Cmdr Shelev joined the chat (6:58:20 PM)

LCdr TKirr joined the chat (6:58:57 PM)

6:59:58 PM vadmblackthorne: Hey folks.

7:00:15 PM cmdrshelev: yo

MajDougMcKnight joined the chat (7:00:27 PM)

7:00:37 PM lcdrtkirr: Omg it's McKnight

7:00:59 PM vadmblackthorne: zomg

7:01:35 PM lcdrtkirr: Just the four of us? =/

7:02:15 PM majdougmcknight: Technically, we've soldiered ahead with less.

7:02:26 PM vadmblackthorne: True that.

7:02:39 PM vadmblackthorne: Let's give the others a few minutes.

7:03:12 PM majdougmcknight: Okay, and while we're doing that, I'll see if I can't find something with caffeine in it.

7:09:57 PM majdougmcknight: Alas, nothing more potent than Mountain Dew.

7:10:15 PM vadmblackthorne: Dew is majorly caffeinated.

7:10:31 PM lcdrtkirr: I'm on my husband's comp atm.. my tower's ready to go in the car, heh.

7:11:06 PM lcdrtkirr: Taking it over to my parents-in-law's house for a week

7:11:26 PM vadmblackthorne: Oh, cool

7:11:30 PM lcdrtkirr: So as soon as we're done, I'm out of the house >_<

7:11:36 PM majdougmcknight: What he said.

7:12:03 PM lcdrtkirr: Housesitting.. and her dog... *shudder*

7:13:20 PM majdougmcknight: Not a dog fan?

7:13:25 PM lcdrtkirr: Not of her dog

7:13:29 PM majdougmcknight: Ah.

7:13:31 PM vadmblackthorne: Okay, a couple more minutes.

7:13:34 PM lcdrtkirr: Not trained in the slightest.

7:14:31 PM majdougmcknight: Yes...you want a low maintenence pet, it's gotta be cats.

7:14:53 PM lcdrtkirr: They had cats

7:14:58 PM lcdrtkirr: And they got rid of them for the dog

7:15:02 PM cmdrshelev: My cat gives me more trouble than my dog did.

7:15:07 PM majdougmcknight: That's not right.

7:15:11 PM lcdrtkirr: My husband was devastated

7:15:20 PM vadmblackthorne: That's awful :(

7:15:24 PM lcdrtkirr: He'd had one of those cats since he was a child

7:15:34 PM vadmblackthorne: How can someone just get rid of a cat? :(

7:15:40 PM lcdrtkirr: I know

7:15:42 PM majdougmcknight: That's just criminal.

7:15:48 PM majdougmcknight: And wow, your cat sounds like an asshole.

7:16:17 PM lcdrtkirr: He agrees, it is criminal

7:16:18 PM cmdrshelev: My cat is the reincarnation of Biggie

7:16:22 PM majdougmcknight: It's like Lowtax once said.

7:16:36 PM majdougmcknight: "When I first got my cats, all I had to teach them was not to murder me in my sleep."

7:17:10 PM lcdrtkirr: Lowtax?

7:17:34 PM majdougmcknight: He owns somethingawful.com

7:17:42 PM lcdrtkirr: Heh.. if I had left the house earlier, we woulda been at my parents-in-law's by now.

Kiley Airell joined the chat (7:19:38 PM)

7:19:49 PM lcdrtkirr: Oh, hi Kiley

7:20:02 PM kileyairell: Hey, sorry I'm late, my alarm didn't go off

7:20:44 PM majdougmcknight: I know how that is.

7:21:36 PM vadmblackthorne: Okay, shall we get started then?

7:22:35 PM majdougmcknight: Sure. Might as well get some simming in while I'm no quite asleep yet.

7:22:38 PM majdougmcknight: not

7:22:45 PM vadmblackthorne: Excellent. :D

7:22:48 PM vadmblackthorne: Commander?

