> Steven was able to pick up the approaching > andorian on his tricorder, but only at extreme range of the device's effective range. The blue dude was coming from the same direction as the tracks that Maggie and Katya followed. About the only thing that he could determine was that it was actually an andorian, and he had some slight injuries.
> As the Andorian approached the base camp he caught a glimpse of some movement in the camp. He instinctively backed off, and found a good hiding place in some brush to take a good look before taking off for better cover. > > Maggie and Katya were close behind the > Andorian, but undetected. Katya watched closely. This being had answers, and she wanted to find out what they were, but he was terrified. She decided on the subtle approach. She put her sidearm back in its holster and moved out from behind her cover, hands out in front of her. Her position pinned him between the sea, the other party and herself, leaving only one way out, through the woods. She hoped he wouldn't take it. Right then, she wished she had some kind of Starfleet insignia on her. "No one is going to hurt you," she said in a loud enough voice to be heard. "We are from Starfleet; we are the rescue party. We are from the U.S.S. Protector to help you." She tried tobe as non-threatening as possible, which was really hard for her to do, but she made the best of it. (resp?)
