Conversation with #st_missionroom1 at Wed Aug 30 21:01:30 2017 on CaptHarper@chat.startrekengage.com (irc)

(21:26:47) CO_CaptHarper: BEGIN SIM
(21:26:48) CO_CaptHarper: BEGIN SIM
(21:26:49) CO_CaptHarper: BEGIN SIM
(21:27:17) NAV_LtJG_Navarro: CO: Exiting slipstream in five minutes, Captain.
(21:27:45) CO_CaptHarper: NAV: Understood.
(21:28:06) CO_CaptHarper: CTO: Maintain yellow alert on return to normal space and initiate immediate long range scans for the Neptune.
(21:28:15) SCI_Lt_TLira: :: at the secondary sci/ops console, taking a moment to send out a quick update to the pilots to let them know to prepare for possible action ::
(21:28:55) XO_LCdr_Kuari: :: props comfortably on her elbows on her off-center seat in front of Tactical, alert and ready ::
(21:28:57) CO_CaptHarper: SCI: Have the Sharks stand by, Lieutenant.
(21:29:23) SCI_Lt_TLira: CO: Aye sir. :: doesn't mention that she's already on top of that, as it would be considered rude in most cultures ::
(21:30:01) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: readies an immediate sensor sweep to be triggered upon slipstream exit ::
(21:30:07) CTO_Major_Wolfe: CO: Aye.
(21:31:03) NAV_LtJG_Navarro: CO: One minute to normal space.
(21:32:38) CO_CaptHarper: ACTION> Atlantis pops out of the SS tunnel into normal space.
(21:33:55) CTO_Major_Wolfe: :: scans as they enter normal space :: CO: Sensors are clear, Captain.
(21:33:59) CSO_LCdr_Wright: CO: Nothing on quick sweep. Switching to long range.
(21:33:59) CEO_LtQuinn: :: Feels the shift in his butt, where it's planted at a bridge console for once, and immediately begins running a diagnostic. ::
(21:34:34) NAV_LtJG_Navarro: CO: Drift is just 0.2 AU, not that it's really important.
(21:34:54) CEO_LtQuinn: CO: Slipstream drive looks good after that transition, but I'll take a good look regardless. Every time they tweak the thing, it's newly finnicky.
(21:35:00) MED_Ens_Velekh: ::aides preparation of sickbay in case of trouble before returning to repairs::
(21:35:11) CO_CaptHarper: CEO: I noticed that too when I was flying.
(21:35:11) MED_Ens_Tailor: ::is busy doing casualty prep in sickbay because that's what the higher-ups always order when we go into an unknown situation...::
(21:36:03) CO_CaptHarper: CSO: What sort of star system is this?
(21:36:10) XO_LCdr_Kuari: :: briefly watches over the slipstream transition, still new to the process from this perspective, but keeps most of her attention forward towards scan results ::
(21:38:11) MED_Ens_Tailor: ::hands a small crate of hypos to Velekh:: MED2: Here, you restock the hypospray dispenser, I'll go check the medicine supplies..
(21:38:28) CEO_LtQuinn: :: Shrugs :: CO: Racing stripes mean fast, fancy means fragile.
(21:39:06) MED2_Ens_Velekh: ::Nods to Tailor as I replace a fried circuit, wiping my hands and taking the hypos:: MED: Sure thing. ::Heads to the dispenser::
(21:39:06) CSO_LCdr_Wright: CO: It's a B-type, class III blue giant, wiiiith... three orbiting gas giants.
(21:40:21) CO_CaptHarper: CSO: Anything of interest to a wandering starship? I have to wonder why they were here.
(21:42:30) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: scanning the moons of the gas giants :: CO: Some of the moons appear to have atmospheres, but none are easily habitable.
(21:44:08) CSO_LCdr_Wright: CO: So... to answer your question, Captain, nothing that's immediately apparent.
(21:44:40) CO_CaptHarper: CSO: That never stopped Section 31 from inhabiting the rogue planet... NAV: Wide sweep around the system at warp six, Mr. Navarro.
(21:45:29) CSO_LCdr_Wright: CO: Scans for life signs come back negative.
