Arcadia Mission 11006.14
He Was But A Stranger To Himself: Episode 5

starring

Christina Doane as SC Captain Paige Juliet Harker
Jeffrey G. Brown as XO Commander Kraight
Gina Hembrook as CTO Lieutenant Commander Brianna Murphy
Karriaunna Scotti as CNS Commander Azhure Powers
Christopher Dickinson as CSEC Commander Billy Bob Powers, Jr.
Bruce Oriani as CSO Lieutenant Commander Trikk Starr
Mitch Travis as CO Captain Sulek

with

Keith LaHue, Ship Manager

Last time on Arcadia: The crew of Arcadia Station has made some progress in the investigation into the bombing. Meanwhile, the Quirinus has been dispatched to Colony 232, which is still reeling from the recent bombings there...

=/\==/\=  BEGIN Arcadia Mission 11006.14 : He Was But A Stranger To Himself =/\==/\=
=/\==/\=  Episode 5  =/\==/\=
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
@ :: Standing watch on the Bridge at Tactical, monitoring the comms from the teams on the surface and keeping an eye on LRS scans of the system and SRS scans of the surface ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@ :: in the big chair as the dispatched teams begin their work ::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Having left Azhure behind to retire to their quarters, Powers heads to main Operations of the station to review the latest reports ::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ :: running high-resolution scans of planet surface, looking for possible explosive devices ::
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
@CO: Captain, the SRU secured a quantity of tricobalt on the surface. It wasn't in bomb form yet, but I have them doing a search for evidence in the area where they found it, and treating it like a crime scene. The reports from the other teams are on yer console.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
:: In Station Ops reviewing the reports.. ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@Murphy: Understood.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ :: looks up as one of the consoles begins pinging urgently ::  CO: Captain... the sensor sweep has picked up a cache of tricobalt devices in a cave outside the settlement.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
@CO: Did ye want me to beam down to take charge of the investigation personally Sir, or did ye need me up here?
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@Murphy: We can coordinate the teams here.  If you think you would be more effective then by all means beam down.
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: He nods a thanks to a security officer from one of the consoles on the "left" side of the operations complex as the station completes another security sweep ::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ CO, CTO: The caverns are surrounded by significant deposits of kelbonite... it will thus be impossible to beam them out.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
@CO: I'd best take the SRU and secure that ordnance Sir, my Tactical folks can handle the other crime scene.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@Kraight: Check all cargo manifests of all ship deliveries since the terraformers began work. Look for containers of similar weight and or size.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ CO: Aye, sir.  :: turns to a second console and begins running the search ::
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
:: in Nixon's room, tearing it apart looking everywhere and scanning everything for traces of parts and pieces to be used in the making of a tricobalt bomb ::
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
:: Glances over. :: Powers: Anything new to report?
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
@ :: Leaves the Bridge and takes the turbolift to the Transporter Room, stopping in Security to get her gear on the way ::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Shakes his head at Captain Harker ::  SC: Nothing significant.  Security sweeps of the station haven't turned up additional risks.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
Powers: Do we know how she got the materials or from where?
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
@ :: Has the Transporter beam her and the SRU team outside the cave where the bombs are located ::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ CO: Search completed, Captain. No suspicious manifest entries located. It would appear that if the devices were smuggled in, they were likely disassembled.
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
SC: The lab had been set up for some time.  The explosive came aboard during the sensor blackout.  External sensors weren't looking for something that specific, so we wouldn't have picked it up.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@ Kraight: Continue grid scan of the planet looking for any other contraband.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
# :: Gets the team in a formation for sweep and clear in confined spaces, has one of the team scanning with a tricorder for traps or other hazards, and leads the team into the cave to go find the bombs, team with phasers ready for hostile contact ::
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
Powers: Has there been any progress on restoring the lost data?
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ CO: Continuing scans...
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@ *Murphy*: Get a full read of the tricobalt for comparison with that used on the station.  If you wish to put up pattern enhancers in the cave storage, we can disarm by wide dispersal beam out.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#*CO*: I'll assess the situation once we secure the scene, Sir. I'll like to look things over and do our crime scene drill first to get any clues before we scuttle them.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@ *Murphy*: Understood.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ CO: Captain, the pattern enhancers will not be effective. The kelbonite content in the cave walls is much too high. The devices will have to be physically removed from the caverns before a transporter lock can be obtained.
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Frowns ::  SC: There is no data.  Sensors weren't operating, so we weren't able to collect any information.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
:: Nods :: Powers: I was hoping something had been operating. Sensors detected no ships previously. I'd give my right arm to know where they came from...
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@Kraight: If this world was being terraformed to meet the needs of the Lyrans, then who would most likely gain advantage should that progress be altered or stopped?
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
Powers: Then our only lead is Nixon's life six months ago?
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ :: considers the Captain's question ::  CO: Difficult to say. Certainly the Lyrans have no known enemies in our galaxy, having arrived here only very recently. One can speculate that this would be a ploy to cause enmity between the Federation and the Lyrans, but to what end?
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#*CO*: Captain, the area is secure. We located about a dozen pieces of ordnance in various stages of assembly. Whoever was doing this wasn't worried about visitors; no traps. However, they were careful. They scrubbed the area clean, no traces. All we found was this strange dagger.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@ :: Looks over at Kraight :: *Murphy*: A dagger? One with an alien inscription you do not understand or have never seen before?
