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"A pest problem from the Discovery, eh? Well, unless you were attacked by inch-wide beasts, I wouldn't think so," Scotty responded to Titus, still looking over the beeping console in front of him, wondering what could be happening.
As the group began searching through the various compartments, which were easy enough to open after unlatching some locks (likely only able to be moved at all thanks in part to them being unlocked at all), it was then that something rather peculiar could be seen inside, letting out a soft purring sound, akin to a cat. The insides of the compartment, barely lit at all, were too dark to allow anyone to clearly see what the obstructions in question were, and if anyone braved to reach in and take out the supposed obstruction, they would find...
... a small ball of pure fluff.
One found in every single compartment.
They were definitely alive, considering anyone holding them could feel a sort of pulse on their body, and on top of that, they were all still purring harmlessly, like cats. Even though they didn't have a single distinctive facial feature, being literally nothing more than a living ball (they didn't even have limbs, and they were too hairy to easily tell where its mouth may have been if it even had one), one could almost find them... cute?
Still, even despite how harmless they were, Scotty could let out a worried sigh.
"... Bugger all."
"... Mister Scott."
"Yes, Captain."
"How did our cargo get from the cargo bay to Engineering?"
"I couldn't tell you, sir."
It appeared as though Captain Kirk was rather annoyed, giving Scotty what one could almost consider to be some sort of death glare.
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As Vert and Gumi would look through the games, activating any one of them would result in what appeared to be polygon-shaped holograms appearing over the cabinets, constructing images of spaceships or primitive beasts. The games seemed to range between flight simulators or shooters, though despite the highly advanced hologram technology used to play them, their function was actually rather basic, reminiscent of older video games from human history.
Still, if you indulged yourself in them, they would work out just fine... until suddenly, without a single prompt, each game would suddenly shut off, the holographic screens disappearing, fading into nothingness. Following that, a soft squeaking sound could be heard from... inside the game cabinet, similar to that of a mouse. There were small doors located on them all, possibly meant for station engineers to look at them in case they glitched, and... certainly, there was something going on in the games.
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"Just as beaming technology has been in use for over a hundred years, so has our warp drive technology, which is what has enabled the many civilizations of the Federation to transport across the galaxy, at least within the quadrant," Spock easily responded, keeping up with the many questions posed to him.
"I know not what a hyperdrive is, but I can only assume at least the basic principles are similar to our own warp drives. We had also looked into the mycelial network, utilizing specialized spores grown on planets that are linked to different locations throughout the galaxy, but as mentioned -- and proven with this incident with the Discovery -- this research was quickly discontinued when proven to be unstable and volatile, resulting in... unanticipated ramifications."
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Emily nearly bumped her head against the top of the compartment as she withdrew, a little surprised at what she found... But, after the initial startle was over, she couldn't help but peer at these purring, apparently living balls of fluff closely, eyeing Scott and Kirk as she spoke.
"What... Are these things?" She asked.
It didn't seem like they were much of a threat, so using her stone magic shouldn't be neccessary... But seeing that they were suddenly appearing in the ship's machinery, coupled with their numbers growing, perhaps they posed a problem of some kind if they didn't deal with them... Somehow.
Although, looking at Titus's ah... Unfortunate situation, Emily couldn't help but stiffle a little giggle. Usually she kept herself well composed and all, but... All things considered, this was just too absurd not to laugh at.
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Emily nearly bumped her head against the top of the compartment as she withdrew, a little surprised at what she found... But, after the initial startle was over, she couldn't help but peer at these purring, apparently living balls of fluff closely, eyeing Scott and Kirk as she spoke.
"What... Are these things?" She asked.
It didn't seem like they were much of a threat, so using her stone magic shouldn't be neccessary... But seeing that they were suddenly appearing in the ship's machinery, coupled with their numbers growing, perhaps they posed a problem of some kind if they didn't deal with them... Somehow.
Although, looking at Titus's ah... Unfortunate situation, Emily couldn't help but stiffle a little giggle. Usually she kept herself well composed and all, but... All things considered, this was just too absurd not to laugh at.
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“Uhhh... I can’t say that I do. Did you touch my pizza?”
Grif asked in a confused tone, clearly unable to remember anything from when he was drunk.
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Grif asked in a confused tone, clearly unable to remember anything from when he was drunk.
“Welp, I’ll be over at the food synthesiers if anyone needs me.” Grif said as he approached them and began making about a dozen hotdogs to start off with, not wasting any time in shoving them down his food hole.
Those who went down to Engineering would come across a room as complex and futuristic as the rest of the ship. Beams of light contained in transparent containers running the height of the room, bright lights illuminating touch-screen consoles, the whole nine yards. If the Discovery wasn't enough proof, the Enterprise was also a bona fide starship of the future. As Kirk and those who followed him would reach the area, coming across a man in a red-shirt, the captain addressed him, nonchalantly rubbing his hands together.
"Alright, Scotty, say hello to our endearing guests. Everyone, this is our Chief of Engineering, Montgomery Scott," Kirk said, introducing the man, who took hold of the exchange from there.
"Aye, wish we could have met under more convenient circumstances, but I dinna join Starfleet for a well and comfy life, hmm?" Scotty said, nodding in a polite manner to the group (even if he did find their appearances to be somewhat... unusual, between Vader and Titus), before clearing his throat, "In any case, the warp engines aren't responding. Looks like they gave out shortly after we stopped in front of the Discovery," the engineering chief continued, crossing his arms in his seat, "The computer's sayin' there's an obstruction -- an actual, physical obstruction -- somewhere inside the system, but... How can that even be? For something to end up inside the machines?"
"Maybe the synthesizers accidentally beamed a pork chop in there."
"If only. I was trying to pinpoint the exact location of the obstruction while you were on your way, but then--"
Beep beep.
Before long, Scotty was suddenly interrupted when the console in front of him began beeping. With a brief "'scuse me," he looked over his computer, only for his brow to visibly furrow quickly.
"Huh, that's odd... Now it's reading two -- no, three -- obstructions inside throughout the hardware. If any of you don't mind, could you laddies take a look around the compartments down here? Just be gentle! This ship is my wife and life, after all!"
Throughout Engineering, there were quite a bit of "compartments" scattered around, their functions being God knows what, considering how complex the Enterprise must be, between some hatches embedded in the ground, the walls, beneath some of the computers, and heck, there might even be something in the air vents for all you knew.