(21:46:08) NAV_LtJG_Navarro: CO: Yes ma'am. :: brings Atlantis into a wide orbit, to make their sensors cover as much of the system both toward the star and away from as possible ::
(21:46:50) CO_CaptHarper: CSO, CTO: Scan for warp signatures. The Neptune does not have quantum slipstream.
(21:47:33) CSO_LCdr_Wright: CO: Scanning in progress.
(21:48:06) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: puts a particularly attractive view of a nearby gas giant on the main screen ::
(21:48:38) CO_CaptHarper: :: takes a screenshot ::
(21:50:05) CO_CaptHarper: ACTION> Atlantis continues to sweep around the system, looking for a trail in any direction...
(21:50:19) XO_LCdr_Kuari: :: admires the image on the main viewer for a moment, then checks various states on her console ::
(21:50:33) CTO_Major_Wolfe: :: scans the system as well, honing to look for anything that even - might - be a warp signature ::
(21:51:00) CO_CaptHarper: ACTION> The Ops and Tac consoles both go ding when they find a signature!
(21:51:31) CSO_LCdr_Wright: CO: Warp signature detected.
(21:51:33) CTO_Major_Wolfe: CO: Evidence of a warp signature, Captain.
(21:52:01) CO_CaptHarper: NAV: All stop. Both: Is it Federation?
(21:52:06) XO_LCdr_Kuari: :: perks up, listening ::
(21:52:13) NAV_LtJG_Navarro: :: drops out of warp :: CO: All stop, aye.
(21:52:52) CTO_Major_Wolfe: :: looks at his screen :: CO: It is.
(21:53:00) CSO_LCdr_Wright: CO: My analysis concurs.
(21:53:50) CSO_LCdr_Wright: CO: Appears to be approximately 23 hours old, Captain.
(21:54:28) CO_CaptHarper: This is not our space, so that must be our quarry. Extrapolate the trajectory and check for points of interest along it, cross-referencing the Free Fleets starcharts.
(21:55:06) CSO_LCdr_Wright: CO: Aye, Captain. :: begins making calculations and models ::
(21:55:34) MED_Ens_Tailor: MED2: So have you heard much about why we're looking for this ship? Do you think it's section 31? ::her tone is conversational, as she's checking inventory::
(21:55:37) XO_LCdr_Kuari: :: looks at Harper. This could be it ::
(21:56:27) CTO_Major_Wolfe: :: sees the work Wright is doing and contributes. Soon, a path is forming on both their consoles and again soon, it is ready for the main viewer. ::
(21:56:50) CO_CaptHarper: XO: I hope so. What are they doing out here, though?
(21:57:46) XO_LCdr_Kuari: CO: Let's ask them when we find them.
(21:58:14) CO_CaptHarper: XO: Oh, I plan to.
(21:58:58) CTO_Major_Wolfe: :: considers the time it would take to get here with only a warp drive ::
(21:59:17) CSO_LCdr_Wright: CO: They exited the system at warp 5 at a trajectory that would have put them on a course for a yellow dwarf system about 30 light years away. The Free Fleets charts say there are some marginally habitable rocky worlds in this system, but ... nothing else of apparent interest.
(21:59:22) CSO_LCdr_Wright: CO:
(22:00:47) CO_CaptHarper: NAV: Calculate a slipstream solution to that system.
(22:00:50) MED2_Ens_Velekh: ::tilts his head, considering as he reloads the dispenser:: I'm not sure. ::chews lip slightly:: It's a possibility... But to be honest, whatever's going on, it's not going to be pretty. ::turns to Tailor, standing against a biobed edge:: Anything else I can help with?
(22:01:16) NAV_LtJG_Navarro: CO: Calculating. :: enters the coordinates ::
(22:02:30) MED_Ens_Tailor: MED2: Hm... calibrate scanners maybe? ::ponders:: MED2: Hopefully it's not a full-on battle with section 31 like we had a month or two ago
(22:03:08) CEO_LtQuinn: CO: The drive will tolerate it.
(22:03:49) CO_CaptHarper: CTO: If they stop there, we will arrive ahead of them, given the age of that trail. See about finding a place to hide when we get there.