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
SC: I think tactical scans of the docked ships turned up negative.  So, if you eliminate the impossible, what ever remains... Either we can't pick up traces, or it came on a ship we can't detect.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#*CO*: Aye Sir, I fancy meself something of a weapons expert after me time with the Klingons, but I've never seen anything like this before. I have it in me pack in a stasis tube. I'm going to get my team hauling the ordnance out of the cave so ye can get a lock on them, then we'll finish up here.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
Powers: Excuse me..
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
:: taps commbadge :: COMM *XO*: Starr to Kraight.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
Powers: Perhaps we could have science run through some permutations see if we could detect them... but that would only work if they've not left.... :: She says almost to herself... ::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ COMM *CSO*: Kraight here. Go ahead, Commander.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@*Murphy*: Negative.  Leave the dagger exactly as you found it and get clear of it.  Send scans of the dagger to Kraight.  It could be something that has caused damage before....
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#*CO*: It's already in the evidence stasis tube Captain... did ye want me to put it back? :: sounds obviously surprised ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@ Kraight: Lets make sure this isn't our dagger used to kill a certain classified dark matter scientist.
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
COMM *XO*: Commander, other than some metallic parts and pieces in various stages of building, I don't have anything of significant here. Unless you want me to drag all this to my lab and fit it together to see what she was up with all this
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@*Murphy* Leave it stasis but do not transport until cleared to do so.  Stay clear.  A dagger that was attached to the Lyrans before had adverse effects on any who came in contact.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#*CO*: Aye Sir. I can send up the scans of it we took if ye like. I'll leave the tube here on the workbench, but it should be safe in stasis.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@*Murphy*: Send the pictures to the XO.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
# :: Directs the SRU to start carrying out the bombs to the cave mouth for transport ::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ COMM *CSO*: We know that Nixon had access to at least one tricobalt explosive device. If she was building something else, it could be critical to know what it was. Anything you can learn about those items will be useful, Commander.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
# :: Sets her tricorder to send up the data scans of the whole scene, including the visual log, to the XO on the ship ::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ CO: I'll check the data on the dagger, Captain. 
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ :: begins reviewing the datastream sent by Murphy ::
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
<EO Hatch> :: bending over a console in engineering, analyzing data from the time of the blackout, looking for any clues... ::
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
COMM *Kraight*: Alright Commander, I'll get it down to my lab and piece this stuff together and see what we can see.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
*Starr*: Harker to Commander Starr, do you have anything for me?
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ COMM *CSO*: Thank you, Commander. Kraight out.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ CO: Captain, the markings on the dagger found by Lt Commander Murphy identify it as Lyran. I cannot confirm anything else about the artifact.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
<EO Hatch> *Powers*: Hatch to Commander Powers. I can confirm that who ever caused the blackout would need intricate knowledge of the station's security protocol. We are still attempting to backtrack the access point.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@Kraight :: is it the same metal as the other?
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Wonders if his universal translator went a little wonky ::  *EO*: Very well...
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
*SC*: Not really, Captain. Gonna haul all this to my lab for assembly so I can see what's what and then I might have something of significance to report, until then... no.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@Kraight: And, if it has Lyran markings, can you get a translation?
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
# :: Continues to supervise and assist the SRU to get the bombs safely out of the cave, using her EOD training to the fullest ::
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
:: calls for a cargo repulsorlift to load it up and haul this stuff to Science Lab 1
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
:: Glances at Powers :: *Starr*: Please hold off on assembly until you hear from Commander Powers. Just analyze what it might be used for.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ CO: Working on that, sir. Our knowledge of written Lyran is still fragmentary.
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
*SC*: Yes ma'am. I can analyze it best in my lab.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
Powers: Commander Starr believes the lab that he found in Nixon's quarters may have be used to construct some other device. He is analyzing the items in his lab.
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
:: repulsor lift arrives and the SO's load up the pieces and take it to SL 1 ::
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
<EO Hatch>*Powers*: Yes, sir. Engineering out.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
*Starr*: Understood. Harker out.
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
:: arrives in SL 1 and has the SO's lay everything out so that everything can be analyzed ::
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#*CO*: Captain, we have the ordnance out of the cave and ready for disposal. Standing by.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@Kraight: The Lyrans were and for all I know still are at the station.  Send them a picture of the dagger and see if they can tell us anything about this one.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ CO: Certainly, sir.  :: opens a channel to Arcadia Station and asks to be put in contact with the Lyran ship ::
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
:: Talks to tactical, asks them to do a quick scan of the Lyrans ship to make sure they are safe. ::
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
*SC*: Oh and Captain...It'll be at least two weeks to analyze all this.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
*CSO*: Understood. Quick as you can, Commander. Harker out.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
<TO_Gunn> :: Does a sweep of the Lyran ship for tricobalt or anything else unusual about the vessel and crew ::

