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ARC 19 - Only the Good Die Young - Mission 18 - SD: 11708.15
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Summary: The crew spent some time talking with Vice Admiral Arbidale aboard the Claymore.  Her visit was short, but the meeting was well-received.  What surprised the crew, both in the conference room and on the bridge, was the information on the Claymore.

A vessel seen by the Semilisians, but also seen by the bridge crew on the main viewscreen...

There, in a rough spacedock in orbit, was the USS Claymore...

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CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
:: At her station, pondering how they could be both in the past and the future, mindlessly staring at the screen.::
Host XO_Cmdr_Damrok says:
::Standing in front of his chair, reading his PADD::
Host SMDrew says:
ACTION: From the planet, an incoming transmission comes into the Claymore.  It is the recordings of the first Semilisians boarding the Claymore.
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
:: she really wanted to get on that ship... she could not imagine someone not leaving something to be discovered later... especially if they knew, as they did now, what could possibly be.::
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
:: Annoyed, she turns around to look toward Damrok::
Host XO_Cmdr_Damrok says:
::After a few moments of feeling someone's eyes on him, turns toward Senn's corner of the bridge and lifts his head::
Host CO_Capt_TShara says:
::Sitting in her chair on the bridge, looks up at the viewscreen from her console::
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
XO:  If we left anything, we would have made certain someone else could not find it.  I need to do more than passive scans.
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SCENE:  As the Claymore slowly orbits the large blue-green planet, the spacedock and Claymore slowly gets closer.   The very small image from two hours ago has become larger in the main viewscreen.  One can clearly make out the faded black lettering "USS Claymore" on the upper saucer.
Host CO_Capt_TShara says:
<OPS_PO_Cawney> CO: Captain, we just received a transmission from the planet.  It appears to be some kind of old recordings.
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
:: looks curiously towards OPS::
Host CO_Capt_TShara says:
::Glances back at Senn::  OPS: Patch it through to the main viewer.
CMO_Cmdr_Raeyld says:
::Even though she probably technically ought to be in sickbay, for some reason, she just couldn't stand the thought of being cut off from the greater workings of the ship this time. Instead, she remains loitering near an auxiliary console near the rear of the bridge, observing. Tevis would let her know if anything critical were afoot in sickbay::
Host CO_Capt_TShara says:
<OPS_PO_Cawney> CO: Aye, ma'am.  ::Hands quickly move across the console as the main viewer changes::
CNS_LtCmdr_Foster says:
::Steps off the lift and steps onto the bridge.::
Host XO_Cmdr_Damrok says:
::Sympathetically:: CSO:  I know.  But we have good relations with the Semilisians -- so far.  I can't recommend doing anything that might jeopardize that.  We'll know more after this next meeting.
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
:: logic does not override annoyance.  She just sighs and wonders what next::
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SCENE:  The video is old and recorded on what looks like mid-20th century video equipment.  There is sound, but it is recorded in Semilisian.
CNS_LtCmdr_Foster says:
::Pauses before moving down to his seat to watch what was popping up on the main screen.::
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
:: frowning she turns around and activates the translator... by now it should have the some of the language down.::
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SCENE:  The port side airlock opens. The normally tan corridor walls are dark; the normally blue carpet is torn through to the deck.  Lights shine down the corridor from behind the camera.   Litter covers the decking  ̶  bits of debris, some scraps of torn material, and shreds of paper.  The camera footage begins to move into the corridor.
Host CO_Capt_TShara says:
::Sits back a little more in her chair as she watches the video::
CNS_LtCmdr_Foster says:
::Steps over to Senn's station.::  CSO:  What are we watching?
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SCENES:  After a few minutes of walking the corridor, the footage stops, then picks back up in engineering.   Most of the stations are gone, and the familiar glow of the warp core is gone and replaced with darkness.  Dust wafts past the camera as they move farther into main engineering.  A few tools can be seen on the floor  ̶  one laser spanner, one broken engineering tricorder, and a PADD  ̶  all located next to an open engineering locker.
