Chirakis

Sim Log for Sky Harbour Aegis, 4 December 2009

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Welcome, Sage. Good to see you at Aegis tonight. Hope to see you in the academy.

Coming to Terms?

A Lepage/Chirakis Joint Log

Chirakis Kirel had much in common with Tylus Petrinius Jorahl, though she would be the last to admit it. Not that she didn't realize it. She just would not admit it.

They were warriors of the old guard. They'd been around long enough to see too much of the nefarious side of their respective governments. Long enough to have been a part of it. And now both of them, used to the immediate, usually decisive outcome of combat, had been thrown into an arena where the outcome was seldom decisive: politics.

For Chirakis it was an unsettling feeling, dealing with politics and politicians - especially those of ambassadorial rank. She suspected Jorahl felt the same. Whether he had mastered the art of ignoring the problem or reconciled himself to it she had no idea, nor did she really care. The politics remained; they were not going away. She much preferred a glorious battle where either she or her opponent met a firm end. Dickering and bickering were not her style. Life or death was.

Chirakis actually liked Jorahl. But like, with its connotation of friendship and romantic liaison, was not a word she would voice. She would rather say that she preferred him. He was Romulan, and Romulans in general were unpretentious. Cunning, but unpretentious. Which did not mean transparent. Cautious perhaps. Guarded. But she always knew where she stood with him and she could count on him to speak his mind. This day he had not disappointed her.

Jorahl had just confirmed Kirel's decision to release Ambassador Drankum. Not that she needed confirmation, but it gave her a certain satisfaction knowing that she had, in a manner of speaking, smoothed the feathers of the Romulan Star Empire. He had spoken his mind. She knew exactly where he stood.

Romulans were definitely much easier to deal with than the Ferengi, quick-tempered profit-driven species that they were. Betazoids were on the edge of her radar, but still within range given their telepathic wanderings. Humans, on the other hand, came in a close second to Ferengi. Their emotions often getting the better of them. They tended to keep their concerns to themselves, allow them to fester, then they lashed out. Humans, like...

"Dr. Lepage." How nice to see you. Despite her thoughts, a practiced pleasant expression greeted his exit from the turbolift. He was in distress. He was... definitely angry.

Nick was still fuming when he arrived at the Control Tower. The conversation with Jorahl had caught him completely off guard. And he hated being caught off guard. "Commander, a word if you please."

"Of course, Doctor. Come in," she said, holding the office door she had been blocking since Jorahl's departure a few minutes ago. It had already been a long day; why not make it a bit longer?

Without saying another word Nick walked into her office and stood in front of the XO’s desk. He had come to get some answers and he wouldn’t be leaving without.

Her office chair was still warm from her discussion with Jorahl. As she settled somewhat wearily into it she mentally briefed herself on her directives concerning medical. In the space of a few seconds she realized that the doctor's plate had been more than full following the alien attack, closely followed by the situation with Ambassador Drankum. Also, she had given him little more than a few hours for a full psychological evaluation, no small task for the most accomplished psychologist, and he was no psychologist.

“I had a nice little chat with SubCommander Jorahl earlier,” Nick started, his tone carefully controlled, watching Chirakis closely to see how she would react.

Ah. Jorahl. Testing the waters. She waited patiently for him to come to the point.

The lack of a reaction didn’t help Nick’s mood one bit. “Imagine my surprise at hearing that the Ambassador was apparently placed under arrest by the executive officer. I may remind you that under those circumstances I am the second in command of this station- And imagine my even bigger surprise that I had no clue of what was going on. Incredible, isn’t it?” Saying that Nick’s tone was sarcastic was like saying Ferengi have a thing for business.

And still he had not come to the point.

“So, Commander, would you mind telling me what on Earth is going on and why you first order a full psych evaluation and then arrest Ambassador Drankum? If this is a game I am not in the mood for it. In the short time since the attacks I had to do an autopsy on the alien that crash landed in one of our cargo bays, do a psych evaluation on the Ambassador, and trust me that was no fun, and my sickbay is full of patients who need my attention. So I’m sure you understand why I’d really appreciate not having to wonder whether our XO has gone off the deep end.” When he had ended his rant Nick felt slightly better.

