CAST OF CHARACTERS

CO	Captain A'Quilla Horn	played by	Sandy
XO	Commander Yo'Ghi	played by	Gabriel
OPS	Lieutenant Commander Raine Benson	played by	Darlene
CSO	Ensign Mari Archer	played by	KJ
CEO	Lieutenant commander Groth Masters	played by	Eric
CNS	Lieutenant commander Kalla Rand	played by	Susan

Host
Gerry

Deep Space 102 - 10706.22

"Open Season"

Previously on DS102:

It has been an hour since Dy'ybylys learned the location and compositon as well as the officers and lack of authority of the Avatar battle group.

He has relayed all he could to the CO and has retired to recover from his "interrogation" with the Avatar soldier.

the Avatar soldier has recovered and is somewhat agitated and angry.  He has explained that he was unprepared and if he had been unprepared he would not have lost the battle before becoming silent once more.

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OPS_LtCmdr_Benson says:
::Standing at the Operations Station on the Bridge of the Scorpius.  Monitoring the COM channels and power allocation::

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
::still in the cargo bay studying the Avatar craft::

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
::is still working in the Avatar ship, learning all she can about it::

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
:: sitting in his chair on the bridge ::

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
CEO:  This thing is amazing ...

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
CO: I agree.  It's a wonder how far advanced these people are.  You ever wonder what the Terrans would have done if they had our current level of technology in the 18th or 19th century OEC instead of 200 years later?

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
CEO:  Things would certainly be different, that's for sure.  ::looks at a strange-looking component:: CEO:  And I have no idea what this thing does ... ::points::

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
::scans the component::

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
*CSO*: Ensign Archer, please report to the bridge

CSO_Ens_Archer says:
*XO*: On my way Sir ::steps from her quarters and heads for the bridge::

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
CO: I'm getting something...

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
CEO:  What?

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
OPS: Anything interesting out there?

OPS_LtCmdr_Benson says:
XO: Nothing out of the normal space chatter, Sir.

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
CO: It's a control circuit.  Basically, the nav controls run through it so they can use the helm efficiently.

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
CEO:  Interesting .... ::looks over the console:: CEO:  I wonder if we'll be able to fly this thing ...

CSO_Ens_Archer says:
::arrives on the bridge::

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
CO: We'd just have to be sure this circuit can handle your flying, ma'am. ::smiles::

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
::chuckles:: CEO:  Are you questioning my flying ability, Commander?

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
CO: It's not your ability, ma'am, that I'm questioning...

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
OPS: I think we can expect another ship to come out to see for our prisoner, I just don't know when and how many....

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
CEO:  Then what is it?

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
CO: From what I understand, you can fly anything, but it usually flys apart.

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
CEO:  Really?  Where did you hear that one from?

OPS_LtCmdr_Benson says:
XO: Agreed, Sir.  We are monitoring this sector for signs of another wormhole.

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
CO: I plead the fifth, as they used to say in what was the United States.

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
:: sees the CSO ::

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
CSO: Ensign Archer?

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
CEO:  Ok .... What about this thing's weapons?  Anything interesting there?

CSO_Ens_Archer says:
::heads for the XO:: XO: yes sir?

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
CO: Pretty powerful.  The beam weapons are three times more powerful than our phasers, and the projectiles have twice the yield of our quantums.

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
CSO: I don't think we've met before, I'm commander Yo'Ghi, I have been recently assigned as XO to this ship

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
CEO:  Given what we now know, we need to adapt our own defences and weapons to match.

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
CSO: I think you were out on a mission then right?

CSO_Ens_Archer says:
XO: No I don't believe we have. Nice to meet you sir.

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
CO: Agreed.  I'll forward the information to Cmdr. Horn and Cmdr. Benson.

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
CEO:  Good.

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
CEO:  If we do decide to use the weapon we designed earlier ... we may have just found our delivery system.  ::motions to the ship around her::

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
*OPS*: Masters to Benson, we're sending up some weapons data from the Avatar vessel.  Capt. Horn suggests we adapt our defensive systems to counter this info.

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
CO: You plan to use this to deliver the bioweapon?

CSO_Ens_Archer says:
XO: Yes sir, I was

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
CEO:  Only as a last resort, Commander.

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
CSO: I'd like to speak with you about that mission

OPS_LtCmdr_Benson says:
::Cringes when she hears the COM from the CEO.  Stabs the COM button on her panel a bit hard:: *CEO*: Transmit when ready.

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
CO: I'd rather use this to infiltrate their base of operations, then hit them from within.

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
::hears the OPS signal, then forwards the data::

CSO_Ens_Archer says:
XO: Yes sir? 

CNS_Rand says:
::with Dy'ybylys and Y'trygyn resting, makes her way to the bridge::

OPS_LtCmdr_Benson says:
::Watches her monitor as the data is transmitted from the CEO::

CNS_Rand says:
::steps off the  lift onto the bridge::

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
CEO:  So do I, but I do like to have a fallback if all else fails.

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
CO: Yeah, the fallback is genocide.  Dishonorable!

CNS_Rand says:
::sits down at a science console:: OPS: Are we getting much information from the Avatar vessel?

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
::turns on the CEO:: CEO:  I'll pretend I didn't hear that, Commander.  Keep me informed.  I'll be on the bridge.  ::turns and leaves::

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
CSO: I'd like to know what you saw out there

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
CO: Aye, ma'am.  ::continues to scan the vessel to learn additional secrets::

OPS_LtCmdr_Benson says:
::Sends the data to the tactical console::

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
CSO: You know we had to fight one of their ships and honestly I think we won only because we had some luck, these ships are really more advanced than ours so I want to know everything I can about them

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
::walks to the Turbolift and waits for it to arrive::

CSO_Ens_Archer says:
XO: There was a lot of wreckage Sir

CNS_Rand says:
::pulls up the information archived so far concerning the Avatar ship and begins skimming through it::

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
::the lift finally arrives, enters and orders it to the bridge::

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
CSO: but you saw no working ships over there or recorded conversations?

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
::exits the lift onto the bridge.  Moves down to the command area::

CSO_Ens_Archer says:
XO: The wreckage had a lot of powerful energy readings, pieces of what might have been generators but nothing we've ever seen before

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
CSO: What was that wreckage from, an incident, a fire fight?

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
::sits in the command chair::

CNS_Rand says:
::watches the Captain's body language as she takes her seat on the bridge::

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
CSO: Well hopefully the ship we have captured will help us find their weakness

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
::decides to join in the conversation:: XO:  It just might, Commander.  We know it's navigational system is very intricate.  And we're learning more every day.

CSO_Ens_Archer says:
XO: As far as we can tell it was from explosions due to antimatter because we've been destroying their wormholes

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
::lets the other engineers complete the scans, exits cargo bay and heads for engineering::

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
CO: Unfortunately they might be coming back soon, we will have to dissect that ship real fast if we want to be prepared, how are they doing down there?

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
CSO:  Are you telling me that collapsing the wormholes has a flow-on effect to the ships themselves?

CSO_Ens_Archer says:
::turns to the CO:: CO: It would appear that way, yes Sir.

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
XO:  It's slow going ... Some of the stuff on that ship was a complete mystery to me, and I was, at one time, an Engineer.

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
CSO/CO: Then we are doing a good job closing their wormhole, however we do it

Host CO_Capt_A_Horn says:
XO:  Agreed.  And given what Dy'ybylys has told us he learned from our guest ... they may not have reinforcements ...

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