05-03-2026, 08:41 PM
“Welcome aboard. You can call me Qi. This is our Chief Engineer, Jadaris,”
The soft voice helped serve as an anchor for Ris' focus, and drew his attention to his Department Head. “We’ve been trying to hash out a bit of a problem," he continued. "The Cardassians are blockading a starbase. The details of why aren’t important. What is important is that we want to get a good look at their ships — and what’s happening on the starbase — without drawing too much attention to ourselves. Any thoughts?”
Okay, that's a good problem to focus on. He narrowed his eyes a bit and pondered the holographic image floating in the air.
"Well, sir, do our probes have the capability to mask or change their IFF signal? Make it look like a friendly, or at least a neutral? Barring that, what about making one probe really loud, figuratively speaking, to draw their attention in one direction and send in a couple others much quieter from the opposite direction."
Ris hesitated a moment.
"Something I've learned is that sometimes the 'why' is the most important data point, as that informs their motivations and/or their goals, sir."
While not addressing him directly, Ris' eyes moved to glance to Jidaris, albeit briefly when he made his last point.
** Tag Qi/Jidaris ==
The soft voice helped serve as an anchor for Ris' focus, and drew his attention to his Department Head. “We’ve been trying to hash out a bit of a problem," he continued. "The Cardassians are blockading a starbase. The details of why aren’t important. What is important is that we want to get a good look at their ships — and what’s happening on the starbase — without drawing too much attention to ourselves. Any thoughts?”
Okay, that's a good problem to focus on. He narrowed his eyes a bit and pondered the holographic image floating in the air.
"Well, sir, do our probes have the capability to mask or change their IFF signal? Make it look like a friendly, or at least a neutral? Barring that, what about making one probe really loud, figuratively speaking, to draw their attention in one direction and send in a couple others much quieter from the opposite direction."
Ris hesitated a moment.
"Something I've learned is that sometimes the 'why' is the most important data point, as that informs their motivations and/or their goals, sir."
While not addressing him directly, Ris' eyes moved to glance to Jidaris, albeit briefly when he made his last point.
** Tag Qi/Jidaris ==