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The recreational area was quite similar to the Discovery's, if not arguably better to a point, possibly a symptom of the Enterprise supposedly being a tad more advanced than the Discovery, including a similar area with strange, holographic games and food synthesizers, as well as even a bar with real drinks (though, you were still free to synthesize drinks if you'd prefer). No pool though, unfortunately.
Still, as nice as it looked, something admittedly seem... a bit off about it all. Perhaps if you'd at least give some of the activities a try, that'd help to assuage any potential suspicions.
Right?
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"What can I do for you?" Spock inquired, somewhat dry as ever, similar to Sarek, his supposed father (at least, from another dimension) as Mizelia mentioned having questions, the First Officer making his way from the conference room to the bridge, where his duties were stationed at, especially while the captain himself was reporting to Engineering.
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"A pest problem from the Discovery, eh? Well, unless you were attacked by inch-wide beasts, I wouldn't think so," Scotty responded to Titus, still looking over the beeping console in front of him, wondering what could be happening.
As the group began searching through the various compartments, which were easy enough to open after unlatching some locks (likely only able to be moved at all thanks in part to them being unlocked at all), it was then that something rather peculiar could be seen inside, letting out a soft purring sound, akin to a cat. The insides of the compartment, barely lit at all, were too dark to allow anyone to clearly see what the obstructions in question were, and if anyone braved to reach in and take out the supposed obstruction, they would find...
... a small ball of pure fluff.
One found in every single compartment.
They were definitely alive, considering anyone holding them could feel a sort of pulse on their body, and on top of that, they were all still purring harmlessly, like cats. Even though they didn't have a single distinctive facial feature, being literally nothing more than a living ball (they didn't even have limbs, and they were too hairy to easily tell where its mouth may have been if it even had one), one could almost find them... cute?
Still, even despite how harmless they were, Scotty could let out a worried sigh.
"... Bugger all."
"... Mister Scott."
"Yes, Captain."
"How did our cargo get from the cargo bay to Engineering?"
"I couldn't tell you, sir."
It appeared as though Captain Kirk was rather annoyed, giving Scotty what one could almost consider to be some sort of death glare.
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As Vert and Gumi would look through the games, activating any one of them would result in what appeared to be polygon-shaped holograms appearing over the cabinets, constructing images of spaceships or primitive beasts. The games seemed to range between flight simulators or shooters, though despite the highly advanced hologram technology used to play them, their function was actually rather basic, reminiscent of older video games from human history.
Still, if you indulged yourself in them, they would work out just fine... until suddenly, without a single prompt, each game would suddenly shut off, the holographic screens disappearing, fading into nothingness. Following that, a soft squeaking sound could be heard from... inside the game cabinet, similar to that of a mouse. There were small doors located on them all, possibly meant for station engineers to look at them in case they glitched, and... certainly, there was something going on in the games.
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"Just as beaming technology has been in use for over a hundred years, so has our warp drive technology, which is what has enabled the many civilizations of the Federation to transport across the galaxy, at least within the quadrant," Spock easily responded, keeping up with the many questions posed to him.
"I know not what a hyperdrive is, but I can only assume at least the basic principles are similar to our own warp drives. We had also looked into the mycelial network, utilizing specialized spores grown on planets that are linked to different locations throughout the galaxy, but as mentioned -- and proven with this incident with the Discovery -- this research was quickly discontinued when proven to be unstable and volatile, resulting in... unanticipated ramifications."
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“Great googly moogly! These damn furballs must be what’s fuckin’ everything up!” Sarge exclaimed. Without a moments hesitation, Sarge began taking them out of their compartments, throwing them on the floor, and shooting them.
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"A pest problem from the Discovery, eh? Well, unless you were attacked by inch-wide beasts, I wouldn't think so," Scotty responded to Titus, still looking over the beeping console in front of him, wondering what could be happening.
As the group began searching through the various compartments, which were easy enough to open after unlatching some locks (likely only able to be moved at all thanks in part to them being unlocked at all), it was then that something rather peculiar could be seen inside, letting out a soft purring sound, akin to a cat. The insides of the compartment, barely lit at all, were too dark to allow anyone to clearly see what the obstructions in question were, and if anyone braved to reach in and take out the supposed obstruction, they would find...
... a small ball of pure fluff.
One found in every single compartment.
They were definitely alive, considering anyone holding them could feel a sort of pulse on their body, and on top of that, they were all still purring harmlessly, like cats. Even though they didn't have a single distinctive facial feature, being literally nothing more than a living ball (they didn't even have limbs, and they were too hairy to easily tell where its mouth may have been if it even had one), one could almost find them... cute?
Still, even despite how harmless they were, Scotty could let out a worried sigh.
"... Bugger all."
"... Mister Scott."
"Yes, Captain."
"How did our cargo get from the cargo bay to Engineering?"
"I couldn't tell you, sir."
It appeared as though Captain Kirk was rather annoyed, giving Scotty what one could almost consider to be some sort of death glare.
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"Hi!" Kirby said to the tiny fluffballs. He gave one if them a big hug. They were about his size; perfect for hugs.
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Meceliss looks confused at the ball of hair that she found. Moving towards it and picking it up to dispose of it, until she notices a pulse from the creature as well as purring. "What is that?" Meceliss said confused as she returned to Scotty and Kirk. Noticing the glare from Kirk.
"A pest problem from the Discovery, eh? Well, unless you were attacked by inch-wide beasts, I wouldn't think so," Scotty responded to Titus, still looking over the beeping console in front of him, wondering what could be happening.
As the group began searching through the various compartments, which were easy enough to open after unlatching some locks (likely only able to be moved at all thanks in part to them being unlocked at all), it was then that something rather peculiar could be seen inside, letting out a soft purring sound, akin to a cat. The insides of the compartment, barely lit at all, were too dark to allow anyone to clearly see what the obstructions in question were, and if anyone braved to reach in and take out the supposed obstruction, they would find...
... a small ball of pure fluff.
One found in every single compartment.
They were definitely alive, considering anyone holding them could feel a sort of pulse on their body, and on top of that, they were all still purring harmlessly, like cats. Even though they didn't have a single distinctive facial feature, being literally nothing more than a living ball (they didn't even have limbs, and they were too hairy to easily tell where its mouth may have been if it even had one), one could almost find them... cute?