...which was somewhat apparent to Kirel, given the smallest bit of relief evident in his expression. Not only was Doctor Lepage prone to rant before coming to the point, but his rants and his discussions often overlapped, confusing the issue. She took a moment to sort through his comments before she replied.

"First, Doctor, I understand your frustration. You, above all, have been hard pressed lately. I understand your obligation to your patients. I have obligations as well. My obligation is to defend this station against all threats, external and internal. It is in the interest of protecting this station against what I percieve as an internal threat that I ordered the full psychological evaluation for Ambassador Drankum." Here she paused to gauge the doctor's reaction before she moved on. It was vitally important he fully understand her position. He had made his confused state of mind abundantly clear, and that in itself was... confusing.

Nick nodded slowly as he tried to understand the implications of Chirakis’ explanation. “Let me try to get this straight. I found Ambassador Drankum to be of sound mind but you went on to arrest him. So you obviously suspect him to be a threat to the station. Correct me if I got anything wrong.”

"He was under arrest as soon as he left this control tower, Doctor. He was not arrested after you declared him of sound mind... which, by the way, leaves considerable space for interpretation. My question to you now is what exactly does that mean?"

“It means that he is capable of making decisions and that he is furthermore fully aware of the consequences of those decisions and his actions. He knows the difference between right and wrong, truth and lies, though his definitions may be a little, say, different from mine. In short, the Ambassador is as sane as you and I. May I ask why exactly you suspect him of collaborating with the enemy?” Here was a question to which he’d really like to have an answer.

Years of practice helped her hide a smile -- not at his question, but at the idea that the Ambassador was as sane as either of them. Which could be entirely true. Perhaps they were all of questionable sanity for being here in the first place. She straightened her uniform as she stood, putting those stray thoughts aside to answer his question.

"During the two recent attacks on this station Ambassador Drankum exhibited behavior that is contrary to the behavior one would expect from a commanding officer. He did not coordinate to defend, he interfered. In doing so he caused such disruption as to give the enemy undue advantage. In short, Ambassador Drankum -- during both attacks -- exhibited such behavior that indicated he was either unfit for command, insane, or collaborating with the enemy. In the interest of station security and defense I had no recourse other than temporarily removing him from command. Now that you have declared him..." she paused for emphasis, "not insane, or of sound mind, we only have two other possibilities. Either he is unfit for command for some other reason, or he is collaborating with the enemy. Unless you can think of another alternative, Commander?" Using his rank acknowledged his status as second officer. It verified she understood his position beyond Chief Medical Officer.

Nick shook his head. He had seen the security recordings and quite honestly he agreed with Chirakis. Something was odd about Drankum’s behaviour. “Ok, so what are you going to do now? He’s sane but that still means he can’t command the station. I trust you have contacted Starfleet Headquarters?”

"I have," she replied, moving to rest on the corner of her desk. "I've received no reply." She left it hanging, not really wanting to go into the possible implications. Political? Disinterest? Busy with massive attacks by this alien race elsewhere? There was already enough tension on the station without adding her suppositions to the mix. "What do I do now? You've declared him as sane as you or I. As I have no actual proof of collaboration, I have released him from custody. The next move is up to him."

“So you’re waiting to see if he’ll hang himself.” It was more of a statement than a question. “You’re walking on thin ice, Commander. While I agree with you that you had every reason to remove Ambassador Drankum from command others might think you’re staging a mutiny.”

Here she allowed the smile. He did have a knack for stating the obvious.

9

 

Happy Birthday Admiral!

So he is 9 today? And he looks so much older than that. ::smirk::

Happy Birthday, Admiral. Many happy returns of the day.

Mission Summary - Sky Harbour Aegis - 20 November 2009

Dr. McDowell received a Service Stripe

Caelan Fletcher was promoted to full Lieutenant.

