bowlofspinach says:
Zephyr, you lead the Lieutenant down the corridor, following the life signs picked up by the tricorder. They are weak and although your tricorder can't identify the species, you are almost certain the lifeforms are dying.
The ship is small, made even smaller by the large number of rooms that are blocked off due to hull breaches, so it doesnt take long for you to reach the life signs. They are located behind a small door that is labelled "Cargo Bay C".
You open the door carefully, inspecting the room from the door to determine danger when you see the lifeforms: A group of large creatures, not quite Earth cows but very close to them in appearance. They are completely white, their skin appearing translucent in some places, and they are lying on the floor of the cargo bay, seemingly sick and in pain. When one of them spots you, it let's out a drawn out, deep sound unlike any animal you've ever heard.
Suddenly, the ship shakes violently and a loud screech vibrates through the entire ship. This is not just a tractor beam - The ship made physical contact with something.
There are a few seconds of silence, then a mechanical voice sounds through all hallways in the derelict ship: "Consortium officers, your ship has abandoned you. You are outmanned and outgunned. You will be taken into custody. If you surrender, you will not be killed."
OOC:
Zephyr, M1, it would be great if I could still get your reactions to this announcement. Everyone, feel free to keep going in this thread until I post the Chapter 2 threads tomorrow.
Zephyr looks at Lieutenant Felt to gauge his reaction. Lieutenant Felt looks back at Zephyr tentatively as though he's awaiting orders.
"Let's investigate this room first. It will be a moment before they get here if they board the ship. I'm sure we can talk our way out of this if M1 doesn't shoot first. Not to mention the fact that the Commander told us to submit to capture if needed. Nothing to worry about." Zephyr taps his communicator,
"M1, we have located the lifeforms in Cargo Bay C. I believe the ship has stopped moving. We are going to investigate briefly and then make our way back to you. Borealis out."
Zephyr and Lt. Felt silently make their way into the cargo bay, waving their tricorders in front of them as they go. These creatures may need help, they may be valuable, or they may give us a clue to what's going on here. But most importantly, Zephyr has never seen this species before! This is an opportunity that can't be passed up.
"Now what do we have here..." he says as he begins to look over the injured creatures with the unbridled enthusiasm.
