain Sketek says:
CTO: We have been in red alert status for some hours already but we must continue to maintain that status.

CTO Commander Senek says:
::Nods at the captain:: CO: Aye.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
::confirms that the phaser is aimed to fire between the Statue’s legs::

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
CO/XO: The first sedentary societies are appearing. The beginning of the last civilization of this planet...according to the chronoton clock

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: Sir, I have the phaser aimed.  I believe the point of shooting was to get the Judge’s attention.  But since we are linked to the Chronoton I think he noticed us.  Does your order to fire still stand, Captain?

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Action: Sensor scans depict the presence of the counter chronoton bonded with the ship and the crew

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CSO: Acknowledged. On screen, please.

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: Let's not fire.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
::shows the capital with the statue on the main screen::

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: Aye aye.  CTO: don't shoot, but maintain power to the weapons

CTO Commander Senek says:
::Nods at the XO::

CO Captain Sketek says:
All: It is now obvious that they have recognized our presence.

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Scene: The Towering Figure is standing atop a mountain the scale is balanced and the thumb is pointed horizontally

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
All: I wonder if that sentence-giving thumb is for the planet people or for us...or both

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CSO: Does the statue point to something specific, like a geologic formation or a quantum singularity?

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Technological Level: The People are in an agricultural, hunter/gather era

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CSO: I wonder if the thumb means more than a judgment standing by...

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
::nods to the XO and checks that::

XO Commander Z’heta says:
::walks to the CEO:: CEO: What's Engineering's status? Has the warp core been affected by the chronotons?

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
XO: From what I gathered and from the computer simulations, the thumb appears to be merely a way for the celestials to pass a sentence on the planet.  Up they live, down they die.  Right now it is not decided yet.

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Scene: Natives harvest grain and put it in the storehouses for winter, they are learning to irrigate from a local fresh water river

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
::Randomly shows scenes from the planet so everyone on the bridge can see the advancements being made::

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CSO: Understood.  I wonder what the cultural background of the Statue Entity is

CO Captain Sketek says:
All: At the moment we can watch them but there must be a reason they bonded us together with this civilization.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
::nods at the CO::

CEO Lieutenant Conor says:
XO: Engineering is ready and our warp drive isn't affected by chronoton particles.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
::shrugs:: XO: If they won't move or contact us ... we can't guess

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
CO: Maybe simply because we interfered

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CEO: Those are good news. At least I hope that we can escape this place if and when needed. Please keep an eye on the core, will you?

CEO Lieutenant Conor says:
XO: Aye sir.

CO Captain Sketek says:
CSO: Are we able to escape this system or would the chronotons affect us somehow?

XO Commander Z’heta says:
::nods to the CSO and walks to the CO::  CO: Captain, I recommend we try to contact the Entity again.  I'm inclined to fire if our hails are ignored once more...  Will we just be watching the planet?

CO Captain Sketek says:
CTO: Try again to initiate a contact to that statue. Try different frequencies and protocols.

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: Yes, I agree contact is necessary.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
CO: No matter where we go, our fate is tied with that of this system. It’s bound by the same counter. And judging by the cycles we have seen, they are not doing that well.

CTO Commander Senek says:
::Starts sending the statue short messages in different ways::

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Action: The Andromeda receives a text message in Federation Standard "You will not receive any help or guidance from us"

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
::raises an eyebrow as the message flashes in her screen as well::

CTO Commander Senek says:
CO: A response. It says that we won't get any assistance from them.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CEO: Can you think of a way to repel the Chronotons? Try different frequencies on the shields or anti matter bursts for the deflector.  Simulate them before implementing, please.

CO Captain Sketek says:
CTO: Send a message asking us to be released from this chronoton bond.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
Self: no help means no help....

CTO Commander Senek says:
::Raises an eyebrow, then sends the CO's request to the Judge::

CEO Lieutenant Conor says:
XO: I'll look into it.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
All: I have been looking at past cycles. It seems the people are given freedom to do what they please. But if they somehow abuse it and don’t measure the consequences of their actions they are destroyed.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CEO: Thank you.  I also thought about chronoton burst but with opposing quantum states.  Perhaps it would incapacitate the current ones...

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Action: The text message responds "You interfered with the last loop , now decide "

CO Captain Sketek says:
CSO: It is a good question to ask how our actions were interpreted in the previous cycle.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
All: decide?

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
CO: I agree...

CEO Lieutenant Conor says:
XO: I would advise against using opposing quantum states, It is unknown what would happen, It could create another time loop, or a very powerful explosion similar to a M/AM explosion.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: Captain, I suppose we must make sure that the next civilization evolves in a peaceful manner.  Other wise the statue will destroy the whole system, ourselves included...

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CEO: I see...  It was just a theory...  Thank you, Mr Connor.

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: I know that during the previous cycle we followed the Federation codes, including Prime Directive and first contact.

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: It seems that the Federation codes were not enough.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
CO: But who knows what directives these celestials have

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: So should we break them?

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: Or was it the simulated humans who took the first contact in entirely wrong way?