7:23:01 PM cmdrshelev: ::TWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET::

7:23:04 PM kileyairell: ::AA::

7:23:05 PM lcdrtkirr: ::AA::

7:23:41 PM majdougmcknight: ::AA::

7:24:11 PM vadmblackthorne: Okay, the meeting with Tagan's cabinet has concluded and they have agreed to back the declaration of martial law. They will work in an advisory role and aid in a smooth transition to power.

7:25:19 PM vadmblackthorne: Engineering is working on a surreptitious method of remote command access to the Xindi warships.

7:25:28 PM vadmblackthorne: But they aren't here. :o

7:25:37 PM vadmblackthorne: Oh there he is. :v:

7:25:41 PM majdougmcknight: Mid-terms, I'm told.

7:27:26 PM vadmblackthorne: Questions?

7:27:44 PM majdougmcknight: So...the rest of us are just getting mobilized?

7:28:58 PM vadmblackthorne: Yes, and ramping up internal security, on the warships too I'd imagine.

7:29:43 PM majdougmcknight: Well, but martial law has not actually been officially declared yet, right?

7:29:51 PM vadmblackthorne: The infection fighting team is also still aboard the hatchery ship, Kiley.

7:30:00 PM vadmblackthorne: Correct, this is all in preparation for the declaration.

7:30:10 PM lcdrtkirr: Will we declare this sim?

7:30:52 PM vadmblackthorne: Toward the end, if we get to it.

LtCdrAveryLassen joined the chat (7:31:31 PM)

7:31:57 PM vadmblackthorne: Hey Avery.

7:32:18 PM vadmblackthorne: Engineering is working to secure a surreptitious way of remotely controlling the xindi warships in case they try to fight.

7:32:44 PM ltcdraverylassen: ::nodnod and runs to Engineering:: Gotcha.

7:33:15 PM vadmblackthorne: BEGIN SIM

7:33:17 PM vadmblackthorne: BEGIN SIM

7:33:18 PM vadmblackthorne: BEGIN SIM

7:34:34 PM lcdrtkirr: EnsLogan> ::at Science on the Bridge::

7:34:35 PM vadmblackthorne: ::on the bridge, reading a PADD with the latest updates::

7:34:56 PM ltcdraverylassen: ::in engineering, running over possible ideas::

7:35:19 PM kileyairell: ::in sickbay, waiting for the infection control team to report in on their status::

7:35:40 PM lcdrtkirr: ::enters the Bridge, PADD in hand, and walks to Science::

7:36:03 PM lcdrtkirr: EnsLogan> ::retreats to a back panel::

7:36:04 PM cmdrshelev: ::Sitting on the XO chair, reading yet a different PADD::

7:36:04 PM vadmblackthorne: +Engineering+ Blackthorne to Engineering.

7:36:28 PM ltcdraverylassen: ::looks up, frazzled:: +Blackthorne+ Go ahead, Admiral.

7:36:50 PM vadmblackthorne: +Lassen+ Report on the remote access plans.

7:37:43 PM ltcdraverylassen: +Blackthorne+ I've got a couple of ideas, but I'm running simulations now. Give me... ten minutes.

7:37:59 PM vadmblackthorne: +Lassen+ Acknowledged, Blackthorne out.

7:38:18 PM ltcdraverylassen: Lying through my teeth.

7:38:29 PM ltcdraverylassen: Jeddin> Yeah, Drake use to do the same thing. ::from a console a little ways away::

7:38:35 PM ltcdraverylassen: Well, genius, got any brilliant ideas?

7:39:02 PM ltcdraverylassen: Jeddin> I do, actually.

7:39:17 PM lcdrtkirr: ::finishes something up at her console, then reaches back and hands the PADD to Logan::

7:40:04 PM vadmblackthorne: Commander, get a status on the infection fighting team please.

7:40:10 PM kileyairell: ICT>+Kiley+Doctor, we are approximately 75% done over here. We'll need another 20 minutes to finish.

