Several bridge officers gathered to confer on the fallout of the Klingon system incursion. Shields were inoperable, deflectors and warp engines damaged, and all auxiliary craft have been destroyed -- but without a doubt, the most keenly felt losses were the three crewmen killed due to the severe damage the Sally Ride took during her escape. Their bodies have been put into stasis, to be delivered to their surviving loved ones if the ship makes it back to Federation space. No formal services have been possible with the ship under such pressure, but a number of crewmen have used personal off-duty hours to observe private rites of passage alone or in small groups.
The news was not all bad, however. Even after taking a bit of a beating, the Ride's warp engines are operating at nearly 90 percent of factory baseline. This puts the ship on a workable schedule to return to Federation space, and gives it a chance to outrun pursuers. Due to a jury-rigged repair to the ship's shields, they can now be operated at normal capacity via warp shunt, if only at impulse speeds.
Sensor logs from the shuttle crews have also shed more light on the mysterious flotilla of modified ships encountered in the Klingon system. The seven ships were built on hulls from various KDF races -- four Klingon, two Orion, and one Nausicaan. All have had weapons and other systems removed to make room for various pieces of heavy equipment. The sensors were a major concern for the Ride during her stop, and the repulsor beam that swatted aside the Waverider shuttle was also notably more powerful and focused than standard KDF graviton equipment.
Beyond that, the energy readings from the modifications were surprising, their origins varied and difficult to pinpoint. By chance, a biologist named Yenzoc noted that some of the equipment seemed to be putting off an energy signature very close to that of a mature Horta. With such an odd parallel as a precedent, the sensor logs have been distributed to certain scientists and engineers with the hope that more clues to the purpose of the strange ships can be gleaned from the readings.
In the meantime, the tactical department and stellar cartography have been directed to collaborate on the stealthiest possible course to take the ship through the rest of Klingon space. Given the eerily well-informed ambush the last time the Sally Ride entered a populated system, we won't be taking any more chances.
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OOC Notes:
Sorry this report comes a bit late! I'm also sending out "sensor data" briefings to specific people. If you would like one, drop me a line! I'll need to know your character's role and species -- I can grab that from your signup if you have posted one.
As always, individual reports are welcome, and if you'd like to put your character's brainpower to work on one of the mysteries the crew is facing, feel free to drop me a PM or an in-game mail and I'll see what insights you might be able to offer.