A mere five hours had passed since the second alien attack on Sky Harbour Aegis.

On TKR-117, Administrator McDowell, Dr. Feretti, and Mr. LeMorte collaborated on the archaeological dig.

On Aegis, Cdr Chirakis released Ambassador Drankum from house arrest. She still suspects him of collaboration with the enemy but has no substantial proof. She has ordered Centurion Dabi to watch him closely.

After speaking with Dr. Lepage, SubCommander Jorahl approached Cdr Chirakis to question her motives. As his discussion with Jorahl raised many questions in his mind, Dr. Lepage was on his way to her office for clarification. The word "mutiny" was heard in several areas of the station.

Ambassador Drankum occupied his time reading command authorization manuals and sending a message to Ferenginar - something about profit opportunities on the horizon.

Engineers Coleridge and Fletcher spent time in the holodeck preparing for Scott's upcoming date.

Time between games is one day. 29 hours will have passed since the attack.

You know people here are alot nicer then on the last forum I joined.

Glad you enjoyed your first academy, John. We've been around a long time - 15 years for some of us ::glance at the Admiral:: and have most of the kinks worked out - emphasis on most ::grin::

Welcome aboard!

Sky Harbor Aegis will not sim on Friday, 27 November.

Chat Log for Sky Harbour Aegis - 20 Nobember 2009

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A very Happy Birthday, Mr. Eagle. And many more.

Mission Summary - Sky Harbour Aegis - 13 November 2009

Ambassador Drankum remained in his quarters under guard.

Dr. Lepage's report on the ambassador says he is "of sound mind." Though Cdr Chirakis will question Dr. Lepage on his findings, she still suspects the ambassador of, at the very least, withholding information pertinent to the defense of the station. Now she must decide if she is should keep him in custody pending an investigation or take Security Chief Dabi's advice and release him and follow his every move.

Station life returned to as normal as it can be in this area of space. Engineering Chief Jorahl worked on upgrading the security mainframe. In his words, "We are introducing a self checking relay system with a new encryption system as well as trinary self diagnostic processors."

Assistants Coleridge, Fletcher, LeMorte, and Dr. Belar took some time off. Dr. Pavilion struggled with reports.

Time between games is 1 hour.

Quote of the week:

Jorahl: I assume Fletcher has already taken advantage of the off shift.

Scott Coleridge: He sort of vanished . . . he's very quick. Apparently I have to learn how to ski.

Jorahl: Learn to ski? Is he still trying to give you a social life, or has he moved to simply taking your life?

Scott Coleridge: I think it's a little bit of both.

Sky Harbour Aegis - 13 November 2009

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Command:

Commanding Officer (CO) - STSF Nova

Executive Officer (XO) - Chirakis

Special Guest: STSF Nickles

Medical:

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) - T'ashaya

Asst Medical Officer (AMO) - Dr. Davix Marks

Asst Medical Officer (AMO) - TKAR

The U.S.S. Sunbird (Nebula Class) on the boarder of the neutral zone, the science station on the planet below has been evacuated. During the bug-out the equipment was left behind and must be removed, all available hands are to assist on its removal. It should also be noted that experiments were abandoned as well. Proceed with caution!

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The USS Caliban (Miranda-class) is on routine patrol in an uncharted sector of the Beta Quadrant

Game Master - STSF Kent

Game Master - Chirakis

Command:

Commanding Officer (CO) - STSF Kent

Executive Officer (XO) - Chirakis

Bridge Crew:

Helm/Operations Manager (HOPS) - T'ashaya

Engineering:

Chief Engineer Officer (CENG) - STSF Nickles

Asst Engineer Officer (AENG) - GSgt Mike Hefner

Medical:

Chief Medical Offcer (CMO) - Dr. Davix Marks

Assistant Medical Officer (AMO) - Charlie Harper

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Mission Summary - Sky Harbor Aegis - 6 November 2009

As the station resumed normal operations, Ambassador Drankum remained under guard in his quarters. Cdr Chirakis fielded questions from Centurion Dabi concerning station security, the chain of command, and what he should do with Ambassador Drankum; he and SubCdr Jorahl exchanged thoughts on Starfleet and the Romulan Star Empire. Engineering brought the grid back to ready status. Science officer LeMorte reported intriguing findings on the data from the datachip found by Cdr Chirakis on an enemy fighter a decade ago. Administrator McDowell reported that the colony seems to be invisible to the attackers - an interesting thought.

