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 U.S.S. Claymore
						
 Mission Transcript

 Stardate 10504.19

Episode – 206

   Tucker’s World – Part 8

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ACTION: The AT moves down the corridor and notices that it looks very similar to any office building in the galaxy.  Many doors on either side, most of them closed.

SO_Love says:
::Smiles::  XO:  Actually, I am still wading through them.  The only thing I might theorize on at the moment, due to the lack of military protocol, is that a large number of people on that base had been civilians.
CIV_LtCmdr_Ryan says:
@::Feeling a bit claustrophobic as she walks down the corridor::
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::shakes head:: SO: That would be the wisest thing but I need to be here.
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
SO: Testing maybe?
CO_Capt_Randolph says:
@Preston:  What is the purpose of these "offices" here?
SO_Love says:
CEO:  The ship will not fall apart that easily... I hope.  Go... you have a good staff who can hold things down for a little while.
OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
:: looks at the data stream shaking her head ::
SO_Love says:
XO:  That is what I am thinking.  It may not have been a military institution.

ACTION: The AT moves into another corridor that leads to a set of large, heavy, metal doors.

XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
SO: It might be testing...for the military...or maybe just a side warfare project...you never know.
Preston says:
@CO:  They are merely administrative offices, Captain.
SO_Love says:
::Frowns::  XO:  What is a... side warfare?
CIV_LtCmdr_Ryan says:
@::Turns right down another corridor then stops in front of large metal doors.  Waits for Preston to open the doors::
OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
:: picks out bits an pieces of the data hoping to connect em in some way ::
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::thinks that maybe it is a wise idea as she has not had much sleep in the last 48 hours::
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
SO: You know...chemical warfare or something else...maybe they were testing for an attack on Tucker's Planet.
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
SO: You know I think I am going to take you up on your suggestion.
SO_Love says:
XO:  But... there was no people on Tucker's back then.
SO_Love says:
CEO:  Good... ::Smiles.::
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
XO: Permission to go to sickbay and get rid of this headache?
Preston says:
@ALL:  Through these doors is the ore processing plant.  It is very loud.
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
CEO: Granted.   SO: It could be for anything...testing...or maybe just to stake a claim that they were around here first.
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::leans over and whispers in the SO's ear:: SO: He is kinda cute isn't he?  ::smiles::
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::gets up and heads for the TL and Sickbay::
SO_Love says:
:: Looks over at Alex and quietly::  CEO:  He is sweet... if he doesn't get one into trouble.
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
Computer: Sickbay
CIV_LtCmdr_Ryan says:
@Preston: Do we require any safety equipment?
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::the lift soon arrives on the deck where sickbay is and she walks towards it::
Preston says:
@ALL:  This plant is one of our smaller ones because of the limited production here.
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
SO: Ha.
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::entering sickbay she finds it deserted::  Loudly:: Hello?
SO_Love says:
:: Smiles at Alex, then looks over at Cmd Chaser::  OPS:  Ma'am, have you discovered anything in those files?
Preston says:
@CIV: We won't be here long enough to worry about that, Commander.
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::looks around and doesn't find either the doctor or the staff::  Self: Well this is just grand.  Where did they go to ?????
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::turns around and heads back to the TL and orders it to her quarters::
OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
:: shakes her head without turning around :: SO: No.
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
::smiles back...and continues to look at some of the scans::
CIV_LtCmdr_Ryan says:
@::Nods and waits for the doors to open::
CO_Capt_Randolph says:
@CIV:  I am curious to see how this plant works.
SO_Love says:
OPS:  So... just paranoia on some people’s part?
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
*XO*: Sir Sickbay appears empty.  I have gone to my quarters for a respite and some ancient remedy for my headache.
Preston says:
@::inputs a code on the panel to the left and the doors rumble open::
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
*CEO*: Understood...take it easy and get rested.
OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
SO: No ther-re may be something her-re.
CIV_LtCmdr_Ryan says:
@::Watches as the big doors open and tries to get a quick peek inside::
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
*XO*: Barring any emergencies I will.
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
*CEO*: Understood...if you need me...I'll be on the bridge.
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::opens the door to her quarters and Shoshoni leaps into her arms so happy to see his master and nearly knocks her down::

ACTION: The AT is treated to the sight of a very modern, spacious, and surprisingly quiet facility with workers hurrying all over.

