+.+ General orders from Captain Vilqa+.+<br>
Form up Shuttle Bay One 1245hrs<br>
Departure time 1430hrs for Besbooari<br>
Away team members: Shuttle Pilot Garret. Team Lead Blake, C. Crew: Reed,<br>
Azten, Lox, Nix, Saladin, Wilkinson, Ivri EVA Suits Mandatory.<br>
Rendezvous with Cho'lu at Southbari Cave Region .....<br>
+.+<br>
<br>
Vilqa stopped re reading the memo at the mention of caves and stood up to<br>
walk toward the shuttle bay. She knew she could not head to the surface and<br>
it irked her to no-end as the one thing about being a Commanding Officer --<br>
lack of time getting hands dirty with the micro.<br>
<br>
[Shuttle bay]<br>
<br>
Justin was doing a full pre-flight on one of the shuttles they had modified<br>
with extra shielding. So far every checked met with his level of standard,<br>
which was much higher than Starfleet's. "Computer, update shuttle detail<br>
records to show this shuttle has been modified per work order 234-e46. Send<br>
request to command for continued use under this configuration after this<br>
mission is complete, priority.. low."<br>
<br>
With a familiar whoosh the doors to the shuttle bay opened and the Captain<br>
stepped into the vast room into the hustle and bustle of those preparing.<br>
With a slightly furrowed brow the Captain walked deeper into the hub toward<br>
the shuttle with the opened door.<br>
<br>
Nick had gathered this to be a rather.... interesting... away team<br>
mission... Pushing away most of his darker thoughts out of his mind<br>
entirely, he settled on the task at hand. Mainly ensuring the shuttle was<br>
being loaded, complete with the equipment needed to get a thorough radiation<br>
scan of everyone boarding the shuttle for the return trip.<br>
<br>
Security moved about like ant drones, covering the bay itself, working in<br>
unison as Nick helped where he could, but... with the massive blue Andorian<br>
on the surface, that left him in charge of security... and though he<br>
couldn't be everywhere at once, he was all over the bay to direct his teams.<br>
He was currently, looking at the data on one PADD presented to him. He<br>
couldn't help but mentally chuckle over it, the crewman standing at<br>
attention before him staring at him, puzzled. Thing was... when his<br>
recruiter had asked him why he had chosen Starfleet... was because he said<br>
he didn't want to worry about the data work. And here he was, doing just<br>
that. "Alright crewman, this looks on the up an' up," he said, smiling<br>
toward the man. He handed him the PADD back. "Go ahead and finish getting<br>
loaded, report to me once done," he told him. The man gave his affirmative<br>
then moved off. He just hoped Atzen would get there to help out soon... this<br>
would be his first awayteam mission planetside... he just hoped it wasn't<br>
another rehash of the events with the Tamco...<br>
<br>
The Counselor had spent some of her time helping get together the things<br>
needed out of Sickbay. Ivri finished placing a few personal items in a pack<br>
some of them were a jacket, a hand light and a PADD. She double checked to<br>
make sure her tricorder was on her waist. It was one item that important to<br>
her profession if she needed to help out as a medic. The Counselor headed<br>
towards the shuttle bay, preparing to get ready to wear a EVA Suit.<br>
<br>
Vilqa observed quietly for a few more minutes before she motioned Reed over,<br>
"What's the absolute latest information you have from Cho'lu or have<br>
communications still been limited?"<br>
<br>
Marcus arrived right then, having finished his meeting with Skylar.<br>
Everything was happening so quickly now, and he knew it was fortunate that<br>
many of the people he would be on the away team with were crew members he<br>
had worked with in the past. "Saladin reporting Captain." He smiled, it<br>
wouldn't be long and it would be time to don the EVA's.<br>
<br>
Takis had given himself plenty of time to get ready for this, his first<br>
mission with the new crew. As it turned out, he'd needed it, having<br>
accidentally injured a couple of fellow crewmen's toes in the turbolift in<br>
his haste. He was glad to see he'd arrived pretty much on time, though. He<br>
was carrying some scientific equipment on his back, basic stuff that the<br>
Chief had asked him to bring. Since Takis' large frame had the capacity,<br>
he'd additionally brought some extra survival gear and a redundant system or<br>
two. Everyone in the shuttlebay seemed quite busy, so he hung back near the<br>
doorway, waiting to depart.<br>
<br>
Nick moved to the Captain's side, frowning at her question. "Very limited,<br>
ma'am... last I heard was in my report," he said. He had been probably<br>
annoying the poor Captain with said reports of each time the Cho'Lu had<br>
contacted him, which... subsequently, had been every hour for the most<br>
part... until much recently. "The last call from him was a verification<br>
that we were good to go... though I would advise we proceed with the utmost<br>
precaution, the Ridge should maintain a safe distance, and my suggestion to<br>
the doctor will be we keep the planet between the shuttle and the unstable<br>
star, might not offer us a hundred percent protection, but even one percent<br>
odds are better than none..." he told her.