Time between games was 2 hours.

Sky Harbour Aegis Chat Log for 6 November 2009

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Joint Log

Chirakis Kirel, Executive Officer

Nicolas Lepage, Chief Medical Officer

Sky Harbor Aegis 091030

Before the sensor flash of disintegrating fighter faded from the tactical display on the main viewscreen, Chirakis had snapped her line of vision back to Ambassador Drankum. Her eyes narrowed as she dodged his cane. He turned to leave, his aberrant rant echoing in the CT.

"Let him go," she growled, approaching Dabi as the turbolift doors cut off their view. "Set level one security on him and his quarters. I want to find out how he knows so much about these creatures - and why he is not telling us. Doctor?" She turned to Lepage. "Your assessment?"

Nick was still standing just in front of the turbolift out of which he had stepped a couple of minutes before. Knowing Drankum and Chirakis he had figured it'd be safest for him to stay out of their way until called upon. That being the case, he straightened his uniform slightly and stepped forward. "Seeing as I have no clue what happened other than that we lost some of our fighters and that the Ambassador's blaming you for it, I'd say it's a little early for an assessment, Commander."

"Then.... " She swallowed the unprofessional words that leapt to mind and replaced them with, "I want a full psychological profile and physical examination that will determine his fitness to command." Her eyes fell on him in such a way as to relate the full implications of her request. "You will have at your disposal the security tapes from.... " Again she paused to quell the most inappropriate words. "....this most recent session on the control tower." At her glance, Dabi nodded acknowledgment.

Nick nodded slowly, not even trying to guess what had actually happened on the CT prior to his arrival. "I hope you don't mind if I prefer to watch the tapes before I talk to the Ambassador, Commander. But I assure you my examination will be thorough. I'll make sure you get the results immediately."

"Of course, Doctor." She passed him the datacrystal that Dabi, in his Romulan efficiency, had placed in her open hand.

For some reason Nick felt a little uneasy as he reached out to take the datacrystal. Dealing with the Ambassador was no fun under normal circumstances but these were hardly normal circumstances. He'd have to make sure to use all the information available to him before reaching his conclusion. That would include the most recent neurological scans and psych evaluation which he prayed Mimi had ordered before declaring Drankum fit for duty after his injury.

"Anything else you require?" She snapped, noting his hesitancy.

"No, Commander," the CMO hurried to say, realizing that he had stood motionless for a few seconds too long. "I'll ask Ambassador Drankum to accompany me to sickbay right away, though I fear he'll not come quietly."

"In cases such as these we do not ask. Dabi." A snap of her fingers brought the Centurion to her side. "Assist Dr. Lepage with whatever he needs regarding the Ambassador. Consider the Ambassador under station arrest on suspicion of collaboration with the enemy and withholding strategic information concerning the defense of this station. Mr. Porter." She made a sharp turn towards OPS. "Stand down red. Remain at yellow. All sensors active, defense grid on automatic. Recall the fighters, and get me a full damage and casualty report." She moved swiftly to her station in form of dismissal.

Nick let out a soft whistle. Collaboration with the enemy; that was a serious allegation and Chirakis certainly wouldn't make it without some good evidence. He had a feeling that he would see it with his own eyes once he took a look at the security tapes. So he turned around to step into the turbolift and ordered it to Drankum's quarters, intent on finding out what was behind all this.

