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The BortaS, part 2.

Posted by Lt (jg) 'Fast Tony' GazzoFor group 0
Lt (jg) 'Fast Tony' Gazzo
NPC, 20 posts
Iotian male
Tech Assessment
Tue 8 Jan 2019
at 03:35
  • msg #1

The BortaS, part 2

Dr. Adonidas comes out and says, "Lt Clare is up and around. He's still a bit fatigued, so take it easy on him guys, eh?"

Jon comes out wearing a heavy bathrobe and thick felt slippers. He looks a bit drawn with dark circles beneath his eyes. His Klingon disguise has been removed, so his red hair and freckles  are plainly visible. Tony gets up and pulls out a chair for Jon. "Thanks, Sawbones! We'll look after 'im." he says to her and sits next to Talja.

Adonidas glares at Tony, but there is a playful gleam in her eye. "Laying it on a bit thick, Lieutenant—who are you trying to impress, Lt Groën or Lt Xelox?"

Tony grins at her saucily and turns to Xelox. "So, Bill, whose territory are ya from? My old man's Boss Gazzo on the Lower East Side Territory. They call me Fast Tony on account of I'm a wheel man. This's Jon Clare—got hisself stuck by some Klingon muscle; that's Zed Sloane, the bossman on the Thames; and this lovely lady is Talja Groën my, ah, girlfriend." He and Talja blush in unison, obviously new in their relationship. Talja is a petite, muscular woman with fair skin and short dark hair, which makes the sudden rush of blood to her cheeks that much more noticeable.

[OOC: Edited slightly to correct mistakes...]
This message was last edited by the player at 23:19, Tue 08 Jan 2019.
Lt (jg) Jonathan Clare
player, 85 posts
Human male
Planetologist
Tue 8 Jan 2019
at 21:40
  • msg #2

The BortaS, part 2

In reply to Lt (jg) 'Fast Tony' Gazzo (msg # 1):

Jon looks at Tony, struggling a bit to focus his eyes. He's not surprised by Tony's announcement, but it's the first time he's heard it straight from the horse's mouth. He decided to poke a little fun.

"That's my fault," Jon says to Bill jokingly. "Tony almost killed himself at my surfing party, and Talja went all Florence Nightingale on him. The result had been adorable."

Jon manages to focus his eyes on Bill. "Welcome to the team, by the way! I don't think we've been formally introduced. Lt. Jon Clare. I'm also relatively new to the sphere. Came looking for some adventure, and it seems to be paid off more than I anticipated. What brings you here?"
Lt (jg) Talja Groen
NPC, 22 posts
Human female
Exobiologist
Tue 8 Jan 2019
at 23:42
  • msg #3

The BortaS, part 2

"Guten Tag, Herr Xelox. Jon, I'm not Florence Nightingale—we just met her, so there!" She sticks her tongue out at him and turns back to Billy. She speaks with a slight Bavarian accent. She orders a small weisswurst on a bun with sweet mustard and a glass of chilled Weissbier. "I'm sorry, Lt Xelox, we've not eaten in hours and have had only Klingon food for a few days. Have you eaten?"

Tony orders Spaghetti Bolognese with a glass of Chianti and says to Billy, "Want some? I use a replicator pattern based on my Pop's special sauce. He used to spend all day making it before we went to th' mattresses back home." The aroma of the Bolognese sauce is tantalising. Jon finds that even though he's just devoured the meal Adonidas gave him, he's still feels ravenous.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:44, Tue 08 Jan 2019.
Lt Zedrick Sloane
player, 118 posts
Centauran Lieutenant
Flight Control
Wed 9 Jan 2019
at 00:38
  • msg #4

The BortaS, part 2

In reply to Lt (jg) Talja Groen (msg # 3):

“Lt. Xerox, welcome to Dyson Base.  I’m Lt. Zedrick Sloane, my friends call me Zed. “ Zed says as he orders a Philly Steak sandwich. “After eating Klingon food I need something normal. Grab something to eat and join us. Tell us what brings you here Billy, and not just this is where I got posted BS.” As he grabs his food and takes a seat with the others.
Relic GM
GM, 673 posts
Thu 17 Jan 2019
at 00:24
  • msg #5

The BortaS, part 2

[OOC: Jay is obviously not yet ready to post yet, so we'll continue on and if he wishes to continue this conversation we'll deal with it in a sidebar thread.]

