Painting the Yacht

Posted on Thu Apr 28th, 2016 @ 2:49pm by Lieutenant Mickey McClane & Commander Cor Cordale & Lieutenant Valeria Mordin

Mission: Vipers and Scoundrels
Location: Captain's Yacht
Timeline: 12 Hours before the mission

Mickey McClane Arrived, he wanted to get work done on the Yacht so it wouldn't be recognizable. He and Ensign Aladdin without the camera came to the yacht first. He sent a letter to the chief engineer for assistance to get the ship perfectly masked.

"You know, Aladdin. Hopefully when we get this mission done. That we can really celebrate because i don't intend to throw myself out of an airlock." Mickey smiled at his old friend.

"Good, because if you do i will haunt you to the ends of the earth" Aladdin said but gave him a stern look but then smiled knowing he would always be with him.

"Aladdin, go wait outside for Cor. I also sent an invite to Valeria to see if she can help. It shouldn't take long to paint the ship basic black." Mickey said and asked Aladdin nicely.

Aladdin went outside the bay waiting for the two he sat there without the camera in hand.

The first one to approach the yacht was the science officer, Valeria. She had a pair of PaDDs under her arm, and when she saw Aladdin she gave a soft smile to the canine. She greeted him, but in her native tongue which didn't quite translate through the Universal Translator. "It means good morning, mostly. There's a number of ways to greet someone, depending on your relationship with them. The one I used was to greet a friend."

"If you're here, then Mickey cannot be far behind. The two of you are like siblings." she offered with a smirk. "The kind that get into trouble endlessly."



There was the sound of a repulsor-cart as Cordale rounded the corner. "Nothing wrong with a little trouble." he offered into the conversation with a smirk. "ESPECIALLY when trouble comes in two hundred liter drums."

On the repulsor-cart were several drums, sealed, though devoid of any form of hazardous warning or labels. "I brought the paint." Cordale gave one of the barrels a tap.

"So, where's Mickey?" he asked the pair.

"He's installing the camera in the yacht" Aladdin said in short as he lead the way to him

Mickey who was inside had the camera with him. If they were going to find out what was going on, they needed a birds-eye view. He began installing the camera so they could put a face on the enemy.

"Yo Mickey! I brought the paint!" Cordale said with all the tact and subtlety of an anti-matter high five. "It's self-applying too. All we have to do is run an oscillating magnetic pulse through the hull of the yacht, and the suspended ferromagnetic particles will align themselves."

Valeria's face at that moment was priceless. She was honestly impressed with that leap of ingenuity.

"Hang on, I'll be out in a moment im just installing the camera!" Mickey said as he finished the last of the touches and went outside to join the others.

"This should take about two minutes tops. Oh, notice anything different on Aladdin's collar" Mickey asked cor

Cor paused in his thoughts about the camera to parse Mickey's question. "It's.... I dunno... Red? Is that red? I don't know if Thux see the same colors as humans do. Is it red?"

"The monitoring camera is missing." Valeria pointed out for the Thux.

"Oh! Oh we're up to THAT kinda trouble? Well, let me suit up and start rolling out the paint. There's a list of other things I need to get started on so I'll be in Comms contact. Don't you get into the wrong kinda trouble with that camera now, Mickey." Cor advised with a smirk before heading towards the airlock a deck down.

Valeria just rolled her eyes at the Thux, then started to go down her own checklist of sorts. "A List of Things is an understatement. It's a good thing he's limited to just a few hours, otherwise I feel he'd practically rebuild the entire yacht."

"The captain said i am camera free now" He smiled to them both

Valeria gave a nod of approval, "That's excellent progress Mr. McClane. You've certainly come a long way from our encounter in the lounge." a pause to regard Aladdin, "And I'm certain it's quite the load off Aladdin's mind as well."

Over the comm, Cor's voice rang out. "This is Thux-One to the Captain's Yacht. Are you receiving?"

"Enterprise here. Come in Thux" Mickey called over the com

"We're loud and clear. I'll be applying the coating to the hull, and will make regular progress reports. Thux-One out."

Valeria just shook her head. "It's protocol, but he has such a goofy stance about it."

Mickey went back inside the yacht. Then sat down not far behind was Valeria. "I keep having these weird memories of another man's life. He was misunderstood but then he actually stole a federation starship. To go find the long lost U.S.S. Enterprise. But, his name is in and out all i remember is Fox McCloud Val" Mickey said as he trying to let what ever this rage was go for the Enterprise

Valeria gave the matter some thought before she spoke, turning to give Mickey her attention, "You know, that statement didn't exactly end how I thought it would. I was worried you would express a past-life recognition to a certain Kirk." she gave a soft smirk, "Are there any other glimpses or flashes of this man's life?" She asked, "Rank? Homeland? Anything of that nature, something to identify him?"

