Peel Post # 4 - Uncertain Times

Posted on Thu Oct 12th, 2023 @ 10:46pm by Captain Jamie O'Connell & Lieutenant Commander Angel Devroe & Lieutenant Maria SanChez & Lieutenant JG Johan Albo & Lieutenant JG Sarissa Aloran

Mission: TRUTH BE TOLD
Location: Various
Timeline: Current

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~Peel~

{Deck 1}

The following morning Commander Devroe walked onto the Bridge noticing that Jamie was already sitting in the Command Chair "Good Morning Captain, sleep well" Angel inquired with a grin.

"Oh good morning Number One. Yes I slept well and yourself" he replied wondering if things were about to get awkward between them after last night.

"I slept like a baby" she answered sitting in her chair "How long before we reach the Tarsas Sector, just so I know when to get ready."

"It should be about two more hours until we can assume a standard orbit between Selay and Aurelia" Jamie replied "Let's just hope things go without a hitch."

[Two hours later]

"Captain we're approaching the two Planets; standard orbit" Helm informed the Captain "Yes Helm standard orbit" then looking over at Comms "Open a channel to Selay" Jamie ordered. "All set Sir" Comms responded. "Selay, this is Captain Jamie O'Connell of the USS Peel here with a Federation Diplomat for the negotiations" he stated. "Welcome Captain, the negotiations will commence in one hour at the Town Hall here on Selay" he replied with an even tone.

"Good, I'll inform Lieutenant T'Den. Also please be advised my First Officer will be accompanying the Lieutenant for security reasons." Jamie stated sternly. "That's not really necessary but if it makes you more at ease then we'll allow it" came the reply. "Yes thank you, that makes me feel much more at ease. In the meantime the Ship will remain in orbit until the negations are completed. O'Connell out."

Turning to Angel "Looks like you're up" then he said in a low voice "You make damn sure you and the Lieutenant return safely; that's an order" then he broke into a grin.

"Not to worry Captain, I have done this sort of thing before" as she stood returning the grin "If I may be dismissed I'll go and get ready."

"Dismissed" Jamie commented as Angel turned and left for the Lift. Tapping his Comm "Lieutenant T'Den, we've arrived and the meeting will commence in one hour at the Town Hall on Selay."

"Thank you Captain, I will meet the Commander in Transporter Room One so we can beam to the surface together" she replied being ready to start the process.

"Excellent and please be careful down there" Jamie replied. "Logically I am always careful or I would not be here" T'Den answered in her usual Vulcan manner.

Jamie couldn't help but grin; how he loved Vulcan mannerisms. "Tactical keep a watchful eye for anything that looks suspicious coming our way" he ordered. "On it Captain, you'll be the second to know" SanChez replied looking at the Captain with a grin. Then tapping his Comm once again "Lieutenant Aloran, please report to the Bridge."

Sarissa tapped her comm badge. “I’ll be there right away Sir”

{Deck 2}

Angel walked into her Quarters to get ready so she could accompany T'Den on the away mission. Walking to her closet she decided to wear a Black Intelligence Uniform she had acquired some time ago. Angel placed an emergency beam out patch under her arm on her left side. Once dressed she opened the chest in the bottom of the closet and grabbed her collapsible sting whips, which went into the long narrow pockets on each pant leg, and a few throwing stars that she shoved into pockets on her top. Tapping her Comm "Lieutenant T'Den please meet me in transporter Room One, I'll be waiting there for you" Angel stated. "I will be there in a few minutes Commander" came the response.

{Bridge}

Arriving on the bridge Sarissa made her way across to her seat. “Reporting as requested Sir.”

Jamie turned and smiled "Thank you Counselor, I appreciate your promptness. With Commander Devroe accompanying the Lieutenant, I would like you to remain on the Bridge with me in her absence" he commented "Of course if there's a medical emergency then feel free to attend to it."

Meanwhile Johan was at Ops, where he usually worked unless he was assigned to Science for his shift, glancing over at Sarissa giving her a smile but trying to keep it unnoticed by the rest of the Bridge Crew.

“Of course Captain” Sarissa smiled warmly as she took a seat, her gaze turning to Johan to offer him a warm smile in return before focussing on the task at hand again.

Thee Counselor and Captain sat discussing the Mission when Helm called out "What type of orbit Sir." "Set us at a high orbit so we can keep track of both Planets" he ordered. "Aye Captain." Then looking towards Comm "Ensign open a channel to the surface" as the Ensign quickly did as requested then gave Jamie the thumbs up. Jamie walked up behind Helm, straightened his tunic, then proceeded "Selay this is the USS Peel, we have establish our orbit" Jamie informed him. "Good Captain, the Diplomat may beam down anytime as long as it's before zero nine hundred" came the reply. "Thank you, I'll let her know. O'Connell out."
Then tapping his Comm "Lieutenant T'Den feel free to leave the Ship anytime" Jamie informed her.

"Thank you Captain, we'll be leaving momentarily" she replied.

As Jamie returned to the Command Chair, then looking towards Tactical "Lieutenant keep a close eye on those scans, I don't want any unexpected surprises" the Captain ordered.

"As you wish Sir" Maria replied already one step ahead of him.

