[ Commander Nerina | Observation Pen ~ Ten Forward | The Versant ~ USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E ]
Despite the turmoil of recent events, finding herself waking up on an alien ship just the start of what she's been through, Commander Nerina tried to maintain her composure. She knew virtually nothing about what had happened to her whilst the Theurgy orbited Niga, much less how it came to be she was abducted by these 'Savi', but she knew for a fact that she would not abide it quietly. She did not wish her memories to be wiped from her mind, since if she list what little she knew, she'd never find her way back to Captain Ives' side. The last thing she remembered was being jumped by Adam Kingston, one of the officers in Security, and that he'd had her at phaser point. After that, she was not sure... conflicting images surfacing whenever she tried to recall what happened next. In some cases, she fought the security guard. In others, he was kissing her. She also had faint impressions of having sex with the man... but that seemed too unlikely.
In any case, some of her crew were captive alongside with her, and she had to get them back on the Theurgy. Evidently, there were other crews that had been abducted, at least judging by the rumours she'd picked up during the last hour. There were people from the Resolve - of all ships, the Endeavour, and the Harbinger. As for them, it was her duty as a Starfleet officer to end their captivity too, and to make sure their memories weren't taken from them. Her brown eyes fell on the strange, partially Corrected man with his tail and struggling gait, and listened to him whilst they began to walk down the corridor - a lot of other real people in tow.
"I have sworn my life and service to Ives. His people are my pride, and I do not know you. To say that I am skeptical at this point would be an understatement. But, you have my attention for now."
Hearing this, Nerina nodded and raised a hand to her forehead, catching herself feeling for her lost ridges. She raked back her hair from her face instead and gave the man her answer. "I don't remember seeing you on the Theurgy, but thank you for your candour," she said, thinking what a Klingon would have done in answer to such an indirect insult - more or less calling her a liar. "I too have sworn to follow my Captain, and to stand by hir side, and given the perils of the Theurgy's mission, I have done my best to aid hir. My current objective is to get back to Ives and the Theurgy by any means possible, and to make sure you all come with me. To safety."
Or at least as safe as the Theurgy could be, given the circumstances.
Once the abductees had all filed into Ten Forward, Nerina walked up to a woman she had spoken with a little bit earlier. The hologram went by the name Guinan, and she was still behind the bar counter. "Thank you for lending us this area for a while. I will tell you when we're done."
"No need to thank me," said the dark-skinned woman, dressed in an orange dress and a hat that had to be alien in origin, "but good luck. You might need it."
Nerina gave the hologram's back a quizzical look, but they were left alone. Nerina came to stand in front of the bar counter and spoke to the assembled with a clear voice, trying to be as concise as possible since they didn't know how much time they would have before the Savi moved to counter their effort to organise themselves inside the program. "We're here because we've been abducted, and from what I have determined, we were picked because we had mixed genes. Now, it is only a matter of time before our captors end this program and wipes our memories, allegedly about to set us free somewhere. I don't know about you all, but I would rather retain my memories, and escape with my mind intact. I have been provoking the parameters of the program during the past hours, and I have decided to make this attempt to gather you all because - based on my findings - if they are about to release us, there should't be any scientific reason to observe us any more, correct? After my provocations, I am confident that the amount of time and effort spent on observing us while we are inside this program is limited... and we have the chance to organise ourselves a bit."
Putting her hands on her hips she added the obvious. "Of course, whatever we say might be overheard, so any efforts we make should be made in a better way than just talking like this. Therefore, I ask all of you present... Are there any telepathic people here, which might speak without the Savi hearing the words? If there are, please, step forward, and make yourselves known."
She waited, until there was a reaction, and those who felt confident in their abilities stepped forth. When there was no further movement, Nerina stepped forward, and leaned close to their ears, whispering as quietly as she could. Her words were no more than breaths against their ears. Once she'd given her instructions, she nodded for the telepaths to begin spreading the ideas around in the small crowd.
OOC: Assume there are 1-3 telepaths available, either present characters or NPCs, and gradually have them learn about the options. You could also have your characters suggest additional ideas through their thoughts or have them write by hand. You could even have your own ideas added to the list below as a suggestion Nerina might have made, depending on what kind of ideas you might have OOC as opposed to an emotionally compromised character. Posting time for all with present characters is 7 days, and you can end your posts with 1) staying and debating/making suggestions 2) the equivalent of "I will be heading to [insert relevant location]. Anyone willing to accompany me?" or 3) "I'll accompany you there", i.e. pairing up your characters in any way you like and start the shenanigans! Here are the first ideas from Nerina: - Provoke the parameters of the program enough inside the simulation, risking Recycling in order to escape and help from the outside.
- Subject yourselves to harm, since the Savi seem interested enough in their health, likely governed by some kind of strange ethics (i.e. the Code, even if their laws might no be known by name). With the safety settings in place, getting yourself harmed might need physical assistance by another abductee. The aggressor might, unfortunately, risk being Recycled though.
- Anyone making it to the outside of the simulation has to find a way to end the program. Cutting the power would be the obvious method.
- In the event someone on the outside is able to reroute the transporter systems, those that are picked for Recycling could instead be beamed somewhere safer aboard the ship. Challenges are, of course, getting someone one outside in the first place, and actually be able to handle the Savi's transporter systems. Moreover, by then getting the word into the simulation that the abductees left need to get themselves Recycled too.
- Try to find a solution using the holodecks. Likely a dead end, safety measures in place, but perhaps there is a way to learn exactly where the safety measures kick in.
- Learn more about the enemy and the area. Try to access the holographic programs' parameters and learn how it is set up. This could help in understanding all Savi technology.
- Try to determine how many abductees there are aboard. Is anyone missing that your character knows to be abducted? "If we are to escape, we need to save as many as we can."
- Has anyone observed anything important since they came aboard that could be helpful? Any overheard conversations that may shed some light on the current situation? (Devyrie will speak up in this regard once I post here again in 7 days, having heard something indeed...)
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