Stargate Hail Ba'al Rambling

legendarylycan

(ALMOST all the defenses...the armor plating on the night's embrace is thick enough to absorb even a few MAC rounds before buckling, and most milky way galactic powers have some form of armor plating in most of their ships too)​​

rattler2

(but can it resist a beam of molten metal slicing into it like a plasma torch?)

legendarylycan

(probably...star wars ship armor is VERY thick)​​

icerose20

Cartwright: We do not have alot of combat capable ship here. I might get few more, but we are trying to keep this quiet.right now, RKT, Lexington, Night's Embrace, and Jupiter carrier that just came thorugh is what we got. Yes, we have a few of Horizon, Pioneer, and Miranda class ships, still we can not do the heavy lifting. Especailly since Alex and Matthew went AWOL. Alex is playing with the Terrans in the Badlands, but Alex is missing. Long story short, He did not like that the Na'kuhl star was not reignited. Captain on the seen has stated the Temporal Agent on the scene stated that the Tox Uthot must not fall into the Tholians hand again. It was paramount they get it away from the Tholians and that even reigniting the star was a grave risk to them getting it again.

((Remember, no one except for Daniels, his superiors, and the crew of the TOS ship that helped the tholians know the Na'kuhl assault on the Tholian colony fleet. Its not in Starfleet records.))

rattler2

Krystal: We'll make due if necessary sir. Even alone, the Lexington would be a major boost to the Citadel defense fleet if the station is attacked.
*sighs and takes a drink*
Qwen still causing a one man riot?

westx211

Jessica: Good I hope they keep sleeping well. I think I should be there with Krys she is talking with Cartwright.

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Joshua: I only like ranch on a few things but it dies make them way better.

icerose20

Cartwright: Nope, he is on his way home to Ferenginar. I told you not to bring him here, Admiral. I was hopeing to have more time to figure out how he got here. (Turns toward a window) Federation Council is going to love my report on this. (Turns to Jade and Shadow) I need more about the Protheans and the Reapers. It seems the Protheans had this entire Galaxy in thier grasp, far more then any back home ever had. Still, they fell to a race of machine locusts. No wonde rthe Citadel wants this underwraps, even with what we have seen, it is still beyond imagination. Even the Borg are not this powerful, only the Iconians.

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Bellatrix: Ami, are you human, you do not like Ranch? Homemade buttermilk ranch?

Tarsi is giving you the signal of you just messed up.

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Rose: Now if we cna just get them to sleep, when we sleep.

Rose gives Jessica a kiss: Think that you can hold you over till later?

legendarylycan

clarification - the borg WERE this powerful during humanity's first two 'official' encounters with them from what i've read...that one cube at J-25 was nigh unstoppable, and that same cube in federation space later on...especially after assimilating picard

but, after that...the borg seem to have diminished in capability​​

rattler2

Krystal: Qwen apparently got help from Franklin Drake. And at the same time... its a good thing I didn't listen to you because if I had, we'd have a dead Ferengi rather than an angry one. My chief Engineer found evidence of sabotage on his ship. A deadman switch set to proximity kill on entry to this system. If he had come back on his own...
*shakes her head*
As to the Protheans... We don't know. They're almost a legendary species here, like the Iconians were in our galaxy. The Reapers... I believe were what destroyed them. And based on the scans we took of Sovereign... may very well be connected to the Mass Relays. And if they are capable of a galaxy wide extinction event... this is a threat that cannot be ignored sir. They know about our galaxy. First through contact with the Iconians, now with indirect contact with us. Whereever they are hiding... they're waiting for something. And I think Sovereign is their key. The question is... the key to what?
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Ami: Proxima Beta. Remember? I wasn't introduced to Ranch until I went to Starfleet Academy. Had something similar though. Anyways... chinese food?

icerose20

Bellatrix: And your point is.

Tarsi grabs her captian's arm: Bella, Food, Joshua, you knwo any good Chinese Restaurant? (Seh gives him the look of please, lets get moving)

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Cartwright: Varyag is on standby, so that's one more ship here. (he looks at the picture of Soverign) Ever hear of Honor Harrington, you two?

rattler2

Krystal: Can't say I have sir. And... that is counting Ijoula's previous hosts as well.
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Ami: Yes. Yes. Food.

legendarylycan

*he scratches behind his ears* something to do with highlander...?​​

icerose20

Cartwright: Honor Harrington was a sci fi literary characeter written at the turn of the millenium. The books she are written in are based off the Naploenic Wars, with her being the Lord Nelson or Horatio Hornblower in these book. But in it she pushes for a ship that is designed far differently then others at the time. Pod deploying ships, pods being boxes of ship killing missiles, the idea was to just saturate an area with so much ordnance that any Point defense system would be overheard and lots of ships would be damage.

legendarylycan

(sounds like krall's swarm from ST beyond)​​

westx211

Joshua: Yes there is one a block over.