7:40:24 PM lcdrtkirr: Aye, Admiral.

7:40:30 PM ltcdraverylassen: Lead on.

7:40:38 PM ltcdraverylassen: Jeddin> ::gets up, moves to the console and starts pressing some buttons::

7:40:58 PM vadmblackthorne: ::needs to specify his Commanders::

7:41:01 PM ltcdraverylassen: Jeddin> Most of the Xindi ships run off the same type of power supply regardless of the overall configuration of the engines themselves.

7:41:05 PM ltcdraverylassen: That's what the specs say.

7:41:08 PM kileyairell: +ICT+ Acknowledged. Just be careful over there. When you get back I want a full report on everything that you saw and the extent of the damge to the hatcher so far.

7:41:12 PM vadmblackthorne: ((Was talking to Shelev, didn't think you were on the bridge, T'Kirr))

7:41:16 PM lcdrtkirr: <<Kiley's in sickbay, so I assumed you meant me>>

7:41:34 PM cmdrshelev: ((so who's going down there?))

7:41:53 PM ltcdraverylassen: Well, as like most machines in order to accept a certain type of fuel or energy source, there is a certain type of converter or acception regulator.

7:41:58 PM ltcdraverylassen: Jeddin> *

7:41:58 PM kileyairell: ICT>+Kiley+ Aye Commander.

7:42:04 PM ltcdraverylassen: So, that's standard engineering principles.

7:42:08 PM ltcdraverylassen: Jeddin> Well, use that to our advantage.

7:42:08 PM lcdrtkirr: +Sickbay+ T'Kirr to Sickbay.

7:42:43 PM ltcdraverylassen: Even if we could get into all the ship's regulators like you say, it doesn't help us control their systems.

7:42:45 PM kileyairell: +TKirr+ Airell here, go ahead Commander.

7:43:05 PM lcdrtkirr: +Airell+ What's the situation on the hatchery ship?

7:43:11 PM ltcdraverylassen: Jeddin> Yes, it does. You came on a little late, but our first briefing of these ships systems have shown us that the regulators act as a hub to the rest of the systems.

7:43:33 PM kileyairell: +TKirr+ My team should be done and back to the Atlantis within the next half hour or so.

7:43:49 PM vadmblackthorne: Any Commander will do in some case. ::chuckles to himself::

7:43:49 PM ltcdraverylassen: ::pulls up the specifications and runs his hands along the conduit line:: So, by accessing this juncture remotely, we can backtrack into their ship controls...

7:43:53 PM ltcdraverylassen: Jeddin> And command processors.

7:43:56 PM lcdrtkirr: +Airell+ Understood. Let me know when they're up.

7:44:12 PM kileyairell: +TKirr+ Acknolwedged.

7:44:29 PM lcdrtkirr: ::looks to Blackthorne, to see if he overheard::

7:44:38 PM cmdrshelev: I wouldn't know anything about that situation either, Admiral. Wasn't onboard at the time.

7:45:21 PM vadmblackthorne: Indeed. When did you hear from the cabinet members last?

7:45:33 PM ltcdraverylassen: One problem...

7:45:46 PM ltcdraverylassen: Jeddin> Yeah, the primary back-ups are unoverrideable.

7:45:49 PM ltcdraverylassen: You just created a word.

7:45:51 PM lcdrtkirr: ::waits for their conversation to end::

7:46:33 PM ltcdraverylassen: Jeddin> The primary back-ups will kick in immediately once there is a security breach. However, if we can disable the secondary processors right away, the primaries will be comprimised.

7:46:55 PM ltcdraverylassen: Can we do this in mass?

7:46:59 PM ltcdraverylassen: Jeddin> ::shakes his head:: No.

7:47:07 PM ltcdraverylassen: Individually isn't going to help us if everything goes to hell.

7:47:27 PM cmdrshelev: About two hours ago. They're setting up for our engineering teams to enter the first three ships.