SO_Love says:
:: Turns fully around and looks curiously at her:: OPS:  Oh?
OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
::nods sheepishly :: SO: Yes the bits are r-regular-r enough it is just putting it together.....
CIV_LtCmdr_Ryan says:
@::Walks through the doors and stops just inside to look around:: Preston: I thought you said it was going to be loud in here?  It's not that bad.
CO_Capt_Randolph says:
@::walks through the doors and raises and eyebrow::
SO_Love says:
:: Nods, kind of hoping there was nothing or she would not hear the end of it from Alex.::
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
::Smiles at the SO...knowing he's just won another one::
SO_Love says:
:: Wrinkles her nose, saying nothing and goes back to her work.::
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
Shoshoni: Get down you silly boy!  ::still licking her face as she laughs rolling on the floor with him::
OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
:: rubs the fur on the back of her neck trying to decipher ::
Preston says:
@CIV: I guess it is loud to us..  ::moves towards the guard rail that overlooks the ore intake belt::
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
::once again buries his nose deep within the confines of scans...and hopes he finds something to end this mystery::
CO_Capt_Randolph says:
@::walks over to Preston::  Preston:  Can you please explain the process?
CIV_LtCmdr_Ryan says:
@::Moves to the guard rail and looks over:: Preston: What type of ore is that?
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::gets up and walks to her medicine bag and begins to prepare her poultice for her head and gets something to wear for her sleep::
SO_Love says:
:: Pauses at a one of the logs, then goes back and rechecks a few others she had already listened to before.::  Now that is odd....
Preston says:
@ALL:  This is iron and nickel ore that is mined not too far from here.  It comes down the sifter here, and flows to two processing machines ::points down the intake belt at two huge machines::
SO_Love says:
:: Inputs a search pattern and many other logs come up for her to read through the specified sections.::
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
*Engineering*: Lt. Thompson I will be in my quarters for the next few hours.  Unless the ship is under attack or it is coming apart at the seams don't disturb me.  I am going to get some rest as I have a headache.  Is that understood???
Preston says:
@ALL: those machines sort the ore and discard the waste so that only pure ore is left over.
Lt. Thompson says:
*CEO*: Yes ma'am.
CIV_LtCmdr_Ryan says:
@Preston: Do you make something out of these materials or do you sell them in their raw state?
SO_Love says:
XO:  Commander... remember your suggesting they were there to observe the inhabitants?
Preston says:
@ALL:  Believe it or not, there is a great market for otherwise common nickel and iron
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
SO: Yes?
SO_Love says:
XO:  Well... from quite a few logs, it appears that the base was originally constructed to observe the planet and its inhabitants... which suggests there were others before the Tucker's.  Of course, that leads to the question of what happened to the others.
Preston says:
@CIV:  We only accept the purest of the ore.  The rest of the procedure purifies it for sale to the market.  Me make very little from it for ourselves.
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
SO: Hmmm...maybe they got rid of them...or the Breen and Tucker worked out a plan to coexist.
CIV_LtCmdr_Ryan says:
@::Nods to Preston:: Preston: Then you have no manufacturing facilities for producing products for sale to the planet's population?
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::puts the poultice on the bandana and applies the cooling refreshing poultice and lays down next to Shoshoni and is soon asleep::
CO_Capt_Randolph says:
@::listens::
SO_Love says:
XO:  I have yet to pick up any clue to who the others were, other then knowing they were not here when the Tucker's enter the picture.
CO_Capt_Randolph says:
@Preston:  What do you gain from it for yourselves?
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
SO: Maybe Tucker invaded.
SO_Love says:
XO: Hmmm... let me check the time frames of the two... :: Taps in her request.::
Preston says:
@CIV: Oh we have a vibrant industrial base, Commander.  we just don't make much from nickel or iron.  We prefer titanium and other similar metals.
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
SO: Ok.
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
::stands up and moves over to the SO::
OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
:: rubs her chin a little frustrated::
CIV_LtCmdr_Ryan says:
@Preston: Ahh...I see.  ::Waits to be lead to another part of the facility or another tourist "hot spot"::
Preston says:
@CO: We sell the pure ore, Captain.  It's as simple as that.  The Ferengi do a great deal of business with us in these metals and even the Pakleds come around now and then.
CO_Capt_Randolph says:
@Preston:  The earnings you make...where does it go from there?
SO_Love says:
XO:  OK... look here.  This is the last log entry suggesting the time the Breen left.  And here, is the date the Tuckers arrived.  They are very close together in that the Breen abandoned the station about the same time the colonists show up.
CIV_LtCmdr_Ryan says:
@::Turns to listen to the conversation between the CO and Preston::
Preston says:
@CO: The Department of Commerce controls all income and disperses it as it sees fit.  Our honor system works very nicely in that regard.
Preston says:
@ALL:  I see our time is up here.  Our next stop is the Department of Commerce itself.
CO_Capt_Randolph says:
@Preston:  Very good.
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::is dreaming of the rolling hills back on earth as she rides her pony with Shoshoni right alongside her::
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
SO: Interesting...::thinks a minute::...I've got it.   The trade and the booming business do you think they could be trading with the Breen...and the Breen are kind of protecting them...or maybe the Breen cleared the planet for Tucker and his people...and for a while they coexisted...but over time they stopped being close and moved very far apart...that would explain why they chased us...they saw us as a threat...and might be here...to protect their interests.
CIV_LtCmdr_Ryan says:
@::Thinks: "Honor system again".... then follows behind Preston and the CO::
CIV_LtCmdr_Ryan says:
@::Turns to the security team:: Security Team: Try to keep up will ya? ::Winks::

ACTION: Preston presses a control pad and the AT is beamed away from the plant and into another large transporter room.

