Susan:
Mission Summary 10503.21
 
Susan:
The mission continues slowly. There has been an explosion on the surface and all contact with the away team has ceased.
 
Susan:
Those on the ship are trying to locate the away team. The team itself is attempting to make the highest bid and obtain the weapon being sold.
 
Susan:
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OPS Walker:
::walks onto the bridge slightly dirtier for having had to repair some com systems himself::
 
OPS Walker:
::replaces the alternate OPS manager::
 
OPS Walker:
::looks over the board quickly and starts looking for any kind of signal from the Away team::
 
CO Regnum:
OPS: Mr. Walker, welcome back to the bridge. Do we have EV suits on board this bucket?
 
OPS Walker:
CO: Hailing the planet now, sir...
 
OPS Walker:
CO: Aye, Captain. In the main storage lockers aft and in the emergency lifeboats.
 
CO Regnum:
XO: Select a team Commander, whether we get permission or not I want to know what happened there.
 
CIV Kel:
@::glances up at the Jem'Hadar Soldiers stunned::
 
XO Martin:
::nods:: CO: Yes sir, I was just considering who to bring along. 
 
CTO Kar:
@::sits along side Kel, in a sentry type capacity::
 
CO Regnum:
@<Jem'Haddar1> ::aims his weapon at Kel::
 
CTO Kar:
@::Stands between Kel and the Jem’ Haddar soldier:: Jem' Haddar: Don't even try it.
 
CIV Kel:
@::pulls his weapon out just as fast:: Conductor/Jem' Haddar: WHAT! .. What is the meaning of this! ..
 
CO Regnum:
@<Conductor> All: Allow me to introduce you to the main item up for bid everyone, the Jem' Haddar. Genetically reengineered to serve whatever master I so choose.
 
OPS Walker:
::scanning for any sign of the Away Team::
 
CTO Kar:
@Jem'Hadar: If we are the ones that, umm, purchase you, then you do not want to be shooting at us, correct?
 
CO Regnum:
@<Conductor> Kar: You might not want to intimidate them Mr. Kar, you haven't bought them yet, they don't serve you and they don't take kindly to people telling them what to do.
 
CIV Kel:
@::slowly walk around the soldier keeping his weapon trained, yet appearing to be overlooking the soldier as if it where an item now not a person::
 
OPS Walker:
CO: I can't get any kind of fix on the away team at all, Captain.
 
CTO Kar:
@Conductor: True. However, being a prospective buyer should grant me a certain amount of respect from them, should it not?
 
CIV Kel:
@Conductor: I don't care about his feelings, He won't fire without your command. I presume?
 
CO Regnum:
@<Conductor> Kar: Why should they have any respect for you, when I don't respect you.
 
CTO Kar:
@Conductor: Because, I am holding the Latinum.
 
CO Regnum:
@<Conductor> Kel: You shouldn't presume anything Mr. Kel
 
CIV Kel:
@Conductor: I asked you a question, I won't buy something I cannot control. You wont swindle me with your human tricks. ::puts his gun away now seeming mildly disinterested in the first item::
 
OPS Walker:
::repeats hails to planet on all channels::
 
OPS Walker:
::beginning to sweat, sets sensors to maximum power::
 
CTO Kar:
@Conductor: They are probably in inferior breed, anyway. Show us something of real interest.
 
Susan:
<Planetary security> COMM: Freighter: What is the purpose of this communication?
 
CIV Kel:
@Conductor: Anything else to sell otherwise I should take my Biz'ness elsewhere.
 
OPS Walker:
CO: I've got the planet, sir...and I think I've found the away team...there's a sensor-blind area on the grid.
 
XO Martin:
::has been thinking as best she can for the last few minutes and has come to a conclusion::
 
CO Regnum:
COMM: Planetary Security: Two members of my crew were in an area that was destroyed by some sort of Nuclear blast. What happened?
 
CO Regnum:
@<Conductor> Kel/Kar: I do not do business with people who are insolent. Perhaps I should give the rest of the buyers here a demonstration of how efficient the Jem' Haddar are at killing 
 
Susan:
<Planetary Security> COMM: Freighter: If you had crew in that area, you can assume that they are dead. No one can get into that area, the radiation levels are still rising. If they weren't killed by the initial blast, they have perished from radiation poisoning. As for what happened, that is none of your business.
 
Susan:
<Planetary Security> ::cuts communication::
 
XO Martin:
::listens, getting a bit frustrated by how the person on the comm is treating them:: CO: Hmm...well that was rude.
 
CTO Kar:
@::looks around at the others:: Conductor: You could do that, if you chose to. However, by the looks of these others, the latinum that I carry is far more than anything they have.
 
CO Regnum:
COMM: Planetary Security: I presume nothin’... ::but stops when the communication was cut::
 
CTO Kar:
@Conductor: Do you really want to risk losing out on all that Latinum?
 