Still, even despite how harmless they were, Scotty could let out a worried sigh.
"... Bugger all."
"... Mister Scott."
"Yes, Captain."
"How did our cargo get from the cargo bay to Engineering?"
"I couldn't tell you, sir."
It appeared as though Captain Kirk was rather annoyed, giving Scotty what one could almost consider being some sort of death glare.
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"I think it does have the same basic principles, but different methods. Though the hyperdrive has been used for thousands of years, existing already before the formation of the Republic. Though it has still many secrets and I don't know much of the technology behind. Only a bit of its history. Though what I do know of them is that we travel through hyperlanes. Though these are of course not without dangers. Though I might just be stating the obvious here." Mizelia said. "This 'Federation' you mentioned. Can you explain a bit about it? From the way you speak of it, it does sound a bit like the Republic."
"Just as beaming technology has been in use for over a hundred years, so has our warp drive technology, which is what has enabled the many civilizations of the Federation to transport across the galaxy, at least within the quadrant," Spock easily responded, keeping up with the many questions posed to him.
"I know not what a hyperdrive is, but I can only assume at least the basic principles are similar to our own warp drives. We had also looked into the mycelial network, utilizing specialized spores grown on planets that are linked to different locations throughout the galaxy, but as mentioned -- and proven with this incident with the Discovery -- this research was quickly discontinued when proven to be unstable and volatile, resulting in... unanticipated ramifications."
"Stop!"
In the nick of time, Kirk had deftly pushed Sarge out of the way, putting all his weight into it to at least throw off the red gunman's aim, sparing the harmless ball of fluff. Glaring at him angrily, the captain began speaking sternly. "What do you think you're doing?! Trying to kill something you don't even understand..." Patting off his yellow uniform, the man continued, "If you don't mind my saying, it's quite a wonder that you'd possess advanced technology like that armor of yours, and yet be bound to the philosophies of old, thinking everything to be so dangerous when you just don't understand. If Mister Spock were here, I suppose he'd say something like... the bloody history of our first instincts," Kirk said, practically admonishing Sarge in front of everybody, as though he were personally affronted. Patting his hands, from there, he took the fluff ball in question into his own arms, as though it were a baby.
"This here is a Tribble, one of many. It's a harmless species, they live only to eat and reproduce asexually. We picked them up from Babel to drop them off at a designated planet where they can function without any fear of predators or overcrowding a population," he explained mostly in response to Emily's and Meceliss's inquiry, the so-called Tribble continuing to do nothing but purr, though not after hissing lightly at Sarge.
To Gakupo, Kirk shook his head. "Not... directly, no, though... While they aren't capable of much more than eating, when they reproduce, they reproduce a lot. That's why we need to make our drop as fast as we can, though you guys's dilemma is more important at the present moment, don't worry," he said, "But... How they got all the way over to Engineering from the Cargo Bay Area where we were holding them, I have no idea..."
Meanwhile, the Tribble that Kirby greeted only purred softly in response... before it suddenly turned over, and suddenly, before everyone's eyes, another Tribble had been born, barely bigger than a normal human toe at the moment, but sure to grow soon. The same thing happened with the Tribble laying on top of Titus's head, as one Tribble became two Tribbles. More Tribbles suddenly began to roll out of the various compartments, even though one could believe that there was only one in each before.
"... but I hope we can get them back soon."
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In the nick of time, Kirk had deftly pushed Sarge out of the way, putting all his weight into it to at least throw off the red gunman's aim, sparing the harmless ball of fluff. Glaring at him angrily, the captain began speaking sternly. "What do you think you're doing?! Trying to kill something you don't even understand..." Patting off his yellow uniform, the man continued, "If you don't mind my saying, it's quite a wonder that you'd possess advanced technology like that armor of yours, and yet be bound to the philosophies of old, thinking everything to be so dangerous when you just don't understand. If Mister Spock were here, I suppose he'd say something like... the bloody history of our first instincts," Kirk said, practically admonishing Sarge in front of everybody, as though he were personally affronted. Patting his hands, from there, he took the fluff ball in question into his own arms, as though it were a baby.
"This here is a Tribble, one of many. It's a harmless species, they live only to eat and reproduce asexually. We picked them up from Babel to drop them off at a designated planet where they can function without any fear of predators or overcrowding a population," he explained mostly in response to Emily's and Meceliss's inquiry, the so-called Tribble continuing to do nothing but purr, though not after hissing lightly at Sarge.
To Gakupo, Kirk shook his head. "Not... directly, no, though... While they aren't capable of much more than eating, when they reproduce, they reproduce a lot. That's why we need to make our drop as fast as we can, though you guys's dilemma is more important at the present moment, don't worry," he said, "But... How they got all the way over to Engineering from the Cargo Bay Area where we were holding them, I have no idea..."
Meanwhile, the Tribble that Kirby greeted only purred softly in response... before it suddenly turned over, and suddenly, before everyone's eyes, another Tribble had been born, barely bigger than a normal human toe at the moment, but sure to grow soon. The same thing happened with the Tribble laying on top of Titus's head, as one Tribble became two Tribbles. More Tribbles suddenly began to roll out of the various compartments, even though one could believe that there was only one in each before.
"... but I hope we can get them back soon."
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Crow
GLORY TO THE DECEPTICONS
Story Update
"Boarding the Enterprise"
After some slight confusion and inquiries, Kirk agreed to include the Discovery's guests as part of their meeting. Preparations went underway.
As time passed, everyone was taken to the transporter rooms of the Discovery, along with Sarek and Burnham, to be beamed over to the ship that they had just come into contact with, known as the Enterprise, whatever being "beamed" really meant.
Until the group experienced it firsthand. Perhaps it was fortunate that no one explained the full nature of what it meant to be beamed, for fear that it might have made a person or two uneasy, but essentially, all that happened was that one felt a beam of light envelop them as they felt lighter with every second, before it all suddenly stopped, and as the light faded, they found themselves in a highly similar room, surrounded by the crew members of the Enterprise, as seen with how their outfits were more colorful than the Discovery crew's, and from there, a small, tedious ordeal was undergone as everyonel had to be scanned, along with their quantum signatures, to ensure that they were truly from another place.
After all that was taken care of, everyone was finally able to meet with the Enterprise senior staff in their conference room. There, they were able to be swiftly caught up and grasp the situation that everyone was in, taking it surprisingly well, as though the incident wasn't that much of an unusual one.