ACTION: The Lyrans interpret the uninvited scan as hostility and raise shields.

Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
:: Opens a channel herself to the Lyran Ship. ::
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
<TO_Gunn> SC: Skipper, they just raised their shields.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@*Murphy*: Other than the dagger, how is the rest and what do we need to do to render the explosive parts of the bomb inert.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
*Lyrans*: It was a scan for your own safety for dangerous materials.
Host SM_Keith says:
<Drach Sert> :: indignant :: *SC*: You should have asked!
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ CO: The Lyrans can tell us little about the dagger. They confirm that it is indeed a ceremonial weapon, and have expressed curiosity as to where it was found.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#*CO*: I safed the ordnance already Sir, best thing to do is beam it up and send the matter stream into space without reintegrating it. We did a complete crime scene sweep down here, and like I said, all we found was the dagger and the ordnance Sir.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
*Drach*: And you are most correct, recent events have jostled our usual routines. If we might be able to finish the scan we would be happy to share the information gained?
Host SM_Keith says:
<Drach Sert> :: lowers shields :: *SC*: Please ask in the future.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@*Murphy: Tag whatever needs to be disposed of, and contact Transporter Room 1 for dispersal.
Host SM_Keith says:
<Drach Sert> *SC*: Go on then.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
*Drach*: Of course we are only concerned with your safety, that concern merely caused a slight undue haste. Thank you for your understanding. We will complete our scans and send you the results. Harker out.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#*CO*: Aye Sir. :: puts transponder tags on each bomb and contacts the Transporter Chief for disposal ::
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
:: Thinks to self, "I should have been a botanist...." ::
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
Science Team Alpha: I just told Captain Harker that it would take us 2 weeks to analyze all this. We can do better. Let's break speed records gentlemen. I want it done in a quarter of that time. Make it happen.

=/\==/\= END Mission =/\==/\= 

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