<Captain Mortimer, Bridge>

Asteroid belts - could be useful if we end up taking on that Warbird - I doubt we would be able to fight it on even ground. We're small enough to navigate the outer band of an asteroid belt, while the Warbird would have to stay outside. The Nebula might be useful as well - our enhanced sensors will operate much better in there.... Only thing to worry about now is why the Romulans are actually here....

Mr. Taylor, I don't want the Romulans to realise we know they're there until we have the situation on the planet under control. I like to deal with one problem at a time, concentrating our resources at a single situation. 

"Beata to Mortimer. Everything down here is progressing normally. The medical team has established though that an exterior influence is probably the cause of all this disturbance. Have you identified any possible source?"

"Mr. Beata, we have two cloaked Romulan ships in the vicinity. They're not making any aggressive moves at the moment, and probably don't realise we know they're there. Could the Romulans be responsible for the Slater's situation?"

Mortimer hits a button on his left armrest.
"Captains's Log. Stardate 49615.7. It seems that the Slater's plague is not a natural occurance, and the presence of two Romulan vessels tends to increase that likelyhood. We will continue to deal with the medical problem before confronting the Romulans."

Mr. Taylor, inform Commodore Jordison of our current situation. Include all recent logs and sensor readings in the transmission.... and make sure that you use an encryption algorithm that we know the Romulan's haven't cracked yet. Broadcast a simultaneous transmission using algorithm 45X - they've cracked that one but they don't know that we know they have. On that transmission broadcast the same data but omit all references to the Rommies. It'll help to reinforce their belief that we aren't aware of them. Their natural superiority complex will already have them believing there's no way we can detect them cloaked anyway.