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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] ==Q4a== To solve the impossible equation, I could in theory invoke imaginary numbers and send in the holograms that are currently toiling at Semma. Let the two sides sort out whether the holo-ambassador really is the two-year-old vigorous AI, or the 27- and 85-year-old ambassadors it portrays on alternate days, or perhaps the sage bicentenarian Vulcan the AI draws its inspiration from. However, I have no patience for such nonsense. My diplomatic staff, along with my other personnel, was expected to receive the best in young whippersnappers, and I assume their coming aboard is what delayed my fleet from arriving in time for Question 3. (Either that, or then only the fleet's desperate "404 not found" message made SF HQ realize they had made a minor clerical error in despatching the ships to my starbase.) My best and brightest negotiators will be shipping to Dorza to assist Capt. Henschel, quite regardless of their age. Their ride will be the [i]Balmoran[/i], one of my [i]Saber[/i] troubleshooters. Also shipping on the [i]Balmoran[/i] is a strike team from the [i]Veracruz[/i], rather more combat-hardened than the troops Henschel had available. I reiterate my angle on this: safety of the UFP hostages is paramount, my mediator services are universal, and any attempt at endangering the hostages with military antics will be met with a warner from my phasers. ==Q4b,c== The Gorn fleet is easily contained by my other two vintage cruisers despatched to the scene. As my starbase does not appear to be under direct threat, I also send away my other troubleshooter [i]Katana[/i] and the [i]Veracruz[/i] to effect a blockade around the Zemch reservate. The fighters from the latter vessel will help in expanding the blockade across an entire system, although I will wait and see before deciding on which system to protect. At first, the ships will face the Gorn side of the protectorate, but they can swiftly move to intercept the Semman expedition as well. Is there no headway in my efforts to approach the Semman cultures yet? At least my resident starship in the system should have been able to tell me a bit about the status of their starfleet, even without any close-up scans from untrustworthy informants. Perhaps I have actually found out that their ships can outrun a [i]Nova[/i], which is why my attempts in Q3 came to nought? Also, it would be crucial to know exactly where and at what speed the Semman expedition was observed. No matter. I believe I can handle the incursions one at a time. The Dorzans will not be involved, and their fleet will have more than enough to do with the rebellion anyway, now that the UFP also finally has a credible naval presence there and, despite my assurances to the contrary, might take sides if the Dorzans misbehaved. The Gorn in the first wave are agreeing with my terms so far by halting their advance. I now call for the second wave to do the same. If they do not comply within a time window that still allows me to deal with the Semmans separately (that is, if they will cross the sector border), I will accuse them of openly hostile intent, then proceed with neutralizing the initial three Gorn combatants and limpet-mining the transport. My hostages will be my first line of defense, my very public request for Starfleet assistance (and my underhanded disinformation campaign about its ETA) the second. As matters stand, I find it quite unlikely I will have to resort to the third, the hot ends of my own phasers. If push truly comes to shove, though, the three Gorn warships will be completely immobilized, and my local fleet will consolidate around my cruisers. The [i]Runnymede[/i] and the [i]Balmoran[/i] will move to extract the hostages, then be diverted to assist the fleet... ...And the [i]Humason[/i] will be sent to the Zemch reservate to initiate contact. By the time she arrives, it will probably be high time for the Zemch to find out about the interstellar war looming above their heads. (In case matters develop too fast, the [i]Veracruz[/i] can also initiate contact, as well as deploy defenses around the Zemch home rock.) But before the [i]Humason[/i] sails out, she will directly engage the Sh'sh'l and the Zznjlii on the issue of their expedition to Zemch. What are they up to? In case of Gorn assault, are they interested in joint defense, even if the UFP will not promise any privileges on the Zemch reservate? Timo Saloniemi [/QB][/QUOTE]
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