(22:04:30) ENG_Lt_Ilaihr: ::Quietly monitors the goings on of the bridges.::
(22:04:53) XO_LCdr_Kuari: :: finds the tip of her tail begins to sway and she lowers her head subtly at the thought of hiding, lying in wait... ::
(22:05:01) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: sends the stellar system map data to Wolfe, helpfully ::
(22:05:30) CTO_Major_Wolfe: :: begins researching the target system :: CO: The seventh planet could make a good hiding spot. It is large with a magnetic field that would be difficult to see into.
(22:05:40) NAV_LtJG_Navarro: CO: Slipstream solution plotted and ready, Captain.
(22:06:23) CO_CaptHarper: CTO: Are the shields still in the correct geometry?
(22:06:32) CTO_Major_Wolfe: :: prepares shields in expectation of the order :: CO: Aye.
(22:06:54) MED2_Ens_Velekh: ::raises his brow, the effect lessened by the lack of actual eyebrows:: What happened on the last encounter? ::heads to scanners, selecting a detronal scanner to work on first::
(22:06:56) CO_CaptHarper: NAV: Warp one, slipstream when ready.
(22:07:13) CEO_LtQuinn: :: Frowns and quietly begins making the adjustments that will yield the highest possible sensor resolution. Hard to see into seldom means easy to see out of. ::
(22:07:48) NAV_LtJG_Navarro: Warp one, aye. :: engages warp drive and slipstream :: Slipstream in one minute.
(22:09:48) CO_CaptHarper: ACTION> The slipstream appears on the main viewer and Altlantis is pulled in for the short flight.
(22:10:00) NAV_LtJG_Navarro: CO: Slipstream achieved. Flight time is six minutes.
(22:12:38) CO_CaptHarper: XO: That trip is days at warp. We may have some time to wait for them.
(22:13:20) MED_Ens_Tailor: MED2: It was part of what happened before we found the Admiral and Tkirr when they were imprisoned on the planet we rescued them from. We raided a section 31 facility and fought a few of their ships also.
(22:13:47) XO_LCdr_Kuari: :: nods :: CO: We will want to be careful leaving a trail in the area for them to find.
(22:14:49) CO_CaptHarper: XO: Indeed. Though I do not think they are aware we are looking for them...
(22:15:43) CSO_LCdr_Wright: CO: No sense disabusing them of that notion before it becomes necessary.
(22:16:13) MED2_Ens_Velekh: ::frowns, concerned:: MED: Were many injured?
(22:16:49) CO_CaptHarper: CSO: Agreed. Fortunately, we have time to figure that out.
(22:18:09) NAV_LtJG_Navarro: CO: Exiting slipstream in ten seconds.
(22:18:38) CO_CaptHarper: ACTION> Atlantis pops out into normal space.
(22:18:48) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: quick sensor sweep ::
(22:18:53) NAV_LtJG_Navarro: CO: Normal space achieved, drift of 1.5 AU.
(22:19:14) MED_Ens_Tailor: MED2: We had quite a few injuries, I seem to recall.. It took a few days to empty out sickbay again
(22:20:30) CSO_LCdr_Wright: CO: Neptune on sensors, closing at high warp!
(22:20:38) CTO_Major_Wolfe: :: notices something on his sensors :: CO: It appears we won't have to wait long for the Neptune, Captain. They're closing at high warp.
(22:20:55) CSO_LCdr_Wright: CO: Just over one AU away, Captain!
(22:21:11) CO_CaptHarper: CTO: Red alert! CSO: Hailing frequencies.
(22:21:35) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: wonders how the hell they got here so fast, but taps the frequencies open and gives Harper a nod ::
(22:21:36) SCI_Lt_TLira: :: looks over at the main screen ::
(22:22:10) CO_CaptHarper: *Comm* This is Captain Kathryn Harper of the USS Atlantis to the USS Neptune, please respond.
(22:22:12) CTO_Major_Wolfe: :: raises shields, starts the klaxons, prepares weapons, etc. with the Red Alert switch ::
(22:22:59) CO_CaptHarper: :: gets no answer, and repeats herself ::
(22:23:56) CO_CaptHarper: :: frowns at the image of the oncoming Akira-class starship full of Starfleet as it looms on the main viewer ::
(22:24:03) MED_Ens_Tailor: ::looks up at the red alert klaxons:: MED2: Looks like things are getting serious..
