[19:04] MajDougMcKnight: Admiral.
[19:04] VAdm Blackthorne:
There we go.
[19:04] CmdrShelev: whatsd
[19:05] MajDougMcKnight: T'Kirr's finishing something up, I guess?
[19:05] VAdm Blackthorne:
I poked her.
[19:05] MajDougMcKnight: Ah.
[19:06] MajDougMcKnight: Okay, I
have a name and a place of origin for my alt, but I can't promise he'll be
super fleshed out at first.
[19:06] *** LCdr TKirr has joined the chat.
[19:06] MajDougMcKnight: T'Kirr.
[19:06] LCdr TKirr:
Yah.
[19:06] VAdm Blackthorne:
There she is! ::points::
[19:06] MajDougMcKnight: Last one
in gets force choked!
[19:07] VAdm Blackthorne: ::cackles::
[19:07] LCdr TKirr:
Nooooo
[19:07] VAdm Blackthorne:
I just finished my darkside playthrough
of KotOR2, too. Dooooooomed
[19:08] LCdr TKirr:
My Trandoshan needs a new lightsaber
>_<
[19:08] MajDougMcKnight: Where is
there a Trandoshan?
[19:09] VAdm Blackthorne:
I think she plays SWG
[19:09] VAdm Blackthorne:
For some reasons. :p
[19:09] MajDougMcKnight: Ah.
[19:09] LCdr TKirr:
lol I have a headache from trying to find what I need
[19:10] LCdr TKirr:
Never played kotor =/
[19:10] Kiley Airell:
brb
[19:11] MajDougMcKnight: It's
fun. You can send this lady out to look
for a destroyed droid, laughing at her all the while.
[19:11] LCdr TKirr:
Heh um...
[19:13] VAdm Blackthorne:
I mindtricked someone into jumping off Nar Shaddaa.
[19:13] LCdr TKirr:
I don't play SWG much... doesn't hold much interest for me since what they call
"NGE" *laughs
sarcastically*
[19:14] MajDougMcKnight: Nar Shadaa was quite possibly my
favorite locale in either game, though Dxun was fun
too.
[19:14] VAdm Blackthorne:
I liked the whole Onderon/Dxun story arc.
[19:16] MajDougMcKnight: So...I
suppose we should start.
[19:16] VAdm Blackthorne:
Hang on, my raid group in WoW has
:downs:
[19:16] MajDougMcKnight: Ah, take
your time then.
[19:16] CmdrShelev: who cares
[19:16] VAdm Blackthorne:
It's usually not quite THIS retarded
[19:17] Kiley Airell:
bk
[19:17] VAdm Blackthorne:
ah, Kiley's back, let's get started.
[19:17] CmdrShelev: ::TWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET:: etc etc
[19:17] Kiley Airell: ::AA::
[19:17] LCdr TKirr: ::AA::
[19:18] VAdm Blackthorne:
Tonight, ON THE INTERNET STARSHIP
[19:18] VAdm Blackthorne:
It has been a solid week of travel.
[19:19] CmdrShelev: internet
spaceship
[19:20] VAdm Blackthorne:
Aside from slight unrest and a bunch of hippie protesters on one ship, it was
uneventful.
[19:20] LCdr TKirr: ::snorts at the thought of hippie Xindi::
[19:21] VAdm Blackthorne:
Questions?
[19:21] MajDougMcKnight: Not right
now.
[19:22] LCdr TKirr:
No, but I have answers... :smirks:
[19:22] VAdm Blackthorne:
Okay then.,
[19:22] VAdm Blackthorne:
BEGIN SIM
[19:22] VAdm Blackthorne:
BEGIN SIM
[19:22] VAdm Blackthorne:
BEGIN SIM
[19:23] VAdm Blackthorne: ::walks onto the bridge reading a PADD::
[19:23] LCdr TKirr: ::in her quarters, carefully pinning three gold pips to
her fresh uniform::
[19:23] CmdrShelev: ::On bridge, doing XO things. Read: paperwork::
[19:24] VAdm Blackthorne: Commander, anything to report?
[19:24] Kiley Airell: ::in sickbay::
[19:24] CmdrShelev: Nothing. Thank
gods.