CO_Capt_Randolph says:
@::arrives in the new location::
SO_Love says:
XO:  If they saw us as a threat, wouldn't they have just gotten rid of us?  Especially after our last stunt?  And how does our triggering the station... oh... hmmm...  You know.  If there was a culture here before the Tuckers, there should be records of it.  Especially as it would have been fairly recently.
OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
:: looks at the bits and pieces pulled from the data stream, sensing language forming, turns her head slightly to the side trying to remember where she has seen it before ::
CIV_LtCmdr_Ryan says:
@::Dematerializes then rematializes in another transporter room:: Preston: Phew! You guys sure travel fast around here.

ACTION: This new transporter room looks to be capable of handling about a dozen people and cargo.

XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
SO: They wouldn't want to make an enemy of us.
CIV_LtCmdr_Ryan says:
@::Looks around the transporter room:: Preston: One of the smaller transporter rooms, I take it?
OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
:: starts overlaying language patterns searching, searching ::
SO_Love says:
XO:  Can we get permission to access their historical records?
Preston says:
@CIV: Indeed, Commander.  We find the transporter a most efficient tool.  We couldn't be nearly as productive as we are without it.
OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
XO: I think................
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
SO: I'm sure we can...but....do you really think they would have anything about the people who came before?
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::Shoshoni moves and she stirs slightly::  Shoshoni: You ok?
Preston says:
@ALL:  We have arrived at the main offices of the Dept of Commerce.  They handle all transactions, between Tucker's Planet and any and all outsiders.
OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
:: looks at the information one more time ::
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::Shoshoni licks her hand and goes back to sleep::
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::vagely:: Computer: Time?
SO_Love says:
XO:  Well... I would think so.  Wouldn't they want to know?  And shoot, if a people suddenly vanished, wouldn't you want to know why?  After all, there should have been buildings and such... ::Turns to look up.::  I do not see the Breen as observing a race because of not wanting to interfere in their progress.  Why would they just observe and not simply take such a rich planet over?

ACTION: As the AT looks around, they can see very modern offices and people bustling all about.

Computer says:
CEO: Time is 0750 hours.
CO_Capt_Randolph says:
@Preston:  A very busy place I see.
OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
:: wonders if the XO is paying any attention ::
CIV_LtCmdr_Ryan says:
@::Looks around at yet another busy, modern facility::
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::eyes fly open::  Computer: 0750 hours?????  My god I slept that long?????
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
SO: And that’s the question...but I feel they have a tie with Tucker and the planet.  OPS: Send in a request to the official’s and see if we can get the documents we need.

ACTION: There seems to be an air of seriousness and sterility to the whole place.

OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
:: thinks the language looks remotely like Gorn ::
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
*XO*: Sir I am sorry I slept so long.  I will be there shortly sir.
OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
::looks at the XO :: XO: What papers?
SO_Love says:
OPS:  Ma'am, can you get me a connection with their main database?

ACTION: As the AT moves through the office corridors, a group of three males all dressed in black jumpsuits passes them at a quick pace.

XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
*CEO*: OK.  Taylor, out.  OPS: The historical documents...just a link to get to them.
OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
:: send out a request to the planet for access to the main data base :: SO: We'll see what they say.
CO_Capt_Randolph says:
@::notices the men in black::
CIV_LtCmdr_Ryan says:
@::Looks as the men in black rush past her:: Preston: Don't tell me...Administrators again?  ::Nods in their direction::
OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
XO: Sir-r I think the information in the datastr-ream looks r-remotely like the Gor-rn language.
CIV_LtCmdr_Ryan says:
@::Whispers:: CO: Ninjas?
SO_Love says:
:: Hearing OPS raises an eyebrow, not seeing a connection at all... unless the Gorn were originally here...::
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
OPS: The Gorn...hmmm...and the plot thickens.
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
:: quickly gets her uniform on and hurries to the TL and the bridge::
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
Computer: Bridge Express!
OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
:: gets a return message :: XO: Our-r r-request has been denied due to technical difficulties, sir-r.
CO_Capt_Randolph says:
@Preston:  Do those mean ::pointing to the men in black::  work here?
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
OPS: Can you...get me in?
OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
:: turns to the XO with a slight smile :: XO: Legally or other-rwise?
Preston says:
@CO/CIV: I believe them to be administrators, yes.
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::the TL stops on the bridge and she enters and takes her station quickly::
SO_Love says:
:: As the others work, reads through the next log only to pause... ::  XO:  If you tell me I told you so, I promise something drastic in your bed.  Look at this.
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
OPS: Other-wise.
CEO_Ens_Deer says:
XO: My appologies, sir.
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
SO: What?
OPS_LtCmdr_Chaser says:
:: gives him a wink :: XO: I'll tr-ry, sir-r.
SO_Love says:
XO:  According to this persons log, the scientists here were also working on a bio weapon... apparently to use on the planets inhabitants.
XO_Cmdr_Taylor_III says:
CEO: No problem at all.  OPS: Thanks.  SO: Ha...told ya so.

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