Re: Klingon Facility Away Team
In reply to Koram Val (msg # 182):
Shard nodded in apparent agreement with Koram's assessment.
"Ah! I see, just a still active emergency beacon, operating on some low-band subspace frequency that hasn't seen use in a century. Yes, I can see that happening--something like racking your spacesuit and accidentally leaving the comm unit on with a channel open. It's weeks before someone notices there's an open channel somewhere, and another week before the suit with the active comm unit is discovered. Got it."
Shard straightens up and gives a slight nod of his head towards Gorvok.
"Officer Gorvok, allow me to express my thanks for your understanding and willingness to excuse our intrusion into your facility. On behalf of the USS Mongoose, let me say that we are glad to have been of some use to you, during this small crisis. As always, we are proud and honored to be in an Alliance with such strong and understanding a people such as the Klingon Empire."
"Now, we have been ordered to return to our ship. I do not believe that there will be any issue, in the future, concerning the old Federation ship. You honorably acquired it through the disreputable Orions--and the Gods of Space alone know where they got it from! And it is so old, Starfleet would likely happily gift it to you, if you demanded. So we shall think of this no more."
"Goodbye, Officer Gorvok--and do give my best wishes to Commander Meng--assure him that I said he was Terrifying, truly Terrifying." Shard finishes with a smile wide enough to show his canine teeth.
"Should we meet again, Gorvok--Qapla!"
Shard turned and headed for the airlock, and the runabout, reaching out towards Koram to bring the engineer along.
As the two stepped out the open airlock, Shard said very quietly, without turning to look at Koram,
"Of course, you got detailed scans of that device, yes? Starfleet Intelligence, as well as Starfleet Engineering, will be very interested in just what these Klingons are doing, here. Please tell me you scanned everything, Koram."