[19:24] LCdr TKirr: ::quickly looks about the spartan
room before exiting and heading to/up the lift to the Bridge::
[19:25] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::at Science,
attempting to stifle a yawn, but is caught with his mouth open when T'Kirr enters from the turbolift::
[19:26] VAdm Blackthorne: ::takes his seat:: Excellent.
[19:27] LCdr TKirr: ::peers about the Bridge briefly before taking her
station::
[19:27] Kiley Airell: ::sits at her desk going over reports::
[19:28] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::disappears
behind the turbolift doors::
[19:30] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::enters Sickbay,
turning his head around until he spots Airell around
the corner at her desk::
[19:30] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> Doc?
[19:30] VAdm Blackthorne: ::finishes the PADD:: Tactical overlay.
[19:31] Kiley Airell: ::looks up from what she's doing:: Yes?
[19:31] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::squints, as
if the lighting is hurting his eyes:: You got anything to help me sleep?
[19:31] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::looks down at
the papers:: Oh, sorry... I didn't realize you were busy.
[19:32] VAdm Blackthorne: ::sees their progress come up on the viewer::
[19:32] Kiley Airell:
(there aren't any papers, they are all data padds)
[19:32] VAdm Blackthorne: ::Federation space getting ever closer::
[19:32] LCdr TKirr:
<<Same diff!>>
[19:32] Kiley Airell:
Having difficulty sleeping? how long has this been going on?
[19:33] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> Oh, well.. ::gestures with a hand at nothing:: ..a
couple nights, I guess? It's nothing
big, I just feel... well, awake.
[19:34] LCdr TKirr:
<<Where's McKnight?>>
[19:34] MajDougMcKnight: (I'm here. Just discussing some
details out of character before I jump in.)
[19:35] Kiley Airell:
Do you feel tired during the day then?
[19:36] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::crosses his
arms in front of him, muscles tensed, as if cold:: You mean during my
shift? I just worked overnight.
[19:37] Kiley Airell:
"day" being when you're up and suppose to be awake?
[19:38] Kiley Airell:
((I may have to restart my computer here, it's acting VERY strange))
[19:39] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> Well, I guess so. I mean, I'm alert, sure, but I never feel
well rested overnight, no matter how much I sleep before shift. ::furrows brow:: I
thought that was normal.
[19:40] MajDougMcKnight: Lt. JG
Rodney Quinn> ::Straightens his gold engineering uniform a bit as the turbolift comes to a stop at the bridge, and steps off,
clutching a PADD in hand and looking for the most senior officer,
[19:40] VAdm Blackthorne: ::would be the very most senior officer, his collars
shining::
[19:40] MajDougMcKnight:
immediately spotting Blackthorne. Crossing over, he clears his throat softly by
way of announcing his presence::
[19:40] Kiley Airell: ::stands up:: Let me check you out. Take a seat on one of those biobeds.
[19:40] MajDougMcKnight:
(Heh, note the comma.)
[19:41] VAdm Blackthorne:
Lieutenant.
[19:41] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::hesitantly
moves to a bed and sits, putting his palms together at his forehead and
rubbing:: Can't you just give me something to help me sleep?
[19:41] MajDougMcKnight:
Admiral. The chief wanted me to get this
report to you ASAP. We've finally had
some time to get a good look at that Machen Bren
shuttle sitting in our shuttlebay.
[19:42] LCdr TKirr: ::looks up at the two::
[19:42] Kiley Airell:
Not without knowing what's wrong and why you're having difficulties
sleeping. There may be something else
going on.
[19:42] MajDougMcKnight: Quinn> ::Without further preamble, hands Blackthorne
the PADD in question::
[19:42] Kiley Airell: ::takes the med tricorder and
scans
[19:42] VAdm Blackthorne: Executive summary, Lietuenant?
[19:42] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::sits,
enduring the beeping of the instrument, rolling his neck sideways to ease
tension::
[19:43] VAdm Blackthorne: :takes the PADD::
[19:44] MajDougMcKnight: Quinn> ::Takes a breath, silently condensing it all in his head:: Oddly familiar sir. Not all of it by any means, but some of the
designs, like the sensor configuration, the impulse coolant feed...pretty
consistent with designs
[19:44] MajDougMcKnight: we have
on record.
