Host SM_TomG says:
<< BEGIN CLAYMORE EPISODE 87 >>

CEO_LtCmdr_Tyfair says:
::Crawling through the Jeffries tubes on Deck 17::

XO_CDR_Skywise says:
::Back in her quarters finishing up dressing for duty shift::

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
::finishes putting the last touches on his report and heads for the bridge::  Commander Weis, you have the TIC.....

CSO_Ens_Kar says:
::at Science, still a little sore from the run, looking over warp signatures and other planet data::

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
::standing in his RR getting ready to call the MB::

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
::Sitting in his CNS chair, still trying to look for more relevant information regarding the bomb::

CEO_LtCmdr_Tyfair says:
::Begins climbing ladders, heading towards the Bridge::

XO_CDR_Skywise says:
::Pulls her hair back at the nape of her neck....straightens her tunic and heads for the TL.::

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
::whistles an idle tune::

TO_LtJG_Pierce says:
::Sits at TAC 1 feeling right at home, but like she's been in the background for the longest time::

XO_CDR_Skywise says:
::Stepping into the TL:: TL: Bridge.

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
::walks out of his ready room and on to the bridge::  *ALL*  All Senior Officers and Senior Assistant Officers, please report to the Briefing Room.  ::makes his way to the BR::

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
::arrives on the bridge, stepping off and looking around - see's the CO step out onto the bridge and the watch officer announce his arrival::  CO:  Following you, Sir

CEO_LtCmdr_Tyfair says:
::Makes a course alteration in his Tube route and comes up underneath the table in the Briefing Room::

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
::Looks at the CO and gets up shrugging, grabbing a PADD and heading to the briefing room::

CSO_Ens_Kar says:
::hands her station to a subordinate and goes to the Briefing room, walking a little more slowly than usual::

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
::follows the CO into the room, taking a seat at the far end of the table::

CEO_LtCmdr_Tyfair says:
::Crawls out from underneath the table::

XO_CDR_Skywise says:
::Hearing the CO's Com as she walked out on the bridge......heads for the Briefing room.....Taking a seat and tapping her padd against the heal of her hand.::

CSO_Ens_Kar says:
::eyeing the CEO curiously, sits down at the table::

CEO_LtCmdr_Tyfair says:
::Takes the padd from out of his waist band and takes his seat::

XO_CDR_Skywise says:
::As she crosses her legs, her toes come within inches of Tyfair's nose.::

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
::enters the room and sits at the head of the table.::

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
::sets his padd on the table, folding his arms across his chest, waiting for the briefing to begin::

TO_LtJG_Pierce says:
::Eyes her replacement as he and fellows like him all around the bridge take the place of the senior officers::

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
::Finds a seat close to the captain, but not too close and sits down, preparing to take notes on his PADD::

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
::taps comm badge::  *AOPS*  Ens. Stewart, contact Admiral Shadow and send it to the Briefing Room.

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
<Stewart> *CO*  Aye sir.

TO_LtJG_Pierce says:
::Walks into the Briefing room and takes an empty seat::

Host Admiral_Shadow says:
@::eyes the yeoman as he's informed he has a message, and then nods::  COM: Claymore: This is Admiral Shadow.  What's your report Captain?

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
COMM: ADM:  We are about to begin our briefing sir.  ::turns to CSO::  CSO:  You may begin.

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
::Watches Admiral Shadow pop up on screen and immediately begins analyzing his face, jotting things quickly with nimble fingers on his PADD::

CSO_Ens_Kar says:
::clears her throat::  Preliminary sensor readings at the scene of the first major blast revealed traces of Trilithium resin, which is too unstable to be used as anything except an explosive.  The Claymore's engineering department is working on analyzing a sample of it.  Several hundred warp signatures <contd>

CSO_Ens_Kar says:
were found in the are at the time of the attack, so we were unable to tell who might have done it from that information.  Also, there were simultaneous explosions of a similar nature in every major city on the planet.

CSO_Ens_Kar says:
::puts down her padd, finished providing what little information she has::

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
CEO:  If the Ens. Kar has nothing else, you may proceed with your report.