OPS Walker:
::mutes the com:: CO: Cooperative fellow... Sir, I've got an idea... ::flipping switches:: If I change the sensor inputs to accept high-radiation areas and then invert the outputs, maybe I can get an idea of what's in that area if it's radiation-free. ::hitting more switches::
 
CO Regnum:
@<Conductor> Kar: You make the mistake of presuming it is Latinum I'm after, or that you will have the best offer
 
CIV Kel:
@Conductor: We had them first, us Cardassians I mean. You're a business man You must respect that it's not insolence I bring before you but you can't just expect any of u to take the first deal you slap on the table. You forget your in Cardassian Space. Dominion war was lost the the Humans, kill us in the face of our comrades and we'll see how far you get out the door or off the planet. Human .. Now, now lets be reasonable, lets talk
 
CIV Kel:
@Conductor: .. they can do for us .. so please tell us .. ::takes his seat::
 
CTO Kar:
@Conductor: The latinum is but the one thing that I have the most of. What I have to offer is yet to be seen by you. However, the latinum alone will buy you just about anything you wish. Now, shall we proceed, or shall we sit here and keep posturing?
 
CO Regnum:
@<Conductor> Kel: I forget nothing, I'm not here to offer something to the Cardassian Union, and I should point out I'm here under the PROTECTION of Cardassia, I'm here to offer a lucrative business deal to the person with the best offer
 
CIV Kel:
@::breaks a slight smile then instructs Kar to take his seat:: Conductor: Well.. we're all listening.
 
CTO Kar:
@::Looks over at Kel:: Assume nothing with me, Kel. I will sit when I am ready.
 
CO Regnum:
@<Conductor> All: Now as I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted. I have what any of you need to produce a limitless army of loyal soldiers who obey only you. Improved on the models put out by the Dominion in that these models are far more specific then a simple matter of being dedicated to a species. My Jem'Haddar can be dedicated to individuals, without being dedicated to a species. Ideal for civil war
 
CTO Kar:
@::Looks at the Conductor, and smiles a wry smile::
 
CO Regnum:
@<Conductor> All: Dedicated unto death. JemHaddar1: Shoot yourself in the head
 
CTO Kar:
@::sits down::
 
Susan:
ACTION: The JemHaddar obeys without hesitation.
 
CTO Kar:
@::watches with interest, not even flinching at the idea of the Jem'Haddar shooting itself::
 
OPS Walker:
CO: Okay! ::excited with minor success:: I've got something. Look here at the sensor-blind area I shoed before. I can see some detail in it, and can tell it's got much lower radiation levels than the surrounding blast zone.
 
CO Regnum:
OPS: Will EV Suits be enough to protect a team going down there?
 
CTO Kar:
@Conductor: Very impressive. What is the ease at replicating these personal soldiers?
 
XO Martin:
::listening and paying attention carefully to everything that’s been happening, preferring to listen than talk too much::
 
OPS Walker:
CO: Aye, sir...but I bet they'll need some inoculations for radiation sickness.
 
Susan:
ACTION: The guards nearest the doors fall ill.
 
OPS Walker:
CO: ::outlining the area:: It's what looks like a large hall, and there are a number of lifesigns in it...but the interference is just too much for the sensors here. But my money says that's wehre they are.
 
CTO Kar:
@::Sees the guards by the door become ill:: Conductor: What is the meaning of this? Have you decided to poison us all?
 
CO Regnum:
@<Conductor> Kar: Glad you asked, I have... acquired a secret Jem'Haddar "factory" that was not destroyed by Starfleet, since they didn't know about it. It had long since been closed down, but it was there that my team of scientists reengineered the Jem'Haddar, and a number of Dominion and Breen weaponry. My facility can produce 100,000 soldiers each and every month
 
CTO Kar:
@::stares at the Conductor, waiting for an answer to his second question.:: 
 
CO Regnum:
@<Conductor> Kar: It would seem someone has known about our little meeting and decided to try and take all of us out. I had expected as much, about a 200 km radius of the surface around the bar you came through has been destroyed, nuclear blast
 
CO Regnum:
@<Conductor> ::takes a hypospray and gives it to the guard who was standing near the door:: Kar: Most of us are protected from the radiation by the protection grid I had erected, I have radiation poisoning medication for anyone who was too near the door.
 
CTO Kar:
@::does his best to not flinch:: Conductor: Well, I assume you took precautions so we all wouldn't be affected. However, it would appear that those precautions aren't working properly.
 
Susan:
ACTION: Communications begin to run rampant on the surface the investigation continues.
 
CTO Kar:
@Conductor: Ok, I understand that. But, I believe we should all be inoculated, as a good faith gesture from you.
 
