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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 himself.

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Resume USS Andromeda "Through the Looking Glass" 10510.16

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Scene: When we last left our heroes and heroine, the Andromeda had received a time control box and a book had appeared on the bridge to document the events

CO Captain Sketek says:
All: We heard about the assassination plan and we must probably interfere somehow.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
All: I suppose that’s all we have left indeed...to interfere

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Action: The Black Hand plots its evil deeds

CTO Commander Senek says:
CO: Definitely. I recommend we take covert action against the assassins and leave revealing ourselves to the general population for later.

CO Captain Sketek says:
CEO: Can we make an anonymous radio voice signal that can't be recognized to be from alien origin and send that to the president?

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
CTO: Or avoid it if possible ...

CEO Lieutenant Conor says:
CO: Some simple voice modulation should hide the origin of the message

CTO Commander Senek says:
CSO: It will probably be possible, until they discover efficient methods of space travel.

CO Captain Sketek says:
CTO: Collect some details of the Black Hand group to a format the people on the planet can understand.

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Action: Sensors locate the laboratory where the prototype warp engine is housed

OPS Ensign Nishtrra says:
CO: Captain, I'm picking up the location of theirr prrototype warrp engine.

CTO Commander Senek says:
CO: Aye, sir. But what exactly is our plan of action?

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
OPS: Confirmed, they've started it ...

CO Captain Sketek says:
CTO: I was thinking of informing the president of the assassination plan and providing directions for capturing the traitors.

CTO Commander Senek says:
::Logs the communications of the Black Hand and starts making an overview of the organization based on them::

CTO Commander Senek says:
::Completes a short summary of the aims and major leaders and supporters of the Black Hand::

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
All: This all seems very nice, but how do we know that once we destroy black hand another organization won't appear and take over?

CO Captain Sketek says:
CEO: Put CTO's summary to a message and send that anonymously to the president. Include a foreword where you warn him about the planned assassination attempt.

CO Captain Sketek says:
CSO: We don't know.

CEO Lieutenant Conor says:
CO: Aye sir, ::Starts encoding the data in an anonymous message to be sent to the president::

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
::nods to the CO, maintaining herself control, but feeling the start of helplessness::

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CSO: What's your assessment of the warp engine?  will it put the lives of those humans at risk like the previous one?

CO Captain Sketek says:
CEO: While we have no direct open channel with them, try to use our scanners to see what kind of reaction our message has received.

CEO Lieutenant Conor says:
::Begins scanning all communications on the planets surface for any reactions to the anonymous message::

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
::monitors the CEO's readings and frowns:: CEO: This doesn't make sense

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Action: The President and the Vice President meet to discuss this anonymous message, after a very eloquent debate, the Vice President convinces the President that the message is the work of conspiracy crack pots and has no credibility

CEO Lieutenant Conor says:
CSO_LtJG_Saprin: Problem?

CTO Commander Senek says:
CO: Considering that the Vice President of their government is a member of the conspiracy, I don't think an anonymous message to the highest authorities is going to gain a lot of credibility.

CO Captain Sketek says:
CTO: What's the exact plan for assassination?

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: I would not like to make a direct contact but I am not sure if we have many other options available.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CSO: have you finished you analysis of the Warp engine?

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
CEO: The Vice President appears to be involved with Black hand himself

CEO Lieutenant Conor says:
CSO: That would destroy quite a bit of credibility on our message

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: Captain, I believe that a direct contact may be the safest approach

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
CEO: It also essentially means there is nothing we can do except outright attack them and hope they unite against ...us

CTO Commander Senek says:
CO: It's very difficult to find that out from here.

CO Captain Sketek says:
CTO: I see.

CEO Lieutenant Conor says:
CSO: Or find the weak links in the organization and break them instead, if we can find quite a senior official linking the other cells we can destroy the entire organization

CTO Commander Senek says:
CO: I would believe that the assassins don't send any kinds of messages containing that kind of information.

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: The thing is that I would like to limit our interference to a minimum. An open contact with an alien civilization is the exact opposite of minimum interference.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
XO: Yes I have....it suffers the same flaws as before. 2 seconds after they drop out of warp there will be a breach in the core

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: I guess we could initiate a radio contact and pretend that we are not in their planet's immediate vicinity.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: I understand your concerns, Captain, but I still think that a direct action is required to stop the Black Hand.  An undercover Away Team, perhaps, Sir.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CSO: I see.  We'll have to perform another rescue, I see. Thank you.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
XO: I guess so ... if we let them go ahead with the flight

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: If we want direct action, why not just fire from the orbit? Our chances of staying undercover among the nation's political elite is not good.