The discussion goes on for a couple of hours during which it is revealed that Lt Xelox's nickname is "Fast Billy" due to the speed of his right jab. He's a boxer, trained by his grandfather, an old-time "Mustache Pete". Billy developed an interest in history and sociology, and this became his specialty. He went to Starfleet Academy and graduated as a science officer specialising in sociology, with a security secondary.

After the conversation, Jon finds himself falling asleep in his chair and his arm is throbbing. Lt Avalon, the new Security Chief tells them they'll be joining Ambassador Worf's security detail after they get some sleep.

In the morning, the swelling has gone down on Jon's forearm and Dr. Adonidas gives him a hypospray with an analgesic should the pain return. "Don't be surprised if your arm goes a bit numb when you use the hypo—it won't affect your use of the arm and has no sedative side-effects," she tells him.

The team is quickly brought up on the situation in BortaS City—there is still sporadic rioting and a few fires, none of which have gotten out of hand. They are all issued security armour, phaser rifles and hardened tricorders. Cdrs K'Pok and Vaughn are still recovering, but Lt Swann is freshly returned from her TDY assignment. She is armed with her beloved TR-116 sniper rifle which has been outfitted with a heads-up tricorder unit.

Returning to the station-keeping position over veng BortaS in the Thames, they beam down, again leaving Sonam manning the runabout. Worf is waiting for them in one of the Klingon battlecruiser's old briefing rooms. Klaang is also there, but Dr. KeH'lef is nowhere to be seen.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:38, Sat 02 Feb 2019.
Lt (jg) Jonathan Clare
player, 86 posts
Human male
Planetologist
Thu 17 Jan 2019
at 13:18
  • msg #6

The BortaS, part 2

In reply to Relic GM (msg # 5):

[OOC Question: We are not in Klingon disguise anymore, are we? We are now official armed Starfleet personnel?]
Lt Zedrick Sloane
player, 119 posts
Centauran Lieutenant
Flight Control
Fri 18 Jan 2019
at 17:46
  • msg #7

The BortaS, part 2

In reply to Lt (jg) Jonathan Clare (msg # 6):

After reviewing the briefing info and suiting up Zed indicates to Lt. Avalon, “We are ready to head out and join the ambassador’s team.”

Turning to Jon he asks “Lt. how is the arm, ready for some action.”
Relic GM
GM, 674 posts
Fri 18 Jan 2019
at 20:04
  • msg #8

Re: The BortaS, part 2

Lt (jg) Jonathan Clare:
In reply to Relic GM (msg # 5):

[OOC Question: We are not in Klingon disguise anymore, are we? We are now official armed Starfleet personnel?]


Correct.
Lt (jg) Jonathan Clare
player, 87 posts
Human male
Planetologist
Sat 19 Jan 2019
at 13:03
  • msg #9

The BortaS, part 2

In reply to Lt Zedrick Sloane (msg # 7):

"My arm's almost as good as new, sir" Jon says brightly, and flexes his arm in demonstration. The slight wincing expression he makes as he does this belies his optimism. Jon is glad he has the analgesic hypospray with him, though he has a private bet with himself not to use it unless really really necessary.
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 14:44, Mon 21 Jan 2019.
Lt Zedrick Sloane
player, 120 posts
Centauran Lieutenant
Flight Control
Sat 26 Jan 2019
at 22:22
  • msg #10

The BortaS, part 2

In reply to Lt (jg) Jonathan Clare (msg # 9):

“So we are good to go.  Let’s head out and meet up with the Ambassador’s detail” As he turns and heads to the transporter room.
Relic GM
GM, 675 posts
Sun 27 Jan 2019
at 05:13
  • msg #11

The BortaS, part 2

The team boards the Thames and proceed to veng BortaS. M'Rel has assigned Lt P'Reen of the Runabout St. Lawrence to act as copilot to keep the Thames at station-keeping.  Arriving over the city, she contacts Lt Nivran and requests permission for the away team to beam down.