(22:26:17) CO_CaptHarper: ACTION> Neptune fires a volley of quantum torpedoes.
(22:26:39) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: closes her eyes and holds on to her seat ::
(22:26:40) XO_LCdr_Kuari: :: checks her readouts and runs through scenarios in her mind, reminding herself her role and to let Tactical do their thing ::
(22:27:11) CO_CaptHarper: NAV: Evasives! CTO: Return fire, target to disable!
(22:27:42) NAV_LtJG_Navarro: :: Enters into an evasive pattern :: CO: Evasives, aye!
(22:27:59) CTO_Major_Wolfe: :: shakes his head at the chances that they can disable an Akira-class warship short of destroying it :: CO: Aye. :: returns fire ::
(22:28:43) CEO_LtQuinn: :: Takes a brief look through the sensor telemetry of the surrounding system, looking for its warp trail for clues of how it got here so fast. Naturally, he's also has an eye on ship's systems. ::
(22:29:01) XO_LCdr_Kuari: :: watches as NAV and TAC work together to choreograph the battle with the Neptune ::
(22:29:06) CO_CaptHarper: ACTION> The two ships exchange fire, both suffering minor damage to the shields, and then the smaller Akira-class warps away.
(22:29:36) CO_CaptHarper: :: swears elaborately in Ancient High Trill ::
(22:29:37) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: opens her eyes after impact, and then begins tracking Neptune's warp trajectory ::
(22:29:52) XO_LCdr_Kuari: :: pins her ears to her head and winces at Harper ::
(22:30:22) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: sends trajectory information to Harper and Navarro :: CO: They went that-a-way.
(22:30:22) CTO_Major_Wolfe: :: raises his hands after firing his last volley just in tme to miss due to the speed difference created by warp :: CO: They're out of range.
(22:30:58) CO_CaptHarper: I am not worried about catching them. How the hell did they beat us here without quantum slipstream?
(22:31:20) MED_Ens_Tailor: ::holds onto a biobed through the shaking of the ship as it's taking fire, relaxes as it seems to go back to normal again::
(22:31:26) CSO_LCdr_Wright: CO: You can ask them yourself, Captain, they're hailing.
(22:31:35) ENG_Lt_Ilaihr: ::Looks to the Captain.:: Self: Such language. ::Chuckles.::
(22:32:07) CO_CaptHarper: :: purses her lips and stands :: Alright. CSO: On screen.
(22:32:26) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: tap tap pop ::
(22:32:50) XO_LCdr_Kuari: :: looks to the main viewer expectactly, putting her best don't-mess-with-us face on ::
(22:33:36) CO_CaptHarper: ACTION> Captain Jim Starks, a greying human man, appears on the screen.
(22:34:30) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: looks up at the screen, slightly scowling ::
(22:34:54) CO_CaptHarper: *Comm* This is Captain Harper of the Atlantis. Surrender your vessel.
(22:36:02) CO_CaptHarper: Capt_Starks> :: speaks flatly, with no emotion or inflection :: I can't do that, Captain, I'm sorry. It is you that will surrender your vessel, or the crew of this ship will suffer for it.
(22:36:50) CO_CaptHarper: :: narrows her eyes :: *Comm* You mean the crew that is not aligned with what used to be Section 31?
(22:37:40) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: manages to locate the ship and checks life signs, finding a full crew complement aboard - sends this information in text to CO/XO consoles ::
(22:38:11) CO_CaptHarper: Capt_Starks> Precisely. We do have enough loyal to us to run two starships, however, so a Sovereign class would make a... grand addition to our fleet.
(22:38:29) XO_LCdr_Kuari: :: tamps down on a reflexive growl low in the throat, knowing she wasn't loud enough to be heard over the comm, but she's not sure about the nearby crew ::
(22:39:01) CO_CaptHarper: Capt_Starks> However, if you do not surrender, we will begin executing the hundreds of prisoners that we have aboard. Those that could not be... :: his voice breaks, ever so slightly :: Persuaded.
(22:39:51) MED_Ens_Tailor: ::is listening in on the Bridge feed..:: Self: Execute prisoners...?