"So to paraphrase," Captain Kirk breathed, sitting at the front of the conference table, "Thanks to the attempted use of the mycelial network, the Discovery accidentally got caught in an anomaly that also ended up transporting all you guys on board as well," he said, briefly pointing to you all, "and when you attempted to use it again to launch yourself back home, you ended up here instead?"
"Essentially," Sarek nodded.
"That's quite a bit to take in, especially considering that spore drive research was decommissioned and discouraged shortly after the end of the Klingon-Federation War, in favor of further research on warp drive... and I can certainly see why now."
"If the spore drive technology was used as part of your history as well," Burnham said, "then is there any sort of record of this kind of incident occurring in the past?"
"No incident like this has ever been reported to Starfleet," Spock responded matter-of-factly. "This technology had always been considered unstable and volatile from the start, and there was hardly much of a use for it, at least after the war."
"Still, with your spore drive equipped and your quantum signatures in our databanks, we might be able to help you return to where you came from, as I've researched the process of how the drives exactly work. Perhaps if we link our networks together, with the Enterprise acting as something akin to an anchor or a slingshot, we could propel the Discovery back to its home. In theory, at least."
"It sounds to me you have no idea how to fix this," Elliot said, relishing the fact he was able to be present for this conversation.
"The coordinates of your universe likely differ from ours." Burnham looked pensive as she considered Spock's suggestion. "And while our Chief Engineer says he should, in theory, be able to navigate any mycelial network that exists, adding your ships' network to our should only improve our trajectory. Then, hopefully, once we've figured out that issue, the matter of bringing everyone back to their respective universes will come naturally to us."
"It's worth a shot if nothing else, though I can't guarantee that it'll work. Considering that kind of technology only had a few years worth of research before it was essentially abandoned, it's a bit of a long shot, but it is also your best bet," Kirk warned. Before anyone could say anything else though, a soft beep could be heard on Kirk's form, followed by a male voice, contained in a comm link.
"Captain, are you there?"
Pressing the emblem on his chest, as it turned out to be some sort of button, Kirk replied to the comm link. "Go ahead, Scotty. What can I do for you?"
"You're not gonna like this, sir. You might wanna look at it for yourself. Until then, I'm afraid we won't be going anywhere."
"On my way then," Kirk sighed tiredly, before looking at everyone, "I suppose the plan will have to wait then. I have some... business to attend to. If you'd like, you're all free to come with me down to Engineering and see what the problem is, though I'm not gonna force you to do anything. Feel free to help yourself to the recreational facilities instead if you'd rather. The Discovery may be a Crossfield-class starship, but our facilities should essentially be the same in terms of basic function. If that's all, this conference is dismissed."
"Is that it?" Elliot questioned, looking annoyed. "You brought us to let us talk, but you've largely come to this decision on your own. You people, with your Discovery, seem more concerned about getting yourselves home before us."
Burnham exchanged a cautious glance with Kirk. "You need to understand that we really know little more than all of you about how to proceed. We're doing the best we can."
"How about this," Kirk said, sounding amicable, "those that remain here can ask Spock whatever questions they may have. Toss him suggestions if you think you have any bright ones. Sound good?"
From there, everyone was free to do whichever option they pleased.
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"All this technobabble is making me ache in the brain module. If only I could activate a Space Bridge to take me back to base and use our Cortical Psychic Patch to transfer my consciousness to a brick," Starscream utters subtly, "at least they didn't say electromagnetic."
"A pest problem from the Discovery, eh? Well, unless you were attacked by inch-wide beasts, I wouldn't think so," Scotty responded to Titus, still looking over the beeping console in front of him, wondering what could be happening.
As the group began searching through the various compartments, which were easy enough to open after unlatching some locks (likely only able to be moved at all thanks in part to them being unlocked at all), it was then that something rather peculiar could be seen inside, letting out a soft purring sound, akin to a cat. The insides of the compartment, barely lit at all, were too dark to allow anyone to clearly see what the obstructions in question were, and if anyone braved to reach in and take out the supposed obstruction, they would find...
... a small ball of pure fluff.
One found in every single compartment.
They were definitely alive, considering anyone holding them could feel a sort of pulse on their body, and on top of that, they were all still purring harmlessly, like cats. Even though they didn't have a single distinctive facial feature, being literally nothing more than a living ball (they didn't even have limbs, and they were too hairy to easily tell where its mouth may have been if it even had one), one could almost find them... cute?
Still, even despite how harmless they were, Scotty could let out a worried sigh.
"... Bugger all."
"... Mister Scott."
"Yes, Captain."
"How did our cargo get from the cargo bay to Engineering?"
"I couldn't tell you, sir."
It appeared as though Captain Kirk was rather annoyed, giving Scotty what one could almost consider to be some sort of death glare.
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As Vert and Gumi would look through the games, activating any one of them would result in what appeared to be polygon-shaped holograms appearing over the cabinets, constructing images of spaceships or primitive beasts. The games seemed to range between flight simulators or shooters, though despite the highly advanced hologram technology used to play them, their function was actually rather basic, reminiscent of older video games from human history.
Still, if you indulged yourself in them, they would work out just fine... until suddenly, without a single prompt, each game would suddenly shut off, the holographic screens disappearing, fading into nothingness. Following that, a soft squeaking sound could be heard from... inside the game cabinet, similar to that of a mouse. There were small doors located on them all, possibly meant for station engineers to look at them in case they glitched, and... certainly, there was something going on in the games.
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"I will stay behind and look over the others in the Recreation Area. You seem to have sufficient firepower for a small room. Think of it as a lifeguard, without the pool."
When Starscream did, he looked over Gumi & Vert's playtime.
"You humans have weird tastes, playing glitched up games and eating pizza," Starscream adds. "I would assume that they still use wires or something. Let me see if there's an opening somewhere..."
Starscream decided to check if he could examine the inside of the game machine.
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When Starscream did, he looked over Gumi & Vert's playtime.
"You humans have weird tastes, playing glitched up games and eating pizza," Starscream adds. "I would assume that they still use wires or something. Let me see if there's an opening somewhere..."
Starscream decided to check if he could examine the inside of the game machine.
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"I see..." Watching them start to reproduce, Gakupo deduced that getting them stored safely away was the best option, unless they wanted to be swimming in Tribbles. "Maybe some of us could take them back?" Gakupo held the Tribble in his arm, and attempted to pick up a few others. "How hard could it be?"
