Episode 22: Playing Politics, Pt 3

196. Arrived at 123. Aldrin summoned to meet with the Admiral. INTRIGUE!

197. The Capt. calls senior staff to the conference room. There’s a debrief: Narendra is on comms lockdown, the Klingon’s have gone “less-than-friendly” and, of all fucking things, Ramerez is missing. McHenry is demoted and Prell is put in the XO spot.

198. Zodd seems to take it personally, but it’s all about worrying that the Klingon’s are a passion of his and he knows they don’t fuck around. Lora and him catch up about that and Lora give her his word that she’ll do anything to help him. Intimate handshake. Everyone likes it.

199. Prell and Zodd make their way to get the probe out of the ship, it goes ok.

200. McHenry tries to bury himself in work to get his mind of Narendra/Ramerez, it doesn’t work and he does some shit work. Lora catches up with him and apologizes. Lora seems to take the whole demotion personally but McHenry forgives her. Lora takes a spot at local family-style eatery O’Benigan’s and encourages whenever McHenry walks by to join her. No dice.

201. Aldrin goes to the bar and meets a crew of the Thunderchild:

Lt. Andex- security officer

Marta Segusa- Lt. and science officer.

Lidia Thomas- 1st officer- commander (human)

Bem Okala- Capt.

202. The Thunderchild crew are itching for a fight. They went on a pretty standard mission hoping for action (Akira class wants to shoot!), but ended up just looking at an ok comet. Aldrin chills with them getting synth-drunk for a few hours.

203. Prell and Zodd keep working on removing the fully integrated Dolrean probe, but you know what, it doesn’t go well. A motherfuckin’ spike goes fully through Prell’s hand and INTO the hull. Zodd has to cut it off and wrap up all the blood. Prell and Zodd get to sick bay.

204. Late that night McHenry receives a missive from Joanna. The situation at Narendra is...not good. He reports this to Aldrin, and Aldrin comes to McHenry’s quarters and views the message himself. He then makes the decision that they are going to do something.

205. Aldrin goes to the Nightingale and finds Skeek and Nylund there working late. Nylund is working on the probe and mentions that the probe is INCREDIBLY powerful (meaning, filled with power). Aldrin asks Skeek to wire the probe up to the rest of the ship to “super-charge” it. Skeek gets to work. And KILLS it.

206. The next morning Skeek and Prell finish the work to wire up the probe.