Chapter 3 - In the Dark

LTGhas — Today at 9:05 PM
::Eyes starting to cross:: You leave the ship for a weekend and suddenly everyone wants your attention!
Cmdr Brielle Jayde – CTac — Today at 9:05 PM
::Glances up from a PADD:: Sounds about right.
Cdr Edra Crow – XO — Today at 9:06 PM
::in her usual seat, next to the Captain…::
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:06 PM
If I wasn’t sure the Zoanians can turn your brain into scrambled eggs with a thought I’d have one of their scrawny necks against the wall. They still won’t cooperate fully saying their policy is for privacy and non-intervention.
LTGhas — Today at 9:06 PM
Everyone has convention fever…they learn new things and now I am getting requests from every department.
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:06 PM
(0h, it’s been 12 hours since Caressa went missing)
Cmdr Brielle Jayde – CTac — Today at 9:07 PM
I think I’ve looked at enough footage that was available to make my brain scrambled eggs already.
Cdr Edra Crow – XO — Today at 9:07 PM
::still fuming::
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:07 PM
And Starfleet won’t give me the identity of the people who attended and are not accounted for because this might be a “private personnel” matter.
So basically they think she might be awol with some guy she met.
Cmdr Brielle Jayde – CTac — Today at 9:08 PM
That isn’t like her, at all. I know some of us do some crazy crap but… ::Tosses PADD on console and rubs forehead::
Cdr Edra Crow – XO — Today at 9:09 PM
Exactly…she doesn’t toss her badge away.
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — Today at 9:09 PM
:: sits at her station on the bridge looking over all the reports she took a week of for the convention and the who security department went to hell she goes over the footage that everyone else has gone over hopeing she can find something someone missed::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — Today at 9:10 PM
Here!
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:10 PM
I reached out to her uncle who is worried as well but I told him we’ll obviously find her and figure this out.
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — Today at 9:10 PM
((oops))
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — Today at 9:11 PM
“did she have any enemies that might want to kidnap her?”
LTGhas — Today at 9:11 PM
Captain permission passively scan the planet?
Cmdr Brielle Jayde – CTac — Today at 9:11 PM
I still can’t believe that Starfleet won’t help us, she’s one of their people.
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:11 PM
::nods to Ghas::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — Today at 9:12 PM
Should we be concerned about the safety of her children?
::corrects herself:: Your children. Captain.
Cdr Edra Crow – XO — Today at 9:13 PM
::looks to Henry::
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:13 PM
No, her uncle does a hell of a job looking out after them and I pity the person who comes looking for trouble from him.
Cmdr Brielle Jayde – CTac — Today at 9:14 PM
That’s something at least.
LTGhas — Today at 9:14 PM
::engages the sensors:: Caressa often wears the ceremonial earring does she not?
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:14 PM
Yes, unless she dropped that too.
Cmdr Brielle Jayde – CTac — Today at 9:15 PM
I don’t think anyone found that.
Cdr Edra Crow – XO — Today at 9:15 PM
Sounds like it runs in the family…she’d have put up one hell of a fight…unless she was drugged.
LTGhas — Today at 9:16 PM
Is there anything specific about it? Even in a passive scan I might be able to pinpoint her location…or at least an area where she might be,
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:17 PM
I think it was just a standard Bajoran piece. I never heard anything specific about it.
Patricia Crow
BOT
— Today at 9:18 PM
:::steps off the turbolift, armed to the teeth:: If anyone needs me I’m gonna go for a walk.
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:18 PM
::puts his head in his hands:::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — Today at 9:18 PM
::sighs quietly, going back to the PADD in her hands, clicking through Caressa’s file::
Cmdr Brielle Jayde – CTac — Today at 9:18 PM
::Glances over:: Want company?
Cdr Edra Crow – XO — Today at 9:19 PM
It didn’t look like it was made of anything special…no unusual metals or minerals
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:19 PM
Nobody is going for walks, the one useful thing Starleet told me was in no uncertain terms, was not go down to the surface.
LTGhas — Today at 9:20 PM
::Asks computer for common metals of Bajor, once the info is sent:: I am scanning for alentium.
Patricia Crow
BOT
— Today at 9:20 PM
I’ll be subtle.