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Jessica: I don't know it could be important.

legendarylycan

okaaaay...how does that apply to this situation, though?​​

icerose20

Bellatrix: Ok, ok, Tarsi. (Enter chinese resturant)

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Cartwright: Just thinking about how to bolster our firepower with minimal resources. What is the status on our guest? Hackett was asking. Oh, we finally got a hold of the migrant fleet, and so far, so good.

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RAdm Rose: Axel, that Reaper ship, what do you think?

Axel: That ship is a Tricertops, and we are a Raptor. We got manuverabilty and speed, its got mass, armror and sharp horns.

legendarylycan

(didn't raptors usually hunt in packs? speed and maneuverability is all well and good - to a certain point...after which you need help)

how about outfitting a few ships with industrial replicators that can fabricate armed drones? fighters can pack a mean punch when they want to, as the dominion war proved...but the death toll for peregrine pilots was immense, and even during the federation-klingon war with all those advances in emergency transportation, you still lost too many people - drones don't have that issue since they're unmanned

that's why the united states started using drones more and more in its conflicts during the early and mid-21st century​​

rattler2

Krystal: Tali was with Deunan last I saw. And Lt. Alenko, who we rescued from Virmire, is laid up in Sickbay recovering from near death. He was lucky we got there when we did.
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Ami: Lets go.

westx211

Joshua: Been a while since I've been here.

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Jessica: Hmmm.

icerose20

Tali, in sickbay look over the code for the Asari dancer: Is Shadows brain that different then humans, Doctor?

Kaiden is better, and resting, finally. Kayla does notice the biotic implant in his brain.

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Joshua and the group gets seated, but it doesn't take long to see a group of Klingons on the otherside of the resturaunt, eating and enjoying themselves. They do treat the staff with respect, but unlike the rest of the customers, are loud.

Menus are brought out, showing the wide variety of food served, not only Chinese and American Chinese, but others food, usually a fusion of foods.

*****

rattler2

Kayla: You'd be surprised. He can trigger a form shift at will if he wanted, and he's in posession of supernatural powers. Brain chemistry would be different. And that's not taking into consideration his enhanced senses.

Lt. Alenko has some kind of implant I'm not familiar with...
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Ami: Haven't had some good Chow Mein in... well... a long time I guess.
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Krystal: Admiral O'Connell and Lt. Commander Jade, please report to my ready room.

icerose20

Rose: Well, there is your cue, love. (She kisses Jessica)

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Tali: I think its his L2 impant. Implant to access his biotic abilities. It helps him control those abilities, but gives him migraines at times. You will also notice he has a microscopic amount of EEzo in his tissues.

(Computer does spot the radioactive isotope in his tissues, it will also show a similar amopunt in Liara and Wrex. The Transporter did not filter it out becuase it was not told too.)

Tali: Its how we get biotics, prenatal exposure to Element Zero. Thessia, the Asari homeworld has it all over the place so its enviorment has adapted to it, and alot of creatures there use biotics, one way or another.

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Tarsi: Klingons, 3 o'clock.

Bellatrix: they are eating, let them be. Try the snow white chicken, Ami.

rattler2

Kayla: Interesting. We don't have anything like this back home. The closest we have are, besides the magically inclined people you've met, Betazoid telepathy and various shapeshifting species. Krystal's magical affinity isn't natural. It was given to her on a previous... well can't call it a mission. It was more she was trying to find her husband after he was taken.
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Ami: Give me Chow Mein... *zombie look before laughing*

icerose20

Tali: Biotics is more telekensis, not telepathy. Rose is very close with her ice powers to Biotic capabilites. I think she can give an Asari Justicar a problem. Justicars are like Human Paladins, righting wrongs according to a code, a vary rigid code. Justicars spend a century or more rifining thier Biotics, and usually are commandoes before then.

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they take your orders and walk to the back.

rattler2

Kayla: Wow... that's impressive...

icerose20

Tali: Too bad they didnt help us when we asked.

rattler2

Kayla: Everything will work out Tali.

icerose20

Cartwright: Any good news, Krystal?

westx211

Jessica: Bye. *smiles and heads for the bridge's ready room*

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Joshua: I think I'll have some orange chicken and fried rice.