the obvious question

Posted on Mon Jan 23rd, 2023 @ 4:30am by Lieutenant Julius Mack

Mission: The Assessment
Location: hallway near cargo bay

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Janeway, Nabarati, and Tryon: ::rush into the cargo bay::

Scientific equipment to be delivered to Viridian IV: ::completely destroyed::

Janeway: "Uh oh."


ON:

=^="Janeway to bridge duty officer. Our cargo for the tactical assignment has disappeared. Suggest we heave to and scan for
other damage."=^=

Grexx: "helm, slow to impulse. Science, scan for damage or wreckage in the immediate sector."

Mack: "on it, heading to my quarters, scans already activated."

=^="mack to grexx, text only, your eyes only. any results from inspection of the bulkhead breaches? I'm assuming those are somehow related."=^=
::enters quarters and examines scan display data.::

[a few minutes later...]


=^="mack to grexx. you will be interested to know that since the cargo hold contents disappeared, there has been no change to the total
mass of the ship. it would follow that somehow the cargo are still on board. suggest scanning the holds and immediate surrounding for
tachyon and cloaking signatures. Possibly a private conversation with captain Janeway might be in order. Mack out. "=^=

=^=" Grexx to Janeway, text only, your eyes only. We have reason to think that the cargo is still aboard but in some kind of cloaked state.
We could remain in this sector while we attempt to assess, or resume course for the tactical assignment destination. You are commander
of that mission, so it's your call." =^=


=^="janeway to grexx, on silent. We did seem to note smoke when the event took place where the cargo disappeared. That would suggest
some violent destruction of it."=^=

=^="grexx to janeway. detail duly noted. the interior scans have determined that the smoke was some kind of distraction, and was not the result
of any form of destructive event. Does the phrase 'smoke and mirrors' mean anything to you captain?"=^=


Nabarati: "captain, I don't know if this might be relevant but there seems to be a distinct odor of bananas in the cargo hold. Just slight, but
I'm sure it wasn't there before the cargo disappeared."

=^="janeway to grexx. did you hear that, about the banana smell?" =^=

=^="no, smells do not normally make sounds, at least not where I come from.=^=

=^="mister nabarati mentioned an odor of bananas in the cargo hold, after the disapppearance event."=^=

grexx: =^="noted. suggest mister nabarati re-enter the cargo hold with a safety containment field and scan for further evidence of edible plant material."=^=

::ensign strong, at the helm, turns to grexx ::
"sir, this might be irrelevant, but I did recently give an ice cream sundae from the replicator to
captain sprague. It might have had a banana in it, but I was not in possession long enough to determine that."


::grexx blinks blankly for a moment. then an ashen look comes over her face. she gets up from the con chair and goes to the ready room doors.
They do not open. "Computer. Open ready room doors."

computer: "unable to comply."

grexx: "computer, locate captain sprague."

computer: "captain sprague is not aboard the Albion."

grexx: "computer, locate commander Andrews."

computer: "commander andrews is not aboard the Albion."

grexx: "how long ago did the captain and the commander leave the ship?"

computer: "unable to determine timeline."

grexx: "helm, all stop. Security detail to the bridge. Force the ready room doors open."



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