Joint Personal Log - Cmdr Dietz & Lt Hohstadt & Guest - "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"

Posted on 241408.17 @ 5:43am by Commander Jess Holtz

Mission: Insurrection [Fleet Plot]
Location: Various locations

= M =

Space the empty vastness and utter silence was sometimes too much for some but for Rory and his salvage crew it was home. For most of his crew they were the great great great great grand children of the Boomers so life in space wasn't anything new. But for Rory to call and find space his calling is intriguing mainly 'cause most of the Dietz clan has stayed on Earth minus his younger sister Jess.

The SS (Salvage Ship) Magpie was a heavily modified Raven class courier vessel. The man modifications were a stronger tractor beam, shields and hull plating and more powerful sensor suite. The Magpie was commanded by captain Jessica Li and first mate Stefan Schneider. Rory was the owner of the small salvage company with the Magpie and one other Raven class the SS Sunset.

The Magpie has been under contract by a Ferengi named Zum job was supposedly an easy one. Locate one of his missing freighters called the Kraldal, the ships last position was near the Spinward wormhole entrance. According to Zum the ship made it through the wormhole and back. He believes that the Taurus pulsar caused a malfunction in the Kraldal nav system.

"Ma'am we're picking up a encrypted transmission." The comms officer said adjusting and readjusting to get a better idea where it was coming from. "It says it's coming from Alpha Sigma."

Jessica nodded ever since the civil war even civilian ships were hesitant to respond to hails or even use the popular trade lanes. But she also knew it could be the Kraldal but she was even doubting that Ferengi's weren't known for smarts in communication. "Put it through."

Jessica was a bit surprised seeing a Starfleet commander on the other end of the transmission. Not only a Starfleet officer but one on a Klingon ship or facility, "how can I help you commander?" Jessica said professionally but definitely with an air of confusion.

= Q =

Sighing Jess knew this was risky but it was much riskier calling her parents directly. She knew that Rory knew how to hide if it came down to it and that he also had some friends that would protect him it would cost him a favor but it would keep him alive.

"I was hoping to speak with my brother Rory." Jess said trying to figure out who this other women was. Remembering slightly what Rory said about his business that he had two ships and two sets of crew. Jess wasn't at all surprised with the level of attractiveness that this captain was. Rory did enjoy beautiful things.

"Of course he's in his office I'll transfer you to him." Jessica nodded to her communications officer. To make the transfer but to also keep an eye on the conversation.

"Thank you." Jess said with a smirk nodding to her acting deputy to make sure her conversation with her brother was private. Herschel was keeping an eye on the frequency to make sure no one was tracing the signal back. It was being bounced through several networks but they had to be careful.

"Jess?" Rory asked activating the comm link. "I thought we needed to be radio silent with you?"

"We do......but with the work my staff has done I'm able to chat for about 30 minuets every few days without raising any alarm bells." Jess said with smirk and twinkle in her eye, "and of course with a little bit jerry rigging myself. " Jess said setting down some PaDDs and rubbing her eyes. "So how have you been?"

Rory looked at his sister concerned, "I think I should be the one asking that." He said giving her a sly smirk. "But I am doing good just busy looking for a damn freighter."

Jess nodded she knew she had to look like shit looking at the chronometer it had been almost 32 hrs since she had slept. Her staff was the same way but their job was to make sure key networks and relays stayed available which meant very little time for sleep. "How is the salvage business going?" Jess asked always finding it strange that he had went into that line of work and that it kept him in the same area.

"It pays the bills and it's pretty easy work and usually there isn't a deadline to get it done." Rory said shrugging as he tapped a couple of things on the other half of his monitor. He was his father's son always doing something else while chatting hitting send he sent a message up to the bridge wanting the latest scan reports of the sector they were in.

Herschel looked up at his boss and nodded that they needed to cut the signal or they would be discovered. "Rory I'm sorry but I need to kill the link. I'll contact you again when I can." And with that the link was killed before Rory could respond.

"I'm sorry commander." Herschel said after he killed the link. Jess just sighed and nodded as she watched Herschel go back to work. She slammed her fist down onto the pool table.

Commander Jess Dietz
Director of Starfleet Communications
Qu'Vat Shipyards

Lieutenant Herschel Hohstadt (apb Aza)
Acting Deputy Director of Starfleet Communications
Qu'Vat Shipyards

Rory Dietz (Apb Aza)
Salvage Company Owner
SS Magpie