Arcadia Station SB-101
SD 11309.09

Starring:
Mike Johnson as Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine 
Christina Doane as Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor
Bruce Oriani as Flight Control Officer Ensign JT Doole
Barbara Moline as Nyira Santiago, Civilian

Station Manager Nick Moline

Featuring:
Nick Moline as Cyrano Jones

Special Guests:

Absent:

TIME LAPSE SINCE LAST MISSION:  30 mins

Episode #636: "A Beam of Light" Part IX: Previously on Arcadia: So take me away, I don't mind
But you better promise me, I'll be back in time
Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
Captain's Log Stardate 11309.09:  We have set a pursuit course for the Schematic Cyrano Jones merchant ship. With a little luck we will be able to catch up and ask him where he is headed.

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Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
 ::checks the time to intercept and current speed::

Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
 ::Checks her systems as they barrel to their target.::

CO: How are we going to get him to stop? Transporting is not a good idea at speed....

Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
 CEO: Our intercept is in 4 minutes. I was hoping you might have an idea. He will likely not see us on sensors unless he is looking real hard though.

CEO: I am not sure other than talking to him. I do not want to reveal the ship unless there is no other choice.

Cyrano Jones:
 @CIV: I'm afraid my little ship isn't very fast, it will take a few weeks to get to this space station of yours; you say there are people there who would be interested in buying my Tribbles?

Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
CO: Well we could try talking to him, he's a merchant right? Offer him a business deal?

Nyira Santiago, Civilian:
@Cyrano: oh yes ::snuggles a Tribble affectionately:: I have no doubt about that.

Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
 ::thinks about this a moment:: CEO: Can you setup a subspace carrier signal so it looks like it is coming from K-7 instead of our ship? I want to talk to Cyrano without him knowing we are following him. For now.

Cyrano Jones:
@CIV: And how did you get all the way out to K7 without realizing you left?

Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
CO: If Nyira is on board maybe she'd recognize your voice...I'm trying to scan but I need to use passive settings or he'll notice...

::taps keys::

Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
FCO: Once within 100,000 kilometers of the Spacematic match speed and maintain distance.

Nyira Santiago, Civilian:
@Cyrano: I have no clue really I was eating lunch and the next thing I know I’m on your ship I’m just glad you are such a decent fellow as to help a stranded stranger. ::she smiles sweetly::

Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
CEO: Yeah I know. If you have any ideas about getting him to return to the K-7 I would love to hear it. Please.

Cyrano Jones:
@CIV: Anything for such a lovely customer

Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
CO: A long term, profitable contract?

::All she can recall of jones is he is a business man, records (such as they are) indicate an almost Ferengi like obsession with making money::

CO: There are two life signs on his ship but I can't be sure its Nyira not without tipping him off. However it is a lead...

Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
CEO: We could try and convince him we are traders or if you can think of a way that we could disrupt his warp field enough to make him nervous enough to return to the station. So either we talk to him or we don't and try and disrupt his ship somehow either has risks.

ACTION: The Tigress approaches the Spacematic and matches speed, passive scan is now close enough to detect Nyira's life signs

Flight Control Officer Ensign JT Doole: 
 CO: Approaching 100,000 kilometers of the Spacematic. Adjusting speed to match and maintain our distance.

Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
CEO: Scan the ship for Nyira.

FCO: Very good.

Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
 CO: Sir, we've gotten close enough, I can confirm she is on board. ::She says pleased.::

::Checks systems to see if there is a 'virus' or something she can use to give him some engine trouble....::

CO: Good idea sir, let me see what i can do...

Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
ALL: Out of our options what do you suggest we do, if you were me what would you do?

INFO: The computer detects Nyira's comm badge and integrates her into its comm system

Flight Control Officer Ensign JT Doole: 
 CO: Why don't you just try to simply talk to her?

Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
FCO: Ensign?

Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
 ::Notices her commbadge just came online:: CO: Confirmed, her commbadge has joined the network...

::checks ops readouts::

Nyira Santiago, Civilian:
@Cyrano: I just can't get over how cute these tribbles are and so soft ::she strokes the tribble gently:: you are going to be a rich man 

Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
CO: Do you know if she knows Morse Code? I could pulse the badge?

Cyrano Jones:
@::grins:: Nyira: A Rich man… I like the sound of that

Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
 ::checks to make sure their stealth systems are working well.::

Flight Control Officer Ensign JT Doole: 
 CO: She may be a civilian, but she IS still part of Starfleet. Therefore, she would have a commbadge like anyone else. So...talk...to...her.

Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
 FCO: Good idea. ::also nodes to Takor to indicate her heard her as well::

Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::suggests pulsing the badge to try to keep things quiet.::

Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
 ::taps his comm badge:: *CIV*: Captain Bodine to Nyira are you there Miss Santiago?

Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
 ::tries not to face palm, "I hope she was alone" she thinks to herself::

Cyrano Jones:
 @::hears a voice:: Nyira: What was that?  You have some sort of communication's device?  ::moves to the console to look for ships::

Nyira Santiago, Civilian:
 @::is startled to hear her comm badge but taps it and responds:: Cyrano: yes i forgot all about it. *CO*:Captain I didn't think this thing worked so far away yes I’m here I don't know how but one moment I was eating lunch in the Strawberry Tea room and the next thing I’m on a ship a long way away from Arcadia. 