Nivran replies, "Ambassador Worf is awaiting your arrival. He is most impatient."

Zed, Jon, Billy, Marissa, Talja and Tony check their equipment and P'Reen says, "Energising... now!" The runabout fades away in a shower of sparkling energy...

...and the transporter room of the BortaS shimmers into existence around them.  The Ambassador is personally manning the control console, flanked by Argent and Nivran. The transporter room is a dimly lit chamber, larger than a standard Federation starship facility, with the hexagonal transporter pads arrayed on a similarly hexagonal platform. A slightly bitter smell of ozone laced with stale lubricants tinges the air. Worf says, "Clear the stage," and once the pads are clear, LCdr M'Rel appears along with Lts (jg) Seth Tal and Leiliri. Worf steps up to the transporter stage and approaches M'Rel.

"Good morning Commander," he greets the Caitian CAG. Turning to Zed and the Thames crew, he says, "Lt Sloane, I understand your mission was... somewhat eventful. Lt Swann, we've not met, but I hear you have some military experience. Lt Clare, the captain informs me you were wounded. I take it you're fit for duty?"

He motions the team to accompany him. Argent and Nivran fall into the loose formation as he leads the through a door into a spacious briefing room. There is a tension in the air aboard the crippled Klingon battlecruiser as they find Emissary Klaang and Dr. Keh'lef sitting at a large triangular table emblazoned with the Imperial trefoil, talking to Captain Klong, Commander Kresh and Dahar Master Qolor. Klong looks at M'Rel and his crew with palpable displeasure and says, "So, Caitngan [Caitian] , have you come to gloat over your theft of our spoils of war?"

[OOC: Sorry for the delay—it's been a bit of a rough week.]
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:54, Sun 27 Jan 2019.
Ambassador Worf
NPC, 4 posts
Klingon male
Mon 28 Jan 2019
at 00:37
  • msg #12

The BortaS, part 2

Worf sighs and informs Klong, "HoD Klong, you've been informed that your spoils of war—so called—stolen by HoD Qor'tath from the Romulans during his raid on Romulus was in reality the Tokath, a pre-diaspora Vulcan psionic weapon, stolen by Romulan rebels from the Vulcan military and taken with them when they fled Vulcan. The High Council under Chancellor Martok and approved by Emperor Kahless cha'DIch [Kahless II] approved it return to Vulcan in return for which the Federation and Vulcan governments paid a substantial reparation fee; a portion of which has been set aside for the crew of the IKS BortaS. As current captain of the ship, the amount of forty thousand DarSeqs [the darsek is the main unit of Klingon currency] has been apportioned to you."

"Bah! Money! What about my honour?" snaps Klong angrily.

"What honour?" Worf asks. "You did not capture the Tokath from the Romulans. You should count yourself lucky that you are not being discommended for allowing a mere Caitngan Lieutenant to take it from under your nose." M'Rel's right ear twitches but he keeps a straight face at Worf's casual description of him.

Klong scowls even more and mutters, "If you were not under diplomatic immunity..."

Worf manages not to laugh in Klong's face, but Klaang admonishes him, "Have a care, Klong. Did you hear how General Martok came to be chancellor? Worf defeated Gowron in single combat and killed him but refused the chancellorship for himself; choosing instead to pass it to Martok, the head of his adopted House. Worf is also the one who returned Kahless to his throne, so he has proven not only his prowess at arms but his wisdom and influence in the Empire!"

"Enough!" says Worf, brooking no further argument. "We have weightier matters to discuss."
Lt Zedrick Sloane
player, 121 posts
Centauran Lieutenant
Flight Control
Tue 29 Jan 2019
at 18:42
  • msg #13

The BortaS, part 2

In reply to Ambassador Worf (msg # 12):

[OOC: Those were the good old days.]

“Ambassador Worf, my team is fit and eager to serve you.  What do you need use to do.”  Sloane asks as he carefully checks his team over.

He then checks LCdr M’Rel over after all Worf’s references about him to better understand what M’Rel is about.
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