USS Challenger September 15, 2017

[STSF Jami 0]

Cptn Ja'Lale: USS CHALLENGER MISSION BRIEFING: 15//09/2017: The Challenger has arrived at an uncharted nebula and began its search for a purported Orion Pirate Base that was said to be nearby and contained hostages captured from freighter ships that were raided. Initial scans seemed to indicate faint signs of the base. TBS was none and we were on the trail..
Cptn Ja'Lale: Any questions?
Dvokr chim Hok: Yes, where are the pirates?
Hunter Matheson: Do we live?
Cptn Ja'Lale: Somewhere.
Cptn Ja'Lale: Maybe
Cptn Ja'Lale: BEGIN SIM
Cptn Ja'Lale: BEGIN SIM
Hunter Matheson: Still on course, Captain. Full impulse.
Cptn Ja'Lale: Great. Steady as she goes.
Caitlin Townshend: Attempting to apply a narrow-band filter to boost the signal.
Hunter Matheson: Steady as she goes, aye.
Hunter Matheson: ::glance to Syl:: Anything there, ma'am?
Cptn Ja'Lale: ACTION: Initial scans show faint signs of an irregular energy source; a shield or cloaking device perhaps?
Caitlin Townshend: The signature I'm detecting is consistent with a malfunctioning cloak, or a shield that isn't calibrated properly.
Caitlin Townshend: I think I can narrow it down, but they might see us before we see them.
Cptn Ja'Lale: Well well.. let's continue on slowly.
Hunter Matheson: Aye, sir. Going to half impulse.
Dvokr chim Hok: The nebula is making scans difficult.
Cptn Ja'Lale: ::Nods:: As well as their shields or cloaking device, I imagine.
Dyan Sylvanis: ::Sitting at TAC. She keeps an eye on the energy source.::
Cptn Ja'Lale: ::sits as Challenger glides through the gaseous nebula with a nice external beauty shot::
Hunter Matheson: Still on course. No variation in draw. We are holding our own, sir.
Cptn Ja'Lale: Excellent.
Cptn Ja'Lale: ACTION: The irregular signature continues the deeper they go in.
Dyan Sylvanis: Signal is getting stronger.
Cptn Ja'Lale: Great. Hopefully we still the element of surprise on our side.
Hunter Matheson: ::Syl:: Anything indicating that it might be a trap?
Dyan Sylvanis: Not at the moment
Hunter Matheson: ::lets out a deep breath:: Sounds too normal to me...
Caitlin Townshend: It's always a trap.
Cptn Ja'Lale: When isn't it a trap?
Hunter Matheson: ::chews on that one a while::
Hunter Matheson: Maybe when there's activity somewhere, sir. It just seems too quiet.
Dyan Sylvanis: ::Smirks.::
Dvokr chim Hok: :: The bridge is quite silent... the sound of chirps and pings echo in the background ::
Hunter Matheson: ::sharp glance to Syl:::
Cptn Ja'Lale: Hm. Yeah, but then we still are kinda far out.
Hunter Matheson: ::reluctantly:: Yes, sir.
Cptn Ja'Lale: ACTION: Just then, sensors show one small ship in the area heading deeper into the nebula.
Dvokr chim Hok: :: looks ::
Hunter Matheson: ::ready with several evasive maneuvers already entered, as well as pursuit modes:::
Caitlin Townshend: Captain, I have a ship on sensors
Cptn Ja'Lale: ACTION: A small scout ship perhaps.
Cptn Ja'Lale: They're probably heading back to base. We can follow them discretely.
Hunter Matheson: ::his eyes continue to shift from the viewscreen to his console::
Dvokr chim Hok: Ion trail.
Dyan Sylvanis: I think it may be a scout.
Cptn Ja'Lale: I wonder what it was doing out here.
Dvokr chim Hok: They are not moving particularly fast.
Cptn Ja'Lale: Probably scouting the area?
Hunter Matheson: Captain, suggest following them in a roundabout way. If they spot us, we will look more like an exploratory vessel, sir. Maybe taking readings of the nebula?
Cptn Ja'Lale: Sounds good.. I'll leave it to you.
Hunter Matheson: Aye, sir. Changing course to... :::looks to the LT:: Anything interesting we might investigate, ma'am?
Dyan Sylvanis: Other than random stellar debris?
Hunter Matheson: ::shrugs:: Well, debris can be interesting if you're bored. I'll just maneuver to tangent, then parallel.
Caitlin Townshend: Vessel hasn't noticed us yet.
Hunter Matheson: Shifting to parallel.
Cptn Ja'Lale: ACTION: Challenger manages to evade the scout's detection and is probably about a few thousand km behind. It continues on before it slows and suddenly disappears.
Hunter Matheson: ::blink::
Hunter Matheson: That's.. Weird.  Any indication of a portal?  ::super antsy:::
Dyan Sylvanis: Um...::Checking sensors.:: Not sure where it went. Maybe some sort of field.
Cptn Ja'Lale: PAUSE SIM
Cptn Ja'Lale: PAUSE SIM
Cptn Ja'Lale: Great job.. we'll pick it from there next time. ANy questions?
Cptn Ja'Lale: OK.. goodnight folks. See you next week.