CO Regnum:
@<Conductor> Kar: I do hope for your sake that you are far enough away from the door, because your attitude at these proceedings is not making me feel very generous at this time
 
CIV Kel:
@Conductor: shields though a precaution what made you think we would need protection from the blast? That's a far reaching guess. With respect sir.
 
OPS Walker:
CO: Okay, we've got a lot of comm traffic down there all of a sudden... ::listening to his earpiece::
 
OPS Walker:
Self: My God...
 
CTO Kar:
@Conductor: I am a rough person. ::touches the scar on his face:: My fellow Cardassians have seen to that. But, I am also a very good prospective buyer, and you have my interest peaked.
 
OPS Walker:
ALL: We have reports of civilian casualties. Initial estimates put the death toll at four thousand, and the number affected by the fallout at five times that!
 
CO Regnum:
@<Conductor> Kel: I heard no "respect" in your statement. Sufficient to say, I was aware that we would be bombed by some of my enemies... they are not... efficient when it comes to masking their trails. Unfortunately their plans came too late to reschedule or move this meeting, I simply had to prepare for it
 
XO Martin:
OPS: You'll be on the away team when we go down there. *CMO* Doctor, I'm requesting you come along on the away team to investigate when we go down. I'll let you know when we are leaving.
 
CIV Kel:
@Conductor: Mine too, but merchandise is no value if we have no means to escapee the radiation. How do you purpose we are to evacuate?
 
OPS Walker:
XO: Aye, sir. ::nods and monitors comm traffic::
 
CO Regnum:
XO: Leave as soon as possible, every minute that passes makes it less and less likely that our team will survive
 
CMO Burton:
*XO*: Aye sir, I'll ready some gear.
 
XO Martin:
::nods:: CO: Yes sir.
 
CO Regnum:
@<Conductor> Kel: Do you honestly think I would come here myself... knowing full well the place would be bombed, if I didn't have a way to avoid the radiation and get out safely?
 
Susan:
ACTION: Radiation levels continue to rise within the shielded room.
 
CTO Kar:
@::Stands:: All: Enough talk. We came here to negotiate, not chit chat. What's your asking price, Conductor?
 
OPS Walker:
::summons a replacement and leaves for the aft storage lockers to get EVA gear::
 
XO Martin:
*CMO* Ah, we're leaving as soon as possible, Doc, I'll see you in the transporter room, bring radiation inoculations for yourself, Mr. Walker and myself, if you please. ::looks at OPS again:: OPS: I trust the EV suits can be retrieved in the transporter room? ::moves towards the doors of the bridge::
 
CIV Kel:
Conductor: I didn't actually say that .. I'm sure you have a way out .. What i mean to say is, What do WE do next , what is the next step here?
 
Susan:
ACTION: As the radiation levels increase, some of the prospective buyers near the rear collapse. A noticeable increase in the heat is felt by all.
 
CMO Burton:
*XO* Aye, on my way shortly.
 
CO Regnum:
@<Conductor> ::looks at his radiation detector:: We have approximately 20 minutes until the radiation seeping through the door reaches levels dangerous enough to kill any of us. I suggest you start placing your bids quickly
 
CMO Burton:
::Grabs the required equipment and heads to the transporter room::
 
Susan:
ACTION: Kel and Kar begin to feel moisture around their prosthetics as the heat increases.
 
CTO Kar:
@::Begins to feel slightly ill, and very warm. Suddenly, he realizes the prosthetics and the make up could become compromised::
 
OPS Walker:
XO: They're in the aft storage lockers. I'll have them in the transporter room as soon as we get there. ::taps his badge to get the word to services staff::
 
XO Martin:
::makes her way to the transporter room and enters, checking a storage locker for phaser rifles and pulling three out::
 
CIV Kel:
@::picks up an auction pad from the table entering about a quarter of what he knows they have for starters::
 
OPS Walker:
::arrives at the transporter room at the same time as the EVA suits::
 
CMO Burton:
::Enters the transporter room::
 
OPS Walker:
::begins suiting up rapidly and carefully:: CMO: Doctor. ::nods::
 
Susan:
ACTION: Several other bidders raise the bid, to nearly double Kel's initial bid.
 
CMO Burton:
XO/OPS: sir, ma’am.
 
CO Regnum:
@<Conductor> ::frowns looking at his own PADD:: All: Disappointing people, I'm offering you limitless armies, and yet nobody has offered anywhere near as much as I would hope
 
Susan:
ACTION: Kar notices something odd about Kel.
 
CIV Kel:
@::steps back behind Kar and whispers in his ear:: Kar: we must win this bid we have to find out where the pick up is for the orders. If we don't win it will mean other measures may need to be taken,
 
CTO Kar:
@CIV: Sir, we night not have that chance. You are losing your face.

Susan:
ACTION: Kel feels something brush his hand, then notices that his face suddenly feels cooler.
 
Susan:
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