> > "Certainly, Admiral. LCMR Sorensen has set up an appointment to meet with
> > you. He will be here in roughly one hour.", answered the Vulcan.
>
> "Thank you," Bedru replied.
>
> (ooc: a vulcan who's using "roughly" in his conversation. *fascinating!!* 8-)
> )
>
> {OOC:Simply relaying what he was told by the human.}
(ooc: for a moment there i thought bedru had been a bad influence on him. )
{OOC: Bedru... a bad influence.... Never. Me on the other hand.....}
> She forwarded the scientific portions of the reports to her staff
> specialists
> for their analysis along with the question she had about whether there were
> indications/foreshadows of a natural disaster.
>
> She also sent copies of the reports to the specialists in first contact
> issues
> for their opinions. Then, she looked at what the Vulcans had to say about
> the
> political and cultural development of the planet's inhabitants.
>
> The original Vulcan survey noted that the planet had a moderate potiential
> for volcano activity.
(ooc: what about the cultural/political structures? indications of
instability?)
There survey missions did not include ground based observation or research. The
inhabitants were divided into nation states, each with their own governmental body.
Each major land mass being a nation state. There was trade and travel between
nations, however it was limited by slow, primative methods of transit.
Signs of political instability were not present, but they had fought wars in the past.
The leader of the survey commented that given time, and an increase in trade and
travel between the nations, the relative stability would lead to a breakdown of
national boarders and the creation of a planetary government within 150 years.
Unfortunately that was not to happen.
> The "experts" got back to Bedru just before Sorensen arrived. They reported
> that there was an island grouping that looked suspicious. They more or less
> formed a ring. With the limited data at hand, they speculated that the
> planet was struck by a asteroid of significant size. Large enough to destroy
> what they believed to be a much larger body of land. The resulting explosion
> from the impact would have changed the climate globally. A naturally
> occuring nuclear winter of sorts. Any cold blooded species would not have
> faired well. While hit hard, warm blooded species would have found it
> relatively easier to survive. They could not speculate further without more
> information, but obviously the effects had subsided sometime in the 80 or so
> years since the disaster.
Bedru was not satisfied that a "nuclear winter" could have done so much so fast.
She began putting together an exploratory team that would be sent to do a much
more hands-on analysis.
> Staek chimmed in, "Admiral, LCMR Sorensen has arrived."
"Please send the commander in," she replied.
> Upon entry, he assumed a rigid posture. "Admiral Bedru, I am here to provide
> whatever information on planet Dultar V you require."
"Relax, Commander," she said and gestured to one of the seats across from her
desk. "Please be seated."
"Thank you sir.", answered the LCMR as he took the seat offered.
Once he was settled, she said, "I understand that you are to update me on
Dultar."
"That is correct, Admiral. Currently there are two battalions of SF Marines on the
planet building a base camp for the survey team and occupational authority. In
addition to the survey vessel in orbit, Starfleet has three frigates in the area to
provide security and other support that may be needed. The final report form the
survey team could come in a matter of a few weeks. I just received a report
indicating that the Diplomatic Council is sending in their own survey team to the
planet to independently verify the results of the Starfleet survey mission. "
{response}
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