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
CO: According to our own rules...nothing ought to be enough to break the prime directive. Not even our lives.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: To be honest, Captain, yes.  We're not just talking about us but also billions of sentient beings.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: And besides, when they get to warp status, I'm not sure if the Prime Directive will hold.

CO Captain Sketek says:
CSO: Correct. That also means that if the simulation will be deemed not worthy of continuing before they discover warp drive, it might also mean that we are to be destroyed along them.

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: The Prime Directive will not hold after they have discovered the warp drive.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
::nods briefly at the CO::

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: right...  ::stops to think for a moment::

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Action: An odd looking control with a dial appears on the bridge

CTO Commander Senek says:
::Scans the control with internal sensors::

CO Captain Sketek says:
::Looks at the new object with cautious look::

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
::watches as the control appears aboard and scans it::

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Scene: The control appears to look like a sun dial, it radiates chronotons

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CTO: How did it get here?  Was it a beam?

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
All: Its radiating chronotons...looks like a control console of some sort....perhaps a temporal control

CTO Commander Senek says:
XO: Apparently something like that... it radiates chronotons, so I think we can safely assume it's from the creators of this experiment.

CO Captain Sketek says:
::Goes to touch the object::

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CTO: I see...  Any idea of what the dial will do?

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: Captain, be careful

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Action: The object is not dangerous, as the CO touches the object he recognizes that the dial is set to "agricultural era", each era of development has a mark on the dial

CTO Commander Senek says:
CO&XO: I think the scans support CSO's idea that it is a temporal control device.

CO Captain Sketek says:
All: This indeed appears to be a temporal control device and it is currently set to agricultural era.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CTO/CSO: Understood. ::approaches the CO::

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: Do you think that changing the era would be a violation of the Prime Directive, Sir?

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: Not a direct violation but I'm not really sure about indirect.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
::looks at everyone...not sure::

CEO Lieutenant Conor says:
All: If we destroy it, wouldn't that mean there is no control for this anymore and life will continue as normal

CTO Commander Senek says:
XO: I find it doubtful that the device would change the planet's inhabitants perception of time. That would probably go against the experimenters' plans.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: Captain, I believe that this was given to us by the Statue.  Naturally the Prime Directive does not include him, has he is very advanced...

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CTO: I agree with your analysis.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
XO: But it is giving us control over a civilization

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CSO: Yes, but they wouldn't feel the interference, they would continue to evolve naturally, but at a different time rate to us.

CO Captain Sketek says:
All: We could use this control to engineer a civilization that we like by interfering and reversing every time we make a mistake but I don't think we should do that.

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Scene: As the officers debate the people below farm the land and tend their cattle

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
::looks at the XO concerned...not really sure what to reply::

CTO Commander Senek says:
CO: The Judge might not allow that.

CO Captain Sketek says:
CTO: We don't know what he wants.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: What's the alternative, Sir?  Wait 'till we die of old age while they hunt sabre-toothed tigers with spears?

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Action: A book appears, the only entry is "The Andromeda debates the piety of interference"

CTO Commander Senek says:
CO: Correct. That's why we should proceed with caution.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
::raises an eyebrow at the book::

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
All: We are writing history are we?

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
All: They are giving us their power....why?

CO Captain Sketek says:
All: It appears that we are trapped in the simulation so let's play the simulation and proceed to the moment they discover warp.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
::nods to the CO and takes a seat::

CTO Commander Senek says:
::Agrees silently with the CO::

CO Captain Sketek says:
::Adjusts the temporal control to the moment of their first warp::

CTO Commander Senek says:
 CO: We should be quite careful with speeding up their time, though. We don't want them to destroy themselves before they reach the warp age.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CEO: Please, transfer helm to your console and plot an emergency escape course, please.

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Action: The CO adjusts the control to Warp Era and the planet changes to a prewarp civilization

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
XO: Commander....escaping will do nothing for us

CEO Lieutenant Conor says:
XO: Aye sir

CEO Lieutenant Conor says:
::Transfer helms control to his console and plots an escape course::

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
CO: You were successful Captain, they are nearing their 1st warp flight

CTO Commander Senek says:
::Scans the planet's communication networks to glance at the political situation of the time::

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CSO: I imagined that.  At least some evasive manoeuvres should help

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Action: The political situation is similar to the previous loop however there are too factions in control of the Senate one hostile and one peaceful

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CTO: What's the planet's weapon status? Do they pose a threat to us?

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Action: The aggressive faction is planning an assassination of the Peaceful Party's President tomorrow

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
All: The situation is similar to the last, but this time 2 factions hold the planetary senate. And one of them is not that peaceful

CTO Commander Senek says:
XO: The level of their weapons is about the same as it was the last time at this point of time. They aren't really a concern to us.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
All: Underground communication indicates they are planning an assassination of the other party's leader

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CTO: Acknowledged.  Thank you, Commander.

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Action: The Black Hand Party is conspiring to attack other nations after the assassination

CO Captain Sketek says:
CSO: How far away from warp are they?

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
CO: they built an engine...but its not tested yet

CTO Commander Senek says:
::Starts thinking of a plan to stop the assassination without the Andromeda getting revealed::

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Pause USS Andromeda "Through the Looking Glass" 10510.09