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — Today at 9:20 PM
Trish, you don’t do subtle.
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:20 PM
The rocker launcher slung over your shoulder says otherwise.
Patricia Crow
BOT
— Today at 9:20 PM
:::turns her body so that its less visible::
Cmdr Brielle Jayde – CTac — Today at 9:21 PM
That doesn’t help any. Besides, much as I’d love to go on the walk with you, we’re honestly stuck right now.
LTGhas — Today at 9:22 PM
Damn ::console rings negative:: Nothing there sir.
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — Today at 9:22 PM
* Just keeps scanning the footage looking frame by frame*
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:22 PM
At this point anything is worth a shot.
LTGhas — Today at 9:23 PM
I wish my telepathic abilities worked other species.
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — Today at 9:24 PM
::goes back to flipping through screens on the PADD::
Cdr Edra Crow – XO — Today at 9:24 PM
Was there a manifest of the ships in orbit when the conference ended?
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — Today at 9:24 PM
::looks up:: Has anyone gone through her personal logs from the last few days?
Cmdr Brielle Jayde – CTac — Today at 9:25 PM
::Grabs PADD and flips through it again to see if there was an answer to Edra’s question::
Cdr Edra Crow – XO — Today at 9:25 PM
I don’t think so, Millie
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:25 PM
Yes, but they also had people coming and going. To be honest, it may not have been a real Starfleet officer or official to begin with.
Could be someone who dressed up in a uniform.
Cmdr Brielle Jayde – CTac — Today at 9:26 PM
Would have been an easy place to hide unfortunately.
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — Today at 9:26 PM
Captain, maybe someone should be going through her logs. See if she said anything about trouble or anyone concerning.
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:27 PM
Good idea. You
are granted permission, since you can treat it as a doctor-client thing right? For anything you see that none of us need to know?
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — Today at 9:28 PM
Yes sir, I can.
Cdr Edra Crow – XO — Today at 9:30 PM
So, hear me out…I didn’t mean just Starfleet ships…if we knew who was here, and if any of them rang a bell or look suspicious, we could find somwhere to start. Especially if it’s a ship that’s left already
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:31 PM
::looks over at Ghas:: Our latent sensors are always scanning, correct?
Cmdr Brielle Jayde – CTac — Today at 9:31 PM
((Wondered if I’d start crashing, sorry all, gonna head to bed, night!))
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:32 PM
If they are, them they could have logged all the ships and transports and shuttles that arrived.
(night)
LTGhas — Today at 9:33 PM
Yes Captain, even while the ship is in a standby orbit. It records even a transporter beam, I’ll check the logs for the past 48 hours. Permission to do so in my quarters? The privacy will help me think.
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:34 PM
Yes, go ahead.
Cdr Edra Crow – XO — Today at 9:34 PM
::to Ghas:: send me anything you have too, please… I’ll put as many ppl as we need to on it.
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:34 PM
Report any findings to….yes…her. :😁:
LTGhas — Today at 9:35 PM
::Stands up:: Aye, sir, Commander. ::Walks with a PADD in hand::
::Exits::
Cdr Edra Crow – XO — Today at 9:36 PM
::nods her thanks to Ghas as he leaves::
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:36 PM
::turns to Edra:: You think we’d have some more luck if both of us were trying to persuade the locals? A little good cop, beat your ass cop?
Patricia Crow
BOT
— Today at 9:36 PM
Ooooh….
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:36 PM
No, you…go put that stuff back in your closet.
Patricia Crow
BOT
— Today at 9:36 PM
:::sigh, heads to the turbolift:::
Lt Millie Stepanova, Couns. — Today at 9:36 PM
I’ll be in my office. I’ll let you know if I find anything.
Lt Commander Constance Stewart — Today at 9:37 PM
” Im going to head to my office as well I will report anything I find”
Cdr Edra Crow – XO — Today at 9:37 PM
You really feel like being the good cop?
LTGhas — Today at 9:38 PM
::Enters Quarters and small office. Turns the display and begins his search with the parameters::
Cpt H Crow — Today at 9:38 PM
::he looked back to Edra:: I love you for that.
::stands, motioning to the Ready Room:::
Cdr Edra Crow – XO — Today at 9:39 PM
::stands, heading for the RR::