This far along in her career Chirakis was way beyond sweating the consequences. She made strategic and tactical decisions. Consequences would be dealt with in time. Her immediate concern was the safety and security of the station and she had to inform Starfleet. It had become increasingly apparent that Ambassador Drankum's mental state had been compromised by his head injury. Or his true colors had come out, either of which worked in this matter.

Again, her anger flared and she grit her teeth to contain it. The loss of the fighters. Drankum's apparent knowledge of this attacking species, to the point of knowing their strategies. His reluctance to alert her of the danger until it was too late....

Not reluctance to help. Assisting the attack by disrupting the flow of the control tower. Tapping his cane. Issuing conflicting orders.

Chirakis raised her eyes to stare into space as the pieces fell into place. Under the guise of a supposedly inexperienced Ferengi Ambassador he had deliberately attempted to distract the defense of the station during the first attack. Was there such a thing as an inexperienced Ferengi? Was there a Ferengi who was not fully familiar with militarily strategy? Acquisition. Conquest. One and the same.

His head injury had been either a miscalculation or a clever ploy, either of which would have worked to his advantage. Or to the advantage of his co-conspirators.

Not her problem. She'd leave that to Starfleet and the Federation allies. The current situation was her problem. Regaining focus, she fired off a missive to Starfleet and the Allies concerning the Ambassador. They would, in turn, alert the Ferengi Alliance that their Ambassador's allegiances may have been compromised. Unless, of course, the Ferengi Alliance were his co-conspirators. In any event, Starfleet and the allies would be aware of the situation, and, for the moment, Ambassador Drankum would be under the watchful eye of Centurion tr'Jeth Dabi. Hardly a neat little package. Merely the beginning of what would probably be a long battle.

Mission Summary - Sky Harbour Aegis - 30 October 2009

• Aegis comes under attack for the second time in as many weeks from the same mysterious, elusive enemy.
  
• The fighters engage. Two are lost.
  
• The grid performs admirably in defense of the station. Its enhanced sensors take high-powered scans of the invading ships.
  
• Feretti and LeMorte collaborate to plot entrance and exit vectors on the enemy fighters. One enemy fighter exits the system towards Breen space.At the dig on Alastair I, Administrator McDowell is informed of the attack and goes into secure mode. So far the colony remains untouched.
  

Time between games is two hours.

Sky Harbor Aegis Chat Log for 30 October 2009

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A Jellyfish..and a Cat...oh, no way I can pass up this inside joke picture.

 

Colonel C.E. "Medusa" (another name for Jellyfish species) Harper and Commander Kansas "Will" JoNs discuss the USS Agincourts next move in battle against the Soltan.

It does look like a serious discussion. Medusa is a species of jellyfish? Interesting.

Mission Summary - Sky Harbour Aegis - 23 October 2009

Cdr Chirakis wandered the station looking for answers while Ambassador Drankum remained in his quarters.

Drs Pavilion and Belar discussed the autopsy report and were briefly visited by Cdr Chirakis.

Coleridge and Fletcher completed fitting sensor pods on the fighters in preparation for Aegis external scans.

Cdr Brown and Lt Dabi:

• discussed USS Odyssey's stealth technology and the possibility of configuring Aegis's sensors to detect ships so equipped,
  
  
• considered joint training exercises for Odyssey crew and Aegis pilots,
  
• discussed granting station leave for the Odyssey crew,
  
• inspected the enemy fighter.
  
  

After retrieving data from the chip found in the alien fighter, Mr. LeMorte discovered something quite interesting.

Time between games is approximately one week.

Sky Harbor Aegis Chat Log for 23 October 2009

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The "swapping stones" were introduced in SG-1. The following, taken from the Stargate Wikipedia, explains the stones more fully and gives the connection between the original stones and their present incarnation in Universe.

Communication device with stones

A dome-shaped device with a blue crystal spire designed to facilitate communications across vast distances. The device works in tandem with palm-sized oval stones. When inserted into one of twelve slots on the base, the stones allow the user's mind to take over the body of whoever last touched the stones on the other end, provided someone with the ATA gene activated them.^[21] The reverse is also true if those on the receiving end make use of a similar device. The device draws its power from subspace (the same way a ZPM does), and works seamlessly even when communicating over billions of light-years apart.