[19:45] MajDougMcKnight: Quinn>
Orion, sir. Could just be a coincidence,
I suppose, but in my opinion, not to be counted on.
[19:46] VAdm Blackthorne:
Orion? It wouldn't surprise me if they were that far reaching.
[19:47] VAdm Blackthorne:
Thank you, Lieutenant.
[19:47] MajDougMcKnight: Quinn> ::Nods:: Sir.
[19:48] VAdm Blackthorne: ::puts the PADD down near his chair::
[19:48] MajDougMcKnight: Quinn> ::Turns and heads back to the turbolift,
requesting...whatever the hell deck engineering is on.::
[19:49] LCdr TKirr:
<<::laughs::>>
[19:49] Kiley Airell:
Well, there's nothing physically wrong.
However, your domamine and seratonin
levels are out of whack.
[19:49] Kiley Airell:
You stressed or preoccupied with anything?
[19:50] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::grunts in
acknowledgement, eyes glazed with weariness::
[19:50] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> Xindi.
[19:50] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::looks at Kiley:: Aren't you?
[19:50] MajDougMcKnight: ::Moving
back to the main character, McKnight frowns at his station as several warning
beeps sound from the console:: Sir, we
just picked up several contacts on our long-range sensors. Coming in fast.
[19:50] VAdm Blackthorne:
Machen Bren?
[19:51] LCdr TKirr: ::glances at McKnight, then looks at her readings::
[19:52] MajDougMcKnight: Can't
think of anyone else who'd be traipsing through here with a group this
size. And readings are...consistent, if
less than totally conclusive at this range.
We'll know for sure in a minute.
[19:52] Kiley Airell:
I'll give you something to help you sleep.
I also recommend that you schedule some time with me to discuss this
further.
[19:52] MajDougMcKnight: I can
tell you they're heading right for us.
[19:52] Kiley Airell: ::moves over and grabs a hypo and two vials of meds. Heads back to
[19:52] VAdm Blackthorne: Set red alert throughout the fleet. Battlestations!
[19:53] CmdrShelev: +Shipwide+ Red alert,
[19:53] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::breathes
deeply:: Thanks.
[19:53] Kiley Airell: ::inserts the first vial into the hypospray
and then checks the medication level, injects it into
[19:53] MajDougMcKnight: ::Nods as he raises shields, powers weapons, and sends the
signal out through the fleet:: Aye sir,
red alert.
[19:53] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::looks up::
Oh, man...
[19:53] Kiley Airell: ::repeats for the other vial::
[19:53] VAdm Blackthorne:
From around the civilian ships.
[19:54] Kiley Airell:
These should help you relax. You should
head to your quarters and try to get some sleep.
[19:54] VAdm Blackthorne:
Commander T'Kirr, ready the Sharks... including mine.
I'll be down shortly.
[19:54] Kiley Airell: ::hears the red alert and wonders what's going on::
[19:54] LCdr TKirr: ::nods and hurries to the lift::
[19:54] MajDougMcKnight:
(Heh, poor Logan. Bad time to be shot full of
sedatives.)
[19:54] CmdrShelev: Sir, I think
you should sit this one out.
[19:55] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::jumps off the
bed and heads for the door:: I've gotta get to the
Bridge.
[19:55] VAdm Blackthorne: ::shoots a sharp look to Shelev::
[19:55] CmdrShelev: Last time we
almost lost half the command crew of this ship, and I don't think we should
take that risk a second time. Sir.
[19:55] LCdr TKirr: ::enters the
[19:56] MajDougMcKnight: ::Ignores the tension between the upper command crew,
focusing on his readings:: All combat
ships now in position, sir. When that
task force drops out of warp, they'll find us between them and the civilian
fleet.
[19:56] Kiley Airell:
[19:56] VAdm Blackthorne: ::dead quiet as the two men stare down, except for the
klaxon::
[19:56] VAdm Blackthorne:
Alright, Commander.
[19:57] VAdm Blackthorne:
+T'Kirr+ Blackthorne to T'Kirr.
[19:57] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::turns on a
foot:: You don't understand. We have
three science officers on this mission.
If they launch the Mustangs, I have to operate T'Kirr's
fighter shielding.
[19:57] LCdr TKirr:
+Blackthorne+ Go ahead, sir.