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Archmage Jeremiah
You can't outrun your own reflection
"Perhaps not," Samus replied, "but a wounded dog doesn't think rationally, and you're handling relations with him with the subtlety of a space pirate. If you continue to force happiness on him, don't act shocked when he inevitably bites," she stated very matter-of-factly, with a tang of warning to her intonation. Entering the recreational room, Samus paused to scan the room. As most scrambled for the games and drinks, the hunter relieved herself of her helmet, and grunted. Setting her helmet down on the bar, Samus was soon draped in a warm glow of shimmering light bright to the point where it was difficult to peer into, but not enough to clash with the overall mood lighting the recreational room had going on.
As the light faded, it would become quickly apparent Samus had shed her suit of armour in favour of a more comfortable skin-tight suit which covered everything from her neck down to her feet. Finding her own unoccupied corner of the room, Samus silently set about doing stretches.
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As the light faded, it would become quickly apparent Samus had shed her suit of armour in favour of a more comfortable skin-tight suit which covered everything from her neck down to her feet. Finding her own unoccupied corner of the room, Samus silently set about doing stretches.
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"All this technobabble is making me ache in the brain module. If only I could activate a Space Bridge to take me back to base and use our Cortical Psychic Patch to transfer my consciousness to a brick," Starscream utters subtly, "at least they didn't say electromagnetic."
"I will stay behind and look over the others in the Recreation Area. You seem to have sufficient firepower for a small room. Think of it as a lifeguard, without the pool."
When Starscream did, he looked over Gumi & Vert's playtime.
"You humans have weird tastes, playing glitched up games and eating pizza," Starscream adds. "I would assume that they still use wires or something. Let me see if there's an opening somewhere..."
Starscream decided to check if he could examine the inside of the game machine.
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“Your face has weird tastes.”
Grif retorted as he approached Starscream with an entire plate of hotdogs. “Actually, what the fuck do you even eat? Like scrap metal or something?”
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“Obviously someone moved them here to throw us off their trail!” Sarge exclaimed as he glanced around the group. “But who...?”
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Grif retorted as he approached Starscream with an entire plate of hotdogs. “Actually, what the fuck do you even eat? Like scrap metal or something?”
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Sarge only grunted as he was pushed aside by Kirk after attempting to shoot the Tribbles, though he didn’t seem too annoyed with him."Stop!"
In the nick of time, Kirk had deftly pushed Sarge out of the way, putting all his weight into it to at least throw off the red gunman's aim, sparing the harmless ball of fluff. Glaring at him angrily, the captain began speaking sternly. "What do you think you're doing?! Trying to kill something you don't even understand..." Patting off his yellow uniform, the man continued, "If you don't mind my saying, it's quite a wonder that you'd possess advanced technology like that armor of yours, and yet be bound to the philosophies of old, thinking everything to be so dangerous when you just don't understand. If Mister Spock were here, I suppose he'd say something like... the bloody history of our first instincts," Kirk said, practically admonishing Sarge in front of everybody, as though he were personally affronted. Patting his hands, from there, he took the fluff ball in question into his own arms, as though it were a baby.
"This here is a Tribble, one of many. It's a harmless species, they live only to eat and reproduce asexually. We picked them up from Babel to drop them off at a designated planet where they can function without any fear of predators or overcrowding a population," he explained mostly in response to Emily's and Meceliss's inquiry, the so-called Tribble continuing to do nothing but purr, though not after hissing lightly at Sarge.
To Gakupo, Kirk shook his head. "Not... directly, no, though... While they aren't capable of much more than eating, when they reproduce, they reproduce a lot. That's why we need to make our drop as fast as we can, though you guys's dilemma is more important at the present moment, don't worry," he said, "But... How they got all the way over to Engineering from the Cargo Bay Area where we were holding them, I have no idea..."
Meanwhile, the Tribble that Kirby greeted only purred softly in response... before it suddenly turned over, and suddenly, before everyone's eyes, another Tribble had been born, barely bigger than a normal human toe at the moment, but sure to grow soon. The same thing happened with the Tribble laying on top of Titus's head, as one Tribble became two Tribbles. More Tribbles suddenly began to roll out of the various compartments, even though one could believe that there was only one in each before.
"... but I hope we can get them back soon."
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“Obviously someone moved them here to throw us off their trail!” Sarge exclaimed as he glanced around the group. “But who...?”
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Inside the game cabinet, upon opening the door to its insides, a few balls of fluff would suddenly pour out of it, while even more remained inside, purring and squeaking slightly inside. Though they weren't exactly mice, one could imagine they were indeed chewing on the wiring inside... or at least, that's what one could assume, as there wasn't a mouth to see, but they were certainly smothering the wiring.
Meanwhile, as for the food synthesizers, something similar would occur, as while Grif would indeed be able to procure some food from it, the machine would suddenly synthesize what appeared to be a glass along with it, even if a request wasn't made for a drink. However, instead of a liquid being inside the glass, there would be... even more fluff balls inside, all audibly purring and immobile.
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"Fascinating," Spock briefly responded to Mizelia, before she went on to inquire about the Federation, giving a nod, "Just as your hyperdrive technology, I know not the finer details of your Republic, as I have little context to be given, but essentially, the United Federation of Planets is the federal republic working in tandem with different planetary governments and races in order to establish a greater authority throughout the galaxy, with the intent of seeking out new life and worlds, while also maintaining the equal rights and liberties that everyone is entitled to," he simply continued, giving but a brief summary.
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Meanwhile, as for the food synthesizers, something similar would occur, as while Grif would indeed be able to procure some food from it, the machine would suddenly synthesize what appeared to be a glass along with it, even if a request wasn't made for a drink. However, instead of a liquid being inside the glass, there would be... even more fluff balls inside, all audibly purring and immobile.
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"Fascinating," Spock briefly responded to Mizelia, before she went on to inquire about the Federation, giving a nod, "Just as your hyperdrive technology, I know not the finer details of your Republic, as I have little context to be given, but essentially, the United Federation of Planets is the federal republic working in tandem with different planetary governments and races in order to establish a greater authority throughout the galaxy, with the intent of seeking out new life and worlds, while also maintaining the equal rights and liberties that everyone is entitled to," he simply continued, giving but a brief summary.
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Mhm.