 

In addition to their regular function, two communications stones can form a psychic link between the last two people that used them. SG-1 retrieved one of these stones from the same planet where the quantum mirror was discovered. The stone was kept in Daniel Jackson's lab and inadvertently activated by Jack O'Neill. Another stone was purchased at a yard sale by Joe Spencer, a barber from Indiana, who was then able to see O'Neill's memories as he recalled them while writing his mission reports.^[65]

 

One of these devices was discovered under Glastonbury Tor, and it was subsequently used by Dr. Jackson and Vala. It transported their minds to the Ori galaxy into the bodies of a married couple, Harrid and Sallis.^[21] Their minds were sent back by a similar device, but the transfer was cut short by a Prior. Col. Mitchell and Teal'c eventually destroyed it by throwing it into the Stargate's unstable vortex, bringing Daniel and Vala back.^[66] Several months later, Vala Mal Doran contacted the SGC from the Ori Galaxy using the device thanks to the Ori underground resistance, and warned SG-1 about the nearing Ori invasion of the Milky Way. However, the link was cut by her husband Tomin.^[67] Another communication device was found in the Pegasus galaxy, switching Dr. Keller's mind with that of a thief. Both Keller and the thief were able to use each other's bodies despite the lack of a second device. Unable to find any shut-down switch, Ronon shoots it to break the link.

 

In Stargate Universe, Stargate Command has apparently devised a more compact version of the communication device. This version is a boxed-shaped device with room for five stones in an 'X' formation. The stones are simply placed on the flat panel of the device to activate it. The team aboard the Destiny has access to one, as does Stargate Command. Dr. Nicholas Rush uses it to take over the body of Dr. Bill Lee at the SGC, who had been waiting by the device. Later on, Col. Young and Chloe Armstrong use it to trade places with Col. Telford and a doctor, respectively, demonstrating that the transfer works both ways. Stones must be placed on both devices for a transfer to occur, as shown when Young had to get the doctor to activate a second stone for Chloe to switch with her.

Mission Summary - Sky Harbour Aegis - 16 October 2009

The station came to red alert when Cdr Brian Brown, former Executive Officer of Sky Harbor Aegis, approached within 1000 meters of the station with the Covert Operations Ship USS Odyssey in full stealth mode. The Odyssey was on a mission not far from Aegis when the station was attacked, but they could not respond without revealing their presence. Cdr Brown is in the area to investigate the effects of the Breen disappearance and to search for Captain Savage.

Ambassador Drankum received a offering of tube grubs from Cdr Brown.

Lt Dabi and his security teams received a good workout guarding the Odyssey's docking port and providing escort for Cdr Brown.

Administrator McDowell, after viewing the remains of the enemy fighter and enduring the shock of red alert on the station, returned to Alastair I on TKR-117.

Dr. Pavilion reviewed the autopsy report from Dr. Lepage and took a last look at the alien's body.

Dr. Feretti and Mr. LeMorte continued their discussion of the symbols found on TKR 117 and the data from the enemy fighter.

SubCdr Jorahl and Mr. Fletcher attach sensor pods to the fighters in preparation for external scans of the station.

Time between games is two days.

Sky Harbour Aegis Chat Log for 16 October 2009

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In a timeline shift, the USS Algonquin (Akira Class) has encountered the Federation science ship USS Discovery just as it came through a subspace distortion not far from Starbase 375.

In the present timeline, the Federation is at war with the Romulan Star Empire.

The crew of the USS Discovery wear pre-war Starfleet uniforms and know nothing of the war. In fact, they had just come from a joint Romulan-Federation science conference.

Just before they met the Algonquin, the Discovery experienced an explosion that badly damaged the ship.

The USS Algonquin is alongside the USS Discovery, helping with repairs.