{Deck 3}

Lieutenant T'Den handed the predetermined coordinates the the Transporter Operator then stepped onto the other pad looking over at Angel "Ready Commander" she queried as Angel gave a nod "Energize" and moments later the two ladies were gone from sight.

{Deck 1}

Jamie and Sarissa sat talking about the Mission as a lull developed in their conversation when Jamie commented "Ms. Aloran you seemed to have settled into your role aboard Ship quite nicely, and may I say I'm very pleased with the work you have been doing since your arrival."

Sarissa smiled warmly. “Thank you Captain, I’ll admit it’s been a little strange doing two jobs at once, but I’ve got the hang of it now.”

"I'm sure Admiral Stone wouldn't have picked you for this assignment if he didn't feel you were up to the task" Jamie replied with a grin when Maria called out "Captain I'm getting some strange readings at Tactical." Jamie rose from his seat and walked over "What seems to be the problem Lieutenant as he looked at the Screen seeing what the problem was already, since he was an old hand at Tactical. "Sir I'm getting all sorts of distortions on my Screen; if an threatening Ship should appear I'd be hard pressed to know it's exact location let alone trying to get a weapons lock" Maria explained with concern. "Have you tried to compensate with your settings" Jamie asked. "Yes Sir but it only holds for a couple of minutes before returning to this mess."

Tapping his Comm "Engineering we're having problems with Tactical, we're getting 'ghosting' on the Screens. We'll need someone from Engineering right away to get this fixed" Jamie ordered. "Sir this is Ensign Stiles I'll let the Chief know and get back to you momentarily" he replied.

A few minutes later Jamie heard from Engineering "Captain, Ensign Stiles here. I let the Chief know what was going on and since he was working in Jefferies Tube 4-B anyway he was able to replace some worn Isolinear Chips so the Tactical Station should be back to normal. Let me know otherwise Sir."

"I will thank you Ensign and thank the Chief for me as well. O'Connell out" then walking over to Maria "So how's your Screens running now Lieutenant" he inquired. "Good Sir, everything seems to be working was it should" Maria replied. "Excellent, now keep a sharp eye out for any uninvited guests" he ordered. "Aye Captain" she replied happy that Tactical was fixed.


~Selay~

T'Den and Angel materialized outside the Town Hall and started towards the door when T'Den stopped looking at Angel "Commander please let me do the talking; I am well versed in dealing with people of this type" she instructed in her usual Vulcan Manner.

"No problem, that way I can focus my attention on our surroundings to make sure everything is as it should be" she answered. The two Officers proceeded towards the door and entered. When inside a rather large male Security person stopped them "What business do you have here" he inquired gruffly. T'Den replied "I am Lieutenant T'Den, a Diplomat from Star Fleet here to negotiate a meeting between Selay and Aurelia and this is my companion Commander Angel Devroe, First Officer on the USS Peel."

The Security looked at Angel then at T'Den "Diplomat you may enter but she is not allowed inside for the negotiations" he stated sternly.

T'Den walked right up to the Security man "The Commander goes where I go or we both return to the Ship and return to our origin. You may have the pleasure of informing your superiors as to why a Federation Diplomat left so abruptly after being invited by the two Governments" she stated matter of factly.

Security quickly changed his mind not wanting to get himself in a lot of trouble. Letting out a sigh "Ok, I'll permit her entry then" came the reply. Not saying another word T'Den turned and started into a rather large room with Angel close behind. Sitting Angel whispered to T'Den "I'm impressed with the way you handled that Security man." "Thank you Commander but logically that is what being a Diplomat is all about" she replied as she opened her briefcase. and pulled out a rather official looking document.

Suddenly two well dressed, distinguished looking, and highly decorated men walked out from two separate doors and walked to the table, each sitting at opposite ends of the table leaving T'Den sitting in the middle.

The first man stood and addressed the room "Since Selay is hosting these negotiations I will start. I am Prefect Somar of the Selayan Government and I am here to negotiate for sole possession of the Moon that exists between our two Planets so we may mine the minerals thereby making our Society more prosperous" he stated then sat.

The Second man stood "I am Czar Telon of the Aurelian Government to negotiate for sole possession of the Moon to build a prison to remove the criminals from our Planet thereby making our Planet safer for it's Citizens" he stated then sat.

T'Den stood last "I am Lieutenant T'Den Diplomat from the United Federation Of Planets invited by both of your Governments to negotiate a settlement concerning the Moon that exists between your two Planets" she stated then sat.

Next the Prefect stood and went into detail the reasoning behind his Governments request. The the Czar stood and did much the same. They talked back and forth for about an hour or more when T'Den could sense hostilities starting to mount. Standing she stated "Gentlemen it is clear that neither one for your Governments are willing to compromise concerning said Moon; therefore I am intervening with a solution that would behoove you both to consider" then looking at her document before proceeding, and whispering to Angel "Would you mind giving each Gentleman a copy of this document" she asked. "Not at all" Angel replied actually looking forward to getting up and walking around. After she handed out the documents to each of the Gentleman T'Den resumed as Angel sat back down "This document contains a compromise so both Planets can benefit from the Moon. Look them over while we recess for two hours; we will resume at fourteen hundred" she stated then stood and left the room with Angel following.

Tbc

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Senior Staff
USS Peel
NCC-71015