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: If we hurt anyone, the news will instantly spread and there will be serious accusations.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: Actually I meant to expose the political group Black Hand.  To kill them it would be to cross the line... too interference, sir.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
All: Actually direct action is starting to look like a good idea. If they revolt against us and not against themselves...

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CSO: That might unite them, for a brief time.  I expect that in the long term they start their own destruction and then the Statue would get all of us...

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: How does one expose them while staying undercover?

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: Either we have no credibility or then we must convince them that we really are who we are.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: We would infiltrate, gather enough evidences, and play them in the communication systems they have.  I think they call it Television.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
::looks at the XO with a puzzled look, she has no answers to his questions::

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: That doesn't sound realistic enough to work.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: The whole planet would watch the evidences and stop that political group.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: Don't underestimate the power of media, Captain.  These aren't very rational species, you know...

CTO Commander Senek says:
CO: Whatever is done to expose the conspiracy, it won't be very discrete. A conspiracy that deep within the government won't fall without a fight.

CO Captain Sketek says:
CTO: Correct.

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: What about a radio message and photon torpedoes set to explode in high altitudes?

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: That would certainly get everyone's attention

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: Indeed, and if public attention is what we want, that would certainly do it.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
::listens to the conversation, not really finding any idea that would vaguely work::

CEO Lieutenant Conor says:
CO: Can't we just make the main leaders of the Black Hand *disappear* and the organization will break up and form a power vacuum and the internal wrangling of it all will eventually destroy the organisation

CO Captain Sketek says:
CEO: We could do that but that would just bring forward lots of accusations of political murders. It would certainly not make the situation any easier.

CEO Lieutenant Conor says:
CO: Its a better alternative then letting the black hand completely take over the government. At the start there will be hassle but it will eventually die out.

OPS Ensign Nishtrra says:
CO: Captain.. it may be a shtupid idea, but what if we gave the population a common, peacheful goal?

CO Captain Sketek says:
OPS: What do you suggest?

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
::listens to OPS, finally seeing some hope::

OPS Ensign Nishtrra says:
CO: They'rre about to tesht warrp technology. Ishn't thish usually the time when the  Federration eshtablishesh Firrsht Contact?

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Action: A new passage appears in the book on the bridge "The Andromeda debates the wisdom of exercising its power"

CO Captain Sketek says:
OPS: Yes, correct.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
CO: If perhaps we found a way to speed up their warp technology...so their 1st flight would be soon and successful

CO Captain Sketek says:
CEO: Do we have realistic means to help them with their current state of technology?

OPS Ensign Nishtrra says:
CO: If we let them know they'rre not alone in the univerrshe, perrhapsh they would unite. We don't nechessharrily have to acchelerrate theirr prrogrressh, but we could prrovide valuable guidanche.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: We could expose ourselves to them.  If the Black Hand doesn’t give up on their goals, we would then take more aggressive actions

CTO Commander Senek says:
::Nods to show his agreement with the previous speakers::

CEO Lieutenant Conor says:
CO: We could beam the lead scientist onboard to the holodeck and make an "god like image" to discuss warp theory with him

CO Captain Sketek says:
All: Currently the idea of helping them with the warp travel seems to be the idea most worthy of pursuing.

CTO Commander Senek says:
CO: What about the assassination?

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Scene: Daylight breaks over the capital city, the day of the assassination

CTO Commander Senek says:
CO: Considering that it is supposed to take place today, we don't have much time.

CSO Lieutenant JG Saprin says:
All: We are getting close to the critical time

CO Captain Sketek says:
CTO: We could take the president and some warp scientists aboard Andromeda holodeck.

CEO Lieutenant Conor says:
CO: Can't we literally turn back the clock and give us more time

CO Captain Sketek says:
All: We could present ourselves in a safe environment without really revealing who we really are.

CTO Commander Senek says:
CO: But why would they have any reason to believe us? Or even the capacity to prevent the assassination?

CO Captain Sketek says:
CTO: We show them magic and they will believe.

XO Commander Z’heta says:
CO: We should also show the President what we know about the Black Hand

CTO Commander Senek says:
CO: Is that not equivalent to revealing ourselves as who we are?

CO Captain Sketek says:
XO: Yes.

Host ACTD John Sea says:
Pausing USS Andromeda "Through the Looking Glass" 10510.16