[19:58] CmdrShelev: ::Returns to examining tactical data.::
[19:58] VAdm Blackthorne:
+T'Kirr+ You'll be flying lead on this one,
Commander.
[19:58] LCdr TKirr:
+Blackthorne+ ::pauses::
Understood.
[19:58] Kiley Airell:
You are in no condition to be working
[19:59] VAdm Blackthorne:
+T'Kirr+ Good hunting. Blackthorne out.
[19:59] MajDougMcKnight: All
security checkpoints now report full ready status. They're in position to repel any boarding
parties. And...we've
got some better readings now.
[19:59] LCdr TKirr: ::performs checks on the fighters::
[19:59] VAdm Blackthorne: ::turns to McKnight:: What do you have?
[20:00] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::braces
himself with a hand next to the door:: All right, um... all right. I'll get someone else to take care of it.
[20:00] Kiley Airell:
Good.
[20:00] MajDougMcKnight:
Definitely Machen Bren, sir. I'm picking up a destroyer group, a carrier,
and...2 signals we haven't seen before.
It matches the battlecruisers from the Xindi database. Pretty hefty group, sir.
[20:01] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::smiles
halfheartedly:: Thanks, doc. I hope you
don't get anyone serious in here this shift.
[20:01] VAdm Blackthorne: Two battlecruisers?
[20:01] Kiley Airell: thanks.
[20:01] Kiley Airell:
get some rest
[20:01] CmdrShelev: What on earth
is their problem?
[20:01] CmdrShelev:
No pun intended.
[20:01] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::exits Sickbay and walks down the
corridor at a brisk pace, wondering how the heck he's supposed to sleep during
Red Alert:: +T'Kirr+ Logan to Commander T'Kirr.
[20:02] MajDougMcKnight:
Two of them, sir. We'll want to
knock one of those out as soon as possible.
I'd suggest all ships coordinate their fire on the lead battlecruiser.
[20:02] VAdm Blackthorne:
I don't care to find out.
[20:02] VAdm Blackthorne: Suggestion taken, Major.
[20:02] VAdm Blackthorne: Drop from warp, fleetwide.
Our battlefield will be of our choosing.
[20:03] CmdrShelev: Sir, I've got
the current commanding officers of the armed Xindi
ships patched into tactical.
[20:03] CmdrShelev: Assuming they
still have a sense of self preservation, they should be as easy to handle as we
can make them.
[20:04] VAdm Blackthorne:
Excellent.
[20:04] LCdr TKirr:
+Logan+ T'Kirr.
[20:05] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> +T'Kirr+
Commander, Doctor Airell's given me a sedative. I can't run the shielding. Should I wake Ellis?
[20:05] LCdr TKirr: ::drops into her cockpit:: +Logan+ Yes.
[20:06] VAdm Blackthorne: ETA to contact?
[20:06] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> +T'Kirr+ All
right. Be careful out there.
[20:06] MajDougMcKnight: (Sorry,
brother called me out for a second.)
[20:07] MajDougMcKnight:
Just under 2 minutes now, sir.
[20:07] LCdr TKirr: ::starts running pre-flight:: +Sharks+ All Sharks, report
in. ::takes
note of all callsigns::
[20:07] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::disappears
into NPC-ville::
[20:07] VAdm Blackthorne: Ready quantum torpedos.
[20:08] VAdm Blackthorne:
And have the Xindi warships coordinate fire
simultaneously on the lead cruiser as it drops from warp.
[20:08] Kiley Airell: ::prepares sickbay for possible casualties::
[20:08] MajDougMcKnight:
Quantum torpedoes armed and ready.
Ditto for photons.
[20:08] LCdr TKirr:
+Sharks+ All Sharks, stand by for launch.
[20:09] LCdr TKirr: ::feels the hum of her fighter, along with all the others
around the bay::
[20:10] VAdm Blackthorne:
Launch Mustangs.
[20:10] CmdrShelev: +Fighter bay+
Launch fighters.
[20:10] LCdr TKirr:
+Sharks+ All Sharks, launch. ::files first out the bay::
[20:11] VAdm Blackthorne: ::watches them deploy enviously::
[20:12] VAdm Blackthorne:
ACTION> The Machen Bren battlegroup
drops from warp.