7:47:34 PM ltcdraverylassen: Jeddin> I know that. So, the best thing we got is to hope they don't. A precision hit with a polaron beam should be enough to remotely access their Engineering sections.

7:47:45 PM ltcdraverylassen: The beam will have to hit their deflector in the right coordinates to open up that option to us.

7:48:29 PM ltcdraverylassen: Jeddin> I'm sure our tactical officer is more than capable.

7:48:38 PM ltcdraverylassen: ::downloads the plans to a PADD::

7:48:43 PM ltcdraverylassen: +Blackthorne+ Engineering to Bridge.

7:48:45 PM vadmblackthorne: Looks like we might be ready to do just that. Get them on the horn.

7:48:53 PM vadmblackthorne: +Lassen+ Blackthorne here, go.

7:49:18 PM ltcdraverylassen: +Blackthorne+ I think I've got a plan, Admiral.

7:49:41 PM vadmblackthorne: +Lassen+ Do tell.

7:49:53 PM kileyairell: ::rubs her eyes and looks back at the screen. All tests came back negative. Just like the batch before. There didn't seem to be any way to kill whatever was infecting the hatchery . . . ::

7:50:14 PM cmdrshelev: :Starts tracking down Nar-Da amongst the fleet. Xindi are really good at hiding it seems..::

7:50:28 PM kileyairell: :: . . . at least, not without killing the young as well. They could inhibit the growth and isolate those infected. But they couldn't cure anything . . . ::

7:50:35 PM kileyairell: :: . . . yet::

7:50:45 PM ltcdraverylassen: +Blackthorne+ I'm on my way to the bridge now. I'll be there momentarily. Lassen out. ::disappears into the turbolift::

7:51:52 PM ltcdraverylassen: Bridge.

7:51:56 PM ltcdraverylassen: ::zooms upwards::

7:52:05 PM vadmblackthorne: ::looks to T'Kirr::

7:52:14 PM lcdrtkirr: The medical team will be done within twenty minutes, sir.

7:52:23 PM vadmblackthorne: Keep me posted.

7:52:28 PM lcdrtkirr: ::nods::

7:52:34 PM vadmblackthorne: Is the fighter patrol ready to launch?

7:52:37 PM kileyairell: ((It took 10 minutes for their conversation to take place?))

7:52:41 PM lcdrtkirr: Yes, Admiral.

7:52:54 PM lcdrtkirr: <<Yep lol>>

7:53:02 PM vadmblackthorne: ((Sim time lawlz))

7:53:07 PM vadmblackthorne: Stand by.

7:53:08 PM kileyairell: ((LOL))

7:53:58 PM ltcdraverylassen: ::steps out onto the bridge and hands him the PADD that contains their plans::

7:54:07 PM lcdrtkirr: ::watches::

7:55:35 PM vadmblackthorne: Executive summary.

7:57:17 PM ltcdraverylassen: If they decide they can't play nice, we zap 'em with a polaron beam and use that as a remote into their engineering section.,

7:57:26 PM ltcdraverylassen: Mainly their power converters in their primary core.

7:57:31 PM vadmblackthorne: I'd like some way set up in advance.

7:57:36 PM ltcdraverylassen: We can work backwards there into their command processors and take control.

7:58:07 PM vadmblackthorne: Something like our command prefix codes. An instant backdoor.

7:58:23 PM ltcdraverylassen: ::stares::

7:58:41 PM vadmblackthorne: This is too obvious to everyone else that's watching.

7:58:49 PM ltcdraverylassen: Without looking extremely suspicious and subversive, there isn't a way to set it up early.

7:59:00 PM vadmblackthorne: We will be able to board their ships.

7:59:06 PM ltcdraverylassen: I doubt they'll hand us the codes.

7:59:19 PM vadmblackthorne: With access to their engineering department, you can't come up with some override?