Cyrano Jones:
@::checking sensors:: Self: There's something odd on sensors, like some sort of sensor ghost.  Nyira: I'm coming to a stop to check my sensors, don't mind me, you can talk to your friend

ACTION: The Spacematic comes to a full stop

Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Hears the man over the open commline and works to further mask their signature::

Flight Control Officer Ensign JT Doole: 
CO: The Spacematic has come to a full stop.

Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
 FCO: All stop!

Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
 ::Tries to figure out what he's detecting and hide it.::

Flight Control Officer Ensign JT Doole: 
 ::brings the craft to a full stop

INFO: Once the Tigress comes to a full stop the advanced ECM blocks it from Cyrano's primitive sensors completely

Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
::checks the ECM readings does not respond to Nyira yet::

Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
 ::thumbs up at the CO, the ECM is fully working again::

Cyrano Jones:
 @Self: Odd, I could have sworn there was something there… I'll have to save some of that money from selling my tribbles to get these sensors looked at

Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
::nodes:: *CIV*: We are in route to K-7 actually, we expect a big ... um... party there. It would be quicker if you met us there. Will that be possible?

Nyira Santiago, Civilian:
@*CO*: The kind Mr. Jones owner of the ship I’m on has offered to take me back to Arcadia and hopes to sale some of his wares there. 

Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
 ::Taps on a PADD "How about we tell him there is a contact there he can sell his tribbles and we can take her back to the station then he doesn't have to travel weeks out of his way to sell his goods?":: 

Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
::glad he is not a Vulcan:: *CIV*: Arcadia is undergoing a baryon sweep the Station has been evacuated for the next several days. So we thought we would go out and have some fun in the meantime. I would be glad to explain everything after we meet up. I do not recommend going to the station at this time.

*CIV*: Plus as Lieutenant Takor just pointed out I am pretty sure we can get you back home a lot faster than your current accommodation. You are doing alright aren't you?

Flight Control Officer Ensign JT Doole: 
CO: Do what you have to, but we must get her back to K7. If Jones doesn't sell those tribbles at K7, it could seriously alter history.

Nyira Santiago, Civilian:
@::gets a confused look on her face:: *CO*: really another one I thought there was one of those just before I arrived on Arcadia. I didn't realize they had to be done so frequently. Maybe I should read up on what happens on Stations I kind of feel dumb not knowing the ins and outs of station life 

Cyrano Jones:
::overhears that last part and speaks up:: @*CO*: it's no trouble at all for me to bring her.  The Lovely Miss Santiago here told me there would be people on your station who would want to buy my Tribbles.

Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
 ::smiles:: *CIV*: It was, incomplete the first time. ensure your current Captain there that we will guarantee him a good sale on his goods if only he agrees to return to K-7 assure him that it will save him time and make him the money he desires.

Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG Jadera Takor:
::Speak up: *CIV*:Yes there are but as those who would be interested are in transit to K-7

*CIV*: I love tribbles and I'm sure my Skipper will want several.. ::tries not to smile at the CO::

::shrugs at the CO instead::

Nyira Santiago, Civilian:
@::looks at Cyrano:: Cyrano: well looks like you can save some fuel why don't we turn around and head back to that station they are talking about. 

Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
::taps his comm badge to deactivate it a moment:: FCO: How much time do we have to get him back to K-7?

Flight Control Officer Ensign JT Doole: 
::looks at the chronometer:: CO: The enterprise arrives within the hour, and Uhura takes her shore leave 2 hours after that.

Cyrano Jones:
 @*CEO*: Several you say?  That's all I needed to hear ::starts entering in a return course to the station:: CIV: Guess you won't be spending the next 3 weeks with me and my Tribbles after all my dear

Flight Control Officer Ensign JT Doole: 
CO: So, as not to alter history, he HAS to be back at the K7 bar before 3 hours’ time

CO: Then he will sell a tribble to the bartender, give one to Uhura, and history will go on as it should.

Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
::taps his comm badge:: *CIV*: Please tell Jones that we hope to meet with him in the bar on K-7 in 3 hours. If he is not there I will assume he had more important things to do then make a lot of eager Starfleet officers very happy.

Flight Control Officer Ensign JT Doole: 
 CO: Any longer than the next 3 hours, and we'll all be in serious historical trouble.

Nyira Santiago, Civilian:
@*CO*: we are already turning around see you guys there. 

Commanding Officer Captain John E. Bodine:
*CIV*: Looking forward to seeing you. ::closes the link again::

FCO: If he is anything like what I read in two separate reports that should wet his appetite.

FCO: Get us back there a head of him and into our little hide spot as soon as possible. I do not want to risk passing him in transit. Try and get out of his sensor range ASAP though. If anything and a little luck we will just be blip again.

Flight Control Officer Ensign JT Doole: 
CO: On our way. ::turns the shuttle around and warps aback to K7 at the highest possible speed, hoping to beat Jones there::

ACTION: The Spacematic goes to warp on a course back to K7

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Time Lapse:  1 hour 30 mins