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
:: Looks over with the first smile she had in a while:: CNS:  I did not see you come in.  :: nods toward the screen::  At a glance, an old footage someone recorded.
Host XO_Cmdr_Damrok says:
::Observes closely, trying to take in the details for anything that might be of importance::
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SCENE:  The footage once again goes black.
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
CNS:  We could be looking at the original recordings of when our past/future ship was first found.
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SCENE:  The video resumes, this time on an empty flight deck....   One small vessel sits on the flight deck. Mostly crushed and nearly completely blackened, it resembles one of the many fighters that sit on the flight deck in ready status.
CNS_LtCmdr_Foster says:
::With a nod, still feeling a bit out of the loop, he had missed some things while it seemed while he was away from the bridge, he smiles at Eris.::  CSO:  Kinda surreal.
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
CNS:  Sorry... we are currently back in time by a couple of centuries.... by about four hundred years.
Host SMDrew says:
SCENE:  For a moment the video goes dark, but it springs back to life, this time in of the quarters. The deck is unknown, but there on the floor is a child’s toy, one that didn't make it off the Claymore as it was dragged into the wormhole.
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
CNS:  Apparently the outer cloud particles of this world are chroniton-based and it affects the timeline of this system.  If we send out a signal, it we were to contact the Federation, it would be four hundred years in the past.
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
:: Reaches out and grabs his arm:: CNS:  Is that...? :: stands up and moves forward to try and see the toy::
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SCENE:  The next scene takes the viewers through the completely empty bridge.  Barren  ̶  no chairs, consoles, or carpet  ̶  it has been stripped clean.
CNS_LtCmdr_Foster says:
::His breath catches in his throat at the toy, gripping Eris' arm.:: CSO:  I don't know.  ::Starts to lean forward but stops as the screen changes again.::
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
:: shakes her head::  CO:  Captain... something is not right.
CMO_Cmdr_Raeyld says:
::Glances aside slightly, distracted from her thoughts and viewing of the screen by Senn's statement::
Host CO_Capt_TShara says:
::Takes her glance from the screen and to Senn.::  CSO: What is it, Commander?
Host XO_Cmdr_Damrok says:
::Tilts his head slightly as he views the replay, not sure what's happened to the bridge::
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SCENE:  The last scene goes back to another set of crew quarters.   They too are mostly stripped clean; however, one room contained a very unique bathtub not standard in most Starfleet vessels.
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
CO/XO/CNS:  That toy was from Gladwin's world.  It was the only thing she brought with her and it became lost.  I have not seen it since she was a tiny toddler.
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SCENE:  The video goes black, then stops.
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
:: looks at Theron::
Host CO_Capt_TShara says:
::Glances at Damrok then to Senn::  CSO: How can that be...?  ::raises an eyebrow::
Host XO_Cmdr_Damrok says:
::Raises an eyebrow slightly at the final shot, not sure whose quarters he's seeing, but whoever it is, he's of a mind to hire them to decorate his own quarters::
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
CO:  I am trying to remember exactly when that was... about the time the Claymore was lost?
Host CO_Capt_TShara says:
::She recognized the tub and knew whose quarters that should have been.  Turns around slightly at Raeyld in the back and then back to Senn::
CMO_Cmdr_Raeyld says:
::Frowns as she glances back to the screen::
CMO_Cmdr_Raeyld says:
CO: Captain...
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
CO/XO:  I am not sure that is THIS Claymore, which of course brings in more questions.
Host CO_Capt_TShara says:
CSO/XO: If that's the case, then that Claymore wasn't of anything present that is going to happen to us, but more something from the past....
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
::nods::
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
CO:  I am not sure if that makes me feel better or we should be more concerned.
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
:: goes back to sit down, her heart stilling.::
CMO_Cmdr_Raeyld says:
CO/CSO: Captain...the time the Claymore disappeared into the wormhole... It was right before I came aboard...so I remember it a little less clearly.
Host CO_Capt_TShara says:
XO/CSO: Agreed, Commander.  But how can there be two Claymores?  Concerned would be the logical choice.
