Arrival of a Friend and Help

Posted on Fri Oct 21st, 2022 @ 4:41pm by Lieutenant Commander Diane Doctrine & Lieutenant Xystos Nisu

Mission: The Lost Brother
Location: Transporter Room 2
Timeline: Directly Before "Briefing and Unexpected Arrivals"

ooc: "slight" backpost

Diane stood in the transporter room waiting for an old friend who just happened to be assigned to aid in the colonists evacuation. She suspected it wasn’t coincidence, but that discussion was for another time.

Two tall men appeared on the transporter pad. One Betazoid, that Diane knew, and one Trill, that she did not know.

Once the transport sequence was finished, Captain Daneel Olivaw of the USS Eldritch smiled when he saw his old friend.

“Dany,” she said out loud smiling widely. The two old friends came together and hugged.

"I see you've brought a ... uhm..." Diane let the end of the sentence hang.

"I've brought you some help. This is Lieutenant Xystos Nisu. He's transferring to Resolution, to your department. Headquarters thinks you're gonna need assistance with all the new developments..."

"...With the Dominion teaming up with the Cardassians." She finished Daneel's sentence. "I could use it, that's for sure." Diane turned to her new officer, "Great to meetcha."

"You as well, Ma'am," Xystos stated as he stepped forward. "Lieutenant Xystos Nisu. I'm looking forward to getting into the thick of it. The Captain was kind enough to let me hitch a ride." The Trill had a neatly trimmed beard and hair that had been freshly cut back to regulation length. His spots peaked out.

"Oh there's definitely some thickness to be had," Diane answered, "We're about to take on a group of Marines to help with this evacuation we're doing. We have to relocate around fifty-thousand colonists before the Dominion gets in the system, in fact, Daneel and I have to get to a briefing in a bit. Get settled in your cabin and then I'll fill you in on everything."

"I requested the assignment for that reason. Come find me when you're ready to talk," he said. His wife was one of the marines. Having come off of the deep undercover assignment, it was wait to see his wife who deployed or try to get transferred into the area. "Sir, thanks for the ride."

"You're welcome," Daneel replied. Once Xystos left, he turned to Diane, "Well, now what?"

"We need to head to the main conference room. Admiral Ross is here to give Captain Carey and the rest of us the mission profile and hopefully our science department can find these people a place to relocate."

They left the transporter room and headed down the corridor. Once inside the turbo-lift, Daneel asked, "So, how's Toby?"

"He's on the ship with me," Diane told him, "Rick's parents too."

Daneel's eyes widened, "How..."

She cut him off with a wave of her hand, "I'll tell you the whole tale later. Right now, work." The lift doors opened to reveal the short hallway to the conference room right off the bridge.

"I can't wait to hear about it."

"I know you can't."