[20:12] VAdm Blackthorne:
Fire!
[20:12] LCdr TKirr: ::receives the tactical data on enemy positions::
[20:12] MajDougMcKnight: ::Having
readied a firing solution, keys the launch sequence, a full volley of quantum
and photon torpedoes quickly screaming across the 100,000 kilometers of empty
space in between the two flotillas::
[20:13] VAdm Blackthorne: ::likes it when he can fire first without having to file
tons of paperwork later::
[20:13] LCdr TKirr:
<<rofl>>
[20:13] VAdm Blackthorne:
ACTION> A return volley arcs its way towards our fleet.
[20:13] VAdm Blackthorne:
Evasive!
[20:14] LCdr TKirr:
+Sharks+ Incoming fire!
[20:14] Kiley Airell: ::thinks that during red alert, it can be really
frustrating to be a doctor, not knowing what's going on up on the bridge and
not being able to go up and check because of possible casualties::
[20:14] VAdm Blackthorne:
ACTION> The carrier launches fighters.
[20:15] MajDougMcKnight: ::Grimaces at finding the battlecruisers
very well armed and shielded.
Fortunately, they've got the maneuverability of a brick, and the vast
majority of the torpedoes hit home, unfortunately failing to immediately breach
their
[20:15] VAdm Blackthorne:
Keep pounding them, we have them in maneuverability.
[20:15] LCdr TKirr: ::is alerted to the fighter launch by an incessant beep
and takes in the numbers::
[20:15] VAdm Blackthorne: ::is glad Atlantis isn't a Galaxy-class::
[20:16] MajDougMcKnight: shields:: Direct hits. Lots of them, and
the bastard's still cruising along. Launching second volley.
[20:16] LCdr TKirr:
+Sharks+ Omega assault pattern! Keep out
of the cruiser crossfire.
[20:17] VAdm Blackthorne:
How are the Xindi holding up?
[20:17] MajDougMcKnight: ::Grins at finding the second volley too much for their
shields. Under the combined firepower of
the fleet, a Xindi cruiser's forward disruptors
punches its way through the shield bubble, and shortly therafter
spears its way
[20:17] MajDougMcKnight: through
its starboard side::
[20:17] LCdr TKirr: ::screams toward the enemy fighter wing, the Mustangs in
full formation::
[20:18] LCdr TKirr:
+Sharks+ Weapons range imminent. Do what
you do best.
[20:18] MajDougMcKnight: One of
our destroyers has taken several direct hits, sir. Its shields have been breached...they're
drifting, sir. All others report
continued combat status.
[20:19] VAdm Blackthorne:
Tractor push them back toward the civilians.
[20:19] MajDougMcKnight:
Aye, sir.
[20:19] VAdm Blackthorne:
((GET OUT))
[20:19] LCdr TKirr: ::dodges the first round of phaser
fire and swings back with a spread of her own::
[20:20] VAdm Blackthorne:
Keep pounding the damaged cruiser.
[20:21] Kiley Airell: ::starts treating a few minor injuries::
[20:21] CmdrShelev: (( what ))
[20:21] LCdr TKirr:
::being in the lead, finds herself the central target of half a dozen craft and
spins out, fully defensive and drawing fire from her wingmates::
[20:21] MajDougMcKnight: ::Manages
a direct hit to the batllecruiser's belly, causing
severe structural damage, but is forced to direct most of the weapons fire
toward the destroyers that have now closed with the fleet as the ship maneuvers
the Xindi
[20:21] MajDougMcKnight: destroyer
out of the fray::
[20:21] VAdm Blackthorne:
ACTION> Atlantis's shields take a few direct hits.
[20:22] VAdm Blackthorne:
Keep up those evasives!
[20:22] MajDougMcKnight: ::Grabs his console to steady himself:: Shields holding steady, sir.
[20:23] VAdm Blackthorne: ::takes helm away from the Ensign that has it::
[20:24] MajDougMcKnight: ::Watches on his display as 2 Xindi
ships commence a final disruptor volley, targeting the Machen
Bren reactor. Sensors register secondary
explosions all over the ship until a few seconds later, the entire thing
detonates:: One
[20:24] MajDougMcKnight: down,
sir!
