Yes, I'm starting a JL with Rangi shortly. Wanted to do that earlier but then had internet issues (grrr). Chisulo could perhaps pick up what looks like the Qashqai's signature on long range sensors not too far away. Harker would have left from Padassa to the rendezvous (which isn't too far away from Padassa) so there might be a faint detectable warp trail that leads in the direction where the Qashqai's signature was detecting. (There would some other warp signatures as well to confuse things, since it's a trading station.)
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[Bridge - Deck One - USS Detector]
"Sir." The science officer called to Chisulo. The Captain looked up to see a puzzled look on the young man's face. "I'm picking up a federation ship on long range sensors."
Chisulo was on his feet immediately, he pointed to the Operations Officer to monitor the sensor readouts of the Outpost as he made his way to stand behind the Science Officer. The young Bajoran Lieutenant focused the Detector's highly developed pallets on the suspicious coordinates and amplified the readouts on his screen for Chisulo to read.
"Just as I thought." Chisulo muttered aloud. "The Qashqai." He turned away and brought a hand to his chin. "What sector is that Lieutenant?"
"The X!Chi system, Captain." The bajoran replied. "They appear to be in orbit of an M-class planet."
Strange. Chisulo thought. If the Commodore was this close to Padassa station, why would he be three sectors away in the X!Chi system, just outside of the Romulan border. His son and the mother of his child were being held on this station - Or are they? He thought.
"Lieutenant," Chisulo started, a new urgency in his voice, "bring up an overlay of all detectable warp trails leaving the station."
The bajoran nodded, and moments later the screen was filled with bright red lines originating at the station. "Now," Chisulo said, "eliminate all trails that are not headed in the general direction of the X!Chi systems."
After a few moments, three quarters of the red lines disappeared leaving a red pizzslice taking up a corner of the screen. "Run these traces against the database on known freighter classes. If they match, eliminate them." Chisulo ordered, "Harker wouldn't take a freighter to encoutner Guzman. He's not stupid."
The Science Officer worked in a hurried frenzy. One after another, line after line disappeared from the sector map on the screen. Until there were onyl three left. Chisulo pointed to one, "This one appears to be taking on a patrol route of the border." He moved on to the longest, "This one appears to be making a run toward the klingon border, probably transmitting a message of some kind, but this one..." He dragged his finger to the shortest one on the screen, "... is suspicious. What happens to the signal after it passes into the Hrgok sector?"
"Nothing sir." THe Lieutenant replied. "It just stops. Perhaps they went under cloak?"
"Perhaps." Chisulo replied. "Can you tell what kind of ship it was?"
"It appears to be a Romulan scout class ship." The Lieutenant replied.
"Then keep an eye out for it on long range sensors. And keep your cross hairs on the X!Chi system." Chisulo ordered the bajoran science officer. He turned to helm, "Helm, set in a secondary course for the X!Chi system."
"Aye, Aye." The conn officer replied.
"Sir!" The Operations officer called out. "I'm detecting phaser fire on the station."
Chisulo turned toward the source of the voice. "Lock on to their signatures, beam out on their order!"
Chisulo was on his feet immediately, he pointed to the Operations Officer to monitor the sensor readouts of the Outpost as he made his way to stand behind the Science Officer. The young Bajoran Lieutenant focused the Detector's highly developed pallets on the suspicious coordinates and amplified the readouts on his screen for Chisulo to read.
"Just as I thought." Chisulo muttered aloud. "The Qashqai." He turned away and brought a hand to his chin. "What sector is that Lieutenant?"
"The X!Chi system, Captain." The bajoran replied. "They appear to be in orbit of an M-class planet."
Strange. Chisulo thought. If the Commodore was this close to Padassa station, why would he be three sectors away in the X!Chi system, just outside of the Romulan border. His son and the mother of his child were being held on this station - Or are they? He thought.
"Lieutenant," Chisulo started, a new urgency in his voice, "bring up an overlay of all detectable warp trails leaving the station."
The bajoran nodded, and moments later the screen was filled with bright red lines originating at the station. "Now," Chisulo said, "eliminate all trails that are not headed in the general direction of the X!Chi systems."
After a few moments, three quarters of the red lines disappeared leaving a red pizzslice taking up a corner of the screen. "Run these traces against the database on known freighter classes. If they match, eliminate them." Chisulo ordered, "Harker wouldn't take a freighter to encoutner Guzman. He's not stupid."
The Science Officer worked in a hurried frenzy. One after another, line after line disappeared from the sector map on the screen. Until there were onyl three left. Chisulo pointed to one, "This one appears to be taking on a patrol route of the border." He moved on to the longest, "This one appears to be making a run toward the klingon border, probably transmitting a message of some kind, but this one..." He dragged his finger to the shortest one on the screen, "... is suspicious. What happens to the signal after it passes into the Hrgok sector?"
"Nothing sir." THe Lieutenant replied. "It just stops. Perhaps they went under cloak?"
"Perhaps." Chisulo replied. "Can you tell what kind of ship it was?"
"It appears to be a Romulan scout class ship." The Lieutenant replied.
"Then keep an eye out for it on long range sensors. And keep your cross hairs on the X!Chi system." Chisulo ordered the bajoran science officer. He turned to helm, "Helm, set in a secondary course for the X!Chi system."
"Aye, Aye." The conn officer replied.
"Sir!" The Operations officer called out. "I'm detecting phaser fire on the station."
Chisulo turned toward the source of the voice. "Lock on to their signatures, beam out on their order!"
[End Log]
Captain Tedros Chisulo
Tactical Advisor
SSF First Taskforce
Tactical Advisor
SSF First Taskforce
