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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] ==Q3a1== [b]Paladin[/b]�s scenario of cultural contamination is something I�d face sooner or later when chaperoning the Zemch. I believe it is in my interests to send spying missions to that planet, in the same manner that the Vulcans monitored Earth or Picard the Malcorians � but I�ll start carefully, sending out unmanned probes only. I aim mainly to monitor planetary communications, so that I can understand enough of that society to lay the blame on a putative local jokester if I have to. If the situation starts to get out of hand, I have no choice but to send in the [i]Humason[/i] and her holographic envoys, now reprogrammed to infiltrate the Zemch society and undo the contamination. They will have a swell time playing that society�s equivalent to Men in Black, ridiculing the event till everybody there is too embarrassed to discuss it. (That is, if the Zemch psych profile favors that approach. But the holograms are flexible, and can find other ways to distract the Zemch.) Naturally, I will do my best to keep such things from happening again, but until I get my [i]Sabers[/i] and finish setting up the surveillance network, there�s always the risk of leaks like this. ==Q3a2== Many of the other player scenarios touch on the Gorn, and I want to deal with the �canon� Gorn scenario instead. So I�ll have to tackle [b]Neutrino[/b] now. The asylum seekers appear to be explicit criminals by local laws, and their expected punishment, while harsh, isn�t the sort of life-threatening abomination that the UFP would oppose out of principle. I expect the asylum request to be turned down eventually, but I have nothing against turning this to a major public incident. So I carefully listen to what the fugitives have to say, and delay their extradition enough to make the Dorzans itchy. If there are any health issues with imprisoning the ah so geriatric 41-year-olds, I will use those as a delaying act as well. I allow the voices of both sides to be heard on public channels so that the incident will have maximum impact on Dorzan interior politics and UFP public opinion. I make clear that freedom-of-expression issues are close to the heart of UFP lawmakers and membership application juries � and that speeding up the extradition process probably requires interaction with these old and distinguished lawmakers... With luck, I can keep this thing on the headlines for a month or two. ==Q3b== Uh-oh. The one scenario that I didn�t choose on the previous round� I�m a bit behind in my response, then. I will assume I have merely acknowledged the rebellion but not interfered so far. At most, I have ordered the [i]Runnymede[/i], present in the system, to readiness. With the Gorn at the gates, I cannot detach my singe heavy combat asset right now. The old frigate is now sent alone to �assess the situation� at the Class K planet. Dorzan government will be informed that the Federation now has a direct interest in the crisis (and is not breaking its own rules just for the heck of it, or in assistance of one side or the other), and no doubt the rebels will find this out as well. I will still not accept the calls for aid, but will act on behalf of the UFP in trying to negotiation with the rebels. Naturally, Captain Henschel has covert instructions to prepare for a hostage extraction mission, as well as the authority to reveal this mission to the government if it has to be used as leverage in dissuading the government forces from performing a raid of their own. Showing the government that Starfleet is prepared to act vigorously even when it sits down on negotiating tables will hopefully improve our standing. (I can also play with the pawns handed to me by [b]Neutrino[/b], speeding up or slowing down their extradition to manipulate the government and possibly the rebels. They [i]will[/i] be extradited eventually.) ==Q3c== This is a slight non sequitur as, possibly against expectations, I arranged for an intrusive starship presence in the Semma system from the very beginning. My science vessel ought to have been able to prevent close contact between the civilian craft and the Semman ships. No matter; the craft and her crew could have gathered all sorts of information my resident starship might not. I believe I could purchase the information as long as the price is written down a bit more accurately than �certain future favors�. However, my active efforts at infiltra� I mean, [i]approaching[/i] the Semman societies will no doubt provide me with comparable data - and whether the Semmans find out about this will then depend solely on MY discretion, not on that of (already provably loose-lipped) third parties. So, thanks but no thanks. ==Q3d== So the Gorn are moving in? Are they formal signatories to my presence in the sector or not? I will continue to assume that the UFP claim to the Zemch reservate is generally valid by interstellar law and precedent, and will act to defend it even if the Gorn do not acknowledge said law and precedent. The convoy will receive my permission to explore, colonize or, if they wish, paint pink the star systems within this sector that are not currently claimed by their native sapient populances, and are not under UFP protection. I will arbitrate on competing claims on other types of star systems in the sector. I also inform them of the quarantine rules for the four Zemch reservate systems. As I am on a magnanimous mood, I will not fire upon the Gorn if they perform obvious [i]preparations[/i] for breaking the quarantine rules (such as maintaining a course towards the planets), but I will correspondingly perform some preparations of mine. The [i]Robuste[/i] is (secretly) ordered to prepare a batch of limpet mines, to be fired onto the Gorn vessels in case of quarantine breach. Until such breach, my cruiser will behave nonaggressively, hopefully luring the Gorn to keeping their shields down so that the limpets will be effective. If the Gorn do raise shields, I still expect to be able to attach limpets to the transport after a single well-aimed �softening� shot, and then concentrate on countering the possible hostile designs of the battle cruiser. Despite being outgunned here, I expect to be able to hold the upper hand by selectively damaging the transport if need be. If the Gorn split their forces, rules of engagement will change. All Gorn units will be told to cease activities that might result in breach of quarantine (such as certain courses of flight), and will be attacked if they do not comply. The [i]Runnymede[/i] will be scrambled to intercept any such break-out/break-in attempt by one of the Gorn escorts - or even two if it comes to that. I still expect the threat of my big battlewagon upon the transport to stop the Gorn from misbehaving. Timo Saloniemi [/QB][/QUOTE]
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