[20:24] LCdr TKirr: ::takes several aft energy blasts, thankful for the PTS
boost to her shielding::
[20:24] VAdm Blackthorne: ::swings the ship about:: Direct fire to cruiser two!
[20:24] LCdr TKirr:
<<lol gotta pilot somethin'>>
[20:24] VAdm Blackthorne:
((Damn right))
[20:25] VAdm Blackthorne: ::brings the forward torpedo array in line with the
cruiser::
[20:25] LCdr TKirr: ::hears several whoops over the comm::
[20:25] MajDougMcKnight: ::Grimaces as a Xindi light
cruiser's shields collapse under bombardment from the remaining battlecruiser. The
hull soon follows:: Dammit!
[20:25] VAdm Blackthorne: ::frowns:: How many on that ship, Commander?
[20:26] CmdrShelev:
At least 80, sir.
[20:26] MajDougMcKnight: Sir,
those battlecruisers are just packing too much
firepower! You need to keep us between
it and the rest of the fleet!
[20:26] CmdrShelev: It's morbid,
but no one of import was onboard.
[20:26] VAdm Blackthorne:
Message understood, commander.
[20:27] VAdm Blackthorne:
Shelev, have engineering get off their asses, we're
about to take some hits.
[20:27] LCdr TKirr: ::when a sufficient cluster of Machen
Bren are in hot pursuit, lets loose a string of bombs in her wake::
[20:27] CmdrShelev: ((Do we have a
chief engineer this week?))
[20:27] MajDougMcKnight: ::Directs a full power, sustained phaser
burst at the Machen Bren battlecruiser,
with a torpedo accompaniment. Meanwhile,
aft shields pour out all available firepower on the carrier::
[20:28] VAdm Blackthorne:
((LOL no))
[20:28] MajDougMcKnight: (I AM
playing an engineer...that'll do, I guess.
Just keep it simple.)
[20:28] VAdm Blackthorne: ::moves the Atlantis to protect the Xindi
destroyers
[20:29] LCdr TKirr: ::registers three fighters caught in the bomb blast, the
others breaking off nearly in time, and switches to the offensive::
[20:29] MajDougMcKnight: (Er...I meant to say aft phasers
earlier.)
[20:29] LCdr TKirr:
<<I figured>>
[20:29] MajDougMcKnight: (Just
caught that.)
[20:29] LCdr TKirr:
<<Didn't wanna nitpick>>
[20:30] CmdrShelev: +Engineering+
Bridge to main engineering. We need more shields aft; if you can push the range
out a little farther, do it. And take warp down to minimum sustained reaction;
whatever power we need out of it we need in the phasers.
[20:30] VAdm Blackthorne:
I'm going to make a close pass. Make it count, Major.
[20:31] LCdr TKirr: ::comes about and dives into the fray of fighters
exchanging phaser fire, like so much gnats zipping
around each other::
[20:31] MajDougMcKnight: Quinn>
+Shelev+ Yes, Commander. It looks like you're gonna
be so close you can't miss anyway. I'll
be lowering sensor resolution as well; that oughtta
give us a little more punch.
[20:32] VAdm Blackthorne: ::charges the Atlantis forward, drawing all fire away from
the Xindi::
[20:32] VAdm Blackthorne: ::Charges toward the cruiser at full impulse, bobbing and
weaving::
[20:33] MajDougMcKnight: ::Hopes
engineering got some more power for those shields, because he's directing most of
it fore now to take all the hits.
Maneuverable or not, they're close enough to make this a toe to toe
slugging match.::
[20:33] LCdr TKirr: ::notices a drop in PT shielding::
[20:34] VAdm Blackthorne: ::watching Atlantis's shield strength very closely as he
flies through the soup::
[20:34] LCdr TKirr:
+Sharks+ PTS is down. Stay alive,
people. ::guns
down a fighter before nearly missing an enemy torpedo::
[20:35] MajDougMcKnight: ::Keeps
up the phaser barrage with all available banks,
aiming manually to keep it directed at a precise spot on the shields despite
the lowered sensor resolution.
Meanwhile, a quartet of quantum torpedoes thunders against those
[20:35] MajDougMcKnight:
maddeningly tough shields::
These shit heads know how to make a heavyweight, I'll give 'em that. But I'll be
damned if we're not better.