(22:39:53) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: taps a private message to only Kate :: Kate: Coercion..?
(22:41:04) CO_CaptHarper: *Comm* Give me ten minutes to consider your offer.
(22:41:32) CO_CaptHarper: Capt Starks> :: glances off-screen momentarily :: You have five. Neptune out. :: cuts the comm ::
(22:41:42) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: closes the channel :: CO: Clear.
(22:41:53) CO_CaptHarper: :: turns back around to check her console ::
(22:42:24) XO_LCdr_Kuari: :: looks to Harper, then checks her console as well, finding Wright's message ::
(22:42:29) CO_CaptHarper: All: I think he is being coerced, yes.
(22:42:46) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: nods almost imperceptibly ::
(22:43:07) CEO_LtQuinn: :: Spins around in his chair. :: CO: We could try the prefix code, captain. Hell of a gamble that they haven't thought of that, of course.
(22:43:12) CO_CaptHarper: All: He is a terrible actor, and was not on the list.
(22:43:27) CO_CaptHarper: CEO: Try it. It was the first thing we changed, so they had to have thought of it, but try it anyway.
(22:45:58) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: thinking :: Self: Could they be misled? Tell them we're 31 as well... or tell them other are inbound...?
(22:46:38) CSO_LCdr_Wright: Self: Demand to speak with whoever's actually in charge...?
(22:47:48) CEO_LtQuinn: ::Nods:: CO: :Looking it up now. Of course, if anyone's paying attention and it doesn't work, they WILL see that we sent it.
(22:47:52) CO_CaptHarper: CTO: And I know that is an Akira-class and can put up a real fight against us, but I need some sort of plan to incapacitate them.
(22:48:00) CTO_Major_Wolfe: CO: Since we still don't know how they got here so quickly, we have to assume that in addition to the basic fact that the Neptune's an Akira class vessel, they also have other upgrades to their weapons.
(22:49:15) CTO_Major_Wolfe: CO: I'll see what I can do, captain. :: gets to work on some plan that might not just as well be a really bad joke. ::
(22:49:25) CEO_LtQuinn: :: Half thinking out loud at this point. :: Of course, if we sent a transmission to something OTHER than the ship itself, we might be able to sneak that by...
(22:49:27) CO_CaptHarper: CTO: The age of the warp trail must have been obfuscated, unless they somehow grew a quantum slipstream drive.
(22:49:40) CSO_LCdr_Wright: CEO: Shuttlecraft?
(22:49:50) CEO_LtQuinn: CO: That IS theoretically possible, actually.
(22:50:02) CO_CaptHarper: CEO: ... which part.
(22:50:24) CO_CaptHarper: :: starts wandering around the bridge as she talks to people ::
(22:51:05) XO_LCdr_Kuari: :: is now sitting up on her seat properly, making her too tall, watching Harper walk around and considers the conversation at hand ::
(22:51:22) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: also wonders which part ::
(22:51:40) CEO_LtQuinn: :: Nods to Wright and brings up a listing of shuttlecraft assigned to the Neptune as well. :: CO: Well...not an bona fide drive, of course. But as long as you've got a working deflector dish, it is theoretically possible to trigger the phenomenon the drive uses.
(22:51:58) ENG_Lt_Ilaihr: ::Sits there quietly focusing his mind on this Captain Starks, thinking he can perhaps divine any images or thoughts through the void of space.::
(22:52:25) CEO_LtQuinn: CO: It wouldn't be remotely stable. Trying to use it for anything other than a short hop would be nigh suicidal. But it CAN be done. Voyager did it.
(22:52:31) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: confused, thinks that Quinn must have misunderstood her ::
(22:52:39) MED_Ens_Tailor: ::is mostly only pretending to putter around sickbay as she listens to the feed..::
(22:52:50) CO_CaptHarper: :: really did not think he was talking about the QSD part of that sentence :: CEO: Would it not be easier to disguise their warp trail, though?
(22:53:06) CO_CaptHarper: ACTION> Neptune hails again.
(22:53:15) CSO_LCdr_Wright: CO: Neptune is hailing, Captain.
