> > 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.
>
There was some rustling. She was very close to him. He tried to make a
hasty getaway, not trusting the voice he heard, and as he turned around
stepped right into Katya.
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