7:59:36 PM ltcdraverylassen: I don't have that much time and manpower to set up an on-site activator of this magnitude.

7:59:57 PM ltcdraverylassen: ::thinks::

8:00:22 PM ltcdraverylassen: I could try something like this on a broader scale... ::motions to the PADD:: ...but the security protocols on all the ships are just as good as ours.

8:00:29 PM vadmblackthorne: Go on.

8:01:22 PM ltcdraverylassen: Like a virus.

8:01:36 PM lcdrtkirr: <<(o.0)>>

8:01:44 PM vadmblackthorne: That's what their advisors were recommending.

8:01:56 PM ltcdraverylassen: But, again, they have a good security set-up in place.

8:02:10 PM ltcdraverylassen: We'll have to do some decoding and some massive recoding to make it look even remotely harmless.

8:02:13 PM ltcdraverylassen: It'll take some time.

8:02:17 PM vadmblackthorne: How much time?

8:02:30 PM ltcdraverylassen: If I call in massive help... an hour.

8:02:35 PM ltcdraverylassen: At leaste.

8:02:37 PM ltcdraverylassen: *least

8:02:47 PM kileyairell: ::takes a short break until her team returns::

8:02:49 PM ltcdraverylassen: I can do it faster, but the reliability will suffer.

8:02:53 PM vadmblackthorne: Shelev, you have them on the horn yet?

8:03:01 PM cmdrshelev: Found him, Admiral. He's ready to go on screen when you are.

8:03:22 PM vadmblackthorne: Get him on voice and ask if an hour or two per ship is do-able.

8:04:38 PM cmdrshelev: ::Presses button:: On speaker.

8:05:02 PM cmdrshelev: ((oops should have waited for mcknight to be ready))

8:05:07 PM vadmblackthorne: This is Admiral Blackthorne, do you read?

8:06:27 PM vadmblackthorne: ::picks up the private line::

8:06:38 PM ltcdraverylassen: ::looks at his PADD::

8:07:07 PM lcdrtkirr: <<Um, has McKnight said anything whole sim?>>

8:07:32 PM majdougmcknight: Nar-da> ::Shouts into his comm badge, so as to drown out the sound of a ruptured steam pipe in the background:: Yes, admiral?

8:07:41 PM lcdrtkirr: <<Oh there you are =D>>

8:07:56 PM majdougmcknight: (Well...have now. I'm half asleep over here, I'm afraid.)

8:08:22 PM vadmblackthorne: How has securing us access to the warships been going?

8:08:26 PM cmdrshelev: (( crap =x))

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8:10:22 PM majdougmcknight: Nar-da> +Blackthorne+ I've had to stagger the appointments so as to avoid you seeming too eager. I suggeast you have your engineers put on their surly faces, by the way. You're all very busy and beleagured handy men.

8:11:22 PM majdougmcknight: Nar-da>+Blackthorne+ Your mere presence is no dount the result of a minor logistical miracle...so on and so forth. But 3 of our warships are expecting repair crews at some point in the next 9 hours.

8:11:23 PM vadmblackthorne: An hour or two seem reasonable?

8:13:24 PM majdougmcknight: Nar-da> Two hours, and seventeen minutes, to be precise. The Enarchis will be expecting you. You can contact my secretary aboard the Degra for the other appointments as they materialize.

8:13:46 PM kileyairell: ICT>::walks in to sickbay::

8:13:46 PM majdougmcknight: Nar-da> I trust your people have whatever subterfuge they're planning ready to go?

8:13:48 PM lcdrtkirr: <<Brad just called me, his Internet is down>>

8:14:01 PM majdougmcknight: (Ah, it's a capricious entity, that internet.)

8:14:11 PM vadmblackthorne: ((Internets :( ))

8:14:17 PM lcdrtkirr: <<Fine, his ISP connection is down =P>>

8:14:27 PM vadmblackthorne: Yes, we do. I'm wondering how much time they'll be afforded.

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