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
::glances over at the CEO, waiting for his report::

CEO_LtCmdr_Tyfair says:
Hall: Well the Trilithium resin is of sufficient stability to indicate it was held in a stabilizing field for sometime.  Its rate of decay is also quite high, leading us to believe it was mostly produced by a Dilithium breakdown common in all Dilithium powered Warp Cores.  Analysis also indictates it was supplemented with natural Trilithium formations.

CEO_LtCmdr_Tyfair says:
Hall: There is no trace of a detonation mechanism as it was vapourized at flashpoint.  We are still analyzing the blast patterns to try and make conclusions as to the design and quantity of Trilithium within the bomb

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
CNS:  You may begin...

Host Admiral_Shadow says:
::haggerd and exhausted from lack of sleep and other factors::  @COMM: Claymore: This is all interesting and relevant, no doubt, but what about the casualties Captain?  Has your medical departmentment begun rescue operations?

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
::turns in his chair.:: COM: ADM:  No sir.  I have not sent medical teams to the surface as of yet sir.  From our communications, we have learned that it is very hectic on the surface and the teams would be in danger.  I have dispatched shuttles to send medical supplies to the surface and they have done so.

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
CO/Shadow: As far as casualties, I am unsure of the exact number but someone from medical should know... ::Looks for someone from medical but finds no one::

Host Admiral_Shadow says:
@::nods::  COMM: Claymore: Probably wise..  The USS Premier will arrive within 5 minutes to your position.  She's a fully staffed medical vessel and will be taking over the medical aspects of the mission.  You and your crew should continue to focus on the cause and the race or races behind this..  rendering medical aide as best you can to the Premi

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
CO/Shadow:  Initial counts places it within at least 100,000 dead or missing, but I'm sure that count will increase as the search goes on.

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
COM: ADM:  Aye sir.  Commander Wolfe's fighters also located a group of Pereguine fighters leaving the planet.  They were highly armed.

Host Admiral_Shadow says:
@::raises an eyebrow::  Wolfe: Any leads on those fighters Commander?

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
::Feels strong sympathy for Shadow for having to sit and listen to all of this::

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
::leans forward::  Admiral:  Initial scans are inconclusive ::using his padd, he punches up some visuals::  We tracked them leaving the system at Warp 5 to the range of our Sensor envelope.  Along their plotted course, there are 10 known habitable starsystems - assuming they stayed on a strictly linear course

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
Admiral/CO: We're running the Warp Signatures through the Big Board, nothing has come up yet.

CEO_LtCmdr_Tyfair says:
::Wants to ask who this guy is, but bites his tongue in front of the brass::

Host Admiral_Shadow says:
@CIV/CO: If you and Captain Hall deem it worthwhile, you have authorization to chase down and board those fighters under Federation Law.  That would at least tell us if they were responsbile or not.

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
COM: ADM:  Understood.

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
COM:ADM:  Understood, Admiral

Host Admiral_Shadow says:
ACTION: THE USS PREMIER DROPS FROM WARP, ASSUMES STANDARD ORBIT, AND IMMEDIATELY BEGINS MEDICAL RESCUE OPERATIONS.

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
COM: ADM:  We will keep you posted of our findings sir.

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::beams down where the capital city used to be, with a medkit in hand and a security contingent around her::

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::starts picking her way through the rumble, looking for survivors::

Host Admiral_Shadow says:
CO: Do so, Shadow out.

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::there are body parts lying everywhere and only one building out of a hundred still standing::

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
::wonders if there is going to be anything else, sighing inwardly that half of his report was actually used::

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
ALL:  I think it needed to track those fighters and find out what we can.  Suggestions...

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::the devestation is total and horrifying::

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
ALL:  Well, we could put out along their route - the obvious method - as a starting point, expand our search from there.  We have a lot of space to cover, and not a lot of time to do so.

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::she finally spots a body, and stops to feel for a pulse......there is nothing::

XO_CDR_Skywise says:
CO: I think we need to follow those fighters.....board them in possible.....

CSO_Ens_Kar says:
CO?CIV: How much modification would it take before our fighers were tactically up to the Peregrines?