「These Starfleet or whatever guys sure do suck at taking care of their games. What's the point of being in space if we don't even get to play space games?」
Having no interest in the engineering area, Kumagawa found himself in the recreational area. Handling the nonfunctional games with the utmost care, he walked up to one and smacked the side of it, not seeming to mind them finding some strange fluffballs inside.
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"Aww. Now come on. Aren't the just the sweetest things you've ever seen?"
The doctor's masculine voice swooned as she petted a tribble. Turning to Gakupo, Shelia smiled.
"I agree. How hard could it be?"
Pausing she pointed at his hand, Semi shocked.
"Uh, you're holding two now."
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The doctor's masculine voice swooned as she petted a tribble. Turning to Gakupo, Shelia smiled.
"I agree. How hard could it be?"
Pausing she pointed at his hand, Semi shocked.
"Uh, you're holding two now."
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GLORY TO THE DECEPTICONS
"Energon," Starscream replies before he takes a hotdog from the plate and inserts it in his mouth, "we eat it, we bleed it, and we use it as the fuel for our technology."
Inside the game cabinet, upon opening the door to its insides, a few balls of fluff would suddenly pour out of it, while even more remained inside, purring and squeaking slightly inside. Though they weren't exactly mice, one could imagine they were indeed chewing on the wiring inside... or at least, that's what one could assume, as there wasn't a mouth to see, but they were certainly smothering the wiring.
Meanwhile, as for the food synthesizers, something similar would occur, as while Grif would indeed be able to procure some food from it, the machine would suddenly synthesize what appeared to be a glass along with it, even if a request wasn't made for a drink. However, instead of a liquid being inside the glass, there would be... even more fluff balls inside, all audibly purring and immobile.
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「These Starfleet or whatever guys sure do suck at taking care of their games. What's the point of being in space if we don't even get to play space games?」
Having no interest in the engineering area, Kumagawa found himself in the recreational area. Handling the nonfunctional games with the utmost care, he walked up to one and smacked the side of it, not seeming to mind them finding some strange fluffballs inside.
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"How engrossing," Starscream laughs, "for organics, that is. These balls of hair appear sentient. I don't imagine Shockwave using these as a basis for any of his freaky experiments anytime soon."
Starscream picks a Cybertronian handful up in his relatively large hand - which was around a dozen. He raised them to his eye level as he spoke to them
"Hello there, fluffies. I assume you are incapable of speech? My name is Starscream, leader of the Decepticons."
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"OHMYGODTHEYRESOCUTE!!!!!!" Gumi dove headfirst into the fluffballs, giggling like a child. "Are these space aliens??? Space mice??? I love them so much!!!!" It seemed as if she hadn't heard what Samus had said...but in truth, she did. She just didn't really want to talk about it, or things would get ugly. It was easier to ignore all that, you know? Ignore the feelings you didn't want to feel. When she was alone, she could process it all. But right now, in front of everyone...she was going to have fun!
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"...oh." Gakupo looked down at the Tribbles multiplied in his arms.
"...we should probably hurry."
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"...oh." Gakupo looked down at the Tribbles multiplied in his arms.
"...we should probably hurry."
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Inside the game cabinet, upon opening the door to its insides, a few balls of fluff would suddenly pour out of it, while even more remained inside, purring and squeaking slightly inside. Though they weren't exactly mice, one could imagine they were indeed chewing on the wiring inside... or at least, that's what one could assume, as there wasn't a mouth to see, but they were certainly smothering the wiring.
Meanwhile, as for the food synthesizers, something similar would occur, as while Grif would indeed be able to procure some food from it, the machine would suddenly synthesize what appeared to be a glass along with it, even if a request wasn't made for a drink. However, instead of a liquid being inside the glass, there would be... even more fluff balls inside, all audibly purring and immobile.
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"Fascinating," Spock briefly responded to Mizelia, before she went on to inquire about the Federation, giving a nod, "Just as your hyperdrive technology, I know not the finer details of your Republic, as I have little context to be given, but essentially, the United Federation of Planets is the federal republic working in tandem with different planetary governments and races in order to establish a greater authority throughout the galaxy, with the intent of seeking out new life and worlds, while also maintaining the equal rights and liberties that everyone is entitled to," he simply continued, giving but a brief summary.
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“...huh. That’s some weird looking ice cream.” Grif said, assuming that these things were food. Though as he brought one up to his mouth, it suddenly purred in his hand, causing Grif to nearly drop the creature in shock.
“Jesus!! Did— did my ice cream just purr?”
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“Jesus!! Did— did my ice cream just purr?”
“Jesus... do you have to make it weird?” Grif asked as he held one in his palm. “Where the fuck are these things coming from, anyways?”"Energon," Starscream replies before he takes a hotdog from the plate and inserts it in his mouth, "we eat it, we bleed it, and we use it as the fuel for our technology."
"How engrossing," Starscream laughs, "for organics, that is. These balls of hair appear sentient. I don't imagine Shockwave using these as a basis for any of his freaky experiments anytime soon."
Starscream picks a Cybertronian handful up in his relatively large hand - which was around a dozen. He raised them to his eye level as he spoke to them
"Hello there, fluffies. I assume you are incapable of speech? My name is Starscream, leader of the Decepticons."
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"Stop!"
In the nick of time, Kirk had deftly pushed Sarge out of the way, putting all his weight into it to at least throw off the red gunman's aim, sparing the harmless ball of fluff. Glaring at him angrily, the captain began speaking sternly. "What do you think you're doing?! Trying to kill something you don't even understand..." Patting off his yellow uniform, the man continued, "If you don't mind my saying, it's quite a wonder that you'd possess advanced technology like that armor of yours, and yet be bound to the philosophies of old, thinking everything to be so dangerous when you just don't understand. If Mister Spock were here, I suppose he'd say something like... the bloody history of our first instincts," Kirk said, practically admonishing Sarge in front of everybody, as though he were personally affronted. Patting his hands, from there, he took the fluff ball in question into his own arms, as though it were a baby.
"This here is a Tribble, one of many. It's a harmless species, they live only to eat and reproduce asexually. We picked them up from Babel to drop them off at a designated planet where they can function without any fear of predators or overcrowding a population," he explained mostly in response to Emily's and Meceliss's inquiry, the so-called Tribble continuing to do nothing but purr, though not after hissing lightly at Sarge.