[20:36] VAdm Blackthorne:
Here's a present for you, Major... ::swings the
Atlantis to the side and makes a pass right over their hull::
[20:37] MajDougMcKnight: ::Grins,
and as the Atlantis makes its pass, numerous phaser
banks all along the hull open up at pointblank range, until...a single, lone phaser blast hammers its way through the shields. The next beam is blocked as the shields are
[20:38] MajDougMcKnight:
re-established just in time, but too late to prevent a sizable explosion from
blossoming outward::
[20:38] LCdr TKirr:
<<Sweeet>>
[20:39] MajDougMcKnight: ::Continues the phaser
bombardment to try and keep their weakened shields at low power:: They're hurt!
Give us some distance, and come around!
Get them lines back up with our torpedoes!
[20:39] CmdrShelev: Now that is
not something you see every day.
[20:39] MajDougMcKnight: (lined)
[20:39] VAdm Blackthorne: ::pulls up from their hull and turns the ship as rapidly
as she'll turn::
[20:39] LCdr TKirr: ::takes a beating to her dorsal shields and attemps to keep her belly towards potential fire as she
finds more prey::
[20:41] MajDougMcKnight: Quinn> ::Grimaces as an ODN line blows under all the strain,
before managing to redirect the power flow through a secondary line. That's gonna need
some repairs later, but for now, main power is in no danger of failing::
[20:41] VAdm Blackthorne: ::comes about and puts her in position for a torpedo
volley::
[20:41] CmdrShelev: (( That read like a horrible porno. ))
[20:41] VAdm Blackthorne:
((laffo)
[20:42] MajDougMcKnight:
(Sigh...I'll brush up on my technobabble. Also, die.)
[20:42] CmdrShelev: (( I was referring to blackthorne
))
[20:42] MajDougMcKnight: (Oh, in
that case, lmao)
[20:42] LCdr TKirr:
FriendlyFighter> +Sharks+ Ahh,
I'm hit!
[20:43] MajDougMcKnight: ::Grins savagely, and opens up with all weapons. The Machen Bren are obviously directing all available shield power to that
section, and for a few moments, it works.
One torpedo, then 2 explode to no effect until finally
[20:44] VAdm Blackthorne: ::listening to Shark comm-chatter::
[20:44] MajDougMcKnight: number 3
blows past the phaser weakened energy barrier, and
detonates against the hull, followed quickly by 3 photon torpedoes doing the
same. The ship is almost literally blown
in half::
[20:44] VAdm Blackthorne: ::flips Atlantis front-end over back-end and guns it out
of there::
[20:45] LCdr TKirr:
XindiCivilianShip> +Sharks+ We've got your pilot,
Atlantis. Your mothership
is in pretty deep out there.
[20:46] LCdr TKirr: ::lets out a breath:: +XCS+ Thank you. I hope your doctor is on duty.
[20:46] MajDougMcKnight: ::Quickly
redirects the shield power to aft to absorb the brunt of the explosion...only
to quickly regret it, as a destroyer managed to penetrate the weakened forward
shields with a lone disruptor beam, impacting on the saucer
[20:47] MajDougMcKnight: section::
[20:47] CmdrShelev: XindiCivilianShip> He is here, but is running low on tynerian leeches. I think your pilot will live, however.
[20:47] VAdm Blackthorne: ::winces::
[20:47] VAdm Blackthorne: Damage report on that hit.
[20:47] LCdr TKirr:
<<lol>>
[20:48] MajDougMcKnight:
Just my pride, sir. Ablative
armor's holding; damage is superficial.
[20:48] VAdm Blackthorne:
ACTION> The carrier begins to recall its fighters.
[20:49] MajDougMcKnight:
Re-initializing shield coverage. We're at 40% strength. I told you we were better. And...well, son of a
bitch.
[20:49] LCdr TKirr: ::rolls barely in time to avoid a microtorp
as it screams by her missing dorsal shield, exploding out of range::
[20:50] VAdm Blackthorne: Son of a bitch?
[20:50] MajDougMcKnight: Machen Bren fighters are returning to the carrier. Losing their heavy hitters may just have
taken the wind out of their sails.
[20:50] VAdm Blackthorne:
Recall the Mustangs.