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
CO: I agree with the Commanders

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::she keeps looking through the debris, and finds a survivor....his legs have been severed at the knees and he's losing a lot of blood::

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
XO:  I agree Number one.  CIV:  Commander can you answer Ens. Kar's question?

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
CSO:  The Kaneda's are pack animals - so to speak - if we had our full compliment at ready, we could've taken them with acceptable losses should they have chosen to fight.  The problem is, we only have one fully functional squadron of Kaneda's - the rest are nearing completion, say, 2 days before the craft are ready <cont>

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
CSO/ALL:  and another 3 for final training on the equipment and shakedowns

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::taps her commbadge:: *Premier* I've got an amuputation here. Two for beam out.

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::there are other medical/security teams combing the area for survivors::

CEO_LtCmdr_Tyfair says:
Self:  So this is the Fighter Jockey Leader... Smells like spit shine.

CSO_Ens_Kar says:
CIV/ALL: So then do we leave orbit to track them?

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::she beams back to the Premier sickbay and scrubs immediately, barking orders at the nurses around her::

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
CSO/ALL:  We're going to have to - I'll have TIC's Nav Officer send the FCO and CTO a course plot.

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
CIV:  Continue getting those fighters ready.  One squadron could not take those peregrines could they?

CEO_LtCmdr_Tyfair says:
All: We do have phasers still installed don't we?  Or were we rendered toothless at base?

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::she begins surgery, first staunching the blood flow, then healing the wounds as best she can. After she's done all she can, she asks the nurse to start getting some prosthetics prepared::

TO_LtJG_Pierce says:
CEO/All: Our phaser banks are charged, and we have a handsome complement of torps.

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::more medical personnel beam back with patients, and need her space. She beams back to the planet::

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
CEO/CO: Yeah... I thought the plan was for us to follow them, we don't need our fighters

CEO_LtCmdr_Tyfair says:
All: Speaking of which they are getting a head start on us while we sit here.  We'll have to be at least Warp 8 now to catch up with them.

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
ALL:  Our fighters may need to do the job.  We can't leave the Premier alone here.  They are for the most part defenseless.

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::she resumes digging through the rubble, getting down on her hands and knees and pulling stone and dirt out of the way, looking for more people::

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
CO: While we talk in here, those fighters are getting further and further away and we'll have to leave the Premier alone for longer

XO_CDR_Skywise says:
CO: We can and we should.  Leave a large tactical contingent here, and let's head out to take care of our end of the problem

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
ALL:  However, I am going to request Admiral Shadow send a ship here to protect her and we will proceed to track the fighters.

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
CO: We won't be gone long if we leave now. Premier has engines. She can run if necessary, but it almost certainly won't be

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
CO:  No sir - at least 2.....we could leave the Runabouts and our one active squadron on station and use the planets facilities to support them

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::her hands are getting cut up but she continues to dig....she's got a life sign somewhere beneath her::

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
CNS:  Those peregrines are highly armed.  One squadron could not hold them off from destroying the Premier.

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
CO: We're going to be finding those peregrines, sir

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
CO:  Its all we can afford - it'd be another 8 days before we get another squadron to up to full combat effectiveness

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
CO: We don't need to worry about them coming back to attack a ship of mercy

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
CO: If they WERE the ones who did this, their motive is run, and run fast

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
CNS:  We cannot be sure of that.

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::the life sign begins to fade as her digging becomes more frantic::

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
CO: We cannot be sure of anything, but right now, we need a decision

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
::looks at the CO, waiting::

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
CO: We cannot afford to be paralyzed when every minute matters

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
ALL:  I will contact Admiral Shadow and request another ship to be sent here.  Then we will pursue those fighters.

XO_CDR_Skywise says:
CO: Sir, we could lose all traces of them by then.

XO_CDR_Skywise says:
CO: Sometimes risks are part of the game when you are in charge

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
CO: As long as we set off now, it's feasible

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
XO:  I am well aware of that Commander.  Dismissed.

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
*AOPS*  Mr. Stewart.  Get me Admiral Shadow.

CEO_LtCmdr_Tyfair says:
::Ducks under the table and heads to the Engine Room::

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
<Stewart> *CO*  Aye sir.

