05-04-2026, 12:08 PM
The imposing Gorn faced Ris and directed a verbal response to his own non-verbal response moments ago.
"Commander Jadaris, Doctor of geophysics from the Vulcan Science Academy, QSD specialist and Chief Engineer. I don't bite or spit, and I'm in charge of keeping this ship from falling apart at the seams. I'm just worried about the Cardassians having a trick up their sleeve to interrupt our Quantum Slipstream Drive that'll let us get into the system. A sufficiently large graviton pulse could knock us out of QSD with severe damage, which was what happened to the Callisto when we were assigned as part of the Pathfinder expedition to the Delta Quadrant in pursuit of the Borg."
Ris felt the chagrin creep up his neck, seep across his face, turning his normally powder blue complexion a darker shade of blue, and continued on to the tips of his antennae. As part of his physical reaction, the tips of the antennae curled slightly inwards, like fingertips.
"Four years at the Academy with all of its diversity still didn't prepare me for this. I am sure it's a common reaction, Commander, but I offer my heartfelt apology." A momentary beat of silence briefly appeared. "Regarding the probe situation, the use of a larger probe to act as a mothership for the smaller ones seems a good place to start. My focus in the Academy was EM radiation, so perhaps I can assist with tuning the smaller probes' sensors and output."
He paused a moment in thought.
"My only knowledge of the Cardassians is what's taught at the Academy, and interpecies relations wasn't my focus. Given what you know of them, would making the Class 8 probe a little more obvious help or hinder our information gathering efforts?"
As he started "tucking into" the situation at hand, Ris' body language showed a return to a calm, relaxed state.
== Tag Jidaris/Qi ==
"Commander Jadaris, Doctor of geophysics from the Vulcan Science Academy, QSD specialist and Chief Engineer. I don't bite or spit, and I'm in charge of keeping this ship from falling apart at the seams. I'm just worried about the Cardassians having a trick up their sleeve to interrupt our Quantum Slipstream Drive that'll let us get into the system. A sufficiently large graviton pulse could knock us out of QSD with severe damage, which was what happened to the Callisto when we were assigned as part of the Pathfinder expedition to the Delta Quadrant in pursuit of the Borg."
Ris felt the chagrin creep up his neck, seep across his face, turning his normally powder blue complexion a darker shade of blue, and continued on to the tips of his antennae. As part of his physical reaction, the tips of the antennae curled slightly inwards, like fingertips.
"Four years at the Academy with all of its diversity still didn't prepare me for this. I am sure it's a common reaction, Commander, but I offer my heartfelt apology." A momentary beat of silence briefly appeared. "Regarding the probe situation, the use of a larger probe to act as a mothership for the smaller ones seems a good place to start. My focus in the Academy was EM radiation, so perhaps I can assist with tuning the smaller probes' sensors and output."
He paused a moment in thought.
"My only knowledge of the Cardassians is what's taught at the Academy, and interpecies relations wasn't my focus. Given what you know of them, would making the Class 8 probe a little more obvious help or hinder our information gathering efforts?"
As he started "tucking into" the situation at hand, Ris' body language showed a return to a calm, relaxed state.
== Tag Jidaris/Qi ==