(22:53:42) CO_CaptHarper: :: resolutely crosses to the center of the bridge again and squares with the viewer :: CSO: On screen. :: thinking about how to buy time ::
(22:53:50) CEO_LtQuinn: I have their prefix code, if you still want me to try it.
(22:53:58) CO_CaptHarper: CEO: Stand by.
(22:54:09) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: tap tap pop scowl ::
(22:54:56) CO_CaptHarper: ACTION> Instead of Captain Starks, Admiral Smith appears on the viewer.
(22:54:58) CEO_LtQuinn: :: Manages to get the prefix codes for their onboard shuttles as well, though how to actually use those requires some consideration, and is a decision he really can't make on his own. ::
(22:55:09) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: eyes widen ::
(22:55:18) XO_LCdr_Kuari: :: doesn't hide her surprise ::
(22:55:22) SCI_Lt_TLira: :: glances at the screen, and the eyebrow goes up ::
(22:55:41) CO_CaptHarper: :: eyes widen, but then she regains herself :: Smith. You are under arrest, by order of President Aennik.
(22:56:46) CO_CaptHarper: Smith> Well, well, well, if it isn't that Risan bitch who pulled the string that unraveled everything. I should have put you in your place when I had the chance.
(22:57:12) CO_CaptHarper: I demand to speak with Captain Starks.
(22:57:18) CEO_LtQuinn: :: Frowns as another idea occurs to him, and he begins typing away. He also sends a short text around to other consoles: Virus, VIA comm? ::
(22:57:42) CO_CaptHarper: Smith> Starks's services were no longer required, as I found his performance to be lacking.
(22:57:55) CO_CaptHarper: Smith> I have... relieved him of duty.
(22:58:27) CO_CaptHarper: :: wills herself to stand defiantly :: You mean that you killed him.
(22:58:44) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: looks down at Quinn's text, trying not to listen to this part, and considers ::
(22:59:08) CTO_Major_Wolfe: :: sends a message back to Quinn: I like it. ::
(22:59:41) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: notes back to Quinn that a sub-space virus is theoretically possible, but time is a factor ::
(22:59:46) CO_CaptHarper: Smith> Well, not personally. :: chuckles :: But, it seems that you do not seem to understand your position in these negotiations. A demonstration is in order, I think.
(22:59:47) MED_Ens_Tailor: ::nearly drops the hypospray she was filling as she's concentrating on listening to the conversation between Harper and Smith::
(23:00:34) CO_CaptHarper: Smith> :: nods to a guard as the main viewer pans out, and the guard looks around the bridge, then pulls his phaser and disintegrates a Bolian woman who was occupying Sci2 ::
(23:00:51) XO_LCdr_Kuari: :: openly growling now ::
(23:01:03) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: thinks hard. what do you do with the enemy's only strength is hostages? ::
(23:01:47) CO_CaptHarper: :: sets her jaw despite her revulsion and instinct to yell STOP! :: A pity that you must resort to killing those loyal to you. If she had been a hostage, she would not have been on your bridge.
(23:01:56) SCI_Lt_TLira: :: starts a very faint tapping of fingers on her console that she has to consciously still and wonders what it would be like if a torpedo slammed into the Neptune's bridge right about now ::
(23:02:08) MED_Ens_Tailor: ::cringes at the sound of the phaser::
(23:02:44) XO_LCdr_Kuari: :: wishes she could beam over and personally tackle Smith ::
(23:04:31) CO_CaptHarper: Smith> Hm, a more clever deduction than I expected from a fugitive of a planet of whores. It is no matter. Every ten minutes until your surrender, I will kill a hostage. Let me know when you have made a decision. Neptune out.
(23:04:55) CO_CaptHarper: ACTION> The screen goes dark.
(23:04:56) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: starts fantasizing about pretending to surrender and inviting him aboard ... those were fighting words ::
(23:05:13) CSO_LCdr_Wright: :: cuts the channel :: CO: Clear. :: furious ::
(23:05:15) CO_CaptHarper: :: angrily :: Options, people.
(23:05:17) CO_CaptHarper: PAUSE SIM
(23:05:19) CO_CaptHarper: PAUSE SIM
(23:05:20) CO_CaptHarper: PAUSE SIM