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
::stands, picking up his padd and shutting it down::

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
::Still sitting, waiting to see what will happen::

CSO_Ens_Kar says:
::gets up and goes back to Science::

XO_CDR_Skywise says:
::If you are aware of it why don't you ever act on it.......Stands up, very glad the CO isn't a mind reader.....and heads to her office.::

Host Admiral_Shadow says:
@::nods as the Captain completes his report and then begins discussing options, before pausing::  COMM: Claymore: Go ahead Captain

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::the life sign dies out, and Talia drops her hands in her lap for a moment, pausing for a moment::

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
::heads to the bridge, and then waits on a TL::

TO_LtJG_Pierce says:
::Goes back to her station with a frown and muttering::

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
COM: ADM:  I would like to request another ship to come here and take over our duties so that we may pursue those fighters.  I don't believe it is safe to leave the Premier here unprotected.

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
::Wonders why he wasn't dismissed... oh well::

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::she pulls herself together and continues to scan for life::

CEO_LtCmdr_Tyfair says:
::Exits into the Engine Room and beings amping up sensors to detect the fighter's trail from sensor logs::

Host Admiral_Shadow says:
@COMM: Claymore: I see..  ::eyes his aide and nods::  Very well, I will send the USS Ranier with one of my senior aides to take over.

Host Admiral_Shadow says:
@COMM: Claymore: ETA should be 24 hours tops.

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
<Edit out my last, insert simply leaving the room instead>

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
COM: ADM: aye sir.

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::scanning and coming up empty handed, continuing to walk among the dead::

XO_CDR_Skywise says:
::Takes a TL to deck 2 and heads to her office.::

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
::gets the lift and heads toward the TIC::  *TIC*  Commander Weis, notify the 3rd Shuttle Wing to begin returning - along with all rescue personnel.  I'd imagine we'll be breaking orbit in 24-48 hours, tops.

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
::Goes to his chair on the bridge and waits for the Captain::

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
<Weis>  *Wolfe*  Understood, Commander.

TO_LtJG_Pierce says:
::Pulls up the fighters' path and sees if the computer can predict a pattern::

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
COM: ADM:  Claymore out.

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
::Scans for traces of the fighters just to make sure they're there::

Host Admiral_Shadow says:
@::nods and dismisses the Captain to depart ASAP::

CEO_LtCmdr_Tyfair says:
::Brings up a sensor scan of the Fighters hoping they might impart something that he might notice::

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
*TIC*  Thanks Commander.....::thinks a moment::  Have Master Chief Paulson meet me on the Flight Deck.

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
<Weis>  *Wolfe*  Yes, Sir.

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
*CIV*  Commander Wolfe, dispatch two of our fighters to track those peregrines.  Order them to stay at a safe distance so not to be traced.  If they are order them to return quickly.

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::the toe of her boot gets caught on some rumble, and she stumbles, her tricorder tumbling out of her hands::

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
::turns and exits the BR and enters the bridge.::

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
::Watches the CO enter and waits to see what he does::

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
::Hopes he actually made a decision::

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
*CO*  Captain, the Kaneda are short-range Craft - their maximum speed is Full Impulse

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::she grabs the tricorder, but not before a scavenger tries to make a grab for it::

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
::steps off of a lift and starts walking toward the line of Kaneda's being worked on and stops as if hit by a brick wall::

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
::sits down in his chair::  *CIV*  Then dispatch a long range shuttle.  Instruct them to do the same.

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
::a familiar voice echoes through his head.....and finds the only sound his mouth makes is an incoherent stutter::

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
::Frowns at the Captain's words:: Self: I expected too much

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
CO: Sir, are we not following them ourselves, then?

CIV_Cmdr_Wolfe says:
*CO*  Yyyyyyyes Captain....*TIC*  Weis, dispatch the Carentan to ghost those Peregrine fighters.  Have them maintain a discrete distance, and withdraw if engaged.

Dr_AlGhul says:
@::she's tackled by the scavenger, and the security team muscles in::

Host CO_Captain_William_Hall says:
CNS:  When the ship arrives to take our place we will.

CNS_Lt_Jelaberani-Endo says:
CO: And how long would that be...? ::Oi!::

Host Admiral_Shadow says:
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