"Perhaps this might explain the slight apprehension you have when we talk casually? After all, if I recall Earth's biodiversity, foxes are the natural enemy of rabbits." a pause, "Which I have been informed, we Ts'usugi bear a slight resemblance to."

"The Obsession of the Enterprise in the other life destroyed him. He had a wife children and family and a career. But, that life starfleet ganged up on him. It was in that one moment he took matters into his own hands and stole a federation starship in an attempt to find her" Mickey then sat down. The ship was a galaxy class U.S.S Zachary

Valeria listened, her very posture one of attention. Her ears were even standing up. "You're having flashes of the life of a man, who abandoned everything to search for the very ship you want to search for. Very peculiar. It's entirely possible that these visions are attuned to you, as that other being's ambition is so similar to your own." she sat down across from him. "Go on. Is there anything more you can remember?"

The moment was broken by a familiar voice on the comms, "This is Thux-One to Yacht. Periodic check in. All systems continue good."

"Roger, Thux-one. Confirmed all systems green across the board initiate paint tuning, Enterprise out" Mickey than sat down. "Valeria, it was more then that. He was ganged up on by everyone of his piers. Even his old Commanding Officer Katie Williams gave him a dirty glare. It was a revenge plot. He took her flagship." Mickey then broke down.

The rabbitess did the only thing she really knew how to do in a situation like this. She gently put a hand on his shoulder and let him break down. It was like the elders back home said. You couldn't stop the river, just build a better dam.

"Cordale and I can take things from here, if you want to just recover and see what you can parse together. Perhaps talking with someone will help." she paused, "I've been called a conversationalist in the past, but perhaps what could benefit you most is someone trained in these matters."

"I shouldn't have....." said mickey but was it the other man in his mind or was it something else. Mickey, will always be conflicted. But how can he be afterwards it's up to him.

Valeria stayed with him for a few moments more, her hand on his shoulder, before she stirred to stand. "I have to enter these EPS variances, and prepare the hull for its monopole magnetic pulse. I'll be right over there, and Aladdin is right here, so you won't be alone." she said softly before standing and moving to a nearby console. She brought up her PaDD and started entering in some sequences.

"Thux-One, this is Yacht Actual. Standing by for monopole pulse." she announced into her commbadge. Cordale's reply came shortly after, "Two more barrels, five more minutes."

"if we ever do return to the Alpha Quadrant one day. I do intend to go. That is, if they finally lifted the ban of the sector." Mickey got up then scanned the interior of the paint. "Well done, cor" Mickey said inside the cockpit knowing he didn't hit the comlink as he finished the interiors of the inside to make it all pirate like after getting back to normal. Mickey then hit the com-link. "Enterprise to Thux-One, well done" Mickey said to his comrade

Valeria couldn't help but smile. "When I was a little girl, all of the places I wasn't supposed to play were the most interesting places TO play. Mother wanted me away from any lakes until I knew how to swim, and she'd prefer I stayed away from caves until I died from old age." At the thought, the rabbitess gave a small giggle of sorts. "I can understand your wanting to explore places you aren't supposed to. Exploration is part of the charter, after all."

The comm rang with Cor's voice. "This is Thux-One. Application complete. Give me three minutes to get back in, then run the mag pulse through the hull plates for ten minutes. Should provide for an even coat."

Valeria gave Mickey's shoulder a gentle pat, "Are you going to be alright?"

"I will, i do intend to go. One day, but i know i probably won't find anything but even if i do logically. No one would believe me the hulk would make it through space travel despite the idea of it. I do intend to go back. But, for now i have to keep it cool" Mickey gave a thumbs up to valeria. "Thux-one, beginning mag pulse." Mickey said over the com-link

Valeria gave a smirk, "You boys and your cool." and she shook her head, but at his thumbs-up she seemed to relax.

The heavy footsteps of the Thux in his EVA suit telegraphed his approach. "Okay folks, that covers the paint job. Let that run for a few minutes and I'll go check on the coat. How're things in here?" the Thux asked, removing his EVA helmet.

"EPS modulation is running, should be finished in another twenty minutes. Modifying the heart of the ship takes time, as you know."

"Yes, i know that for that's your expertise. I have added on the camera so that way i can see who our enemy is. Val and I talked while we made the cockpit more pirate like. Your Opinion?" Mickey asked the Engineer.

The Thux gave a look around the modified cockpit and gave a nod, "I like it." he gave another nod, "So, where's the camera? Oh wait, it's hidden, so me asking kinda ruins it." he chuckled. "Well done."

"I'm just waiting to hear from the rest of the team about the impulse engine swap, but other than that I think we're just about done. Thanks for your help, all three of you." Cordale said, including Aladdin as always.

"Thanks all" With that said Mickey and the others now finished the paint job at least now the engineers can finish the work