To Gakupo, Kirk shook his head. "Not... directly, no, though... While they aren't capable of much more than eating, when they reproduce, they reproduce a lot. That's why we need to make our drop as fast as we can, though you guys's dilemma is more important at the present moment, don't worry," he said, "But... How they got all the way over to Engineering from the Cargo Bay Area where we were holding them, I have no idea..."
Meanwhile, the Tribble that Kirby greeted only purred softly in response... before it suddenly turned over, and suddenly, before everyone's eyes, another Tribble had been born, barely bigger than a normal human toe at the moment, but sure to grow soon. The same thing happened with the Tribble laying on top of Titus's head, as one Tribble became two Tribbles. More Tribbles suddenly began to roll out of the various compartments, even though one could believe that there was only one in each before.
"... but I hope we can get them back soon."
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Titus stared at Kirk as he admonished the sergeant. It only occurred after a few words that the captain's philosophy was so alien to the centuries-old space marine. Something in him wanted to call the captain a coward or a fool for responding to a potential threat with curiosity. Such an innocuous response would have had him deemed a heretic for consorting with what could be a threat to Mankind. Tiny fluffballs.
Throwing caution and human instinct to the wind in the same of discovery is an idea that has been long forgotten in the Imperium of Man. Every regular human that Titus had ever come across in his campaigns was what the Emperor seemed to have wanted - a fearful, superstitious herd of panicky animals that shun the adoption of new ideas in the name of preserving what will keep them alive in a cruel, unforgiving galaxy. Holding on to a rigid dogma that dictates their every move. It isn't loyalty or service - it's fear and hysteria. A widespread hatred of the unknown, and the genocide of a thousand worlds in the name of standing supreme over the burning garbage heap that is the galaxy.
. . .Your days as a novice are behind you. Why do you still interpret the Codex so narrowly?. . .
. . .I look to it's rules for guidance. . .
. . .We all do. . .
. . .But there are also benefits to thinking for yourself, Leandros. . .
Titus abruptly shook his head.
"I see."
Titus slowly raised a hand up and, with surprising tenderness given his size and gruff appearance, lifted the pair of Tribbles off his head and held them for a few seconds. A space marine needs his hands free at all times, however, so Titus would gently clip the pair of Tribbles on his belt by their fur, as if they were grenades.
"They don't seem to move at all, or if they do, it's very slowly. Either they were warped here by the same affect that brought us here and those 'headcrabs' aboard the Discovery, or someone planted them here on purpose. We must move quickly to return them to containment," Titus urged, as he proceeded to gather more of the Tribbles wherever they appear, using both his hands to carry them and his belt.
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“Uhhh... I can’t say that I do. Did you touch my pizza?”
Grif asked in a confused tone, clearly unable to remember anything from when he was drunk.
“Welp, I’ll be over at the food synthesiers if anyone needs me.” Grif said as he approached them and began making about a dozen hotdogs to start off with, not wasting any time in shoving them down his food hole.
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“Great googly moogly! These damn furballs must be what’s fuckin’ everything up!” Sarge exclaimed. Without a moments hesitation, Sarge began taking them out of their compartments, throwing them on the floor, and shooting them.
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"Stop!"
In the nick of time, Kirk had deftly pushed Sarge out of the way, putting all his weight into it to at least throw off the red gunman's aim, sparing the harmless ball of fluff. Glaring at him angrily, the captain began speaking sternly. "What do you think you're doing?! Trying to kill something you don't even understand..." Patting off his yellow uniform, the man continued, "If you don't mind my saying, it's quite a wonder that you'd possess advanced technology like that armor of yours, and yet be bound to the philosophies of old, thinking everything to be so dangerous when you just don't understand. If Mister Spock were here, I suppose he'd say something like... the bloody history of our first instincts," Kirk said, practically admonishing Sarge in front of everybody, as though he were personally affronted. Patting his hands, from there, he took the fluff ball in question into his own arms, as though it were a baby.
"This here is a Tribble, one of many. It's a harmless species, they live only to eat and reproduce asexually. We picked them up from Babel to drop them off at a designated planet where they can function without any fear of predators or overcrowding a population," he explained mostly in response to Emily's and Meceliss's inquiry, the so-called Tribble continuing to do nothing but purr, though not after hissing lightly at Sarge.
To Gakupo, Kirk shook his head. "Not... directly, no, though... While they aren't capable of much more than eating, when they reproduce, they reproduce a lot. That's why we need to make our drop as fast as we can, though you guys's dilemma is more important at the present moment, don't worry," he said, "But... How they got all the way over to Engineering from the Cargo Bay Area where we were holding them, I have no idea..."
Meanwhile, the Tribble that Kirby greeted only purred softly in response... before it suddenly turned over, and suddenly, before everyone's eyes, another Tribble had been born, barely bigger than a normal human toe at the moment, but sure to grow soon. The same thing happened with the Tribble laying on top of Titus's head, as one Tribble became two Tribbles. More Tribbles suddenly began to roll out of the various compartments, even though one could believe that there was only one in each before.
"... but I hope we can get them back soon."
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「These Starfleet or whatever guys sure do suck at taking care of their games. What's the point of being in space if we don't even get to play space games?」
Having no interest in the engineering area, Kumagawa found himself in the recreational area. Handling the nonfunctional games with the utmost care, he walked up to one and smacked the side of it, not seeming to mind them finding some strange fluffballs inside.
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Though Emily was relieved to hear these "Tribbles" were relatively harmless, the fact that they seemed to mass reproduce through some means she wasn't quite sure about ("Asexual" wasn't part of her vocabulary), she knew they couldn't just leave these things laying around. Sarge's reasoning, though normally not the most sound seemed to have some sense to it this time... As a matter of fact, so did Titus'; these creatures couldn't have gotten into the ship electronics on their own... Perhaps it was a freak accident, like with those creatures aboard the Discovery... Or more likely... It was done on purpose.
"I think this might be Sabotage, like on the Discovery." She said, though... Seeing the creatures literally begin to multiply in Gapuko's arms, she began to get worried.
"But we have to get them under control as soon as possible. This is literally getting out of hand!" She added urgently.
Unless there was a better suggestion, Emily intended to try and use her stone magic if need be to keep these Tribbles in check so they could perhaps move them back into the ship's cargo bay... But, would even that withstand the amount of these furry creatures that will likely accumulate in there?