CMO_Cmdr_Raeyld says:
CO/CSO: It was BEFORE Gladwyn joined Claymore.   And...before the ship acquired that particular bath fixture.
CMO_Cmdr_Raeyld says:
CO/CSO: I don't think that's actually our Claymore from that particular point in the past. It must be from a point more recent.
Host XO_Cmdr_Damrok says:
::Just nods...these details seem to peg this "copy" of the Claymore as having come from a slightly different time period than he'd originally thought::
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
CMO:  Then how did her toy get aboard that ship?
CMO_Cmdr_Raeyld says:
CSO: The possibility that immediately springs to mind is that our Claymore was stolen  ̶  or perhaps "borrowed" would be more appropriate  ̶  out of time, at some point in Gladwyn's youth. Some point AFTER we'd retrieved the Claymore from the starship museum.
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
CNS: I think I am ready to be counseled.  :: he knows how much she dislikes dealing with time anomalies.::
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<Vice_Admiral_Arbidale>  COM: USS Claymore:  CO:  Captain T'Shara.  The Semilisian governing body invites you and your crew down to the capital building for a welcoming ceremony.  We are transmitting coordinates and time for your arrival.
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ACTION:  Time and coordinates are transmitted to the Claymore from the capital complex on the planet’s surface.
CNS_LtCmdr_Foster says:
::Gives Eris a smile and puts his hand on her shoulder.::
Host CO_Capt_TShara says:
::Takes a breath::  COM: Vice Admiral Arbidale: Thank you, Admiral.  We would be happy to attend and will see you then.
Host SMDrew says:
<Vice_Admiral_Arbidale>:  COM: USS Claymore:  CO:  Captain T'Shara, I look forward to seeing you and your crew again.  Admiral Arbidale out.
Host CO_Capt_TShara says:
XO/CSO/CMO: The real question now is, how do we find out when exactly that Claymore is from, and how does it, if at all, correlate to us and our ship?
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
CO:  I really need to get aboard that ship, Captain.  Unless they have taken everything out, then I need to see/scan what they have.
Host CO_Capt_TShara says:
CSO: But, why would they dismantle and clear out the ship if it is a relic, as they claim?
Host CO_Capt_TShara says:
XO: Looks like we have a ceremony to attend.  Notify the crew to be ready for a welcoming ceremony on the planet in two hours.
Host CO_Capt_TShara says:
XO: Full dress, Commander.
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
:: under her breath::  CNS: You ready for a welcoming party?  You could represent both of us?
Host XO_Cmdr_Damrok says:
CO:  Understood, Captain.  ::Takes down two notes, then glances to Senn::  For what it's worth, I agree with Commander Senn.  I'd like to secure permission for at least active scans, if not a boarding party.
CMO_Cmdr_Raeyld says:
::Quietly:: XO: Perhaps it would be possible to store an artifact aboard... If that IS our Claymore from some point in the past, we could potentially find the artifact  ̶  through time  ̶  on this Claymore, discover how long it's looped, and so forth.
Host CO_Capt_TShara says:
CSO: I realize that but again we do not want to do anything to hinder our communications with the Semilisian.
Host CO_Capt_TShara says:
XO: I agree with both of you.   We need to get aboard.   Let's see what we can do while we are on the planet.
CNS_LtCmdr_Foster says:
::Smiles and responds quietly:: CSO:  Do I have a choice?
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
CNS:  There are always choices, but you do the meet and greet so much better.
Host XO_Cmdr_Damrok says:
::Rubs his chin::  CMO:  That's...an interesting idea.
Host CO_Capt_TShara says:
XO: The Admiral had said she would check with the government about us having access to that Claymore.
CNS_LtCmdr_Foster says:
CSO:  Guess I’d be bad at my job if I didn't do them well.
CSO_Cmd_Senn says:
:: looks at the doc::  CMO: I hope we have not looped....
CMO_Cmdr_Raeyld says:
CSO: Not us, but the ship.
Host SMDrew says:
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