NationStates Jolt Archive

Note: This takes place after the Cluster Council meeting using Fluid Time.



D'Rant was going over the minutes from the meeting. They had gotten a lot done even though there was an Eviction and a war interupting the meeting. Hopefully their hard work will stand the trials ahead.

His thoughts were interupted by the door.

"Computer, who is out there?"

"It is the rep from Tigerlan."

"Please admit him right away."

The door slid open.

Licenov stumbled into the room, he seemed scared, sweat pooring down his face, tears pooling in his eyes, he simply set the data pad down on D'rant's desk and colapsed into a chair.

We need assistance......upliftment requested, detials within this datapad

"My god, what is the matter?"

D'Rant sent a command to one of the replicators in the desk and stood up. As he went atround the desk, he grabbed the newly materialized glass of cold water and quickly closed the distance between the two. Offering Licenov the glass, he sat in the other chair next to his.

"Are you ill? You look like you aren't feeling well."

After Licenov took the offered glass of cold water D'Rant continued.

"Tell me what is going on."

"Tigerlin...the Capital planet of Tigerlan.....has been destroyed........Along with the Emperor and the entire population...............the only hostilities we have encountered resently are Miehmish forces......they are the top suspects......we need assistance.........Tigerlan will fall apart..........our economy is crumbling.......our infrastructure is destroyed.....without Tigerlin........I don't know what will happen.......everything within the system was destroyed..........All that we know.....is that it is gone........"

D’Rant was taken back by the news but recovered quickly. Relying upon his many years of experience, he knew what to do to get Licenov to be calmer. He activated his Empathy and began to project calming emotion into the quivering man seated next to him. He also spoke to him in a soothing voice.

“Calm down, you need to be calm in order for me to be able to help you. I understand the terror you are feeling as well as the loss. Your whole identity is tied up in your homeworld. Now that it is gone you are feeling lost and disconnected.”

“Please tell me exactly what happened so we can sort out the facts. I will help you get down to what happened.”

D’Rant was taken back by the news but recovered quickly. Relying upon his many years of experience, he knew what to do to get Licenov to be calmer. He activated his Empathy and began to project calming emotion into the quivering man seated next to him. He also spoke to him in a soothing voice.

“Calm down, you need to be calm in order for me to be able to help you. I understand the terror you are feeling as well as the loss. Your whole identity is tied up in your homeworld. Now that it is gone you are feeling lost and disconnected.”

“Please tell me exactly what happened so we can sort out the facts. I will help you get down to what happened.”

We.....We don't really know......everything was normal...then we picket up multiple objects, seemingly appearing from nowhere....Our Ships in the system attempted to respond immediately.....then everything was gone...no contact........Static.....Our sensors returned online to find nothing....no planet......no ships......no nothing.....

D’Rant thought for a moment before answering.

“Do you have the sensor logs? Any records that can be used to determine what happened?”

After he failed to get a response, D’Rant stood and leaned over the man who was clearly still in shock. He looked him straight in the eyes.

“For the sake of your people, you need to clear your head and act in a clam logical manner. If you continue your actions while in hysterics, you are doomed to fail your people. You have to be strong for every person that is left alive or you will fail those who have died throughout your history.”

“Your people made you what you are, now pull yourself together and act like they made the right choice. Lets get down to business and figure out what happened. First, give me the coordinates of your homeworld so I can send a ship to investigate. While the ship is in route, you can tell me slowly and in single sentences and coherently what exactly happened detail by detail.”

As soon as he got the coordinates, he sent a mental command to dispatch a Infiltrator Cruiser to investigate. It would be within scanning range within fifteen minutes at top speed.

T-Space:

The Eye of the Abyss floated in the violet clouds of the 7th dimension, energy arcs lashing out everywhere. The ship was safe within their Drive Envelopes. The fields created a safe null zone, something demanded of any vessel trekking through the Dimensional Planes.

The Triple-S ships were already deployed and the virtual sensor array was attempting to peer down into Real Space to get a good view of what was happening in the Tigerlan home system, to see what had become of Tigerlin itself.



OOC:

Tigerlan, please post what I can detect.