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Though Emily was relieved to hear these "Tribbles" were relatively harmless, the fact that they seemed to mass reproduce through some means she wasn't quite sure about ("Asexual" wasn't part of her vocabulary), she knew they couldn't just leave these things laying around. Sarge's reasoning, though normally not the most sound seemed to have some sense to it this time... As a matter of fact, so did Titus'; these creatures couldn't have gotten into the ship electronics on their own... Perhaps it was a freak accident, like with those creatures aboard the Discovery... Or more likely... It was done on purpose.
"I think this might be Sabotage, like on the Discovery." She said, though... Seeing the creatures literally begin to multiply in Gapuko's arms, she began to get worried.
"But we have to get them under control as soon as possible. This is literally getting out of hand!" She added urgently.
Unless there was a better suggestion, Emily intended to try and use her stone magic if need be to keep these Tribbles in check so they could perhaps move them back into the ship's cargo bay... But, would even that withstand the amount of these furry creatures that will likely accumulate in there?
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"Maybe you should get that done first, we can wait to get home. At least, some of us can. But this may get out hand if not dealt with ffast enough." Meceliss said to Kirk."Stop!"
In the nick of time, Kirk had deftly pushed Sarge out of the way, putting all his weight into it to at least throw off the red gunman's aim, sparing the harmless ball of fluff. Glaring at him angrily, the captain began speaking sternly. "What do you think you're doing?! Trying to kill something you don't even understand..." Patting off his yellow uniform, the man continued, "If you don't mind my saying, it's quite a wonder that you'd possess advanced technology like that armor of yours, and yet be bound to the philosophies of old, thinking everything to be so dangerous when you just don't understand. If Mister Spock were here, I suppose he'd say something like... the bloody history of our first instincts," Kirk said, practically admonishing Sarge in front of everybody, as though he were personally affronted. Patting his hands, from there, he took the fluff ball in question into his own arms, as though it were a baby.
"This here is a Tribble, one of many. It's a harmless species, they live only to eat and reproduce asexually. We picked them up from Babel to drop them off at a designated planet where they can function without any fear of predators or overcrowding a population," he explained mostly in response to Emily's and Meceliss's inquiry, the so-called Tribble continuing to do nothing but purr, though not after hissing lightly at Sarge.
To Gakupo, Kirk shook his head. "Not... directly, no, though... While they aren't capable of much more than eating, when they reproduce, they reproduce a lot. That's why we need to make our drop as fast as we can, though you guys's dilemma is more important at the present moment, don't worry," he said, "But... How they got all the way over to Engineering from the Cargo Bay Area where we were holding them, I have no idea..."
Meanwhile, the Tribble that Kirby greeted only purred softly in response... before it suddenly turned over, and suddenly, before everyone's eyes, another Tribble had been born, barely bigger than a normal human toe at the moment, but sure to grow soon. The same thing happened with the Tribble laying on top of Titus's head, as one Tribble became two Tribbles. More Tribbles suddenly began to roll out of the various compartments, even though one could believe that there was only one in each before.
"... but I hope we can get them back soon."
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"That is a noble goal. The Republic is a federal democratic republic which does have some things in common, though it is lately not doing so well. Though it's mostly because of the war which is in a way raging on for fifty-five years with an enemy who wants nothing but to see it be destroyed." Mizelia said "How is the Federation doing lately?"
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Those who went down to Engineering would come across a room as complex and futuristic as the rest of the ship. Beams of light contained in transparent containers running the height of the room, bright lights illuminating touch-screen consoles, the whole nine yards. If the Discovery wasn't enough proof, the Enterprise was also a bona fide starship of the future. As Kirk and those who followed him would reach the area, coming across a man in a red-shirt, the captain addressed him, nonchalantly rubbing his hands together.
"Alright, Scotty, say hello to our endearing guests. Everyone, this is our Chief of Engineering, Montgomery Scott," Kirk said, introducing the man, who took hold of the exchange from there.
"Aye, wish we could have met under more convenient circumstances, but I dinna join Starfleet for a well and comfy life, hmm?" Scotty said, nodding in a polite manner to the group (even if he did find their appearances to be somewhat... unusual, between Vader and Titus), before clearing his throat, "In any case, the warp engines aren't responding. Looks like they gave out shortly after we stopped in front of the Discovery," the engineering chief continued, crossing his arms in his seat, "The computer's sayin' there's an obstruction -- an actual, physical obstruction -- somewhere inside the system, but... How can that even be? For something to end up inside the machines?"
"Maybe the synthesizers accidentally beamed a pork chop in there."
"If only. I was trying to pinpoint the exact location of the obstruction while you were on your way, but then--"
Beep beep.
Before long, Scotty was suddenly interrupted when the console in front of him began beeping. With a brief "'scuse me," he looked over his computer, only for his brow to visibly furrow quickly.
"Huh, that's odd... Now it's reading two -- no, three -- obstructions inside throughout the hardware. If any of you don't mind, could you laddies take a look around the compartments down here? Just be gentle! This ship is my wife and life, after all!"
Throughout Engineering, there were quite a bit of "compartments" scattered around, their functions being God knows what, considering how complex the Enterprise must be, between some hatches embedded in the ground, the walls, beneath some of the computers, and heck, there might even be something in the air vents for all you knew.
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The recreational area was quite similar to the Discovery's, if not arguably better to a point, possibly a symptom of the Enterprise supposedly being a tad more advanced than the Discovery, including a similar area with strange, holographic games and food synthesizers, as well as even a bar with real drinks (though, you were still free to synthesize drinks if you'd prefer). No pool though, unfortunately.
Still, as nice as it looked, something admittedly seem... a bit off about it all. Perhaps if you'd at least give some of the activities a try, that'd help to assuage any potential suspicions.
Right?
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"What can I do for you?" Spock inquired, somewhat dry as ever, similar to Sarek, his supposed father (at least, from another dimension) as Mizelia mentioned having questions, the First Officer making his way from the conference room to the bridge, where his duties were stationed at, especially while the captain himself was reporting to Engineering.
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Sooner than later, Echo made her way toward the Engineer room and looked over at the others as she slipped her weapons away.
She didn't miss much, probably except for the brown, soft fuzzy creatures.
She didn't have time to mess around, and picked one up, picking up that these things multiplied when shot or otherwise.
She slightly eyed Titus for a second rather quietly and frowned "As long as these creatures don't overwhelm us first if they divide."
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