[20:50] VAdm Blackthorne:
Focus on a destroyer in the meantime and see if we can get it before they flee.
[20:50] MajDougMcKnight:
Aye, sir.
[20:51] LCdr TKirr: ::watches the enemy wing recede as a whole on her sensor
map::
[20:51] MajDougMcKnight: +Quinn+
Engineering, if you'd be so good as to give me back maximum tactical sensor resolution?
[20:51] LCdr TKirr:
+Sharks+ Sharks, call in.
[20:51] VAdm Blackthorne: ::brings Atlantis back in its original position between
the enemy and the fleet:::
[20:52] MajDougMcKnight: Quinn>
+McKnight+ Ah, yes sir. Sorry about
that.
[20:53] LCdr TKirr: ::receives the order to return to base and forms up the
Mustangs, minus one::
[20:53] MajDougMcKnight: ::Nods in satisfaction as the targeting information
improves, and goes after the destroyer with phaser
fire. He'd rather not risk torpedoes on
a target that nimble. They might be
needed later.::
[20:53] VAdm Blackthorne:
ACTION> The carrier and all of the destroyers but
our target warp away.
[20:54] LCdr TKirr: ::clears the bay doors and sets down::
[20:54] VAdm Blackthorne:
It was left behind to stall our pursuit.
[20:55] VAdm Blackthorne:
Finish it anyway.
[20:56] LCdr TKirr: ::climbs out of the cockpit as the last fighter kills its
engines::
[20:57] MajDougMcKnight: ::Nods, but doesn't respond verbally. This thing is hardly even fighting back, just
focusing on making itself difficult to hit.
McKnight is forced to use the phasers to herd
it into spots where he knows he'll be able to score
[20:57] MajDougMcKnight: clean
hits::
[20:58] MajDougMcKnight: ::Goes back on his earlier conservative thinking, and
catches the destroyer in one of those spots with 3 photons. It's sufficiently damaged by that for him to
finish it off with a sustained phaser burst::
[20:58] CmdrShelev: And that's all
she wrote.
[20:58] MajDougMcKnight: Target
destroyed, sir. Finally.
[20:58] VAdm Blackthorne:
And that's that. Get a tow on that drifting destroyer and let's get moving.
Warp five.
[20:59] CmdrShelev: ::sets up the tow tractor::
[20:59] LCdr TKirr:
::congratulates the squad on a job well done, as well as a Vulcan can
congratulate, arranging their missing pilot's return from the Xindi ship and its few tynerian
leeches while on route to the Bridge::
[21:00] VAdm Blackthorne:
PAUSE SIM
[21:00] VAdm Blackthorne:
PAUSE SIM
[21:00] VAdm Blackthorne:
PAUSE SIM
[21:00] LCdr TKirr: ::pauses::
[21:01] MajDougMcKnight: ::pauses::
[21:01] VAdm Blackthorne:
Us: 2 Them: 1
[21:01] VAdm Blackthorne:
We Win!
[21:01] LCdr TKirr:
Hehe
[21:01] LCdr TKirr:
Oh, I forgot one other thing--
[21:01] LCdr TKirr:
EnsLogan> ::snoozes
through it all::
[21:01] LCdr TKirr:
Kay, I'm done.
[21:01] VAdm Blackthorne:
Hahaha
[21:02] LCdr TKirr:
Nice shootin', McKnight. And uh, I guess your piloting was so-so,
Admiral.
[21:02] VAdm Blackthorne:
Oh, why thank you Commander.
[21:02] LCdr TKirr:
Err.. what am I saying...
that was the best flying I've ever seen!
[21:03] LCdr TKirr: ::turns green::
[21:03] VAdm Blackthorne:
Ah, yes, yes it was.
[21:03] VAdm Blackthorne: Well, another good sim
with a small crew. Let's keep it up. More next week!
[21:03] CmdrShelev: yay
[21:03] LCdr TKirr: Kiley, you asleep?
[21:04] MajDougMcKnight: Alrighty, night folks!
[21:04] VAdm Blackthorne:
Dismissed!
[21:04] *** CmdrShelev has left
the chat.
[21:04] LCdr TKirr:
Night
[21:04] *** MajDougMcKnight has left the chat.