Captain’s Log
Stardate: 47423.1 (June 4, 2370)
“A House Divided”
While Commander Faren is taking a well deserved vacation on Risa. The rest of us are stocking up on supplies and handling a few housekeeping tasks around the ship. We continue to work on cracking the Preserver database, though make little progress and nothing of significance to tell of this ongoing project yet, other than the teamwork between myself and Storyteller has reached something of a comfortable understanding. The Naoian is not a subtle creature. I find this directness a refreshing change after my particular career history.
The Exchange Doctor and Lt. Livingston are considerably more productive on their investigation into the chronoton radiation event, they propose that we were hit with a weapons grade blast, especially effective at bypassing traditional shielding. I had a hunch that perhaps the shot was aimed at the Preserver ship that we first encountered in the Alkaid system, however computer projections negated this theory. In any event, neither of our long term goals have been resolved as of yet.
The latest mission is a simple resupply run. We heading toward the Mirai Station, a civil scientific research outpost near the Cardassian Demilitarized Zone. A joke running among the crew is that we should jettison the supplies toward the station and warp out to prevents ourselves from being involved in any unexpected shenanigans. I may have followed this course of action in the spirit of allowing myself some leeway to surprise the crew, however a request for introductions was made by the station's holodeck specialist, it seems that Storyteller has a fan.
Leaving the ship in Ensign Ekot’s capable hands, a selection of crew and myself left to stretch our legs on the station. While it is true that I picked the same people that have had a number of recent away missions, I intended to task Commander Faren with the oversight of the supply transfer, and the rest of us to get a day’s relaxation. Lt Kehla in particular seems to need some time away from the overly Federation environment that she resides in. And I am just looking forward to possibly picking up a new outfit at the station, it is always interesting to see what trendy fashion springs up on these places of cultural mixing.
...after arriving at the station, I am afraid that not all is as it should be. The scientists here are up to something, there are signs of Romulan and Cardassian alliance that can only mean an attempt to use this place as a foothold into the Federation territory. I am investigating this matter with considerable urgency. Although some of my own crew has failed to rise to the expectations that I have for them, the disappointment must be put aside for the greater purpose. I will deal with those who have mutinied against me once I have stabilized the situation.
